Remembering Babe B.

Sunday night Stephen was preparing to go on a business trip to Houston, TX and Jesstine and I were getting ready to go see our Tulsa family. We went to bed that night and I don't know if it was just the anticipation of the trip or what it was. I could NOT fall asleep. It hit me all of the sudden like it often does....I REALLY miss Babe B. This Saturday would be her 2nd birthday. Looking at Jesstine and how fast she is growing sometimes makes me ache that much more for my first little girl! I miss her so much. What do you do for the birthday of a baby like Babe B.? I would like to remember her in some way and commemorate her. I have to say though, I am not really all that fond of that day. It was perhaps the worst day of my life! I know that sounds extreme, but if you have been through it you know exactly what I mean. Last year, I was pregnant with Jesstine and had purposely blocked it out of my mind due to the emotional and physical struggles I had while I was pregnant. This year, I don't have that excuse. I listen to other parents (or read) who do special things for their deceased children on their birthdays. I just don't feel as though it is a day to celebrate. Besides, my child was born straight into heaven! She is too GOOD for an earthly birthday party right?


Anyhow, as I was lying in bed awake, I sobbed. It was hard to do and not wake my hubby up. I started to pour my heart into a blog entry that I thought I would post. It seemed like it was a bunch of randomness that was spilled out in the heat of the moment. Needless to say, it didn't feel right posting it and making people feel sorry for me. I am not really that kind of person. I still wonder though, what am I supposed to think or do about this day each year? For me it isn't a reminder of the typical joy that the birth of a child brings. It had its joyful moments. There is nothing like the first moment when you finally see this little being that has been growing and moving inside of you for what seemed like forever. But at the same time, the day is tainted with so much sorrow. Sorrow that is beyond what words can describe!!! I hate how my daughter can't be remembered in a more joyful manner as most children are. I know, I know. She is not, nor will she ever be "most children." She got to go straight to heaven and was perfect without even trying right???? It still is painful. Of the few memories I have of my little girl, the happy ones are SO outnumbered by the sad and sorrowful moments. I don't have a "pretty" picture of my little girl. I have some that will pass. I don't have even a beautiful picture in my mind of my little girl! (Unless you count the pictures that I see when I think of the lyrics to the song that was put to her picture slide show that was intended to be shown at her memorial service.) I have to make those up. So much sorrow surrounds that day. I know I will make it through that day each year. I just wish that I could celebrate the little bit of life I did experience with her. I guess, it is just different because of the circumstances.


This also goes to show that no matter how much time has passed, the death of a child is such a sorrowful thing, that if it ever happens to you, you may think you are fine and it will all of the sudden hit you! It is worse than the saying "like a ton of bricks." It is worse than the feeling of your heart being torn from your chest and ripped into a million pieces. It is indescribable pain and sorrow. You feel it each and every day, but some days it is so much a part of you it is all that you feel!!!

I know that I am not alone in these feelings. There are countless people out there who have experienced this or the loss of a child in general. As I have said in the past, it is kind of like being automatically a member of a club. Not one that you really intended to be a part of but one that you just are.

I guess I will end with this, I ask that you please remember my family as we go through this weekend. To many, it is just another day. To us, it is the day time stood still for what seemed like forever. Hold your children close and never take for granted each moment you spend with them. Even when they are writing on your walls with permanent marker or throwing an absolute fit in the middle of a store because you would not allow them to get a third copy of their favorite Elmo book! Children are a precious gift! There is nothing like the bond between a parent and a child. It should not be forsaken! I leave you with a few of the semi-normal images that we have of our Babe B. who is probably singing with the angels! You will notice that we do not share any of her face. This isn't because she was mangled or anything. It is just because we agreed early on that we would like to keep those to ourselves. We want to preserve that for our memories and let it be one of the few things that no one else gets to share between us and our daughter and perhaps someday with Jesstine and any other siblings. For now, this is what I am ready to share:

Here is one of the first ever photographs of Babe B. that we received. You will notice that of course it is only a sonogram, but when you have very few memories, you cherish every little thing!!! And of course everyone is ecstatic when you see your baby on a sonogram and they look like a real human being instead of just a bean! Also a reminder, we did not know she was a girl until the day she was born! I wanted a girl so badly, now I have two!!


