Wyatt has a WEBSITE!!!

Check it out... this will make it much easier for me to upload ALL of the photos that I know we will have of him! www.wyattjamesellison.shutterfly.com

Play Time

This is the first day that Wyatt has "played" with his play mat. I guess a 3 week old can't really play, but he was really engaged with all of the colors and pretty things to look at! He is so precious... I guess I am pretty bias though!

Flowertown Festival - Summerville, SC

We decided to go out and see the Flowertown festival today! Wyatt is 3 weeks old and we thought we would really enjoy the fresh air and all the sights... and he did! Here are a few pictures of daddy and son enjoying boiled peanuts (don't worry Y didn't eat any!) I was able to store some milk for Y Y before we left and daddy fed him lunch! I finally got a picture with my boy, too!

Thank You...

I wanted to make sure that we THANKED everyone that came down for the birth of our beautiful baby Wyatt and those of you that helped us adjust to life at home with our little man! At 3AM James made the phone calls, first our moms... they would be coming up from Atlanta and needed to have as much heads up as possible. The nurse said that they probably wouldn't make it for the birth since my labor was moving so fast... luckily, Wyatt held out! Everyone (My mom, Momma Cooki, Aunt Juju, Uncle Mike and Amanda) got to the hospital between 10:30 and 10:45am... Wyatt made his debut at 11:18 am!

My mom was able to stay for the first 10 days, what a relief to have her here to help us with everything. I didn't realize there would be so much to do and that Wyatt would consume so much of my day... leaving me with no time to do ANYTHING! We also received a surprise visit from Y's great Uncle Ronnie, what a pleasant surprise! He came up from Swainsboro, GA just to see his nephew his first night home!

James' Dad and Step mom also came up for a few days and really helped out a lot. While they were here the ladies were able to take a moment and go out shopping (I really needed some new BRAS and nursing clothes!) while we left Wyatt with the men. Its my understanding Wyatt was able to bond with his grandpa during that time! Wow, my first day out of the house since the baby I really couldn't even enjoy myself as I was so worried about what he was doing! With my mom and Bonnie's help we were able to get some great nursing items and make it home in time for a feeding!

Uncle Kissy Poo (aka my brother Chris) came down from TN to see his first nephew! I am pretty sure this is the first baby he has ever held! Our great friends Ty and Courtney were also able to come down for a weekend to meet little Wyatt.

**to see photos click the highlighted underlined words!**

Daddy and Baby Y

From the moment Wyatt was born, his daddy has been right there with him! James became the swaddle king... poopie diper master and everything else I needed him to be in that moment. It is heart melting to watch him and his son bond! I cannot wait for them to start doing guy things together... but for now the long stares into each others eyes will do! Here are some pics of my two favorite boys, I love them both so much and could not imagine my life without either of them!

And the Winner is...

At my baby shower, we took a poll to see who could guess Wyatt's "stats" at birth. The below list shows the winner first... going by date then time.

1. Jaclyn Haynie - MARCH 14th 11:30am 9lbs. 12oz. 18 1/2 in
2. Christy Parker - MARCH 14th 11:42am 8lbs. 14oz.
3. Angie Arredondo - MARCH 14th 2:00am 8lbs. 7oz.

Honorable Mention - While the above three were almost exact on date and time... we did have one other person that was very close to Wyatt's birth size (only off by 4 oz. and an inch!)

• Great Grandma Ellison - MARCH 7th 2:00am 7lbs. 10oz. 19in.

CONGRATS to all the winners... I will be in touch with each of you soon to claim your prize!

Happy St. Patty's Day

I found a lucky four-leaf clover in our front yard about a week ago! At that time, I reconfirmed my guess that Wyatt would be born on St. Patty's day... obviously he had another plan.

We had him home on his first St. Patty's day and he even received his first sponge bath, I was so nervous and had no idea what to do. Especially with the circumcision and umbilical cord...Thank god for grandmothers, My mom took over and did the whole bath!

The Ellison Family

Our first family picture! Yes, this is still in the hospital and Wyatt is barely 1 day old. Give me a break, hopefully for our first really family photo I wont look quite so tired!

Baby Wyatt Has Arrived!

