Vision of the Future?

Aunt Emma sent some really cute Elliot sized scrubs for Elliot to wear and be like Daddy. They have been way to big, until recently. So, since he was officially ONE MONTH old yesterday, we dressed him in the scrubs. Very fun!

Up until this morning, David was continuing in the health care field, studying Respiratory Therapy. But since he started his new job in demolition, he has been rethinking his career path. This morning, he dropped his RT classes and is signing up for Construction Management instead. He loves tearing things apart and really likes the idea of blowing up buildings, LEGALLY and SAFELY (had to emphasize that in case "big brother" is reading my blog!! We don't need any more legal problems!)

~Bath Time ~ Dinner Time~ Nap Time~

Zach LOVES helping with his baby brother. He really wanted to help give him a bath the other day. We had to make a few modifications to bath time, but it worked out fine and we had fun. (I normally just take a bath with the baby, so this time, I wore my swimming suit and Zach, Elliot and I were all in tub. I was a bit of a tight fit!) ANYWAY... I of course had to document the fun we were all having. Elliot is the first one of my babies who LOVES the water right away. He calms right down and relaxes! Course, I love to soak in a good hot bath too, so like they say, "great minds think alike"



I LOVE the cross eyed look on Elliot's face.




Here, we have Zach loving on Elliot and feeding him. We prop up Elliot on a bunch of pillows to help support him and let Zach have a good time. He loves the snuggle time and is really good at getting Elliot to burp!!

One of my favorite thing to do with infants is to let them sleep on my chest... David loves it too. They had a really good nap together. Cannon actually fell asleep to, on Daddy's shoulder, but the photo didn't turn out very good.

Our Funny Song

David has always sung songs to our boys. He recently made up one, that goes to the tune of "You are My Sunshine", and depending on who he is singing it to, he changes the name. Zach and Cannon LOVE the song and like to sing it to Elliot. Here are the words, in case you can't fully understand them singing... (turn up your volume, they are kinda quiet)

I love my Elliot
Oh yes I do
I pinch his hiney
And kiss him too
My Elliot's cuter
than any pooter.
Oh I love my Elliot I do!

(oh - A "pooter" is the name Zach made up as a toddler for passing gas, popping off, tooting, farting... you get the idea)

Elliot

Elliot has changed a lot in the 3 weeks he has been here (almost 3 weeks anyway). He has gained quite a bit of weight. As of Tuesday, he weighed 10 lbs, 10 oz.

He also keeps his eyes open a lot longer and really studies things out. It is really cute to watch. He was sound a sleep when I laid him down on the bed. Course, this was at 11pm when he has decided it is "wake up time". It isn't that surprising to me actually. I am usually heading to bed about that time, and when I was pregnant, that was the time when he would wiggle and do crazy man somersaults in my belly.

We were just hanging out for this next picture. He was checking out Zach, who was talking to him and making googlie faces at him.

A new meaning to "house arrest"

Our little Cannon is sure having a lot of picture worthy fun lately!! The other day, Cannon had gotten pretty quiet... which always makes me worry. When I went to look for him, I found him playing in the kitchen and for a change, he wasn't getting into trouble, but having a blast with my laundry baskets. I have NO idea what he was really imagining in there. He started getting mad when the top one wouldn't stay in place.

Would it be bad to tie the baskets together to keep him in one place for more than a minute? HMMM... I guess it would, so I won't REALLY do it, but the thought did cross my mind!!

Stinky Pits

With David's new job, he leaves early in the mornings, so to not disturb my sleep, he gets ready in the living room. Some of his toiletries are usually left in the kitchen. Cannon saw Daddy's deodorant on the counter and started stripping his shirt off. He had to put some deodorant on his stinky pits, just like Daddy. Luckily, Cannon left the lid on, or I'm SURE we would have had a sticky, gooey, gel mess everywhere. Impersonation is the best form of flattery!!

TRADITION

Finally I'm posting something here. David here. On the night of Friday July 20, the last night my parents were here from Utah, Sarah left to her sister's apartment and told me to get some pictures of the kids with Oma and Opa. As you can see, she didn't specify what kid of pictures she wanted, so here is one of the 16 I took.
My Mom was explaining to Zach and Cannon how when she was a little girl her Dad would "play the piano" on her ribs. Of course you can't talk about Opa Allart with out a
demonstration...



And Mom, it's not an embarrassing picture as you thought, it's a picture of you passing on a fun tradition in a loving way while looking like a musician that's half off her rocker, a few notes shy of a concerto, one musician short of a solo, I could go on.

Our smallest baby yet!!