This is one of my FAVORITE memories of Babe B. I loved this sonogram picture from the start! To this day, I cherish it greatly! This is one of the little feet (sometimes it felt like there were more than two) that kicked me each time I forgot to turn on the radio when I started up the car each time!!!


Here are those beloved feet again! I always thought that they looked like mine because of the way her second toe lies on her big toe on the right foot. It is so hard to say because I look at babies' feet and a LOT of them look the same! I will go with my first instinct which was that she had MY feet!


This was one of the memorial things that Agape'Care Cradle provided for us. It is very similar to the handout that was passed out at her memorial service. For those of you who don't know, "Guess How Much I Love You" was the name of a book that I INSISTED that Stephen read to Babe B. nearly every night. It is about a father bunny and a baby bunny who try and one up each other on how much they love each other. At the very end, the baby bunny is growing very tired and thinks he has bested his father when he says, "I love you right up to the moon." The father bunny says that that is far. He tucks the baby bunny in and kisses him goodnight and says, "I love you right up to the moon......and back." This was a picture from that story and we put "We love you to the moon and back" on Babe B.'s grave marker.


And last but certainly not least, her little hand. Again, I thought they looked like mine. She definitely had my crooked pinkies in her hand prints!! Looking at them though, they look a LOT like Jesstine's did when she was born!! Again, I will think what I want to because that is all I have of a connection!

Thank you to all of you who keep up with this blog and thank you to all of those who have supported us through this tragedy. We appreciate all of you beyond what we can say! A VERY special thank you to Shannon Barnes and all of the volunteers at Agape'Care Cradle for making it possible for us to have the tangible memories that we DO have!

In Him,
Lacie, Stephen and Jesstine Hutchins

Babe B. Hutchins -July 11, 2007

Jesstine's First Fourth.....of July That Is

Well, it was Jesstine's first 4th of July! It wasn't very eventful, but I think she still enjoyed herself! We actually started celebrating the night before. I entered a drawing recently at a luncheon for Dress For Success. It was a drawing for a free 8x10 and free sitting at Camera Angles here in town. We went and had pictures done (in our flag shirts). Unfortunately, you won't probably see those as they are SOOOO expensive, Stephen is opting for the free 8x10 and that is it!!!! I kinda would have liked to have some wallets, but a set of 8 is like $32!!!!! On the actual 4th of July, we didn't really do anything too special. Stephen has been itching to grill again, so we smoked some turkey and ribs and had my folks and step brothers over for an early dinner/late lunch. Jesstine LOVED Daddy's smoked turkey! She loved the cheesecake for dessert even better!!! I let her share my piece and I think she ate 90% of the cheesecake part and I was left with the outer, chocolate edge! Well, here are the pictures!

Okay, so this was actually taken today (July 5th),. I bought this for her so she could be festive. Then it dawned on me that we would just be hanging around the house on the 4th and it was too pretty for playing. So, I dressed her in it for church today! She wore her silver sandals and was beautiful. The thing in her hair is a snap clip that I found on etsy and it matched so well, I bought it! There is a close up of it later on!

After dinner, while we were digesting our food, I got the new baby pool out for Jesstine. My mom was kind enough to attack my tree and bushes with some sheers while Jesstine played and I watched! Thanks Mom!! My tree needed a hair cut! It will all grow back by fall!

I tell you, this girl LOVES the water! This pool is the perfect size too! It is not too small, and not too big! It only took a couple of buckets of water to fill to the perfect level!

Jesstine is really pulling up and standing a lot. This was a typical pose for her in the pool. She liked to put her hands on the edge and try to stand up. Not long and you will be cutie!!!

One more pool shot! She just LOVED it! What else can I say?

Clippie closeup!

So, we have NEARLY lost interest in the excersaucer. She still sits in it every once in a while. Mostly she would like to be out and moving around! Today, she discovered how much fun it still is! She played under here for a good 5 mins. She has always loved throwing her peek-a-blocks down under here and hoarding them! Now she has found a new way to do it!

Finally, we had a little fun when we came back inside. With a little help from Grandma and Daddy (notice the shadow disrupting the light), we caught Jesstine dancing on camera. Usually when I find her doing something and grab the video camera, she stops doing whatever she was because she is more interested in the camera!

We hope you had a great Independence Day! Here's to hoping that we continue to be "One nation, under God.."

