Monday, September 8, 2008
Gabriel Carter Graf came into the world today at 7:28 am. With a weight of 8 lb 9.3 oz and a length of 20 inches, his size is very similar to that of his big brother when he was born. Everyone’s doing great. Thanks to all for the visits today.

Noah is really excited about his new baby brother. He’s ready to read him all kinds of stories and hold him all the time. Noah even got a special big brother present from Gabriel — a new Thomas train. Noah was also very concerned about Gabriel’s hat staying on so that he remained warm.

The new family of four.

Posted by cgraf at 9:43 PM
Friday, September 5, 2008
Well, the end is near. Noah is going to have a nameless baby brother on Monday morning. He is very excited. Every night before bed he wants to “say a lot of things about the baby.” He’s really interested in the c-section part of having a baby. He is not squeamish at all. He will tell you that the doctor is going to “poke a hole and take the baby out.” Then he wants to “stick his fingers in the hole.” He has definitely been made aware that that is out of the question. He knows about stitches and that Mama is going to be too sore to pick him up, but he doesn’t mind because he’s going to have Jello without eggs (otherwise known as vegetarian) and a baby brother. We’re all excited, but Noah might be more excited than any of us. His friend Kaiden recently had a baby brother and Noah is obsessed with kissing and touching him. Hopefully it will go as well in our house, but the new will wear off before too long. I hope you enjoy Mama’s white belly pics.
Posted by cgraf at 11:33 PM