Welcome!

With joy, my post today is dedicated to Hannah Christine Howell, born this afternoon. She is 19 inches long, 6 pounds, 6 ounces. And while "Christine" is after her Grandma Diana, her proud Daddy says I am allowed to pretend that it's a little after me too. Yay!

Dearest Baby Hannah,

We love you already! When Megan heard that you "popped out of Aunt Stasie's tummy" she put her boots on and was ready to climb on a plane to see you right now. Truth be told, I am a little sad that we can't leave tonight! But, thank God, we have tickets to come see you in just two weeks! So take care of your parents until we get there (and after that too, of course). They rock, and your big brother Luke is pretty cool too.

I know you're going to be one of the coolest kids on the block. With a name like ours, how could you not be?

Love,
Aunt Christine