Elliot Jones Widdison

July 16, 2007
2:50pm
9 lbs 7 oz
21 1/2 inches

Can't say that I have ever been more excited to get up and be at a hospital by 5:00 am than I was when we were scheduled for the labor induction. My doctor had finally taken pity on me. The labor went really well, and only took about 7 hours from when the actually hooked me up to all the medical equipment and started the medication. My epidural took really well and they kept me very medicated this time. (I love my anesthesiologist. It took about 3+ hours for the meds to wear off of my legs. It was pretty funny)

Elliot has been our healthiest baby and took his first breath without medical intervention, unlike Zach and Cannon. He cried immediately and then peed on our doctor!! I have did not get the chance to hold Zach or Cannon right after they were born, so when I got to hold him right away, it was a great experience! After all the official medical stuff was done with him and me, we got to hold him for a while. he was very alert and curious about his new surroundings. David has always sung to our babies while I was pregnant and the boys have always recognized their special songs and Daddy's voice.

Zach and Cannon were our first visitors. Oma and Opa (David's parents) had come down from Utah to help out while we were in the hospital and for Elliot's firs week. So they brought them to come visit us. The boys were so excited to finally meet their little brother! Cannon kept asking if Elliot was still in belly. Zach wanted to know why my belly was still big now that Elliot was finally out. I love the brutal honesty of children! They couldn't keep their eyes off of Elliot and fought over who was going to hold him and for how long. They have done really well accepting him into our family. (now we just have to get Cannon used to having to share my attention with another person.)



Zach has been asking me for months if he would be able to feed, burp and get Elliot to sleep. He wanted to be able to cuddle him while he was sleeping. So when the time came, he decided he wanted to take a nap too (only a fake one for the camera!! Gotta love it when the kids know how to set up a cute photo. Zach knows it will make it to the scrapbook!)





Last night, 7-21-07, when it was time for family prayer before bed, Cannon had been holding Elliot. He didn't want to kneel down because he had Elliot on his lap. So we let him stay there. He kept telling Elliot it was time for prayer and to fold his arms. He got a little frustrated when Elliot wouldn't leave his arms folded, so he held them in place. So prayer got a bit delayed while I grabbed the camera! What a great big brother!!

David and I are doing really well adjusting to being a family of 5. I am finally feeling myself, after not feeling well during the pregnancy. I have so much more energy now. The recovery, so far, has been easy. I am trying to not take on TOO much, but it is nice to have some ambition for a change. I am grateful that David's parents were here. They helped out so much, and in so many ways! David has been able to get back to work (His dad was able to go to work with him and they had fun destroying things together). David has been very helpful when he gets home and in the middle of the night and he still lets ME sleep in on the weekends! I will try to be better keeping this updated so you can see our little guys grow up.

Is he actually coming???

Well, we had another ultrasound to see if this baby is big like the others. As if we couldn't tell just by looking at me! Anyway, This time, the girl who does the ultrasounds snuck in a couple 3-D images, so we can see what he looks like! It was so cool to get a little sneak peak! The did all the measurements and he is (surprise!!) BIG! The ultrasound can be off by a pound in either direction, but lets be honest, he is not on the small side! They estimate him to be 8.87 lbs at 37 weeks. My Doctor is not taking pity on me by inducing me tomorrow (7-12-07), but on the 16th, which seems so far away for me! I am totally impatient.

Zach's Mother's Day Projects

Zach's Mother's Day gifts that he made at school were SO special to me! I love 5 year old honesty! He first drew the picture of me... I am wearing a purple dress and twirling around and waving to him, Cannon and Daddy as they leave for the Father's and Son's Camp-out that was the Friday before Mother's Day. You can click on the pictures for bigger pictures. You can see our gold van driving off by our apartment (only the apartment is not 4 stories it's 3, and it's not green). Since it is Arizona, we of course, have a sunny day!Now the little "fill in the blank" about me! (Double click for a larger picture if you need to... it is worth it!) I think Zach must have been hungry when he wrote it because there is A LOT about food in there! But then again, I really can't think of a time when Zach is NOT hungry. I feed him and with in 10 minutes he is dramatically and painfully STARVING again. Anyway back to his gift... I guess I am much OLDER than I really am. He says I am 1606 years old. Boy do I look good for my age! I guess my son also watches too much TV when the Kay Jewelry commercials have convinced him of the type of present he should be giving on Mother's Day. Diamonds are always nice, but it would not compare to this. I swear I am having it framed and I'm keeping it forever to "SEE" how much he loves me.
My little Bouquet of Flowers COMPLETELY is has Zach's personality, logic and way of thinking, ALL over it! Even his teacher, Ms. Johnson laughed at how much of this project is "Our Zach". He is a total individual and also, gets bored cutting and pasting easily. The assignment was to cut out flower shapes, glue them on, cut out circles for the flower's center, and glue those on the flower shapes. Well, that is not Zach... he always follows directions, but in his own way. He did it on some, but you can see there is on flower that does not have a center. Well, that is a ROSE and "roses don't have centers!" He did cut out a bunch of little circles and glued those on the stems... those are the "baby flowers just starting to grow". So I have my own unique little bouquet. The Flower Pot, is also a little different. He colored the inside blue because he "watered the flowers so they will never die".
I did receive great cards, fresh flowers, earrings, and a Willow Tree Collectible, that I do love. But these are the first gifts Zach has been able to put his thought and effort into. He was really excited about giving them to me.