Most people who know Jenna, even if they meet her in the grocery store for a quick minute, immediately know she LOVES babies. The real ones, the baby doll kind, the imaginary kind, you name it--she's a born care-giver. We joke that at the young age of 2 1/2 years old, she could likely babysit Maya or any other young child, if she just could lift the kid into the crib. :)
Needless to say, there is one real live baby that is her top favorite and NO ONE can compare! Cousin Baby Lilah. To Jenna, Baby Lilah is sort of like Oprah or Cher--she only requires one name to be known by--it just happens to be Baby Lilah. Just as Maya has "matured" into BIG MAYA from Baby Maya or Little Maya, Jenna is fully aware of the growth and maturation Lilah has undergone. She has watched with pride as Lilah has learned to nearly sit up independently, chiming in "Good work Lilah!" and gets such thrills out of Lilah sharing snacks with Jenna and Maya and eating at the dinner table with us when she, Auntie Heidi and Uncle Dave come over.
We feel so blessed to have our daughters grow up with a female cousin so close in age-and so incredibly sweet and precious. Our most recent visit to Barnes and Noble and to a sports bar for dinner-was a BLAST! Jenna couldn't wait to share all of the toys and books with Lilah she just knew were right for her-even "reading" to her! And as Maya raced around with various stuffed animals and books handing them to Uncle Dave over and over and over again, she shared a special uninterupted moment with Lilah as well. Maya kindly shared her Puffs with Lilah and a cuddle with Auntie Heidi.
They are such fun!
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