the longest little string bean ever
February 4th, 2010 | Written by hurricanic
My little sis Janel had another baby last week. His name is Jeffrey Daniel – 7 lbs. 9 ozs. and 22 3/4 inches long. Yeah. Seriously. The nurses literally measured him twice to make sure they’d read that right. I looked back over the pile of baby announcements I’ve made over the last couple years and they’re all somewhere between 18 and 21 inches. I’m hopeful this isn’t to scale or something, otherwise this kid might be 8 ft tall when he’s 17. Regardless, he’s super cute and making women coo over him everywhere he goes.
I tell you what. My sisters were born to be mothers. Seeing them with kids just makes sense. I sat in a chair in Janel’s hospital room last week watching her care for this incredibly fragile human being and couldn’t help but feel like I was living one of those perfect moments, the ones that feel like “the world’s all as it should be.” I’m excited to see Jonathan become a big brother to him, and I can’t wait to find out what Jeffrey’s little personality is going to be like.
(Seriously…look at how long those fingers are. They look like they’re made to hold a basketball. I’m just sayin’.)
Oh…who am I kidding? Like I can only post one pic. Here he is the one time I saw his eyes open.
He’s got my sister’s mouth…which means he’s going to have one super fantastic smile. See? Just look at where he gets it…
Kelly-
Please tell your sister that her babe is beautiful. And there is nothing wrong with a long string bean of a baby…I happened to be one myself!