Caroline

Sweet Caroline! I have been waiting on this little angel to make her big debut and I am so so excited to get to say that Miss Caroline Elliot Cowey has arrived! My amazing, wonderful, beautiful cousin and best friend Haley gave birth to this little lady first thing in the morning on April 13, 2013. Apart from giving birth to my own child, it was one of the most magical days of my entire life. I got to be in the room with Haley and Brandon as Caroline took her first breath, and she has had me wrapped around her little finger ever since.

I can’t wait to be the best aunt in the whole world, but I know I have super big shoes to fill! I had a very special bond with my Aunt Sherry, Haley’s mom. She was my other mom, and was always there to listen to me when I need to talk to someone other than my own mother. She gave the best and funniest advice around and I miss her so much that the ache is often painful at time. She left us almost three years ago, but her spirit and love for us is always here. I can only pray that I can be as good of an aunt to Caroline as Sherry was to me. I cannot wait until Haley and I play kid swap so I can spend special one of one time with this little lady. I hope to teach her to love wild flowers the way her grandmother did, and to never apologize for being yourself. I hope that when she’s super mad at her momma that she will threaten to run away to me, like I so often did. More than anything I cant wait to be there as she grows up, and to always be in her corner cheering her on!