In Him,

Lacie, Stephen and Jesstine Hutchins

KC Vacation 2009-Jesstine's First Vacation

We did it!!! We FINALLY took Jesstine on her first real vacation! It was the first time in about 3+ years that Stephen and I have been able to ride roller coasters!!! We were thrilled! Our idea was to take my mom with us to help with Jesstine and we would buy a double park pass and hop between Worlds of Fun and Oceans of Fun. We know Mom loves water parks, so this was a double bonus for her! She even rode her first roller coaster in like 20+ years I think she said!! Here is a little photo diary of the highlights of our trip!!

Okay, so this is actually before the trip! Jesstine decided she was going to help pack. She went straight for the most important thing...the pantry where all the food is! We currently do not have a door on our pantry because it backs up to the door that leads to the garage. It has been hit several times and rather than replacing the track for a third time, we have decided to go without a pantry door. We may reconsider after this! To her credit, she did try to put the package of napkins back, but she was just too small to lift them back up and keep her balance!

So, we left Sunday afternoon after a lunch of Freddy's and after morning church services. We went up to Knob Noster where my sister (Ola) lives and stayed on base! It was much cheaper! Thanks Ola! It wasn't more convenient, but it gave us an excuse to see Ola while in the area. We thought we may check out the campground near World's of Fun next year to maximize our time and possibly get some better naps for the little one. Anyhow, this is a picture my mom took on the car ride to the park! Jesstine LOVED having a buddy back in the back with her to wait on her hand and foot, literally! Mom did a great job of taking care of her needs! She also gave us a couple of laughs! Mom fell asleep and started to snore lightly. Jesstine thought she was playing and blowing raspberries. She blew raspberries back! It was SO cute! This is actually a sleeping mask that Mom had with a travel pillow and blanket she brought a long. We thought Jesstine looked so cute in it. Obviously so did she!

This is after we first entered the park. We always end our day at Oceans of Fun, so we parked over there. It is actually easier to get in and out that way too! This is just as you get into the Oceans of Fun area...after going through the gift shop of course!! Jesstine was in awe of all of the slides and such around her. She was happy to get in the water (as you will see later). After this Stephen and I hit some rides while Mom watched Jesstine. Mom actually rode the Mamba with Stephen which was great!! I think she had a good time. She didn't ride anything the rest of the time except for the water slides. After hitting the Mamba (twice for Stephen) and the newest coaster, the Prowler, we decided that we were already hot and needed some water! Jesstine was ready! Mom had her in her bathing suit and all sunscreened by the time we were done with the ride! (Yes even her mostly bald head. She is getting more hair though!)

When we FINALLY reached the water park, we were promptly told that Jesstine had to have a life jacket to get in most of the things there. That was okay. It actually made things a bit easier. She didn't seem to mind once we adjusted it well enough. And of course it had a dog on it so she loved that!!! I have to say this isn't a bad picture either!

Jesstine is starting to try blowing bubbles more often. For a while she got timid and wouldn't stick her face in the water. Now she is starting to get as brave as when she started out.

Hanging out on her back in the wave pool! It was awfully sunny, so this became difficult to do. The life jacket was actually very helpful with back floating though!

She saw Mommy with the camera and THEN she started to splash. Usually splashing is the first thing she does. I think this was just enough different she didn't know what to do.

After some time in the water, we were all hungry and in need of a break! We walked over to where the shows were. We took her inside the "R.O.C.K. in the USA" show. It actually went better than I had expected. We fed her a bottle. It was around her normal naptime, so I put the cool, wet beach towel over my head and hers. Then I cradled her close and she fought for only a few mins. before going to sleep. She slept for ALMOST 30 mins. Not NEARLY enough, but she seemed to do okay! She was a real trooper!

After a nap, Mom wanted to ride on the train, so she and I went on the train while Stephen took Jesstine around so that he could see if she would sleep anymore in the stroller. From the train we could see the Carousel. I decided she needed to go for her first ride. She loved it! Great photo opportunity as well!

Another carousel picture!

Jesstine has lately been enamored with Dogs. She started saying dog a while ago, but then she stopped for a while. Usually all she would say was "Hi." Now, she says it a lot. She even points to dogs and says it! She was pleased as punch when we went to Camp Snoopy! She went with Grandma and loved it. Then we went back to buy a souvenir and there Snoopy was at the gates!!! She LOVED it! She thought is nose was so fun! She even waved to him and said "hi." When we went to the gift shop, it was FULL of Snoopy stuff and she kept saying, "daw, daw."
On the trip home, we wanted to meet up with my cousin Jason for some lunch. Before we met up with him, Ola took us to the free petting zoo that she takes the boys to all of the time! It was wonderful! It was like a zoo of common farm animals and a couple of others. There was even a bald eagle!!!! Jesstine loved the peacocks. Here she is standing at their cage looking through the chicken wire.

