Photo Friday ~ Mr. Tate

Happy Friday, and Happy Birthday Eve to me!! lol

And now, a few pics of baby Tate (taken at the hospital on February 3rd, the day after he was born). ❤

This = Chet saying, "Aunt Mockey wants to see your hands!" lol  Baby fingers are the very cutest!!

Grandma Teresa so excited for her first grandchild!! =)

A classic "posed candid" pic, because I like it better when people are looking at the baby or each other than smiling at the camera!

The Wilson family!  I like that Tate is yawning here! #presh

Three generations of Wilsons

Three generations of Wilsons + ME! lol  I had to laugh when I saw these pics one after the other!! 

I got to hold him for a bit, and later got him to wrap his tiny hand around my finger, which always thrills my soul! ❤

I met the Mosses at Utica Square and walked over to Saint John's with them.  Here is Aunt Kelly holding Mr. Tate!

And Uncle Mossman... with Tate and the stuffed animal they got him from The Mercantile!! =)

I brought some celebratory Merritt's cupcakes, a tiny precious engraved baby Bible (in FBC-approved ESV translation), and 3 wood panels from Walgreens with the only picture I had of the baby! lol  (One for Chet and Karli, one for Bill and Melissa, and one for Teresa!)

I heard that the Smiths were coming, and I stayed a little longer because I wanted to see Gary's reaction to the middle name and try to get a pic of them together! =)  I was not disappointed!  (They named him Tate Haywood after Gary Haywood, but they wanted it to be a surprise to Gary).  After they talked for a few minutes, Chet showed Gary my picture gift, and it definitely took him a minute to look past the photo and notice the name! lol  He was very surprised and touched, and he and Kathleen both teared up at that news! I was thankful I got to be there for that moment, and happy to get this picture!  Hooray for Dentist Gary!! =)

Teresa took this one with my cell phone, and Kathleen accidentally photobombed us. lol  

...We all left around 5:00 when the nurse came in, and Teresa drove me back to my car, then treated me to dinner at the Utica Olive Garden, so yay for that!  That entire day made me happy. =)  I'm on the Wilson "Meal Train" for tonight, so it'll be my second time to see baby Tate - get excited!