Wyatt James Ellison was born this morning, Saturday, March 14, 2009 at 11:18 AM. He weighed 7 lbs. 14 ozs. and measured 20 inches long. He is an amazing little bundle of joy and we cannot wait to share him with you all! Pictures, videos and updates will all be posted shortly.

Pi Day...

Little Wyatt was born on Pi day... Pi, is the symbol for the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. Pi = 3.1415926535... Pi Day is celebrated by math enthusiasts around the world on March 14th.

He also shares his birthday with a few legendary people:

• Albert Einstein - mathematician best known for his theories on relativity
• Lucy Hobbs Taylor - first woman dentist
• Eugene Cernan - American astronaut, the last man on the moon

Learn more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi_Day

Welcome to the World Baby Wyatt!

March 14th 2009 - HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

At 11:18am on Saturday March 14th we welcomed the newest memeber to the Ellison family, Wyatt James Ellison. He was 7lbs. 14oz. and 20 inches long. We are so blessed (and excited) to have our little wonder in the world. He is so amazing! I find myself starring at him for hours... typically in the middle of the night when neither of us can get any sleep!

Stay tunned... I promise to try and keep the blog as up to date as possible... perhaps some of my 4 am talks with Wyatt can double as blog update time!

Wyatt is 38 Weeks Today!

38 Weeks Pregnant

I never thought we would make it this far, and now that we have... I'm ready to be done! I can't wait to hold my baby and begin experiencing the joys of motherhood! Wyatt... whenever you are ready, the whole world is ready waiting on you and we love you soooo much!!

All our bags are packed...

We're ready to go! As you all know little Y Y can come at anytime now. I was full-term at 37 weeks and now I am just days shy of 38 weeks! We are so ready to meet our baby boy! I know James tries to talk Wyatt into coming out everyday, so when he does decide to make his grand apperance... we are ready! We each have packed our bags for the hospital and I've packed my new Diaper bag for Baby Wyatt. We can't wait to meet him, check back often hopefully his beautiful face will grace our blog very soon!

Water Broke?!

So Today I thought my water broke... don't judge... It may seem like an obvious thing, but unfortunately it isn't always! We went to the doctor and were very nervous that this was "d-day" and low and behold... its not! I am still having regular contractions (5 minutes apart) but we have to wait for them to get closer and more intense! I will be going to the doctor again on Thursday, perhaps there will be more news?! (cross your fingers)

As far as the supposed water breakage... we still don't know! The US tech said hers started to break and the doctors didn't catch it at first. Luckily my fluid levels are still really high and Wyatt is relaxing, just enjoying the ride!

OMG... Where are my ankles?!

Going from a rather peite size frame to a 9 month prego frame has really been rather shocking, to say the least! A lot of changes are occuring; most of which I expected... wider hips for example! One thing that I did not expect was to find myself in a situation where I was looking for my ANKLES!! I typically have rather small boney feet... not any more! Even with all of the sports injuries I've had my ankles have NEVER been this large! Take a look and get a good laugh for yourself, yes its at my expense BUT totally worth it!

Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital

We are delivering at a wonderful Charleston area hospital (St. Francis), never mind the heart ache it took me to get here... WE ARE HERE!!! Our Doc is Dr. Baird of Charleston OB/GYN, she is a wonderful lady and comes very highly rated in the baby world!

If you are planning to attend the birth of our bouncing baby boy, you will need to know how to get to the hospital... luckily, it is just off the interstate and only 14 miles from our house! The address is below: please mapquest it for directions and if at any point you get lost or need further directions you can always call James, I'm not sure you will want to speak with me at that point in the game :-)!!!


Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital
2095 Henry Tecklenburg Dr.
Charleston, SC 29414
(843) 402 – 1000

Baby Wyatt's 36.5 week Ultrasound...