We were also able to get a great family photo. It is a little fuzzy. What do you expect from a disposable camera without a flash! I guess it could have been worse right!!!

They had a place where you could go in with a TON of goats and feed them. They swarmed anyone who came by. They nearly tore my pants up! She didn't know what to thing. She tried to say goat, but it was just a variation of "daw." It was something like "doe." She is so smart! Yes, we washed our hands after being in the goat pin!

Needless to say, a couple of days full of fun and sun and she was beat! Not to mention we stopped and met Jason at the Cheesecake Factory for lunch. Yes, she had (and enjoyed) some of Mommy's Brownie Sundae Cheesecake. Mom was once again a life saver! She found this horseshoe shaped pillow at Walmart to help Jesstine sleep. Coupled with Dumpty, her head didn't fall forward quite as much. She slept fairly well while we drove on.
She was SOOO happy to be home. I am not joking, she spent at least 5 mins. just standing at her high chair!!! Do you suppose she was trying to tell me something?? I know this is a TERRIBLE picture, but again, that is what you get from a disposable camera not meant to take pictures in doors!

Well, that is all for now. We are off to Tulsa at the beginning of next week to spend some time with Uncle Seth, Aunt Jenni, Noah, Ian, and little Conner for a few days while Daddy is in Houston on business.

Hope all is well with the rest of you!

In Him,
Lacie, Stephen and Jesstine

A day in the life of Jesstine

Well, it's summer time and I am SO glad! Mommy gets to spend a lot of her time with me. She still takes me to the place with the big pool and lets me play with other kids while she goes away for a little while. When she isn't at the place with the big pool, we get to stay at home and play! I like it a lot! Here is an idea of what my typical days are like with Mommy:

I start my day out with some cuddle time with Mommy and my friend, Babe B. Dumpty. I love my cuddle time! I used to get tired of it pretty fast. Then I realized how comfy it is to snuggle up to Mommy!

After some cuddle time, I eat a hearty breakfast. Mommy has been letting me use my hands more often. I like it, but I am not so sure about fruits and veggies. I would rather have meat and cheerios!

After breakfast, Mommy lets me crawl around and play with my toys. My knees were starting to get really sore, so Mommy bought me some new things that are like long socks that cover my legs, but not my feet. I like them, but Daddy keeps calling me a Maniac.

After some play time I take a nap. Sometimes I don't want to sleep, so I like to stand up and see how long it will take Mommy to come and get me.

After my nap, Mommy and I either stay at home or she goes to the place with the big pool. Then we come home and I take another nap. Sometimes after my nap Mommy lets me play outside in the water. It is a lot of fun because it is really HOT out after my nap!

Well, it is time for me to play some more! I hope you all are enjoying your summer! Next week Mommy goes to college for a few days and I get to play at Grandmom's! Then it is off to swimming lessons! I LOVE swimming! Catch you all later!

Love,

Jesstine

(Mommy says Hi too!)

Rainbow Babies

I recieved a WONDERFUL email tonight from Shannon Barnes, director of Agape'Care Cradle. Agape'Care Cradle is the organization that helped us with funeral arrangements and so much more after the death of our oldest daughter, Babe B. Not too long after Babe B.'s death, we were asked to do an interview for a local TV program called, "It's All Good." The idea was to spread the word about Agape'Care and what they are doing to help families who have to endure the loss of a child. Agape'Care is a one of a kind service that is only located here in Wichita. We were only three weeks out from losing Babe B., but we agreed to the interview because we felt that Shannon and the Agape'Care volunteers helped us SO much, it was the least we could do! There were 3 other families that were interviewed that day. One of those was the family of my good friend, Cheri. As you know, Cheri recently delivered a healthy baby girl, Olivia Faith. Tonight I received the best news. All of the families interviewed for that program have now had a "Rainbow Baby," or a baby after the loss of another. One of the other mother's made us aware of this term that is used in certain circles. Here is a quote that she made. I find it to be so profound and want to share it with the world:

"Rainbow babies: In some circles, babies born to families after the loss of a child are referred to as 'Rainbow Babies.' The idea is that the baby is like a rainbow after a storm.'Rainbow Babies' convey the understanding that the beauty of a rainbow does not negate the ravages of the storm. When a rainbow appears, it doesn't mean the storm never happened or that the family is not still dealing with its aftermath. What it means is that something beautiful and full of light has appeared in the midst of the darkness and clouds. Storm clouds may still hover but the rainbow provides a counterbalance of color, energy and hope...."

