Sunday, June 01, 2008

Third Times A Charm

We are so happy to welcome GARRETT OTTO HOOPES in to the world!He arrived on May 24th weighing in at just over 7 lbs.Brother and sister are over the moon to have him home. Shelby can't believe that there really was something in mom's stomach besides all the food she was packing away!His middle name, just incase you are wondering, is a family name. My grandfather, whom I adore, is Harold Otto, and his dad was Otto. Harold passed away last year and I wanted to use his name, in some form, for our son. I LOVE that Garrett will always have this connection to one of my favorite people ever!

5 comments:

Nicail said...

Ashley, what a wonderful name!I loved reading about his birth and have been seriously considering the epidural from the beginning at the time you did. He looks like the Gavin/Dalton mold. I love seeing "your" big smile in Shelby; she is adorable. I'm glad everything is going well. Love, Nicail

Sara said...

Ashley,
Your family is so cute! And who is that good looking Mountain Man in the photos? Garret looks so precious, I can't wait to meet him.
Sara

sher said...

Wow...WoW..WOW...congratulations but who are all those big kids in the picture! Shelby is darling, but she is your daughter so thats to be expected & Dalton...he is so tall-which comes from his daddy I guess. I am so happy for you guys. add us to your blogger friends and keep in touch! I found you through Sara's blog, you can find our link there. Hugs,
Sherida

TheTandyFamily said...

Ashley,

Congrats on your new baby! Kristin found our blog a couple months ago, and it was fun to see your's. Skip and Suzie loved seeing your pictures. Chris and Julie just had their little boy last week. Their blog is linked to ours if you want to check it out. Tell your Mom hi for us.

Josh

Mandy said...

Congratulations Ashley and Gavin! I am glad you succumbed to the epidural! I seriously can't believe how BIG Dalton and Shelby are. You look great as always. Take care, Mandy