Friday, June 12, 2009

Welcome to the World Baby Benson!

Benson Jordan Hawkes was born Thursday, June 4th. After only 3 and a half hours of labor he joined our family at 10:10 a.m. He weighed 7 pounds 9 ounces and was 19 1/2 inches long. We were so excited to see his full head of dark hair and of course we think he is absolutely adorable and fell in love with him instantly! He is the perfect addition to our family. We wanted to name him after my mom's father, Opa as we call him, who passed away when I was pregnant with Evan. Opa was truly a man of character and had a heart full of love. His life and compassion was a gift and an example to all. He left a legacy of love, devotion and kindness with us that I wanted to pass on to our son, his great grandson. But.... his name was Herbert Elmer, and as my mom said, he would roll over in his grave if we gave him one of those names, since as she put it, he wasn't too fond of his whole life anyway. But his last name was Jordan, so that's where Benson's middle name comes from. Here are a few pictures of his big arrival and a few of him in the week since then.























12 comments:

  1. YAY! I keep checking to see if you've posted the little guy. I love the pic with the little dog! He is too cute. Man I love that kid!

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  2. Breena,
    He is so adorable. I love the picture with the brown shirt - too cute. I'll be calling to see if we can come by next week. I hope you guys are doing well.

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  3. CONGRATULATIONS!!! He is adorable - and you look awesome in that after birth pic...your kids look so happy to have him here - how wonderful! Love all the pics - We are so happy for your family! Aloha!

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  4. congratulations!!! Your little family is so cute. I hope little Benson is a good sleeper and eater. Good luck to you!!!

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  5. He is so cute and I LOVE his name. I am really glad to see that you posted again! Love you!

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  6. Breeana he is beautiful!! You have such a beautiful family. You look great of course! You still had lipstick on! How did you pull that one off? Congratulations! Kaid's middle name is Jordan too...for the same reason. What an awesome story you get to tell him everytime he wants to know about his middle name. Love you!

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  7. Congrats!!! He is so precious. You are amazing to have four kids. One for me is crazy enough. Can't wait to meet the little man.

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  8. He is so adorable! Congratulations!! I am so glad everything went well!

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  9. congrats!! He is so cute!! I'm glad everything went well. I also have some pretty sweet family names (Elmer - must have been popular back then). I love Benson Jordan. Very cool.

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