Hello World!

This is the time that our little family of three grew to a little family of four!

(how nate got a picture of this i will never know)

Ralph Arlo Stanley V

was born at 8:25 pm on August 31st 2011.

He made a very quick entrance into our lives with only a 3 and half hour labor, which I'm very thankful for.

He is the sweetest little boy I have ever laid eyes on.

He is the spitting image of his Daddy.

Our hearts are full of joy and love for our newest addition and I can't imagine our home without our sweet boy in it.

Big sister Cecelia is very involved in trying to take care of Arlo.

She wants to see his face all the time and she is so gentle when touching him.

She has a short attention span so after a few minutes she runs along to go play with something and we feel like she is adjusting very well to our attention being placed on someone else.

As for myself I'm feeling great, labor was fast but manageable.

We got to the hospital and I was already a 6 and progressing fast, but after begging my boy to stay in just long enough for me to get admitted and the chance at an epidural things moved along quickly.

We had an amazing experience with Arlo's delivery everything from our room down to the staff was above and beyond and we are so pleased with our birth experience and how he entered the world.

Cece welcomed us home with a little sign for Arlo and we have been doing well with feedings and sleep.

He eats well, burps easily and besides having his diaper changed is the most laid back and calm baby.

(I really need to teach nate how to work my camera)

To our surprise this little boy is all about the cuddles and kisses. This is a huge difference between him and C, she was independent from the moment she left my body. Arlo on the other hand will allow anyone to snuggle on him and show us his deep dimples when kissing his cheeks.

Our Arlo.

There are no words to explain the love we have for you little boy.