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brand new baby.
a couple hours after delivery i got to go up to the NICU to see my baby. this is what he looked like.
we couldn't get over how well chet did with everything. it could have been a really terrible experience if he had chose to be a stinker.
this is when our whole family ate lunch together in my hospital bed.
later that afternoon we got to take chet up to meet his brother.
and then my parents arrived so they got to meet baby too.
holden was hooked up to the c-pap machine for the first 2 days.
it made it tricky to get a good look at his face..
we got to go snuggle with holden at the end of day 1.
that was when we officially decided on his name.
this is just a picture of my collection of hospital bracelets. matt was jealous.
now holden is off the c-pap and only has a little oxygen tube. (and about a billion other tubes connected to every part of his body!)
but at least now we can see his precious little face.
he looks so small in matt's arms...
we have tried a couple times to get a cute family photo.
but the circumstances make it a little tricky!
...and next to my big head!
but the circumstances make it a little tricky!
my mom has been able to visit holden lots. but on sunday, she finally got to hold him.
she was a very happy grandma!
we decided to have chet and holden give each other gifts at their first real visit.
chet gave holden a ball. holden gave chet a big ol' Ford F-250 remote control car.
can you guess which parent bought which gift?!
holden is spending some time under the UV lights for jaundice now.
i will be excited when he is done with the lights because i like to see his little eyes.
we love holden!
