1 week old

Looks like we're starting things with Elliott off on the right foot ... late already! Today he is 10 days old but I'm just now posting his 1 week photo from Tuesday!

Elliott wanted to copy his friend Vale and take photos beside the same stuffed animal every month so everyone can see how he's growing! Hope E's favorite stuffed animal Chomps is big enough to last all year!

One fun discovery is that after bathtime, Elliott's hair is curly! It's kind of crazy which makes it so precious! We couldn't decide what hairstyle to go with for the 1 week pic, so we're bringing you both.

Party Hair:


Business Hair:


Everyone warns us that these days of them being so little go quickly so we are trying to cherish every moment. I can already tell that his cheeks and hands are filling out ... trying to be excited about this and not sad that he's already growing! We love our little boy!

So much to say

Oh ... where to begin? In an hour and a half, our sweet boy will be 1 week old! What a week it has been! We are everything ... tired, thrilled, overwhelmed, happy, exhausted ... you name it, we've felt it this week. On top of everything, we are mourning the loss of my cousin Tyler who passed away unexpectantly this week. I've never been through such a mix of sorrow and joy all at once. We're definitely still processing everything.

I have lots to say about everything ~ excited to share our birth story and what all has been going on this first week. It's amazing how time has passed so quickly in this blur of nursing, napping, and trying to live life with our new addition!

So I hope to be blogging more soon, but in the meantime I'll just leave you with our latest favorite picture. Elliott has just started smiling momentarily while he's asleep ~ guess he's having some good dreams! Adam caught one precious smile tonight.


Man, I really like that baby!!