Proud Papa
With Aunt Dawn (Ben's Sister)
Uncle Cecil getting some needed help from me
Cousin Tim ( Ben's Nephew)
With Grandma ( Ben's Mom)
With Grandpa ( Adrienne's Dad)
Aunt Charity (Adrienne's older sister)
In my Daddy's arms
Sleeping so soundly in Grandpa's arms (Adrienne's Dad)
Teeny tiny Little feet
Getting ready to go home from the hospital. GO MSU!!!
Singing after a bath. Feelin' gooooood!
One of the few times I am wide awake
With Great Grandma (Adrienne's Grandma)
She isn't sure if she wants to wake up or not
Dad changing Charleigh's diaper
Charleigh's first day at home
Uncle Cecil (Ben's Brother) making Charleigh cry
Aunt Lacy (Adrienne's Twin Sister)
With Grandpa (Ben's Dad)
Charleigh with Grandma (Adrienne's Mom)
Ben with Dr. Lee
I have more pictures than time, but I was told that I needed to add more, so here are a few more and more are to come.
Adrienne went in for her final ultrasound at 8:00 on Friday January the 13th. It was supposed to be just a check up on Charleigh's size and well being, but it ended with Adrienne in the O.B. Department with fetal monitors on and her being admitted for a 24 hour period of monitoring her complications. Which then ended with Adrienne being scheduled to be induced begining on Saturday night. So we began calling family.. lots of family. By Sunday morning family and friends arrived and looked like a swarm of fire ants ralling around the hospital waiting for Charleigh to make her arrival. We were all getting very anxious and it seemed like little Charleigh was going to be a no show. But finally by about 4:00 o'clock things started to get closer. Time went by faster (for me at least, Adrienne would beg to differ) and the excitement grew. By 9:09 I was a proud father and Adrienne was a proud mom and there were several proud grandparenst, uncles, aunts, and cousins. The first two hours were pretty nerve racking because the doctor was concerned about Charleigh's lungs being fully developed since she was 4 weeks earlier, but everthing turned out fine and after two nights in the nursery and two more days of observation ,Tuesday we were on our way home after 5 days in the hospital. It is the most amazing life changing experiance I could imagine. What did we do before her? Isn't it strange how something so tiny can fill such a large part of your heart? She really is precious and we truely are blessed. Both Adrienne and Charleigh are doing great. Charleigh is still getting used to a new schedule but for the most part she sleeps through the night and we can count on two hands the number of times she has cried. I could not ask for anything more, I am truely blessed. Here are a few pictures and I will update everbody soon. Love Ben, Adrienne, and Charleigh
