Annika Celia Lahti new arrival

Annika Celia Lahti

I WAS BORN: Nov. 5, 2011, in Fairview University Medical Center - Mesabi in Hibbing.

MY PARENTS ARE: Katherine and Shawn Lahti of Toivola.

MY GRANDPARENTS ARE: Wesley and Carol Anderson of Little Swan, Minn., and Floyd and Betty Lahti of Toivola.

MY PARENTS CHOSE THIS NAME BECAUSE: They wanted a Finnish name for me but couldn't agree on one. Annika had always been Auntie Renee's favorite name, so they considered it off limits until she offered it out of the blue. It fits me perfectly! Celia was Mommy's very special Grandma's middle name.

PARENTS' WISH OR ADVICE: To our daughter: A wish for happiness, a lively spirit, the will to be yourself, laughter on every horizon, peaceful dreams, faith, and a loving life.

SOMETHING SPECIAL: You were born exactly six hours after Mommy went into labor. Very fast for a first baby!

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