We went to the doctor today for what I would say was the longest Dr. appointment ever, we were there almost 3 hours! We were able to get an ultrasound of Baby Y and the tech said that he is weighing in around 6lbs. 8oz. that number can be on the low side up to a lb. However, it is not likely that he is over 7 lbs. right now. Also, she was able to get a few 3-D face shots of Wyatt, he is going to be so handsome... She was not able to get very many detailed pictures of him as he is very large and doesn't have any space to move around. He is head down and still... ready to go! Hopefully he will wait until I reach 37 weeks... that will put him at full term and all but eliminate any risks! The last picture is of his nose and lips, he is so CUTE!! We did get a bit of a scare today... The doctor put me on a NST (non-stress test) to make sure there were no additional complications or problems at this point. In doing so they monitor the fetal heart beat as well as contractions. James was reading to me "when to call the doctor" and going over false labor vs. true labor. As he read everything about true labor he realized that I was in it... I believe at that same time so did the nurse. A 15 minute test turned into an hour long test and almost a trip to the hospital. I was contracting every 4-6 minutes and they would last 30-45 seconds each. The only problem (not for me!) was there was no pain... I thought, if this is labor... NO BIG DEAL! Finally the Dr. concluded that due to his size I was having regular contractions?! I am not sure what that means, but my main take away was... no baby today!

We will keep you posted on any fun new developments!

Baby Y Y's Nursery Update...

I have taken a few photos to show you all our baby shower gifts in action! I will wait until the room is complete before I post the whole room again. My mom and brother ordered us the chair and that is the last thing to finalize Y Y's nursery! I hope you love the photos as much as we love all of our gifts, I cannot imagine having a baby with out the love and support of our family and friends. We love you all!

More pictures to come soon... stay tuned!

March for Babies...

Some of you may remember that last year I did a March for Babies in Oklahoma City, I was able to raise $250 with the help of most of you. This year I am walking again! It all takes place on April 25th and this time I will be walking as a MOM!! How crazy is that? I figures since I raised $250 last year I would try and double it this year! Another way to help reach this goal is by obtaining more team members. If you would like to join and think you can be in Charleston that weekend, please join our team. Visit our website for more information www.marchforbabies.org/charlestonbabies

This is one of the few philanthropies that I feel strongly about. If you are able to sponsor me on this walk I will greatly appreciate it, I will walk all 3 miles with the biggest smile on my face and who knows maybe Wyatt will even walk with me!

As you may know all proceeds got the the March of Dimes foundation which then takes that money to put towards research on premature birth; they also help mom have full term healthy pregnancies resulting in healthy babies.

Please take a look on their website for more information about the foundation http://www.marchofdimes.com/

Happy Birthday Julie...

Happy Birthday Amanda!

We had so much fun spending the day at the zoo... thought it was pretty cold out! It had been a long time since I went to the Atlanta Zoo and Amanda and Mel had never been, since it was the birthday girl's choice for activity... off to the zoo we went! I am not sure they were ready for us, all I know is we had a great time. I think I want to be a zoo keeper... maybe being a mom will be adventure enough?! :-)

Baby Wyatt's Shower

Wow, what an amazing weekend! I had such a great time and with all of the help and support from my mom and Amanda... and of course her sis Mel I managed to keep my cool!! It was even more perfect than I pictured it in my mind, I am sure you are all thinking... its only a shower! Well in my "planners mind" its so much more than just that! PLUS, this is my very first baby and I want EVERYTHING to be perfect for Wyatt! So again thank you to everyone that helped plan, Bonnie for bringing food, and EVERYONE for attending! I hope that each of you had as much fun as Wyatt and I did! We played Three games and had Three winners... they are as follows:

1. Create a baby from magazine pieces - NADIA

2. Break the water - BRITTNEY

3. Measure mommy's belly - NICOLE

Just because you didn't win, doesn't mean you didn't do an amazing job! I loved all of your artwork, humor in getting the babies out of the ice cubes and even having you all try to guess how big around I am!

I have a few photos here, but am hoping to get more from others that were there since I did not get to take many pics!

Happy Valentine's Day

I hope you all had a fabulous Valentine's day and were able to spend it with the ones you love! James and I had an amazing day... sorry no photos! But we started with a nice home cooked breakfast which we ate on the front porch and enjoyed each other's company while watching the rain! Later that day we had sushi for lunch (mine was veggie!) and topped of the evening with an amazing surf and turf home cooked meal courtesy of my amazingly handsome chef, JAMES!

A few more Charleston Photos...