(Fertility, Pregnancy & FINALLY) Parenting Adventures ... Times 2!: Andrew Franklin

Sorry for the delay on updating the ol' blog. We do not have internet access at the hospital so any updating of the blog must be done elsewhere. So Daddy decided to bring Samantha home for a nap today (much needed), a shower for himself (needed more), and to update the blog (needed the most).

As most of you know, a planned C-Section turned into Amy's water breaking about 10 hours before we were to head to the hospital. So instead of surgery at Noon, Amy had surgery around 5 AM. Andrew's official arrival time was 5:56 AM. Let's be honest . . . it made for a much more exciting story! Amy is VERY thankful a C-Section was already in the works after we found out Andrew's size! News of Andrew's size spread quickly throughout the maternity ward. To put it in perspective, he is a full inch longer and almost 3 pounds heavier than Samantha was at birth!

Little back ground on his name - His first name comes from my middle name and his middle name is in honor of my PaPaw (my Mom's Dad), the late great Frank Conley McFall. I never really knew my PaPaw as he passed away when I was only 4 years old, but he is a legend in my mind and has been somebody I think about almost everyday. I would have loved to have known him better and I made up my mind long ago if the Lord ever blessed me with a son I was going to name him after my PaPaw. Thankfully the Lord not only blessed me with a son, but more importantly a wonderful wife who loved the idea and meaning behind the name. My Mom is an only child, as am I, so naming him Andrew Franklin Noland will ensure the Noland and McFall name will live on in some form or fashion.