Thursday, May 8, 2008

Charles Edward Tappa

This morning at 2:22 a.m., Jana gave birth to Charles Edward Tappa. Charlie was 20.5 inches long, 7 pounds, 8.4 ounces.

The process went as smoothly as a pregnancy can go. We left for the hospital at 10:30 p.m., Jana started pushing slightly after 2, and Charlie came out 20 minutes later. Once again, she's a major league trooper. He took to feeding right away, which made the post-delivery much better than last time.

Charlie is wonderful - already sleeping for several hours at a time and a willing eater. His brother is in awe; Will wanted to hold him as much as possible, and kept saying things like "He's the best baby ever" and "Isn't he cute?"
















































17 comments:

Anonymous said...

Look at that hair!!! He already looks like his big brother. We can't wait to meet him!
-Katy & Sara

Anonymous said...

He is beautiful!!!! Can't wait to see him. :) Karen

Anonymous said...

Wow, Charlie must have giant feet by the size of those booties :) Congrats all around! Sharon and Tom

Anonymous said...

Sweet pictures, dude. Congrats to Jana, Will, and you. Also, thanks for not taking down everyone's email with 15 MB pictures like when Will was born...

Andy

Anonymous said...

Yeah!! congrats you guys! He is adorable and glad he is being such a great baby right away. Can't wait to meet the little guy. I knew Will would be a great big brother:) Love,
Sara

Anonymous said...

He is awesome! Congrats! Glad everything went well and everybody's smiling. Will is going to be the best big brother ever!
Austy

Anonymous said...

Great photos - and great name. Glad that everyone is doing well. Need to make a trip to Wisconsin to see the Tappa quartet.

Anonymous said...

Congrats!!! Love the name. My guess is this one is going to look like Jana. Can't wait to meet him.

Anonymous said...

Oh- I cannot wait to meet him and hold him. I can't wait to see Will talk about him, too. What a blessing, and it is all over for Jana. Hope to be there tomorrow afternoon. Will call tonight. Love you all, Mom

Scott said...

Congrats guys! Great pics! He's a handsome young man...

We are very happy for you all and are glad to hear things went smoothly....

- The Burchs

Anonymous said...

I bet Will is proud of himself for being a big brother.You can't go wrong with boys,right?
love, Carter

Anonymous said...

Congratulations you guys! He's adorable, and I can't wait to meet him! Hopefully you'll be up for some company next Friday (5/16) when I'm back in Wisconsin for the weekend.

Love,
Angela

Anonymous said...

Congratulations! We are so happy for you! He is beautiful and big brother Will looks so proud!
Love Aunt Jo & Uncle Denny

Anonymous said...

Congratulations! What an adorable little boy, and I love the name you chose for him. Grandma Violet was tickled pink about "Charlie". What a wonderful tribute to grandparents. Happy Mother's Day Jana, I'm so proud of you, good job and glad to hear you are doing well and Charlie, Will and Scott are too. Can't wait to see all of you. Love, Robin

Anonymous said...

Congratulations!!! It is so precious to see Will holding his new little brother Charlie. Great job and welcome to the 2 boys club!! ha ha Love you, Rona

Anonymous said...

Congratulations! Charlie is adorable! I just love that name. Grandma was so happy that you named him Charlie. Will looks so proud (and big) holding his little brother. I laughed at Rona's comment..so true....welcome to the 2 boys club. Congratulations!!!! Love, Candy and Family

Unknown said...

Charlie Tappa is beautiful! I love the pictures with Will. He does indeed look very proud and protective of his new little brother. Congrats all around and Happy Mother's Day Jana. You are now doubly blessed =)

Love From Dallas,

Beth G