Today Jeff and I became an aunt and uncle! Ellie Aiken Shoup was born to Jeff's sister Jill and her husband Steve at 7:23 a.m. this morning in Austin. Though things didn't go quite as planned (do they ever?) and Jill ended up delivering via c-section, all turned out well and Mom and daughter are both doing great. We've seen a couple of early photos and she looks beautiful! (Yeah, I know everyone says that but this little one really is a looker and she's not even 24 hours old yet. Crazy.)
This certainly counts as one of those times when it's difficult to live so far away from family as we'd love to be able to pop down the street to spend time with our new niece and support Jill and Steve as they take on a newborn. But given that is not in the cards since driving from Portland might take a while, we'll have to settle for frequent pictures (hint, hint) for now. And, we'll be counting the days until we go to Texas for a visit early next year.
In the meantime, we wish Ellie a very Happy Birthday!
Until I write again.
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