It has been a long time coming but we have been waiting for the right moment to let Grace hold Hazel for the first time. She needed to be relatively healthy, happy and willing which haven’t all happened at the same time, until this morning. Mostly we just wanted her to be receptive to suggestions like “Don’t put your finger in Hazel’s eye” or “Hazel isn’t ready to play Bonk” without throwing a world-class tantrum. It turns out that we didn’t need any suggestions at all, she took to big sistering like a champ.
Archive for March 7th, 2010
Welcome Benjamin Colin Pitts!!
We couldn’t be more excited to welcome Benjamin into the world! Born March 7th at 1:08 AM, he is 8lbs 3oz, 22 inches, and going to have to get A LOT bigger to defend his last name in the schoolyard. His mom, Lolo (Lauren) is, was and forever will be our doula, our boob juice voodoo witch, our naughty nurse, our comic relief and our go-to encyclopedia on all things baby. She was there from minute one when Grace’s pregnancy went squirrelly and stood around looking bored when Hazel’s didn’t.
Like correcting an English teacher’s grammar, or watching a construction worker build their own house, we look forward to Ben’s progress through new baby-hood. After his 4 days-after-his-due-date entrance this morning, he is 0 for 1 on following the rules.
Congratulations to Lolo, Daddy Jay and sisters Mollie and Maggie who are all anxiously awaiting their newest family member’s lessons in how boys are “different”.

