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Four Generations of Babies

ByNiki Davis

          #TBT Schuster Raines Moore babies

I absolutely love that I have baby pictures of my Grandma Raines, my mom and me. My mom and I look alike, and sometimes I catch a glimpse of Grandma when I look at Mom. I don’t think any of us look alike as babies, though! Grandma, Doris (Schuster) Raines was born in 1923. Mom, Debbie, was born in 1955 and I was born in 1974. 

I can’t very well show you three generations without showing you the fourth! These are a few of my favorite portraits of Noodle when she was a baby. I can’t believe she was ever that small! 

Noodle baby

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