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I’m a brand new papa – again.
Published Thursday, September 17, 2009
As of 4 p.m. Saturday, August 22 my second son – Camden Mitchell White – made his entrance into this world. It was a wonderful afternoon filled with love and laughter and a day I will certainly never forget.
Unlike when my oldest son – Alex – was born, I was in the delivery room when Camden came calling. I saw what Lyndal went through as she gave birth. She was a true champion and, I think, tried to make it look easier than it was so I wouldn’t worry.
Dr. Robert Cooke may be the best OB/GYN there is in this country. He was as supportive as is humanly possible and always kept us well-informed. It was obvious he cared about Lyndal and that she was not just a patient. I cannot say enough good things about him and the rest of the folks at Women’s Care of Ahoskie.
The staff at Roanoke-Chowan Hospital couldn’t have been better either. From the time we walked in the door Saturday morning until we left Monday afternoon, Lyndal and Camden were well taken care of. We absolutely made the correct decision to have him born there.
I appreciate so much how everyone has supported us.
Camden’s grandparents and his Uncle Scott, Aunt Tisha and cousins were all there from the beginning. I’m so glad they were part of it. Most of Lyndal’s grandparents were able to make it as well, which was a blessing, especially since my grandparents are all deceased.
Also, Samantha Cook, Chelsea Davis and Thomas Jernigan were there from the beginning and their friendship, support and love are so important to us.
We have truly one of the best church families in American at Askewville Assembly of God. They have been supportive, caring and understanding through Lyndal’s pregnancy and Camden’s birth. I have to particularly say how much I have appreciated the support of my pastor, the Rev. R.O. Denton Jr., and Association Pastor, the Rev. Webb Hoggard.
Camden, as children will do, has changed our lives. Sleep is a thing of the distant past, especially for Lyndal. She insists on being the one that gets up in the middle of the night to feed him and honestly he probably wouldn’t have it any other way. He is already a true mama’s boy.
Two truly special moments for me that I want to share with you came in the last three weeks.
The first was at the hospital. Lyndal and I had agreed the first person not in the delivery room to see the baby would be Alex. He was also the first one who would get to hold him.
Alex has taken his duties as a big brother seriously and I am so happy he was the first one to get to hold his brother other than Lyndal and me.
Another important thing happened last week when we got a gift from Bud and Vicky Byrum. I appreciated the gift, as I have everything that has been given to Camden. It was very special, however, coming from the friends of one of my childhood friends – Tracy Byrum – who died tragically a few years ago. The fact they still took that time for my son is something I will always treasure.
There are so many other things I’d love to share with you about my son’s birth and the last few weeks and in all likelihood I will later. But that’s about my space limit for this week.
I do want to close by saying my wife has been a wonderful mother already. She loves being a mother and she is gonna be just incredible at it.
Thadd White is Staff Writer and Sports Editor of the Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald and is the proud father of two amazing sons and the husband of a wonderful wife. He can be reached via email at thadd.white@r-cnews.com or by telephone at 332-7211.
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Posted by Dare (anonymous) on September 18, 2009 at 5:39 p.m. (Suggest removal)
What a great and happy family this writer has. It would however be nice for him to tell of how he has totally destroyed his wife’s relationship with all her parent’s family. How this was the first time she had seen her grandparents in almost a year. How she never saw her great uncle (Doctor Brown) while he was in the hospital or nursing home. She did make the funeral though. How with his help, his wife never talks with her brother. Finally he needs to tell you how he convinced a young girl to move in with a married man, drop out college, get married, and have a baby. How she can’t even open the blinds in her house, does not have a car or internet, and will not allow her parents to come visit the grandbaby. This is the man the readers need to know.
Posted by simmonssteve35 (anonymous) on October 13, 2009 at 1:38 p.m. (Suggest removal)
First of all, I do not understand how this article made it under the topic of "Opinion." I see no argument, no point, just a long, cliché-filled statement of "I'm a father, congrats to me." These are just a collection of scattered thoughts. The writer might need to consider using twitter and thereby saving most subscribers from a dragging read that is covered with trivial name drops. The writer's friends may be the best in the world as he proclaims, but I honestly do not care to know their names. Judging by the above comment, this seems more like an attempt to spit in the face of a family the writer's already beaten like a dead horse. Tweet or blog or something instead of putting something like this in print.
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