From Grits to Chopsticks

At 12:42PM on Tuesday, January 8th, our newest family member took his first breath!  Samuel Luke was 8lbs, 3oz andwas 21″ long:

Laurie went through the painful process without an epidural – but survived.  When Elijah met his new little brother for the first time, he quickly came to the realization that his entire world was about to change:

After a couple of weeks, he’s finally warming up to the idea of sharing his parents with a new member of the family.  Of course, NaiNai and YeYe (Grandma and Granddad) are pretty excited to have another little fellow to hold: