Lilian Rayne Carter--another beam baby is born!!

[Matt]

I am happy to announce the latest member of our family. Miss Lily came in like a lion. Her mom went from 3cm to 6cm in an hour and she was born an hour later. :scared:

7lbs 6oz right at 20 inches

As my son and I sat in the waiting room, my other daughter Kate burst into the room. "She's here Dad, she's here!!" then I heard the cries and it was like hearing the future.

Let me present...Lily :wub:

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/lily1.JPG

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/lily2.JPG

Mommie is doing fine

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/mommie.JPG

and she seriously was a bad ass, no drugs. :harrier:


Proud Grandpappy

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/gramps_and_lily.JPG

[sarah]

SQUEEEE!!!!


CONGRATULATIONS MATT AND FAMILY!!!!!


YAY!!!!

[Daghain]

Awwww, congrats! :wub:

[ZoNeSeeK]

Aww, what a beautiful name for a beautiful bubby!

All the best to mum and dad, matt.

[Erin]

Awww Matt! She's so beautiful! And Lillian Rayne, SUCH a cool name.

Congrats to your family! I can't wait to see more pics. We need one of her with the beautiful Dora now too!

[Lily Cavanaugh]

Congratulations, Matt. I know you'll be a really good grandfather. :)

[Jean]

congratulations!!! and welcome Lily!

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Messages/new-baby-gift-box.jpg

[Letti]

Congratulations!
Matt, your daughter rocks. She looks so good... as if she were after a nice sleep... incredible.
And your grand-daughter is as nice as her name.

[Nerak]

beautiful!!!
congrats Granddad!!!!

[JasKo]

Wooow what a beautiful baby! You must be so proud. Congratulations one million times, it's always joyful when something like this happens.

Good luck grandpa! (And to the mommy and daddy as well!)

[Jean]

I wonder if Matt is our first Grandpa here?

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/536/medium/grandpa.jpg

[Darkthoughts]

Matt, what wonderful news!!! Congratulations to the Rayne Family, and :rock: to Dawn - she is hardcore :thumbsup:

Welcome Lillian :wub:

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c39/towerjunkie19/Babyband.jpg

[jayson]

Congrats Grandpa Matt and best wishes to your family on the arrival of its newest member!:rock:

[Ruki]

damn your daugher is hardcore! i don't even like getting out of bed without drugs.

gorgeous little baby :wub: and she's already making the whole world better by being so damn cute!!

[Storyslinger]

Thats awesome, Congrats

[Ruthful]

Congratulations, gramps!

:thumbsup:

Is she giving the thumbs-up sign in that photo?

[Matt]

Yeah she is :wub:

she's a total bad ass.

Thanks for all this you guys, its an amazing day up one side and down the other!

[sarah]

hey matt, are you going to put this up on the home page?


congrats again to the family!!!

[Matt]

I need to. I was going to stay home from work today but the other CSR called in sick <_<

So now I have to stay--but I might be able to throw something up from here. :rock:

[TerribleT]

Congrats Matt!!!!!!!

[Brice]

Congratulations Matt and Dora
and to the new mommy and daddy.
She is beautiful. :wub:

[Odetta]

I love the name Lily!

Congratulations!

[Aaron]

:grouphug:

I'm so happy for you and your family, Matt. Looking at those pictures is like deja vu. Tell everyone congrats from Hannah and myself. She's just precious.

[Matt]

Thanks man, I'll do that. :wub:

She gets to come home tonight and I haven't been able to think about anything but looking into that babies face again.

[Aaron]

You've got the fever!

The cool thing is that eventually it seems to go away, but not really. With me I'll go to work and do my thing and not think about Jack constantly or anything, and then I come home and see him and I've got the fever again. It's even better once the smiles and coos come along. It's like a drug, I tell you.

[Patrick]

:nana: Congratulations to the whole family on the arrival of baby Lilly!

If I could, I'd buy you a beer, Grandpa! :rock:

[tamez]

You've got the fever!

