Eli Havington Austin new arrival

Eli Havington Austin

I WAS BORN: Feb. 24, 2011, in Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth.

MY PARENTS ARE: Alisha and Clint Austin of Duluth.

MY SISTER IS: Ava, 3.

MY GRANDPARENTS ARE: Toni and Jon Miyagawa of Albany, Wis.; Sue Frank of Milwaukee; and Karin and Mark Austin of Fremont, Wis.

MY GREAT-GRANDPARENTS ARE: Louise Nason of Stoughton, Wis., and Charlotte and Wayland Peterson of Amherst, Wis.

MY PARENTS CHOSE THIS NAME BECAUSE: Eli was a favorite name of Mom's for a long time. Havington is Dad's middle name.

PARENTS’ WISH OR ADVICE: Find happiness in all you do. Laugh a lot. Surround yourself with people who always see the best in you.

SOMETHING SPECIAL: After such a difficult pregnancy and a long birth, it was wonderful to welcome such a happy baby boy into our family. It was such a thrill to introduce you to your big sister and see her reaction.

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