Most significantly, we have a new grandson! Griffin Thomas Belter was born 6/10/18 at 5:58am, weighing in at 9 lbs even.
Griffin is one handsome dude! He looks just like his dad.
Ellie is doing a great job being a big sister. She stayed with us when Griffin was born.
Both Ellie and Vivi were with us the night that Sally went into labor which was so fun!
Here is Griffin's birth story:
Wayne and Julie had a wedding in Cincinnati the weekend of June 8-10 and we offered to have Vivi stay with us. We made plans to meet Sally, Matt and Ellie at Cosley Zoo in Wheaton late Saturday afternoon(Cosley is a cute little farm more than it is a zoo). When Jack, Vivi and I met up with them at Cosley, Sally said she thought she might be having contractions. We walked around for a while, then Sally decided she should call her doctor. Sally was told to go to the hospital to see what was going on. Jack, Ellie, Vivi and I took off for our house (after a stop at McDonald's to get an ice cream cone that had been promised). After two hours at the hospital, they were going to let Sally leave because it wasn't certain that she was in active labor when all of a sudden, her water broke! This pregnancy, the water-breaking was well-timed!
It was a bit of a hectic night, but luckily preparations had been made ahead of time. We had an extra pack n play at our house and we had Ellie's overnight bag here (including her beloved Dogga).
We got the girls to bed and then I tossed and turned all night, checking every ten seconds to make sure I didn't miss a call.
At 6:30 Sunday morning, my phone rang and it was Sally! She said "We have a baby and everything is great!" Jack and I listened with great joy as Sally announced "It's a boy!" I cried tears of relief and happiness and thanksgiving for this new life.
It was a crazy busy morning and afternoon. After Wayne and Julie picked up Vivi, Jack and I took Ellie to meet her new brother. We stayed out in the waiting room so that the four of them could have that time alone together, then got to meet Griffin.
