Happy Days...

Not so happy days with Great Grandma...



One of the peaceful moments of the day.




The face that says I am not awake yet.





She loves to lay on her stomach.

Things with Ellie are going well. We recently learned about overfeeding and its affect on a baby's mood/behavior. If you overfeed, you get a very fussy baby. one that does not want to sleep. After Stacy went to the doctors, they told her that Ellie was getting too much food and that she was getting 'gassy' (aka very uncomfortable). So I think we figured everything out and everyone is getting a bit more sleep.

One grandma is leaving today. My mom was up for the past couple of days and was a huge help. Andrew and Faith came up. Hopefully they had a good time. Faith discovered electricity. Not a big fan of the shock collar.

We still appreciate every ones help that we have been getting. One of these days we are going to have get everyone together that helped (move, work, babysit, ect) and have a big cook out to show our appreciation.

We'll keep you updated....

Without the "binky"

A bit more....

I am going to keep putting pictures up until she gets embarrassed by them.

Everyone is still doing well. Although the only one in the house that is still trying to figure out what all this new noise is coming from is the Hooker (aka the cat for those that are not aware of the other "princess") The cat takes off like a bat out of hell when Ellie begins to tell us that she is not too happy. Pretty funny to see a cat take off up stairs in a state of confusion. Ellie has her moments of complete breakdown like she hasn't eaten in weeks. The nights are OK. I cannot complain to much. Stacy has been amazing. She does very well soothing Ellie at night when she gets fussy. Ellie can sleep for 3 Hrs at a time, which gives everyone a bit of a rest.

We go to the doctors today to find out if she is gaining weight. Cross our fingers.

More pictures, per popular request (Mom)

Well I was told by some people that we need to keep the pictures going. We are still having to adjust to our new sleeping schedule. For instance, I was unaware of the persistance a four day old baby can keep a scream going. A set of lungs that girl has.

We had the first doctors appointment yesterday. It was a pretty quick visit. A quick weight check (6 Lbs 8 Oz) and an officail length of 19 3/4". We go in on Thursday to see if she is gaining some pounds (she is eating like horse so things should be working out).

Here are some more picts:

I had to get one in of our original crew

You can tell when she is nice and full.

Trying out the new toys.

Ejoying a quick clean.

More Pictures.

I wanted to get some more pictures out. We have been very busy with the "adjustment" of our schedules. I have been able to get some pictures in here and there. Stacy is still recovering from the past couple of days. She is coming around though. Soon she will be sipping back Cosmos and feeling normal again. Here are some pictures of the past couple of days (sort of backwards, still getting used to this blog site).


Finally Leaving

At peace, peace that is few and far between....

Stacy, Elliott and my grandmother (now a great-grandmother)

An hour or so after surgery.

I wanted to get some more pictures up. I have had a little free time here and there to take pictures of the little one. Stacy is still recovering from the past couple of days. She is coming around. Soon she will be herself again. She is looking forward to a cosmo. Well here are some more pictures of the past couple of days.

Clarification...

I was wrong. After talking with Stacy, I realized that I spelled Elliott's name wrong. Two 'T's instead of one.

What a Day!

It is 948pm on a Thursday. We are sitting in the mother/baby room experiencing our new addition to the farm. It was an amazing day(s). I will give the cliff note version of the past 26 Hrs. Everything started last night at 7pm. We went into Sparrow to see if an inducement would get things going. And boy did they! The short of it was at 800pm we were at a 1. After some treatment and time (like 4am) we were at a 4 and things were booming. Booming to the point that and hour and a half later we were at a 6! I cannot say how much pain there exactly was, but I could tell that Stacy was not digging this whole thing. We finally got into the labor room and things were still going. Stacy received more treatment and the waiting game was on.

I will let Stacy take it from there (when she gets back to feeling normal). But, at 125pm on Thursday the 3rd of July we introduced Elliot Jo Lynn Byers to the world. Let me say a pretty intense day! Whipped everyone's ass. She came in at 7.1 ounces and 21 and a half inches (with a pretty crooked head).

The main purpose of this post is that I wanted to get some of the pictures posted.

Right after she was born.

Some eye drops...

And the crooked head....