From Mom's Camera

My mom had all sorts of cool pics from when Elliott was "fresh from the oven", so I thought I would include some of these somewhere, too. There's even some from before he was born. Enjoy!
P.S. If you are wondering what's with all the pictures and posts all of a sudden, Brooks was verbalizing his dissatisfaction with the lack of posts in recent weeks. I was extremely sick (again) during that time, and he hasn't posted anything since February, so look who's talkin' buddy! ;)





Flowers from Aunt Shirley and Uncle John. They were supposed to be for my baby shower on the 17th (thus the Valentine's theme here) but I was in the hospital then. So I got to enjoy them in my hospital room--Thanks, Aunt Shirley and Uncle John!






Me hugging my new baby boy
I was soooo glad to hold him finally, and I didn't even have to wait as long as some moms!





Visitors! Aunt Gail, Lauren, (Jillian) and Katie look in on Elliott in the nursery under the bilirubin lights.








Me kissing my sweet new baby. Brooks was too busy calling everyone with the news to take any pictures like this, so we didn't have any until now. THANKS, MOM!!! If you didn't get a call, it's probably because I told him to stop calling the whole world and enjoy this tiny baby while he's still tiny! That, and I was done hearing, "No, we haven't decided on a name yet..."








Elliott's arms released from the burrito hold. THIS is why his face was all red and scratched up when he was a newborn--we couldn't keep his hands (with sharp nails) away from his face!








Jillian visiting me in the hospital while I was still pregnant.
Yes, I'm picking my lip--what else is new?







Eating my first meal post labor--hawaiian pizza from Taylor Street Pizza!
Yes, I know it's blurry--I'm glad! Anyone who has ever given birth probably wasn't looking their best right afterward. I'm still not sure that I want to post any pictures that we have from the birth!










Jillian checking out her new brother. I wonder what she was thinking...










Elliott's footprint on Brooks's hand - Brooks's cool new tattoo.
Notice Elliott in his little bassinet in the upper right corner.
Mom did a great job with this one!!!








Brooks is a NEW DAD! Like his hat I got him for Valentine's Day? He hasn't worn it since then, so I'm a little insulted, but I'll get over it. If you see him, ask him about it. ;)