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Gainesville baby survives premature birth and thrives
Gracie named 2015 Hall County March of Dimes ambassador
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Allie Claire Payne, 7, and her little sister Graceanne, 14 months, play in their yard in Gainesville. Graceanne was recently named as the 2015 Hall County March of Dimes ambassador.
Melissa Payne carefully sorts through the objects inside a decorative box on her kitchen counter, handling each one with care. The mother of two girls takes out a “normal-sized” newborn diaper, roughly the size of a fist, and places it on a table. She reaches back into the box to remove another one, laying it beside the “normal” newborn size.