Shelley, my cousin and one of my best friends, was due to welcome her little girl on June 3. Well, Miss Ella Grace just couldn't wait to meet her cousin so she came a little early on May 15 measuring the exact same length (18.5 inches) as Avery Kate and weighing 5 pounds 13 ounces, exactly one pound less than Avery. Shelley and I grew up on the family farm and were more like sisters than cousins. We fought like sisters, played like sisters and I can't remember a day that went by in the summers that we weren't together. Our Dad's always tell us how we would get into a fight, demand to go home saying, "Shelley is being mean to me!" Within 5 minutes we would be back to, "What do you think Shelley is doing? Can I walk back to her house?" Shelley and I can't wait to raise our little girls together! So far, Shelley, Stacy (Shelley's sister-in-law), and I have enjoyed group texting late at night with, "Anyone else up feeding?" at 2 am or, "I can't get her to stop crying! What do I do?" They are my saving grace when those late night crying fests happen and I feel all alone. I thank God gave us Ella early so we could all have each other as a support system.
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