Facts about Josie

Here are some fun facts about Josephine Alice.

She is a Cancer (the crab):
Emotional and loving
Intuitive and imaginative
Shrewd and cautious
Protective and sympathetic

Her birthstone is alexandrite or pearls.










She was born on a Thursday: Thursday's child has far to go.

Her birth flower is a rose.








According to the Chinese zodiac, Josie was born during the year of the Ox.
A born leader, you inspire confidence from all around you. You are conservative methodical, and good with your hands. Guard against being chauvinistic and always demanding your own way.

We liked the name Josie, but I wanted a saint's name for her. So Josie became Josephine, which there is a St. Josephine as well as St. Joseph.

Her middle name is Alice after my maternal grandmother, who sounded just tickled by our choice.

Josie has a birthmark on the back of her head in the same spot as her father and brother. We can't tell yet if it is in the shape of a heart.

In this picture, Chris is saying "She doesn't have any eyebrows!" They are growing in now and so far her eyebrows and eyelashes are blonde.