Photos 3/26/11

Here are a few photos taken today, 3/26/11

Grant Two Week Photos

Grant is starting to pack on the pounds! He measured in at around 9 lb on 3/20/11 (just past two weeks) and he's eating like a champ!

Welcome Grant Carson Ely

Here are a few pictures of me before Grants big arrival.

Grant Carson was born on March 2. 2011 at 12:33 pm. He was 7 lbs 13 oz and 20 inches long. The birth was short. I was induced about 7:15 that morning and by noon the nurse was telling us our little guy should be here around 1:00 pm. About 20minutes later I was ready to push and after 10 minutes Grant made his grand entrance. We are extremely blessed to have such a wonderful new baby. He seems to be content with just eating and sleeping but rarely crying. We are trying to get used to only sleeping a few hours each night and then having enough energy to play with Gavin during the day. It is a big adjustment but we are doing our best to cope right now.

Gavin is starting to get used to the idea that baby Grant is going to stay with us. He likes to know where the baby is at all times and then goes about his day playing. We gave Gavin a special dinosaur present at the hospital and told him it was from baby Grant. He lets us know all the time who gave him the dinosaurs. I think he is more interested in them than his little brother right now.

Enjoy the pictures of our new little miracle!

My wonderful doctor

Our completed family

Don "Papa" Ely

Judy "Mimi" Ely

My precious boys!

Grant just about a half hour after birth

Gavin is Two Years Old

We celebrated Gavin's birthday twice this year. The first celebration happened at one of his favorite places, Chuck E. Cheese, with Ryan's side of the family just before Thanksgiving. He had a great time playing games with his cousins, Olivia and Evelyn. He also had a special surprise when Chuck E. Cheese came out and danced with all the children.

Evelyn with Papa

The next celebration happened the following weekend with my side of the family. I decided to make a special train cake that I found online. The directions said it would take anywhere from 2-3 hours. About 8 hours later, it finally came together with the help of one of my sister-in-laws, Danila, and turned out to be a success. I won't be making anything that extravagant again, especially when I am pregnant. I am happy I did it this one time!

Another Boy

We are expecting another baby in early March and recently found out we will be having another boy. Everything is going well with the pregnancy. I was incredibly sick for the first few months but I am feeling fine now. We had a few ultrasound pictures that came out clear. The first is the entire baby and the second shows his little feet. I will post more pictures as the belly continues to grow.

Halloween 2010

Gavin was able to wear his Mickey Mouse Fireman costume a few times this year. We took him to Boo at the Zoo where he got to dress up, see all the animals and get some candy with Mimi and Papa. He had a great time and we even ran into Jon, Julie, Hannah and our friends Sheri and her children, Jacob and Megan. Later that week, we had Trick-or-Treat in our neighborhood and my good friend Theresa came over with her son, David. Gavin had a great time!

Papa with Gavin

Gavin's friend David