Most of you probably know a bit about Eli's birth, but just for completeness, I'll make a post. Eli was due April 15th, and so I set my last day of work for March 28th. This should have been plenty of time to get the car seat, do some shopping, and generally hang out and relax for a while. My mom flew in on March 30th to help with shopping and make sure she was here for his birth. I think Eli knew that once my mom got here, it was all systems go, because at about 4 am on Tuesday April 3rd, I started having contractions. I'll leave out the details in deference to the faint of heart (if anyone wants to know, feel free to ask) but Eli was born about 33 hrs later, just after 1 pm on the 4th of April. This is a great birthday for a half American/half Australian baby, because there is no need to remember if the day or month goes first -- its 4/4. He was 3.08 kg (6 lbs 12 oz) and had lots of dark hair. Here are two photos from when he was 1 day old.
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