But wait, I have TWO redheads!

Mattie's hair is an almost daily topic of conversation almost *anywhere* I go.  Someone will comment on what a beautiful color it is (it is truly amazing) and usually immediately ask where the "red" came from.  If I had a dollar for every time I talked about Mattie's hair to a stranger, I'd be rich.  Seriously, I would.  What is even more amazing, however, is that God gave us TWO redheads!  What are the odds of 2 brunettes having 2 redheaded children?  After Julia died and people ask about Mattie's hair, I want so badly to tell them that I actually got 2 redheads!  That if they think that Mattie's hair is amazing, they should have seen my other daughter.  This happened today at the pool which is why I decided to write about it.  But it has happened many times.  I just wish people could have seen my other beautiful daughter with red hair.  I'd like to tell them about her, but it is not a comfortable topic for most people, the death of a child, so I don't.  I just smile and say, "Oh yes, it's amazing we got a redhead," and then think to myself, "You have no idea how lucky we were to get two... but our other one died."