“Clete’s” Debut

Well the 9 months, 1 week and 1 day of waiting is officially over! Last night I became an aunt for the first time! Carter Harrison Willis made his debut at 9:34 PM (EST) by C-section. He weighed 7 lbs 15 ozs, was 21 inches long and had a head full of dark hair! The doctor and nurses said he had big hands and feet. (Carter, if you need any XX-wide shoes…Banks has plenty he can hand down.) He is perfect and absolutely beautiful (I guess I should say handsome instead)! We were all amazed at how alert he was when we finally got to meet him. He was just looking around at everyone and trying to take everyone in and figure all of us out. He only cried when we tried to take his picture…all that flash photography was hurting his eyes! Sue and Nicholas both did a great job yesterday at remaining calm, cool and collected during the entire day! Congrats to the new Mom and Dad!!!! Enjoy everyday with him because they grow up too fast! I called home to report in that it was a boy named Carter (Sue and Nicholas decided not to find out what they were having…so the baby has been know as “Cletus the Fetus” until last night). Banks was thrilled to have a boy cousin but has said all along that if it was a girl, she would be named Sara (which is not the girl name Sue and Nicholas picked out)! He is ready to share all his diggers and dump trucks with his new cousin Carter! Banks also got his second smiley face at school on the day of Carter’s birth! Way to go Banks!!!! He was so excited when he called to tell me after school yesterday – he said “only 3 more until I get my wallet!” I am still betting that we will be lucky to have a wallet by Christmas! Both Banks and Mary Reese had a ball in Corinth! Thank you Kristi – you always are so sweet to take them for the weekend! They had a weekend full of excitement including playing in the water hose, going to Chuck E. Cheese, attending church and Mary Reese even got to go to a baby shower! When I talked to Kristi on Saturday, she said she looked up after breakfast and her father-in-law and Banks were sitting side by side in some chairs outside with their feet propped up having a big conversation. I am sure Banks talked poor Mr. Norman’s ears off! Carter is scheduled to make his first trip to Alabama in a few weeks! His cousins can’t wait to meet him and love all over him! He will probably be ready to head straight back to Indy where it is nice and peaceful! Until next time…