In the last week of January we welcomed a new niece and a new nephew: one on each side of the family and one on each side of the country!
Sweet Aliya was born first, and we got to Skype with Skye and her family the day they all came home from the hospital. It was so much fun to be able to see this sweet little princess sound asleep on the couch; almost like being there! Nora loved seeing the 'cute baby', but she got even more excited about seeing her cousin-friend Alyssa. Throughout getting ready for bed that night she told me all about seeing 'A-wiss'. The kids were also super excited to see Grandma over Skype too!
Mister Jacob was born a couple of days later, and Zeke is so thrilled to have another boy cousin! He has greatly anticipated Jacob's arrival, and now is talking about when they will meet in person. Both baby and mom had infections and were hospitalized, which made for a very emotional week as we tried to support them as best we could from across the country. One thing we were able to do is have a family fast for them. It was a very spiritual fast Sunday for me and I could strongly feel the power of several people fasting and praying together for one common blessing. We also had the opportunity to say many prayers in their behalf and teach Zeke about praying for others and how Heavenly Father can help sick people heal and sad or worried people feel peace. They are all doing well now, and home together, and we are so grateful for that. Draper has texted me several pictures of his adorable son and both kids love flipping through them on my phone.
My mom's coworkers bought this balloon for her when Jacob was born.
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This was so sweet--I cried! I'm excited for you guys to meet him, too! He's pretty fun. :)
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