Samuel is our smallest baby, weighing in at 9 lbs. 3 oz.! His arrival was the fastest of all--2.5 hours of labor! I have had a much easier recovery so far with only a few small complications that are resolved already. We are excited to be going home from the hospital in a few hours--very healthy and happy. Robert and Lillian have visited Samuel in the hospital and are so excited to have him home today.
Robert likes the name Samuel, but he wishes we had chosen Winnie the Pooh for his middle name. What he doesn't realize, yet, is just how special his middle name really is! Garwood was our way to honor a true hero of the faith, Dr. Garwood Anderson, Rob's New Testament and Greek professor at Nashotah House.
We are looking forward to lots of help from visiting family, friends, and church family as we transition from a family of four to a family of five. I know it will be challenging, but we feel so blessed by Samuel and can't wait to get to know him better!
"she named him Samuel, saying, 'because I asked the Lord of him.'"
1 Samuel 1:20