Andrea Sanmiguel

My Rainbow Baby,Jesstine, is such a blessing and joy! When I think of rainbows, I am reminded of the rainbow that God sent to Noah after the great flood in Genesis.

"(12) And God said, 'This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come: (13) I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between you and me and the earth......" Genesis 9:12-13

God made a "promise" that he would never again flood the entire earth. Now, I know that the rainbow in the case of "rainbow babies" is not necessarily a promise that it will never happen to one of us again. I do know that we have an even greater promise from God. A promise that through the death of His son, we have a home in Glory someday where we will see all those who have gone on before us. I have had a picture in my head of what it will be like to finally see my daughter's smile with the light of Heaven shining on her face!

This is all ironic because today's sermon today was about promises or covenants. I know after reading these words I will never look at a rainbow the same way again! AND I am proud to think of my Jesstine as a "Rainbow Baby."

In Him,

Lacie, Stephen and Jesstine

10 Months Old!

Well, we have reached the 10 month mark! Jesstine is growing oh so fast! Not only that but, she is mobile!!!! She seems to have been doing a few things within the last day or two that seemed to take her forever to figure out. She is now crawling on her hands and knees. She only started to REALLY do that yesterday. She has also started to pull herself up to her knees to get to things. She can sit up from a crawling position (to Grandmom's delight), but you have to catch her doing it. She turns pages in her books (of which her favorites are either Elmo or the touch and feel books). She is just getting so big. We are still working on trying more and more finger foods. Last night my mom came over to eat some steak with us and then watch Jesstine while we went to a movie. Jesstine sat at the table with us and had some zucchini. She ate it up! So we gave her some mashed potatoes and she LOVED that! You can tell in the pictures below that most of it ended up on her face instead of in her mouth! She had a rough night last night with us gone. I think she is finally old enough to KNOW that Mommy and Daddy are gone. She cried and wouldn't take her bottle at bedtime. She didn't go to sleep until 9:15 (she is usually out at 7:45 if not just a little afterward). She woke up several times during the night and fussed for a few minutes then went back to sleep. She was up ready to go at 7. She has been pretty cranky today. Anyhow, on to the pictures! Here are just a few from the last day or two, plus the important 10 month picture!

This is a mashed potato face! She has been experimenting with silverware also. It usually ends up on the floor not too long after she gets them, but she likes to hold on to something while she is eating.
Here she is on her knees with one of her favorite toys. Any new mom's out there: this is the BEST toy for kids 6 months and older! It is an Incrediblock. You can either get a used one at a consignment store or on ebay or you can go online to www.fisherprice.com and get one. I think they are only available around Christmas time though.

This is just a close up I took of her after I got the 10 month picture out of the way. You can kind of see a little bow on her head. I have FINALLY found a way to keep bows in her hair! She got too smart for headbands. They are handmade from a site called etsy and are constructed using a baby snap clip! They are SUPER cute! Most of the time they stay in even in the smallest amount of hair and as long as they aren't to heavy. She has a bigger white one that falls out pretty easily.

And last but certainly not least, the 10 month picture. Believe it or not this was the first picture that I took. She got too wiggly after that!

As always we hope that all of you are well! Stay tuned for more pictures! She does something new everyday it seems like! Hopefully we can catch some of it on camera for your viewing pleasure. Happy Father's day to all you daddy's out there!

In Him,

Lacie, Stephen and Jesstine Hutchins

Lions and Cousins and Swimming Oh my!

