Well, we apologize, but we're going to move the website on you one more time. The good news, though, is that this should be the permanent location:

grafhome.net

So.. please update your links one more time. One cool new feature of the new site is the ability to sign up for email notifications of new postings (look for the "Email Subscriptions" heading in the right-hand column). We've got a new layout and a lot more flexibility to customize it and make it our own. And of course, something had to keep Chris occupied during his two weeks off from work...

Welcome Home

Noah welcomed Gabriel home in our front yard by the stork.


Two things Noah loves are trains and being a big brother.


Turns out babies sleep a lot.


One of the early & rare shots of Gabriel with his eyes opened.

More Gabriel Pictures

Here are some more pictures of Gabriel from the hospital.


Gabriel bought Noah a special big brother gift -- a new Thomas train.

Announcing Gabriel Carter Graf

Gabriel Carter Graf came into the world today at 7:28 am. With a weight of 8 lb 9.3 oz and a length of 20 inches, his size is very similar to that of his big brother when he was born. Everyone's doing great. Thanks to all for the visits today.


Noah is really excited about his new baby brother. He's ready to read him all kinds of stories and hold him all the time. Noah even got a special big brother present from Gabriel -- a new Thomas train. Noah was also very concerned about Gabriel's hat staying on so that he remained warm.


The new family of four.

The End is Near

Well, the end is near. Noah is going to have a nameless baby brother on Monday morning. He is very excited. Every night before bed he wants to "say a lot of things about the baby." He's really interested in the c-section part of having a baby. He is not squeamish at all. He will tell you that the doctor is going to "poke a hole and take the baby out." Then he wants to "stick his fingers in the hole." He has definitely been made aware that that is out of the question. He knows about stitches and that Mama is going to be too sore to pick him up, but he doesn't mind because he's going to have Jello without eggs (otherwise known as vegetarian) and a baby brother. We're all excited, but Noah might be more excited than any of us. His friend Kaiden recently had a baby brother and Noah is obsessed with kissing and touching him. Hopefully it will go as well in our house, but the new will wear off before too long. I hope you enjoy Mama's white belly pics.