eli gus bert :)

It is so hard to believe Eli was born fifteen days ago! I hate that he's already that old, but at the same time I'm so glad we're over the hardest "hump" of having a newborn... needing pain medication about every 4 hours, trying to get the hang of nursing again, having an all morning cry-session even though my brain knew it was not rational, falling asleep in the middle of conversations, etc. I still don't feel back to normal or even completely adjusted to this new life of three little boys, but I'm so grateful I'm headed in that direction.

Eating breakfast one last time before our new addition arrived... they really didn't know what was to come {especially Hudson, of course}, but they have done great!


Fresh out of the oven... born at 1:34 p.m. on Tuesday, July 6th, weighing in at 9 pounds 5 ounces {yikes!} and measuring 20 inches long!


Out of the three boys, this was the first time we took the camera in the delivery room... so glad we did.


Enjoying our first moments in the recovery room...




All the happy grandparents finally meeting the third Bert boy :)


Meeting very proud great-grandmother, Googie!


Big brothers meeting Eli for the first time... their faces really say it all :)


This is the first of many Hudson kisses Eli receives on a regular basis. Hudson has also proved us wrong so far... he's usually very cautious with Eli and doesn't seem to be jealous at all. Yay!


LOVE this one because Matthew was just beaming the entire time... and pretty much still is. He's in love with his baby brother.


One of our favorite surprise visitors was our pastor, Gus. He showed up the night before we came home from the hospital, and it's a visit we will treasure. He read the precious verses of Psalm 139:13-18, prayed for us and dedicated Eli with a little oil on his forehead.


Other very proud great-grandmother, Mama Tom, wasn't able to come to the hospital... so she was itching to hold Eli right after we got home. The first thing she said was that Eli looked like Gus. I agree!