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Grandparents

Silas and Zoe are so lucky to have three sets of grandparents! They have already spent lots of quality time with Grandma and Grandpa Dutra who live nearby, as well as Grandma Speare who is visiting us from ND and helping out this month. Unfortunately Grandpa Speare was unable to visit with my mom because his father passed away last week. Grandpa Westerlund (my dad) calls me frequently to get all the updates, and we are planning a "skype date" with both Grandma and Grandpa Westerlund this weekend so they can meet the babies via webcam!

Grandma and Grandpa Dutra got to meet Silas in the hospital soon after he was born. Unfortunately they had to wait to meet Miss Z until she came home from the NICU :(




Since they live so close to us, they have been able to come over and visit once a week since the babies were born!


Grandma Speare arrived last week and has been a huge help to me & Derek, giving each of us a bit of a break (and some much needed time to sleep!). It's been fun watching her get to know the babies and their unique personalities.






Gotta love Grandma's!!

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