Welcome Sam!

We were so pleased to be able to welcome our son, Samuel Alburn Dodson, into this world on May 26, 2006 at 10:16 PM. He was 21 inches long and weighed 7 pounds and 2 ounces. He arrived via C-section (after mom didn't dialate past 4 cms). His middle name was Jeff's dad's name. We named him after Jeff's dad who past away Memorial weekend in 1999.

Here is a picture of Jeff and I right before going into the operating room and then when we met Sam for the first time.

When mom went to recovery, dad went to check on the little guy and he slurped down an ounce of formula to tied him over until mommy was out of recovery...he had that ounce gone in no time! Dad looks pretty proud in this picture, huh?

He was definitely "ooohhhh"ed and "aaahhhhh"ed over by the grandmas, grandpa, and Aunt Rachael.




He really is a great baby....and so adorable. He has so much hair that we just can't help petting all the time so his hair always looks a bit crazy from someone having their hands in it!