A baby is born...

Hayden Dean

6 lbs 15 oz

19 inches

Happy Birthday Hayden!

My sister had her baby this past weekend.  She was in labor for 42 hours!!  It is definitely a labor of love for such a sweet reward.  He didn't even cry, just whimpered.  What a blessing!

Christina and Hayden

Cherish This Time

So your baby is here!

What joy and what pleasure!

Now your life is expanding,

To make room for this treasure.

A darling newcomer

To have and to hold--

His smiles are more precious

Than silver or gold.

He’ll demolish your schedule

Though he’s helpless and small;

He’ll make his needs known,

And he’ll rule over all.

See, a new parent’s work

Is just never quite done,

But you’ll never mind,

‘Cause it’s all so much fun.

When you hear his cute giggle

You’ll start "aahing" and "oohing,"

And he’ll soon reply back

By "ga ga" and "goo gooing."

Those big innocent eyes

See a world strange and new;

To make sense of it all

He’ll look only to you.

So cherish this time

Of miraculous things--

The excitement and wonder

That a new baby brings.

By Joanna Fuchs

Proud Aunt Mandie