Our New Addition

We are pleased to announce that on October 26, 2011 at 6:12 PM Charley Ellen Silver was born.  She decided to come five weeks early and weighed 4 pounds 7.4 oz.and was 18 inches long.  Although she was early and quite small she was very strong and healthy.

Me and Charley after delivery

Our New Family

Her official birth-weight

Since Charley was born at 34 weeks and six days she was considered premature and taken to the NICU for observation.  Darrin went with her and was able to give her her first bath.

Darrin and Charley in the NICU

Charley's first bath

Daddy and Charley

After the surgery I was placed in a recovery room for an hour and then wheeled into my own room in the mom and baby unit. I was told that once I could stand up and get into a chair I could go see Charley in the nursery but to my surprise one of the nurses brought her to my room for her first feeding.

Mommy and Charley

That first night both Darrin's mom and dad were able to go into the nursery to see Charley with Darrin. My mom was flying in from Albuquerque.

Meeting Oma Kathy and Grandpa Allen