Elise, meet Samantha. Now bond.

Elise no longer is the only granddaughter on Anni's side of the family, and she seems just fine with that.
Anni's sister Laura had her baby early this morning. Samantha Marie. Mom and baby are healthy.
What better way to introduce her to the world (OK, to our family) than to put her in the arms of a toddler?
So there they were, the 18-month-old cousin embracing the 18-hour-old cousin. Apparently Elise did a good job holding Samantha and enjoyed playing with her toes and nose. (One has reason to worry, or at least monitor from a close distance, after watching Elise strap "Baby," the infant doll, into a toy stroller in our house and send her careening into a wall from time to time.)
Congratulations to the Myers family.