Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Maxwell Reese Bates

Hello to all of my blogging friends! Please excuse me for not updating sooner... we've been a little busy with birthing babies and all. Max arrived on September 1, 2009 at 4:18am. He weighed in at a whopping 8 pounds 14 ounces and was 21 and 3/4 inches long! He's a big boy! So many things about him and Mason are similar! With this delivery we decided to have my mom and sister in the room with us. Kaitlin was a trooper! She had asked if she could come in and I was slightly hesitant because A. I want nieces and nephews one day and B. She's slightly dramatic, but there towards the end she was right there catching a peek every now and then and seemed very excited to watch. I was also very glad to have my mom in there with me. It was nice just Derek and I but I also think that moms and daughters share something special that I hope if I ever have a daughter I can share that experiece with.
Derek and I are so thankful for our new edition! Mason... well he will get used to Max! But without further ado... Ladies and Gentlemen, Maxwell Reese Bates!


This one is Max!

This one is Mason!

6 comments:

V-n-J said...

congrats guys! he is beautiful!

Josh Courtney Jacob Caden said...

Congrats! He is a cutie and looks a lot like Mason!

Teresa said...

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL! WHAT A PRECIOUS ADDITION TO YOUR FAMILY! I LOVE EACH OF THEIR NAMES. ENJOY YOUR LITTLE FAMILY.

The Sandefurs said...

Wow their newborn pics do look alike! Congratulations, guys!

Nurse Jaime did find time to grab a quick cuddle with him last night in the nursery. He was fussing a bit and I loved him back to sleep! Well, he acted like he wanted to eat and I gave him his paci and loved him back to sleep! Thank me later for that extra 30 min of sleep! HA!

Anonymous said...

Welcome baby Max! What a sweet baby boy! Congrats!!!

Lindsay Adkins said...

he's a sweetie :) can't wait to see him in person.... he looks so much like his big bro, wow!!!