The New Arrival...

No pre-game jitters at this point...


Mission accomplished!


Baby Rian Clare Bleyendaal
May 14th, 2007 at 0926 am.
5 lbs 12 oz and 18.5 inches.



They meet face to face at long last...

First Hours...

Baby and mum went back to her room 4 hours after the delivery...



Baby Rian and her Guardian Butterfly...
First snuggle for Nana and new granddaughter...






Mummy and Rian...






Sleeping soundly for now...

Ben's First Baseball Game

Went to our First Baseball game this month, Reds at Astros...





Outside Minutemaid Park






Batter Up!













Friend Leo (who scored the tickets) and his daughter Katie...





















We had a great time and Ken Griffey Jr. hit a homerun too...