Sunday, May 16, 2010

Welcome, Elijah!

Elijah flexes his muscles for the camera.



First photo with mom, minutes after birth.



Alexander already loves to snuggle with his little brother.




The new and improved Howe family - of four!



Alexander inspects Elijah's toes while Nana admires the new love of her life.


Elijah Michael Howe joined our family today! After nearly 30 hours of labor (all but the final hour was at home), we are relieved, grateful, and thrilled about this new life. Thanks to all who have been praying for us - the delivery went smoothly, and Elijah appears to be healthy and strong. We'll post more pictures here over the next few days and weeks!

7 comments:

Sammie Jo McCluskey said...

I am so happy for you! He is a beautiful little boy! Such a sweet picture with Alexander giving him a hug already =) Congratulations!

Danielle said...

AWWW~ How exciting! Can't wait to meet him! Great to see both the baby and Karen doing well!

Chantry said...

CONGRATULATIONS! Just got home from our trip and one of the first things I did was pull up your site to learn of the beautiful addition!! I cant wait to hold him and give him many squeezes! So glad that you are now a happy family of four and look forward to catching up soon. Elijah is so so precious!!

Mark and Leah Schuurman said...

Hooray for the Howe family! What a blessing! What's his middle name and how much did he weigh? He looks like a healthy baby boy! :)

Amanda said...

Congratulations Karen! I am so happy to see you and your family are doing great! Enjoy the new bundle of joy. =)

Dawn said...

Congratulations again!!! :)
So cute how he shows off his muscles already...haha..
I don't consider new born babies as quite aesthetic cuz they are blue and reptile-like... but Elijah seems quite alright :) It's a good thing indeed!!! You guys are such a beautiful family in this world. blessings,

Unknown said...

congrats, guys!!! so excited about your new little blessing. karen-sounds like you rocked that labor....way to go, girl!