Wyatt Elliott

Amelia holding Wyatt for the first time

Daddy with his babies

family of four!

happy Grandma's

Papa and his grandchildren

Proud auntie and uncles

Gene & Auntie Linz

where he hangs out here at home

Our little Wyatt Elliott has finally arrived! He came into the world at 2:28 pm on Saturday, June 13 weighing in at 7 lbs, 9 oz and 20” long. He took his time coming past his due date, but once he decided to appear, he was in a big hurry.

I had been scheduled for an inducement on Friday and Saturday mornings, but both had been cancelled due to full labor and delivery department at the hospital. Contractions started coming on their own on Saturday morning, but they were very dull and sporadic. I went for a walk with Mom and Amelia which didn't seem to get things moving any faster. Then Nathan and I went to Long Beach and got some coffee and then they started coming stronger. After an hour or so of getting home, I called the doctor as they were 5-7 minutes apart and I thought we could head to the hospital. We hopped in the car and soon they were every 2 minutes apart. Mind you, we had about a 30 minute drive to the hospital on Pacific Coast Highway with lots of red lights and beach traffic! Let’s just say by the time they were wheeling me into the only room available, I was asking for my epidural (no time for that!) and he was born within about 10 minutes. It was a whirlwind, but the Lord ordered it all and he is here safe and sound. And I am feeling way better than I did after Amelia’s delivery.

We enjoyed all of our family coming to visit at the hospital and we love having Wyatt home with us now. He’s a sweet little bundle that sleeps a lot! Amelia likes to try to help me feed him and peek at him through his make-shift laundry basket bassinet (it takes up less room for now than our ‘real’ one). I’ve been getting some sleep and yummy meals thanks to Daddy and Grandma. Thanks again to everyone for your prayers, calls and messages.