Jennie Crawford

Jennie Crawford was born October 4th, 2007 at 1:16pm. She is the smallest of her siblings weighing 8 lbs. and measuring a long, 20 1/2 inches at birth. My first reaction was, "She's so beautiful!" She has long skinny fingers, long skinny legs, and long skinny toes. Jennie has been a good eater from day one, and she doesn't seem bothered by the noises of the Crawford home. She smiled on her first day of life, and loves being held by many awkward young arms.

Oh, the name... I'm sure you want to hear about her name. A big thank you to everyone who voted. Corinne won the poll outright, but the name we were leaning towards was Annie. When we saw her though, we knew it was something different, Doug asked "Annie?", and I just wasn't sure.

Hours later, after we were settled in the recovery room, I asked Doug, "what about Jennie?" and a peaceful warmth came over both of us confirming that we were indeed holding Jennie Crawford. Telling Doug's mom (the original Jennie Crawford) was Doug's privilege, and met with stunned silence. We are honored to name our baby girl after her grandma, and gratefully we also have many good friends who share the same name, and only add more depth and love to our association.

Welcome home Jennie, we are so happy to have you in our family!