How could you do this to me!

Mother and boys

Mommy and boys enjoyed some time together

Family is together

This is the Houston branch of the Adkins Family

You be nice to your brother

Momma and her four boys

Dawn got to spend time as a mother of four boys today. She gets to go from four months of bed rest to being a full time mom tomorrow.

William was not thrilled about losing his place as "the baby"

The four boys together for the first time

The Four boys got together this morning. My house is going to be loud

Sunday School friend Julia with Charlie

Charlie in Window

Charlie is a little more photogenic in the window

Charlie with the umbilical stump

Charlie in his hat

Mother and child

Dawn is feeling human again

Daddy with Charlie

Mommy's wedding ring

We're doing well.  

Baby is with mommy in the hospital room.  Dawn had a shower and is feeling human.  She has turned off the morphine drip and is just getting oral medications.  We've had a few visitors.  He ate a big meal late last night, but has not eaten much since.  Dawn is changing her first diaper in months.  Bed rest gets you out of changing diapers and pull ups.  He has already learned to burp. Our other children have not been self burping.

Charlie under observation

This is Charlie under observation.  He stayed there for about 10 hours.  

Me and the boy

OK.  Blog site is cooperating.
The baby is no longer under observation in the NICU.  He is healthy and Dawn is trying to feed him now.   He is in our room at St. Lukes. Charlie and mom are doing great.  If you want to drop by tomorrow, please give us a call first.

Charles Paul Adkins is here

Charles Paul Adkins is here.

Dawn started bleeding a little last night. Fortunately, we had some friends over. While we were saying our goodbye's last night, Dawn realized something was wrong. Kim and Larry were halfway to their car when I told them that they would be staying with the kids for a few hours while we went to the hospital. So, yeah for Kim and Larry Flathman.

We were scheduled to get a c-section Friday, but given the bleeding, they decided to go ahead and deliver today. Dawn went under general anesthesia, given that she had not responded well to previous pain killing techniques. So, about 8:30, Charlie arrived. He has dark, curly hair, Dawn's nose, and basically looks just like our other three. Specifications are coming. After about 20 minutes of observation, they unhooked him from all his wires. O2 levels were good. He cried and he urinated. I got to hold him for a few minutes. He is under observation now, but that is to be expected for a kid born at 36.5 weeks.

The nurses told me that we picked a good strong name in Charles Paul. I asked them if they ever told a parent, "You know you picked an awful name?" They said no. When that happens, they just say, "oh. that is a nice name." The 10 or so students looking at Charlie on the warming table all agreed that was the code for "what on earth were you thinking."

We took the wrong car and forgot our camera last night. Pictures will be coming shortly