The cool thing is that eventually it seems to go away, but not really. With me I'll go to work and do my thing and not think about Jack constantly or anything, and then I come home and see him and I've got the fever again. It's even better once the smiles and coos come along. It's like a drug, I tell you.

you're so cute as a dad :couple:

[Heather19]

Congratulations! She's absolutely adorable.

[Kevin]

Matt! Congratulations!!! :couple:

This is amazing news, and your daughter is so brave to do what she did. How does it feel to be a grandpa now?

[Matt]

I'm like--covered with cotton candy on the inside. :lol:

They are already home and I get to go see her again in just a few minutes. :excited:

[Bethany]

congrats matt and family!!
i'm glad everyone is well.

will you hate me if i point out she's got the same name as jimmy carter's mom? :P

[NeedfulKings]

:nana: :nana: :nana: :nana: :nana: :nana: :nana: :nana:


CONGRATULATIONS

[MonteGss]

Congrats Grandpa Matt!

[Hannah]

Congrats, Grandpa and Grandma! :huglove: Little Lily is lucky to have such a great family.

[sarajean]

zomg, i'm all teary-eyed.

congratulations to the Raynes and the Carters!

:couple:
:huglove:

[She-Oy]

Congratulations Granddaddy!

She's beautiful and what an absolute fantastic name. I LOVE it!

According to my dad, you've now entered the best part of your life! LOL

[Matt]

I agree! There is something about a grand baby, its weird.

here's a movie!

YouTube - First Lily

[Storyslinger]

So cute :wub:

[Kevin]

More pictures, more pictures! :grouphug:

[Matt]

:lol:

You guys are so sweet, Dora took about 30 pics of her yesterday so I'll throw some out here. She's wearing cloths now. :wub:

We're going to make her Daddy a DVD to watch and overnight it to him

[jayson]

Can't wait to see the youtube stuff this evening [firewalled out from seeing it at work].

[Nerak]

Poor Dawn, and the hormones kick in....

The baby is BEAUTIFUL!!!!!

[Erin]

Aww! And look how incredibly sweet Matthew is with his older sister! :wub: There is so much love in your family Matt. :)

[Matt]

:wub:

Those kids are seriously amazing. I figure it doesn't matter what you do in life if you have something like that.

[Storyslinger]

:lol:

You guys are so sweet, Dora took about 30 pics of her yesterday so I'll throw some out here. She's wearing cloths now. :wub:

We're going to make her Daddy a DVD to watch and overnight it to him

That sounds great, very touching

[Patrick]

Just watched the video, that was so sweet! :couple:

[Daghain]

That video is totally cute. Uncle Matthew is really quite taken with the new family member, I see. :D

[Matt]

Yes he is, he loves her so much.

Here are some fresh pics!!

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/lily21.JPG

Santa Lily!!

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/lily3.JPG

Santa Lily--eyes open!!

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/lily4.JPG

[alinda]

AAAAAAAWWWW!!

[Daghain]

Okay, the Santa hat is too cute!

[Erin]

AWWW! Adorable!

[Nerak]

awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

[Matt]

:wub:

Just as pink and beautiful as a desert sunrise.

[Nerak]

better than a desert sunrise...

as pink and beautiful as a new born should be!!! :wub:

[Heather19]

Those pics are adorable!

[Patrick]

That Santa hat is the icing on the baby cake. :)

And, for the record, your new member title is cute second only to your grandbaby herself, Matt. :rock:

[Nerak]

the title is awsome

[steph]

How sweet!
Is mama and baby still doing OK?

BTW, Lily is a great name, my dd is named Lily Beth

[Matt]

Thanks Steph, they are both still doing great. Lily has her eyes open a bit and is starting to look like she might smile soon.

My son in law Jimmy (her dad) got to come home yesterday for the holidays. He is an active duty solider but got to meet her for the first time yesterday.

Really reminds you what is important in life, family like this. :wub:

I'm beside myself with joy

[Bethany]

oh god. deep breaths bethany. step away from the yummy baby.

