Thursday 24 June 2004
Danny Howell contributed the following article to the Warminster & Westbury Standard:
Molly Rebecca Keates, arrived into the world one day overdue, at Odstock Hospital, Salisbury, at 6.37 a,m. on 24th June 2004. She weighed 6lbs 15 ozs, and was a complete surprise to her parents who were convinced the baby was going to be a boy. “Even the midwife thought we were going to have a son,” said mother Sharon Rendall, “but little Molly is lovely and she’s the spitting image of her sister Eden.”
Sharon, a former painter and decorator, lives with her partner James Keates at Melrose Avenue, Warminster. James has his own business, Keates Electrical, and is aged 28, the same as Sharon. They chose the names Molly and Rebecca because they are both ones they liked.
Molly’s sister Eden is four and a half years old and was very excited about the baby and is more than happy to have a new little sister, who is the spitting image of herself.
Mum Sharon is feeling both elated and tired because “Molly is up all night and sleeping all day, but she’s fine.”
Sharon’s parents Val and Eric Rendall who live in the Furlong, Warminster, are also thrilled with their new granddaughter. “She’s wonderful,” said Val, “but Sharon is looking forward to a good night’s sleep.”