James Patrick Marr

The newest MiniMarr has arrived!  Our son, James Patrick,  was born on February 20, 2014 at 9:21AM.  He was 20 inches long and weighed in at 8 lbs. 5 oz.

Just a few minutes old, holding dada's hand!
Just a few minutes old, holding dada’s hand!

 

Overjoyed to finally meet our baby!

Overjoyed to finally meet our baby!

Proud parents!

Proud parents!

Finding his fingers for the first time :)

Finding his fingers for the first time 🙂

Meeting Nana and Bumpa

Meeting Nana and Bumpa

Lizzie and James and KK and cousin Hannah

Lizzie and James and KK and cousin Hannah

Meeting Birdie and Bana

Meeting Birdie and Bana

Pete didn’t quite know what to make of his new little brother.  He was pretty convinced our baby was a girl (which made us think so too!) and didn’t seem to quite grasp the concept that the baby in my belly was actually James.  He was spoiled rotten with big brother presents, and hammed it up for the camera before agreeing to be in a family photo!

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The Marr Family
The Marr Family

When I first saw James, I was struck  by how much he looked like Brienna and Pete when they were born.  When we saw James for the first time, Pat said “Pete!” and then we both laughed because we didn’t even have a boy’s name picked out yet!  James sometimes looks like a miniature version of Pete, but he’s starting to look like himself too.  He’s so cute and sweet (Sweet Baby James is very appropriate for him!) and is a pretty laid back little guy.  He is mild mannered and gentle; he fusses when he’s hungry and only really cries when he’s in need of a diaper change.  Pete is adjusting to his new role, and loves to be our special helper.  He oversees all diaper changes and lets us know when he thinks James needs something.  So far, so good … James fits right into our little family and we are so happy he’s here!

Big Cousin Pete!

Pete has a new little cousin! KK and ShayKay welcomed Hannah Aoife Kennedy to the world on January 22, 2014 .  She is such an adorable little baby and so good too!

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Pete’s met Hannah, but isn’t quite sure what to make of her just yet! I think he’s just a tad jealous that he isn’t the center of attention anymore, but he did great at our latest visit!

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We couldn’t be happier for KK and ShayKay; they are already great parents and make an adorable little family of three!  Meeting Hannah makes us even more excited to meet her cousin in a month or so 🙂