Saturday, October 31, 2009

Welcome Oliver Raymond Gardner



Welcome Oliver Raymond Gardner.
Born October 30, 2009, 1:12am
8 pounds, 4.6 ounces, 20 inches long


After 10 hours of labor, Oliver enters the world, embraced by happy parents.

Mama, Baba, and Oliver were assisted by midwife Bonnie, doula Shawna, and friend Heather, with nurses Anita and Katie.

First minutes of life.







Grandma Dianne arrived in the morning and held Oliver when he was less than a day old.


Big brother Solomon arrived, pointing to "baby brudduh".


Solomon wanted to touch Oliver's hands, nose, and head and give him kisses.

Slightly disheveled, the first Gardner family portrait with all four of us,15 hours after Oliver's birth.

4 comments:

the abell family said...

Congratulations! We love him already!

Ginny V said...

What a beautiful family! Blessings,
Ginny

Aislinn and Dustin said...

thank you for sharing! How wonderful! Glad to hear everyone is happy and healthy and well done Gardner family! xx

Seitz family said...

Thanks for posting the pictures! Wish we could be there with you. Congratulations!!