Eli Britain Clark has Joined Our Family

So here's the scoop: On Thursday afternoon after about an hour of painful contractions, which were about 7-8 minutes apart, I told Joshua we were going to the hospital to get checked. Turns out I was dialated to a 6+ and Eli was so good and obedient that he came out about an hour and a half later. All told, labor was about 5 hours start to finish and went very smoothly - much to our satisfaction! Eli was born at 5:43 pm on Thursday 12/13/07. He weighed 7 lbs. 6 oz. and was 20 in. long. He seems to be a very alert little guy and is always hungry! He ate more his first night than German ate his first week of life. We were a little afraid of how German would react to little Eli, but it seems that German loves his little brother very much. Eli has received many kisses, high fives, and burping pats from his brother. I think they'll be good pals. Joshua is doing well and seems to be losing all of his weight rather quickly. I'm also hanging in there and trying to take my recovery slowly.

Thanksgiving

It was great to see all of you over the holiday break. We really enjoyed the cheesy movies ("Leftovers"), conversation, food, but mostly the company. We really get to missing our family. There's not much to report about the last week, except that #2 is taking his time coming into the world! We also arranged to fly into SLC for Christmas and then drive to Boise, so in other words, we should be good to go to have the baby's blessing on Sunday, the 23rd. We'd love to have you all there, but we also understand that you all have lives and obligations, so we will understand if things don't work out. Here are a couple of pictures from our trip - enjoy!