Stanford "party of FOUR:" Carter Thomas Stanford

Introducing our newest little peanut, Carter Thomas Stanford....born October 1, 2012 at 11:35 am, 8 lbs. 3 oz. and 21" long.  We are blessed beyond measure to have two precious children.  It's almost hard to comprehend that I am now the mom of two sweet little ones.  Thank you, God, for these two amazing gifts...Philip and I vow to do our best to give them the best life possible.

Welcome to the world sweet baby boy.  We have been anticipating your arrival since January, and you are finally here - and perfect in every way.

And now, because pictures "say" more than I ever could, here is a look at Carter's first days...

Checking in at Northside Hospital's Labor and Delivery, 9am on 10/1/12. 

Tourist?  Or just a proud dad-to-be with both cameras ready???

Smiling dad-to-be!

Carter's here! 

First time in mommy's arms - love at first sight!

Daddy and his baby boy! 

We were praying for a big healthy boy, and we got him: 8 lbs 3.4 oz and 21" long!  (It all felt quite a bit different from Kinsley's early arrival at only 5 lbs 2 oz and 17.5" long). 

He was so alert with beautiful eyes!
And I discovered the reason for all of that pregnancy heartburn: look at that head full of hair!

First bath :)

First time together in the c-section recovery room.

We had a birthday cake for Carter's birthday, which Kinsley loved, of course!

~My loves~

Skin-to-skin time with mommy.

Skin-to-skin time with daddy.

Proud big sister!

Good morning sunshine!

We had a beautiful view of Atlanta from our hospital room.

Packing up to head home!

Our last family photo outside of room #689 - which just so happened to be located right across from our room #691 when we had Kinsley.

Thank you to our friends and family for the visits, balloons, flowers, gifts, prayers, calls, texts, FB posts...what a beautiful experience. 

I was able to be wheeled out of the hospital with both of my babies in my lap - it was one of those amazing moments that I will never forget.