Eli Came Early

He's here! Four weeks early, but what a present! His presence not only means that I'm now officially a daddy, but also we can claim him on our 2009 tax return. He was born at 3:16p today, is 17 inches long and weighs 6 lbs 1oz. Momma is doing really well and momma did a terrific job.

Baby Registry

I've been told we need to put a link to our baby registry on here. For anyone looking to get our baby a gift you can visit our registry below. Gift cards are always welcome. Thanks to everyone who has given us a gift so far.

Babies"R"Us - Baby Registry

32 Weeks and Counting

Merry Christmas! Well, almost. Thanks to Picnik for assisting in the creation of our Christmas picture (on the right). The picture was taken at the wedding of Allison's cousin, Ben, over Thanksgiving break. We were able to spend four days with family and it was great considering we don't think we'll be able to go home for Christmas. So, that means Allison and I will be spending Christmas morning alone for the first time ever. We've made plans to make it fun, so don't feel too bad for us.

On a different note.

I've never liked it when a couple devotes their entire blog to updating everyone on their new baby, so I will try hard not to do the same. Don't get me wrong, I'll post updates on Eli, but I don't want this to turn into a baby blog. So, he is healthy (as far as we know), moving around a lot (keeping Mom awake at night), and will be with us shortly. I'll add pictures of Allison and I as babies below just to give you an idea of what he may look like.













And here's our most recent funny story: While in Paris, Allison and I stopped at Sonic for a burger during lunch - the fact that we ordered a burger is irrelevant - and I also ordered a cup of water. I sat the cup in the console of our vehicle. That night, Allison placed her tissue (filled with snot) inside the cup - I did not see her do this. When we got out of the car, I grab the cup and began drinking from it. I did notice it tasted a little different, but didn't stop drinking until Allison said, "Gary, I put my snot tissue in there!". Sometimes ignorance is bliss.

Eli James Malone

We finally settled on a name for our baby boy. We spent months trying to decide between, Knox and Jaxon, and actually decided to go with Knox. However, we both never felt completely satisfied with it. So, two weeks ago (30 minutes after deciding on Knox) we were driving home and I had the thought, "What if he gets older and hates his name? Is there any other name out there?" Out of nowhere the name, Eli, pops into my head. In all of our time deciding on a name never did we mention that one. It just never occurred to us. So, after having the thought I look over at Allison and said, "What do you think about the name, Eli?" She smiled and said she really liked it. From that moment on his name was, Eli (and Eli was his name-o). For all of you who were thrown for a loop when you found out the name was Eli, be comforted to know that we were just as surprised.