Thursday, October 18, 2007

Welcome home Benjamin


Michelle and Johnny had some big signs on the house when we arrived home yesterday. Very sweet. Benjamin had a great first night. He slept with us on some little newborn thingy. You'll have to ask Carrie about that. We actually, sorry, I actually got some sleep. Carrie is not getting much sleep at all and is still in a little pain but her spirits are very high. Ben's breastfeeding practice is starting to pay and he is getting the hang of it. He def doesn't like to be changed but we use a hair dryer to calm him down. A little high maintenance for me but Ben likes it. His Dr. appt went well today. Everything is normal and he has gained almost all the weight he lost. Back to 7lbs 3oz. Anyway, its great to be home. Less stressful and more peaceful. The start of a new family.

P.S. I had some trouble loading pix so visit this link http://willardphotoblog.shutterfly.com and you can see more Ben pix. (He's the one with dark hair if you couldn't tell.)

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Benjamin Kirk Willard

Our little boy came via c-section early Sunday morning October 14th @ 3am. Carrie went through a lot for this little one. His birth weight was 7lb 6oz and his length was just over 19 in. Not as short as I would have guessed coming from a short guy like me. He is healthy and beautiful. I wish I had more time to call every one at this moment but as you can imagine our world has changed so much in the last few days. It is amazing. I will get some better pics up too once we go home. We are scheduled to leave the hospital tomorrow. We love you and thank you so much for your warm thoughts and prayers.