[Nerak]

Bethany! LOL

[Patrick]

Matt, you've totally got to get this (http://www.cafepress.com/buy/science/-/pv_design_prod/pg_19/p_storeid.78827205/pNo_78827205/id_14870642/opt_/fpt____________CX_________K/c_363/#?CMP=CJ-CLICK-10467594&cjpid=1992680&PID=7532081) for your cute little granddaughter. :thumbsup:


http://jitcrunch.cafepress.com/jitcrunch.aspx?bG9hZD1ibGFuayxibGFuazo3Ml9GX2MyNC5 qcGd8bG9hZD1MMCxodHRwOi8vaW1hZ2VzLmNhZmVwcmVzcy5jb 20vaW1hZ2UvMTQ4NzA2NDJfNDAweDQwMC5qcGd8fHNjYWxlPUw wLDE2MSwxMDgsV2hpdGV8Y29tcG9zZT1ibGFuayxMMCxBZGQsM TYyLDEyNHxjcD1yZXN1bHQsYmxhbmt8c2NhbGU9cmVzdWx0LDA sNDgwLFdoaXRlfGNvbXByZXNzaW9uPTk1fA==


(It also comes in blue for Aaron and Hannah's new son.)

[Matt]

:o--that is great Patrick!! I'm afraid I may have to blow it all on the little site onesy though. :lol:

Here's more pics of our wonderful Grand daughter. Jimmy is almost done with training and they will be leaving for North Carolina on 3/11, very soon. :(

But, we'll get to see them a month later when we go to The Three Kings signing in DC

Here's Lily right after a bath

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/afterbath.JPG

The sweet little family on Christmas

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/medium/jnd2.JPG

Grandpa and his Lily :wub:

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/medium/meandlily4.JPG

[alinda]

Awwwwwwww, I'm in love !! Beautiful indeed Matt. :)

[jayson]

great new pics matt! she's beautiful.

[Erin]

she's so gorgeous! I love the last picture. so precious!

[sarah]

awww! Matt she is just so adorable!! I can't believe how big she is getting already. You are so lucky and blessed!!!

[Bethany]

*stares raptly at lily and sighs*

she's adorable. and she looks like grandpa matty in the last one.

[Daghain]

Cuteness! :wub:

[Darkthoughts]

Lush photos!!! Man, I really don't need to start feeling broody! :lol:

The pic of you two together is just gorgeous :wub:

[Storyslinger]

I've said it once, and I'll probably say it again, That is one cute kid.

[Mist_on_the_Water]

what a prett little baby girl! Happy birthday(even though it's belated now X3) to her and congrats to you! :panic: :excited: :panic:

[Matt]

Thanks RI, she's my grand daughter but its still one of the most exciting things that has ever happened to me. :wub:

[Mist_on_the_Water]

(it's IR please sai :D)

my little brother is 3 now, well, 3 1/2, and I love him to pieces though we're 12 years apart, but it's one of the best things to happen to me and boy do I know what it's like having a baby in the house! XD

[Matt]

Oh jeeze, I changed it at the last minute. I think I am going to stick with "Mist" from here on out.

I'm old and confused easily :lol:

[Mist_on_the_Water]

it's fine Sai, I'm used to it, many a person tends to switch it, but please use soemthing with an R and an I in it, having three possible names here would confuse me a lot, say sorry....

[Matt]

Can I simply change your name for you?

[Mist_on_the_Water]

do you mean my username sai? I'd rather leave it as is, but perhaps when I have enough to be a gold member I'll change my title to be something like "Call me IR" or soemthing...cry pardon for my stubborness ><;

[Letti]

I love them all but this is my favourite. :wub:
You can be incredibly proud, Matt.

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/medium/jnd2.JPG

Thank you for sharing. :rose:

[Matt]

Thank you Letti :couple:

[Letti]

Thank you Letti :couple:

:huglove:

[Nerak]

Dark Tower babies are beautiful!!!!

[Bethany]

><

i know a secret!

[Daghain]

A good secret, or a bad secret? :)

[Bethany]

s'all good!

[Daghain]

:lol: