Monday, October 08, 2007

red marshall






our son arrived sept. 28, 2007 at 10:21pm. He weighed in at 7lbs, 2oz and measured 21 inches long. we really, really like him... so much so that we've almost forgotten to share him with you all because we've been enjoying him - and he does keep us busy.

right now he's working real hard at his tenth day of life - napping before his second lunch so i better go rest too. Here are a few shots of his first week for you to enjoy. Hopefully i can share lake pictures too soon. (We took him to meet his six older cousins this weekend - it was complete mayhem! he loved it.)

For those of you who are interested, here's a little background on his name: Floyd's grandfather had two brothers, Red and James Marshall. W.F. "Red" Gibbs is floyd's great uncle, and namesake... the original W.F. Gibbs... but has been called Red for his entire 93 years of life. James Marshall passed away five years ago, and was greatly admired by my floyd. So there you have it.

ps - yes, his hair is red.

3 comments:

The Batts said...

ahhh! i have been waiting for your pics! these are great! i can't wait to see him at christmas!love you!

EssBee said...

What a beautiful family! And you look so peaceful holding him! Congratulations!

Emily said...

thanks for letting me hold your little red peanut with the red hair and the red skin. (are you sure you didn't just name him something descriptive?) =) I think we are all just madly in love with your charmer!! I know I'm counting the days until I get to see him again. Quick, ask us to help you with something!