After months of keeping this secret to myself (even from my children!)...
I am so excited to announce
something
(or rather someone)
REALLY great(!)
will be joining our family.
Baby H
The first great-grandchild on the Rich side.
(My first great-nephew or niece; truthfully all of our nieces and nephews are great but this one gets to carry the title! *big grin*).
He or she will arrive in September (only the BEST month of the year!).
I think this baby is cute already!
(I've seen photos of Tyler when he was a baby and I know what Karen looked like as a baby - they were both adorable! Good chance that this one will be adorable too).
What an exciting year 2011 is turning out to be for our family.
The proud parents-to-be:
Photo taken at Christmas (baby H not seen but in the photo).
Karen was not feeling well during part of her visit to TX, we had a little talk about possible reasons why... :)
Baby H was due to arrive originally on my birthday (also referred to by some as the best day of the year) Sept. 6th, but the due date has been changed to September 2nd.
Although it was exciting (for me) to have the due date on my day for a couple of months, I wouldn't want Karen to have to go even a minute beyond her due date! Hopefully little baby H will arrive on time and healthy.
This little one is going to be loved by so many wonderful people!
What a blessing for a child.
And without a doubt, this little one will be a blessing to all of us as well.
YAY!!! That is so exciting!!!
Congrats Karen and Tyler!!!!!!
Posted by: Emily | March 12, 2011 at 11:00 AM
YAY!!! That is sooo cool!!! And fun!!!!! AWESOME!!! Congrats to you Karen and Tyler!! Marilyn-your gonna be an aunt!!! haha!!
Posted by: Megan | March 12, 2011 at 11:04 AM
Wooooohoooooo!!!!! I am so excited for my baby niece/nephew. Looks like my new years wish came true!!! Congrats Karen and Tyler!!!
Posted by: Marilyn the Aunt to be | March 12, 2011 at 01:30 PM
You said it all so well Aunt Mar. :)
I have a request. I have one picture of Karen as a little girl. If you have any more, I would so so love to see them. Or even one. Is there any possibility you might want to put a baby and/or little girl picture of Karen on your blog? I know what Tyler looked like, but I thought if I could see a baby or toddler or little girl picture of Karen, then I could get an idea what Baby H will look like.
Baby H is already so loved.
Posted by: Jill Shelley | March 12, 2011 at 08:28 PM
Wow. Look at how tired I look in that picture. I blame Baby H - taking it out of me from the very beginning.
I am SO excited for Baby H!! (He or she is pretty much all I can think about.) And I'm so glad that Baby H is already so loved. That makes me so happy.
Posted by: Karen | March 14, 2011 at 11:58 AM
I am so excited to be a grandpa, and I agree with Marilyn that the baby will be adorable. I feel lucky to be a member of the Rich family, and I know that baby H will get lots of love and attention from both families.
Posted by: Brent Rich | March 14, 2011 at 02:46 PM