Monday, August 10, 2009

Elliott Daniel

Welcome Elliott Daniel!  After 32 hours of labor which included two sleepless nights, we witnessed the amazing miracle of childbirth when, with a whisper and a cry, our son slipped into this world.  We may write more about the birth story later but for now here are some early pictures of our boy and his new family.

Only 22 minutes old, Elliott takes comfort from his Papa.

Proud and weary parents soak up the reality of a new life created by love.

It is deeply symbolic to struggle through the pain of labor and birth in the dark of the night, only to greet the morning light with peace and new life. 

Proud Big Sister meets her brother for the first time.

Tjelle, meet Bean

This looks to be the beginning of a beautiful friendship.

Real babies are heavier and wiggle more than dolls.

Sweetness

The Little Mister fits right into the family like a missing puzzle piece.

5 comments:

Matt Jones said...

Yes! Welcome to the world! I'm glad I got to meet him. :)

Anonymous said...

Congratulations you guys! How exciting...another addition to the family! Hopefully we get to meet him soon!

-Bret, Britta & JJ

The Withrow (K) said...

Beautiful. I can't wait to hear more of his story. LOVE the nursing photo! Congrats to you all and welcome little Elliott.

Love...

Katie, Andy and Savannah

Anonymous said...

Congratulations all of you! How precious these pictures are of Emma, Elliott, and Mommy and Daddy. Thank you for posting. It certainly looks like Emma is going to be a wonderful big sister.
Love to you guys,
Debbie and Dave

Grandma Mary said...

Welcome Sweet baby Elliott!!!
What a beautiful family!
Congratulations!