It has been a busy few days in the Hutchins' household. Jesstine has been reaching a few milestones. If they aren't milestones, they are skills that stand out in our mind as things to remember. On Wednesday of this week, my Sister-in-law and nephews came up from Tulsa to spend a few days. We had a blast! Jesstine loved being around her cousins! Her and Ian have a special affectation for each other! She thinks Noah is funny too! The week was filled with a lot of joy for our little girl. She did a lot of swimming/water play! It started with her first swimming lesson on Tuesday and then we were in the water everyday since then except for Wednesday. It has been fun! We also discovered that she likes the swing! Luckily we have a playground in our housing development. The first time we tried it (a few months ago) she seemed overwhelmed. Now she giggles like crazy! Here is our week in pictures below! There are also a couple of videos. They were taken on my phone so the quality isn't great. I guess you gotta work with what you have right? Here you go:

Although this isn't much of a milestone, it is certainly a sign of things to come for our little girl. She is still crawling mostly on her belly, but having Charis around a couple of weekends ago was good exposure for her! She is beginning to pull herself up on a lot of things around the house!

This is something I was told she should be doing two months ago! I know it is different with every kid. She would attempt it earlier but it ended up looking more like a victory pose or something with her hands held together high above her head! Now we can say that she really claps! (Notice her waving to Aunt Jenni as she passes that way)

On Thursday when Jenni, Noah and Ian were here we went to the zoo! It is always a little dicey with kids this age. You never know what they are going to take an interest in or not. Jesstine is at this stage where everything in the animal kingdom is either a cat ("tat") or a dog ("daww"). The zoo was mostly made up of dogs for her (including this lion). I was able to get some great pictures of the lions! This was right after he finished taking his bath (I also have a picture of him with his tongue hanging out. Anakin would approve!)

Jesstine in her zoo finest! She was actually wearing a giraffe outfit Grandmom picked up for her before she was born. The hat is one of the WONDERFUL Gymboree hand me downs from the Hanson's. We really appreciate all of the clothes they have given us! This hat got a lot of use this week (notice it is in some later pictures).

Here is Jesstine's buddy Ian (the little boy not the Orangutan)! He is snuggling up to this hairy ape! We were amazed at how close the Orangutans and Gorillas came up to the glass. It gave us a great look and some great photo opportunities.

Here is Ian loving on Jesstine! Notice she doesn't mind a bit! She actually relishes the attention!

This is kind of an early birthday present for Jesstine from her Grandmom. Grandmom already has a big spring horse that she got for the boys last Christmas. She found this one online and couldn't pass it up! If you will look at an earlier post where I compare pictures of Jesstine and her Daddy, you will notice that he TOO had a horse like this as a little boy! I am hoping she will get some great use out of it! Compare the look on her face with that picture as well!

Here is only a snippet of the swimming that we have done this week. It is also my chance to brag. There were two other little babies at swimming lessons. Jesstine was the second oldest by mere weeks. She was probably the most advanced swimmer (such as it is at this age). The swimming instructor commented on how babies generally kick their legs together until about 10 months when they start kicking independently. Jesstine is so happy in the water! She is already kicking her legs independently. I have mentioned how she even sticks her face in with no cajoling! This week was no exception! Jenni taught us a way to put her under without her swallowing so much of the pool! Too bad you can't do that in these little pools. This was shortly before she swallowed some water and coughed so much she threw up in the pool! Poor girl! As you can tell she still had fun!

This is another toy that Grandmom got for Jesstine! Grandmom finds the coolest things! We were unsure about it and because it hooks up to the hose, it puts out cold water. She still had a blast as you can tell!

And finally the joy of swinging! She was so happy in that swing!



In this picture we discovered that she thought it was hilarious when she thought she was kicking us so hard we fell backwards. I used to do this with kids I babysat. They all think it is hilarious! I guess it is funny to think that someone is pretending you are hurting them and falling backwards. Or maybe it is the sound that comes as her feet make contact. In any case, if you can strain your ears enough to hear her above the wind, it is the cutest sound! My co-worker Terri is always looking for a new clip of a baby laughing really hard. Well here you go! (Again, sorry for the poor quality. It looks great until it uploads to another application. Then it gets blocky and garbled!)

Well, we hope you have all had a good week! Oh, and here is a shout out to our friends Tracy and Cheri! Congrats on the birth of little Olivia Faith! We are so happy for you. May God bless her with good health and a long life in her mommy and daddy's arms! (In case you don't remember, Tracy and Cheri have experienced two losses in the past two years. Olivia is their first child together to make it past the viability stage!)

May God bless all of you! Until next time when we post Jesstine's 10 month pictures!

In Him,
Lacie, Stephen and Jesstine Hutchins