Elliott Marshall

We finally decided on a name after looking at the baby for a day. None of the others on our list seemed to fit as well as Elliott. Since Brady's middle name came from JW's side of the family, we agreed that Elliott's should come from mine. We picked Marshall, which he shares with some great guys!

Brady calls him several things: Peanut (said in quick succession, like "Peanut!Peanut!Peanut! Wook at dat car! You wike dat?), Emi-wee (like Emily- who knows why), My Baby, Baby Brover, and occasionally Elliott (Eh-wee-ot).

Brady's the sweetest big brother ever. We're very lucky to have such awesome kids!

Elliott is a good sleeper for just a week old. He eats all the time during the day, but only every 3-4 hours at night, so we're pretty well rested. He also hardly ever cries- just when he's naked, which he hates.

His umbilical cord fell off yesterday at exactly one week old. Good thing, cause it was looking pretty nasty! And something exciting- at 6 days old at his first "tummy time", he rolled over! Of course I was alone with him on April Fool's Day, so I figure nobody will believe me, but it really happened! If you've held Elliott you know how strong he is, but you'll have to take my word for it. It hasn't happened since, though, so maybe it was just a fluke.

I took his picture yesterday so I can make his announcements, so be on the lookout for those coming in the mail soon!

Here's one of the photos: