Junior's here

Well Junior finally showed up, on the same day he told us he was coming 9 months ago... his due date.


This was the first picture that we got of him, right after they cleaned him up, tenderized him, and squirt a bunch of antibiotic goo straight onto his eyes. Poor boy was probably wishing he never came out.


Junior had some special visitors...

Grampa Lee

Grandma Dottie

Grandma 'Ini

Even dad came.

Here's some other sweet pics of the babe.

He looks good once the goop in his eyes went away.

Mom was a trooper. Even though she was really tired and went through a lot, she still smiled for the first family picture, well, we're all represented at least.



He likes dad's high school colors so much that it was his first outfit home from the hospital.
Now this is tanner pride (I imagine the fish on his shirt is just as representative of a Tanner, as a bull is). We'll see how he looks in Cougar blue when he grows into his blue outfit.

We went through some serious work to choose a name for him. Even 24 hrs after birth. So Junior helped me fill out the birth certificate papers... he had the final say.

Welcome to the world. We are so happy to have you in our family. I think it has been the most rewarding experience of my long, experienced life. There is nothing like your own child.