Easter...

Our first Easter with baby Eli...
We met my parents for church then went
to brunch..nice and simple. Check out
Eli and his cute hat!!

Eli...3 months old

Eli..2 months old

Elijah is now 23" long & 11lbs, 6ozs.
He is so much fun..smiles all the time!
We are so thankful for the joy he
brings us every day! :)

Eli...1 month

Heinz fam pics..

A friend of ours came over and
took some newborn pics. Here are
a few of our faves...

some more Eli pics ...

how cute is this boy!!

this is where i spend most of my day..

meeting grandma Heinz for first time...

our first trip to the SD Zoo!

mommy's little snuggler...

being held by my friend Spennie..

me and daddy w/ his bud Bird and his daughter..

my new fam...

my very first outing...Seaport Village
with some of my favorite people :)...

after my first bath...not a fan!

one of my favorite places to be...

Elijah is finally here...all 8lbs 14ozs of him! We are so blessed and so happy he is here!! He had a little jaundice this week...but with God's help..he kept gaining weight and we were finally able to go home today...hooray!!! We love little Eli and can't wait to share him with family and friends! Here are a few pics of his first few days of life...

getting ready to go home...finally

how could we resist?! of course

he didn't quite fit inside the stocking..

meeting Toro for the first time.

being held by auntie Julie for first time..

with Oma and Opa...

me and my daddy...

minutes after my birth...

the baby makers...smiling before

the hard labor began...

the morning of being induced..

Some Christmas Fun.....

Christmas Evening...came to welcome Jon...so nice
to be with good friends....

The cute fam & the boys in their matching Christmas pjs...

My parents...aren't they cute...

Me & my hubby & a bun in my oven (his due date was today..Christmas Eve!)

Caleb enjoying licking some frosting...yum!

Caleb and mom...hard at work making a Christmas tree..

on go the decorations...

Caleb proudly sits by his creation...anxiously waiting to eat it!!!

Ahh...what a nice brother...sharing the frosting w/ little E..

YUM!!!

Baby Eli's room...

Special Props to:

My hubby for re-laquering the crib

Angie for making the beautiful bedding

Julie for the cute room decors: blocks, frames, letters

Our neighbor Jessica for painting the glider

My parents for helping fund our beautiful room

**We love Eli's room and can't wait till he is

here to enjoy it!! Thank you to everyone who had a

hand in helping!!