Donovan is a handsome boy who is very good at many many things.
He is good at building Lego buildings and drawing pictures.
He is good at helping Mommy with the dishes.
He is good at catching spiders.
He is even good about eating his vegetables!
He is especially good at being wonderful, as it comes naturally to him.
His mommy and daddy love him very much and so do lots of other people.
One winter, Donovan's mommy started to get tired really easy and wasn't feeling good a lot of mornings.
Then by summer time Mommy's belly was growing
bigger
and bigger
and bigger!
It got bigger and bigger and bigger until it became very difficult for Donovan to effectively cuddle her.
But he was okay with that, because Mommy told him that she was growing a very special something inside her womb. A baby sister!
So Donovan cuddled his new baby sister through Mommy's belly and sang to her and kissed her and blew raspberries on mommy's tummy so the baby would kick & play with him.
Then, finally, the baby was born!!!
She was 9 pounds! But Donovan had been 9 pounds and three ounces when he was born - so it's lucky she didn't grow inside of Mommy any longer, or she might have been bigger than him when she came out and that would be silly.
Mommy and Daddy named her Lillian Olivia.
The meaning of the name is "Beautiful Peace-maker".
Both Mommy and Daddy were very proud of her and quickly realized that she already had quite a talent about being wonderful, just like her big brother.
She was beautiful from the beginning and Mommy couldn't help but stare at her and call her "Enchanting."
Daddy fell in love with her very quickly, too.
And who can blame him? Besides, she has his eyes, just like Donovan does.
Which, by the way, was what Mommy hoped for both of them since Daddy's eyes were one of the first things she noticed about him.
And Donovan, being as wonderful as he is, has been a wonderful big brother from the first moment he met his little sister.
And he took great joy in studying her.
He pointed out that she has little hands.
And a little nose.
And a little mouth.
Even though she could open it really wide.
And Donovan's mommy and daddy couldn't be prouder of how well he accepted his new role in the family.
And Lillian will one day realize just how fortunate she is to have such an awesome person for her big brother.
A whole lifetime of memories are in the making.
This is not
the end,
it is
the beginning...
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