We were all excited and surprised (relieved) when our newest arrived this past morning at 3:07a.m. He was due in 9 days. Thank you Benjamin! What a thrill to meet a new baby! Contractions started a little after 1 a.m. and Benjamin was here 2 hours later...luckily we live 5 minutes from the hospital. (There has been 7 nights of false labor in the last 2 1/2 weeks that moved the process along quite quickly in the end.) We have had a wonderful day cuddling and watching his every move. Charlie and Sam came up this morning and enjoyed meeting their new brother. They were so excited he was a boy. Charlie told us we could even call him "Ben" sometimes. The boys were thrilled by the Lego cars Ben gave the them. He kept asking how Benjamin knew he liked Legos. What a wonderful blessing to have 3 healthy boys! We are overjoyed.
Benjamin Tripp11/11/08
7 lbs 13 oz
20 inches
middle name coming soon....stay tuned
Charlie really enjoyed holding Benjamin. He wanted me to feed him. "I really think he's hungry mom. You need to feed him." He was such a loving big brother to both of his brothers today. He kept telling Sam little tidbits about Benjamin. It was fun to see the boys all interact for the first time.
Sam was very excited to see his baby. "He's so tiny!" We asked Sam what the baby's name was and he still insists it's "Baby". It will work for now.
6 comments:
He's beautiful! Love the stories of how the brothers are interacting...so sweet. What an awesome labor for you! Go Benjamin! Go Mom!
Congratulations! It was fun to meet Benjamin on his first day of life. What a blessing to have a healthy little guy! He's a cutie! It is also fun to watch Charlie and Sam interact with him. Great video.
CONGRATULATIONS! He is beautiful! I am so happy for you. You are truly the Queen now. ;)
I will be sending a little package soon. I wish I could be there to hold him.
Take care of yourself, and kiss everyone for me!
Congratulations to you all! We love boys (4 is a good number) and are so excited to have another cousin in the mix. Get some sleep while you can and talk to you soon.
he's so pretty! ok, maybe that's not what i'm supposed to say about a boy, but he is just gorgeous .
my charlie said he'd be happy give you some tips on having three boys (first tip - buy lots of food!).
we look forward to meeting ben, and to giving his mommy a break if she needs one - charlie and sam are always welcome at our house for a play date!
Congratulations! I can't believe you're already emailing, blogging, and posting pics! What a cutie (and of course your other two are too.) We can't wait to meet him!
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