Meeting Nikolas

We were so excited for a new addition to our extended family. Chad's sister Amanda and brother-in-law Justin just welcomed their first child at the end of March. We wanted desperately to visit them in the hospital, but Griffin was sick so we didn't want to expose them to anything. Luckily he was all better a few days later, and we were able to finally meet him on Easter Sunday. Baby Nikolas (Niko) Antony Fortner is a gorgeous, gorgeous baby, with long legs and tons of hair. He was also super sweet and seemed like a pretty easy-going baby.



Griffin and Cooper were SO excited to meet him. Amanda didn't find out the gender before he was born, and the first thing Griffin asked when we told him she'd had the baby was, "Is it a boy or a girl?" When we told him it was a boy, he said, "YES!" I was really pleasantly surprised by Cooper's reaction. He studied him for a few seconds and then broke into a game of peekaboo. It was so sweet. He also tried to give Niko the toy train he'd gotten in his Easter basket. Awww!

Baby Nikolas with Cooper's train


I am so, so happy that my boys have a local cousin to grow up with. They have another cousin, my brother's little girl Ella (who is also absolutely beautiful and fabulous, of course!). And Griffin especially fell in love with her at Christmas. But they live in Dallas and we don't get to see them anywhere near often enough. So I am thrilled that my boys and Niko will get to be good buddies growing up. Welcome to the world, sweet baby Nikolas!