I remember the anticipation of my sister Jill in labor, pregnant with her first child and the first of the next generation of kids, nieces and nephews. I became an aunt for the first time on December 24th, 1996 when Alexandra Hope Fazzi was born. I saw her for the first time when she was 10 days old. The first nickname I give her was my little lambchops, I know she wasn’t mine, but she was my big sister’s baby and the closest thing to mine that a baby could be at that point. And when she cried her voice shook like a little lamb. Oh, she was just so cute!!! She was always so sweet and such a mamas girl! She was even cute when I would say, Alexandra is Mommy pretty and she would answer yes as if that were a ridiculous question. I would then say Alexandra, am I pretty, and she would shake her head and say no. She was just being honest, in her eyes, no one was pretty except for her mom and our cousin Katelyn and I was fine with that because I loved them both as much as she did. Now she is all grown up, well sort of. And she’s still my sweet little lambchops, just in a big kid, freshman in high school, 15 year old kind of way. I love you baby Alex!!! xoxo
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