Friday, February 27, 2009

Introducing Ethan Anton Gustus...

Grandma, Papa, Riley, Megan and Ethan

Two VERY excited sisters!

Daddy and Ethan the day we got home!


Riley holding Ethan for the first time

Riley and her new little brother

Ethan's first bath

All cleaned up!

Mommy and Ethan a few minutes after he was born...

Getting all cleaned up...

Here I am!


We are so excited to welcome Ethan to our family. He was born at 1:30pm on February 19. He was almost 2 weeks early, but still weighed in at 9 lb. and 4 oz., and 22 inches long. After about 24 hours with mommy and daddy in the hospital, Ethan was admitted to the NICU for about 5 days. He had a fever, some stomach problems and the doctors were worried about infection. After a bit of a rocky start, Ethan is home with us and he is doing great! He is such a sweet little boy, much calmer than his crazy sisters. He is a delight and we can't get enough of him. Riley and Megan are over the top excited about his arrival. We hope to keep you posted on his many adventures. We wanted to thank all of our friends and family for the prayers. Thank you for all of the meals and the tremendous help with the girls as well...we are very blessed. Welcome baby Ethan!






Saturday, February 14, 2009

Happy Valentine's Day


Our first blog! Our goal is to keep everyone updated...with a few pictures along the way. Enjoy!