Where to begin? There is much that needs to be added to this blog. However, the advent of our son, Elijah, trumps all other news so forgive me if subsequent posts are chronologically backwards. (I have some fun videos and comments on visiting various cities throughout the “Interview Season”, visiting the zoo, Ella at the gym, and the Winter that just keeps on giving. It might even get a bit political—so stay tuned.)
Elijah Keith Williams (we’ll be calling him Eli) was born 12:19 on March 6, 2008. He weighed in a 8lbs 1oz and measures 22inches. He has a good pair of lungs (like his sister); he and Ella have some facial similarities so far, but he is definitely a different personality. Eli makes very little noise while sleeping and eating. So far, in his first 8 hrs of postpartum life he hasn’t really cried much at all (please, all of you knock on something wooden right now). He picked up the whole suckling thing much quicker than Ella did—or maybe Malinda’s a better teacher now. It will be fun to see how he shapes over the next few months/years.
Ella scored huge points today by not hitting, scratching, poking, squishing or stomping her little brother. As an added bonus she doesn’t seem to resent him or her mother for the current change in feeding and seating arrangements. We’ll see. Anyway, I’ve set up links for the first of many Eli videos and one Ella video that I had previously edited.
