Real or Not Real?

Most of you, if not all, know that our Makayla was a preemie born 9 weeks early. She was just over 3 pounds, and not much longer than a ruler. She was teeny! But to this day, we cannot remember how tiny she really was. So a little over a year ago, we had a lady custom make a little "Makayla doll" for us. The doll is Makayla's same birth size - same weight, length, and even looks like her! She looked at pics of Makayla and picked out a doll kit that looked like her, and spent a few weeks painting her, putting her hair in, and weighing her with tiny beads. This art is called "Reborning". Many of these artists sell their "babies" on ebay. So anyway, our Makayla doll is very special to us because it reminds us of how tiny she really was. So yesterday I contacted the same lady who made it, and asked if she would make a Dillon baby for us. She said she is booked solid till mid April, but would love to make another baby for us! I am soo excited! It will be really cool to have both the "babies" laying next to each other, and just see the differences! And after our kids leave home one day, I'm sure they'll become even more precious to us. So I included a picture of our Makayla baby...looks real huh? She is even wearing a preemie outfit that Makayla wore in the hospital. And the bear in the pic is a beanie baby the hospital had put in her isolette. You know how tiny beanie babies are right? Makayla wasn't much bigger than one! So now I am sooo excited to get a little Dillon too!!