I often think about how lucky we are to be surrounded by so many people that love us. Its especially special to see that how that net of love and belonging starts from the very first day of life. This little boy is loved by so many already. We're glad to have him in our family, and he's lucky to have so many loving siblings, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and friends.
Meeting Lydia and Austin for the first time. Melt my heart. They brought Caleb stuffed animals and were so excited to give them to him. (A bear from Austin and a puppy from Lydia.) Austin wanted to hold Caleb standing up, all by himself. Once we got him settled into the bed to hold him, he didn't want to stop.
Grandma and Grandpa Walker, Matthew and Brooklyn, Melissa (and Blake)
When Wendy and Sam came to visit later, they said something to the effect of "We love his name!", then Sam added, "Especially his middle name." Wendy swatted at him with her hand and said that he'd been teasing all day about how great the middle name Samuel was. They didn't know yet that we had actually named Caleb after him. David and I looked at each other and laughed, then said "No, but we did name him after you." We had a little paper/card with a short note sharing our thoughts and feelings and we gave it to them. Sam is so humble, he mumbled something about how he wouldn't have joked about it if he'd known. It was a special moment to have Caleb meet Sam for the first time; Sam is so wonderful and we are grateful for his example and hope Caleb grows to emulate the man he was named after.
We also had lots of messages with people reaching out in congratulations and love.
Being in the hospital is such a special time. I love it so much. I love being there with David. I love having my children come and meet their new sibling. I love having that short period of time to bond with my baby and with my husband as the new father that he is. Plus, there a lot of time to take pictures of our sweet baby.
And, then before you know it - it's time to go home and back to real life. They just let you leave and take this new little human home with you. That part doesn't get any less weird, even on your third child.
We met the kids at home (a huuuuuge thank you to Cal and Sue who took such good care of them and brought them home to us) and had a present from ready to give to them "from Caleb". I don't think that you need to to a gift like this, but it was fun for them to have something to open and they were SO excited to get something from him after they had each given him a gift, too. They liked the present, but not nearly as much as they liked their new little brother. They wanted to show him each tiny animal and make sure that he got to play with them, too.
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