Carter Meets the Family

Our little Carter turned 1 day old today. He was a little more alert - and has already learned that if you're hungry...cry. If your diaper is dirty...cry. If you're ticked off...cry. He honestly doesn't cut loose very often...but when he does...oh man, do those little lungs power that voice!

Mike got the chance to spend a quiet minute with his new son before heading out to pick up Oma, Ryan and Glynn.
This is Ryan meeting his baby brother for the first time - Oma was nice enough to give him a front row seat. Ryan exceeded our wildest expectations and was so excited to see Carter...he was super sweet and incredibly gentle. Ryan immediately wanted to hold him...and we gave him the chance.

Here they are - two brothers. It was just the sweetest moment a parent could ask for.

As if on cue, Ryan gave his new baby brother a kiss. We know they'll have differences in the future, but what a great start to their lifelong relationship!

Oma holding her new grandson for the first time. Just like when Ryan was born, she couldn't stop smiling and cooing over the lad!

Not to be outdone, Ryan came over and gave his brother a quick pep talk about life.

Glynn couldn't possibly go home without seeing Carter at least once. We can't thank him enough for his help over the past few days. With one phone call Thursday evening, he drove all the way from Houston and go to our house at around 11:15 PM...good thing too since we left the house for the hospital an hour and fifteen minutes later! Glynn is truly a great friend to drop everything to help us make this incredible experience so much easier!

Daddy and his boys. What father couldn't be more proud of two great looking man cubs?