Sunday, October 7, 2012

Welcoming Baby Tyler!

Little Tyler on the day he was born

We are thrilled to welcome our new little one, Tyler Louis Brown, to our family!  He arrived on October 1, 2012 at 8:07am, weighing in at 10 pounds, 4 ounces and measuring 22 inches in length.  We thought he might be big compared to the other two kids, but didn't guess he'd be over 10 pounds!  We are so grateful that he's such a healthy little boy.  We spent 4 days in the hospital together and really enjoyed that peaceful, special time when our only job was to get to know this new little guy.  His big sister and big brother are both doing a great job welcoming him and seem to be pretty happy that he's here.  This is good news, because before he arrived, Gavin had asked me, "Mommy, how long will this baby be staying at our house?"  When I told him forever, he said, "But what if we move, will the baby come with us?"  We're glad that after only a few days of having him around, they love their little brother very much!  Tyler is sweet and calm and even smiles in his sleep!  Erik and I feel so blessed to add him to our family.  Welcome, baby Tyler!

Here are some of our favorite pictures from Tyler's first few days...

Proud mommy and daddy!
Such a big boy!  The largest in the nursery during our stay.
Our new, happy family of five
A very happy mommy
Big sister Cassidy
Big brother Gavin
Grandma and Grandpa Reder came for daily visits
Grammy Brown gets some Tyler snuggles
Three generations of Brown boys
Aunt Mel came to visit too!
Our peaceful little Tyler!