The Tall and Short of US

Charles "Charlie" Marshall Graham 10/24/24 6:22pm 18.5" 5lbs 7oz Chocolate Marshmallow​ Graham Our sweet little s'more has finally joined us! Over the summer we took a road trip with family. As we were sitting around the campfire making s'mores together, one of our nephews joked we should name the baby Graham Graham. Another nephew said it should be Graham Marshmallow Graham. My sister in law suggested we have a chocolate thrown in there. Like Choc, Chuck, Charles! Charlie. I mentioned my grandfather's name was Marshall and that Charles Marshall sounded very handsome. I looked at Thomas, chuckled a little bit, and we both agreed that the name sounded really great. Our niece joked that we thought we were done having kids, but we just needed s'more! It all came together so perfectly. And that was when our little Charlie was officially named. Our very own little s'more! We are over the moon and so in love. Our sweet nephew that helped name Charlie gifted...

Dear Baby, My sweet little babe. Our sweet little babe. What a surprise you have been! After years and years of being told we couldn't do it on our own, you proved them wrong! You snuck right in when we thought we were complete.  When I was pregnant with your big brother Tommy, I was already mourning the thought of having my last baby. I love being pregnant, dreaming of who they'll be, and look forward to labor and meeting them for the first time. I couldn't accept the fact that he was my last pregnancy, last labor, or last baby. I wanted all the babies!  But as Tommy got older, I started to accept our new reality. I was finally letting that door shut and allowing that chapter to close. I was sad, but I was looking forward to watching your siblings do so many fun things! New sports, plays, clubs, and growing and learning and coming into their own personalities. I was finally content. A family of six! But then BAM! There you were! We couldn't believe it. We still have a ...