Eli on his way to sleepy town.


No dad, template parameters in C++ have to be compile-time constants, jeesh!


Thomas thinks Eli makes a good addition to the cuddle-huddle.

Two Weeks Old and Home Alone

Eli was two weeks old on Wednesday - my how the time has flown. We "celebrated" with a checkup at the doctor's office. Eli pretty much thought this was a bad way to celebrate and let us all know about it by peeing on the doctor's scales. But despite being rather unhappy, he did get a good report and had gained weight (9lbs 10oz).

Chris went back to work yesterday, which we were all sad about. Eli and I managed by ourselves, but neither of us was very happy about it. We also learned an important lesson, don't try and take the baby out of his swing no matter how sound asleep he seems!

Grandpa and Grandma and Great-Grandma came for another visit last weekend. Somehow they seem to think Eli is better than sliced bread and who are we to argue with such sage opinions.



Can't you spice things up Grandpa? No offense, but I'm a little bored.












Grandma had a lot to say to me, I agreed with all of it - particularly the part where she said I was pretty cute.

Eli goes downtown

Yesterday Sherry and I put Eli in the carrier and walked downtown to do some errands. I had tried it out the day before doing a once around the block. The carrier works well and he really likes it; he fell asleep quickly both times. A healthy alternative to putting him in the car (which has a similar effect). Another interesting thing is that, when you are carrying a baby, everyone smiles at you. Actually they are smiling at Eli, but all he can see a big blurry blobs at 12 inches, so I doubt he can tell.

I will say carrying him just a few blocks has given me even more respect for Sherry toting him around for 9 months, especially toward the end. No wonder she was always so tired.

The Pea Patch Post

Following in the footsteps of news from the crib and our little blog is the pea patch post. We all eagerly await the arrival of James and Delana's sweet pea.

Another Photo

Here is another photo. I feel bad that Eli is sleeping in all the photos thus far, but to be honest, he mostly does exactly that, when not eating or burping or getting changed. He is starting to have some alert time, so at least his eyes are open in this one.

On another note I got my first handful of heavily processed green-yellow cottage cheese while changing Eli's diaper. Sherry laughed so hard she cried. Fun times.

One Week Old

Eli is one week old today! The time has really flown by.

His juandice is better and he is back up and over his birth weight.

The cats are adjusting. In particular Thomas is the most comfortable with Eli, which astounded us. Last night he supervised the burping. Some times when Eli is fussy/crying he goes and sits in front of whomever is holding him and purrs of all things. Annie is pretty much ignoring Eli as expected and Seamus is getting more comfortable but hates it when he cries (he runs).

The first pediatrician visit

Eli had his first trip to see the pediatrician today. The car trip went well, he likes to ride evidently, but he did not care for the doctors office much nor the fact that he had to be stripped naked. He protested vigorously.

The good news is that he has gained back an ounce from the seven he lost and is doing well. He is still jaundiced and it has gotten a little worse, but we hope it has peaked today.

I finally got a chance to take a decent close up for everyone to see our little man.

Eli has more visitors

My sister Melissa and her husband Randy and her 3J's (Jordon, Jared, and Jada) came to see Eli yesterday. Missy picked up Eli when she first got here and we about had to pry him out of her hands when they left. It is a good thing I have our car seat so strapped in our truck or she might have tried to take him home!

Eli is home

We made it home today. I have to say that first car seat baby insertion was tough, which is embarrassing given I am an engineer. Driving has taken on a different feel too as I drove home like a old man.

Eli is still doing really well and is such a good baby. He is starting to be more alert now, looking around. He is eagerly awaiting a visit from his Aunt Melissa, Uncle Randy, and cousins tomorrow.

Eli Gets some Early Visitors

Eli had some visitors soon after his arrival, Grandma and Grandpa Joines and Great-Grandma Truitt. They said he was cute, but they are a bit biased.

Eli is doing well. He is nursing better today and is a pretty happy baby. Sherry and I are very lucky.

We appreciate all the congratulations and hope to get in touch with everyone after we get more on the job training over the next week.

Sherry sends a big hello.

Eli Arrives!

Sherry and I are elated to announce the arrival of Eli Christopher Wyatt at 10:50 AM on Wednesday September 10th. He weighed in at a whopping 9 lbs 6 oz and a length of 21.5 inches, a surprise to everyone.

Sherry is very tired, as you can imagine but is recovering well. Eli is doing very good. I am beside myself.

The Day Before

Well, it looks like tomorrow is the day. Sherry and I are both ready (Sherry especially). I could not pass up one last chance to get another photo. Keep refreshing your browser, hopefully the next post will have a picture of a baby in it!