More Professional Photos of Ben and Marin

Hi Friends and Family,

We are surviving (barely) without the help of any extended family. It was so wonderful to have my mom and sister here for Ben's birth and then homecoming and then to have Tom's sister Sara and his mom here with us these past couple of weeks. Now it's just the four of us and we are attempting to figure out how to get everything done now that our "slaves" are gone ;) Thank you, so much, to all of our visitors for helping us through the first few weeks with little Ben! Ben has a bit of a cold right now, which is making things a little more challenging, but we're hanging in there. Hopefully I will find time in these next few days to write a post about his birth (from my point of view ;)) and our first few days with him. Until then, please enjoy some more photos taken by my friend, Christie who is an awesome photographer! Here is the link to her blog where you can find a post entitled "Bennett":

http://www.christiehobson.blogspot.com/

More Baby Pictures & Marin's 4th Birthday with Family

Bennett Thomas Cronley!

He has arrived! Coming only one day after his due date, Ben (as we've been secretly calling him for months now!) came after a brief and totally painless labor--says the father. With Tracey's bag of waters breaking in the middle of the night, we were certain that Tracey's doctor was going to start forcing the inducing medications. But not this time. We were very happy to let nature take its course and allow Ben to come on out on his own schedule. Thank you to Grandma Mac and Aunt Cath (who got Ben the a certain bib pictured in the slide show below) for being with us during this special and busy time.
Sixteen hours later, we were holding the newest Cronley and he was ready to eat! Tracey's meat-free diet seemed to be more than adequate, as he was 8 lbs and over 21 inches long. He seems to be a good eater already and has even squeezed in a few winks of sleep in the last 4 days.
As for who he most looks like, I'll leave that up to you. We have noticed that he looks a lot like what Marin looked like as a baby, but with blonde hair. Speaking of blondies, Tracey is well and is holding up amazingly despite impossible hours, the demands of raising an almost 4-year old (Monday!) and keeping the house from looking like a war zone.
Muzzy has really been good with Ben (I promise to get a picture of this) and Cal is relatively unchanged...unfortunately.
Enjoy the photos, happy 4th and stay tuned for more.