So, sorry everyone that it has taken me one whole week to add some pictures of our new baby. This post is also heavy on the pictures so sorry about that. I am not good at how to add them in a better fashion. I'll work on it. As you can imagine, we have been very busy taking care of children. So. . .this is Elijah Collin Edington. He was born on Saturday, July 11, 2009 in Tucson, AZ at University Medical Center. He weighed 7 pounds 11 ounces at birth, and was 21 inches long. The pediatrician at UMC determined that Elijah was probably about 40 and possibly 41 weeks gestationally. I was supposedly 39 weeks when I was induced, but that was just an estimate since I got pregnant while I was nursing Aaron. Anyhow, we are both extremely healthy and incredibly happy! (However, today Andrew and Matthew have been sick. They both have been vomitting today--no fun! So sad!) We decided on the name Elijah because at this point we have been blessed beyond measure with little boys and we are so grateful for the prophet Elijah restoring the sealing keys to the prophet Joseph Smith so that we can be united as a family eternally. The kids call him Baby Elijah or Baby Eli. The middle name Collin is after his wonderful great grandmother, Colleen Edington. If we had a girl, we were always going to name her after Grandma. We don't make girls, so we went with the male form of Colleen which is Collin. If Grandma can't get into heaven, they aren't taking anyone! Grandma is a saint, in our humble opinion.
I went to UMC to be induced on Saturday, July 11. They started me on the Pitocin at 9 a.m. I didn't really make much progress until 2 p.m. I went into the hospital dilated to a 2 and completely effaced. At 2 p.m., I was the same. Kevin happened to say something to the effect of, "Man, we are going to be here all night." I was just about in tears, but still trying to hold it together. I felt bad for not going fast enough, and then my husband felt bad and realized how sensitive I was so it might be a good idea not to say much. The longest I have ever been in the hospital in labor was 7 hours with Jacob. Andrew was 6 1/2 hours, Matthew less than an hour, Benjamin 5 hours, and Aaron 6 hours. Well, at 2:15 p.m., the doctor broke my water and that pretty much took care of everything. I went from a 2 to practically everything. Elijah was born 1 hour and about 45 minutes after my water broke, and I only had to push for 5 minutes. So, it worked out well once my water broke. Don't think Kevin wasn't supportive, he was extremely supportive and I am thankful that he was there to help me out, entertain me, and make me laugh through it all. However, I was a little sensitive at the time--Pitocin contractions are a killer! Frankly, we live in a house of boys so emotions don't run very high in our house, but he is reminded to be sensitive and thoughtful by his wife, whose emotions due run high sometimes. I am so grateful for such a wonderful husband that has helped me bring 6 little boys into this world, and I hope they become just like him!
Elijah is a really good baby--he nurses well now (he had some latch on issues the first two days which are now resolved). He has been sleeping well the last three nights, which helps mom and dad a lot--he has been falling asleep for the night at about 11 p.m. and then waking at 3 a.m. and then waking again around 6;30 a.m. Here are some pictures of the boys with Elijah.
I went to UMC to be induced on Saturday, July 11. They started me on the Pitocin at 9 a.m. I didn't really make much progress until 2 p.m. I went into the hospital dilated to a 2 and completely effaced. At 2 p.m., I was the same. Kevin happened to say something to the effect of, "Man, we are going to be here all night." I was just about in tears, but still trying to hold it together. I felt bad for not going fast enough, and then my husband felt bad and realized how sensitive I was so it might be a good idea not to say much. The longest I have ever been in the hospital in labor was 7 hours with Jacob. Andrew was 6 1/2 hours, Matthew less than an hour, Benjamin 5 hours, and Aaron 6 hours. Well, at 2:15 p.m., the doctor broke my water and that pretty much took care of everything. I went from a 2 to practically everything. Elijah was born 1 hour and about 45 minutes after my water broke, and I only had to push for 5 minutes. So, it worked out well once my water broke. Don't think Kevin wasn't supportive, he was extremely supportive and I am thankful that he was there to help me out, entertain me, and make me laugh through it all. However, I was a little sensitive at the time--Pitocin contractions are a killer! Frankly, we live in a house of boys so emotions don't run very high in our house, but he is reminded to be sensitive and thoughtful by his wife, whose emotions due run high sometimes. I am so grateful for such a wonderful husband that has helped me bring 6 little boys into this world, and I hope they become just like him!
Elijah is a really good baby--he nurses well now (he had some latch on issues the first two days which are now resolved). He has been sleeping well the last three nights, which helps mom and dad a lot--he has been falling asleep for the night at about 11 p.m. and then waking at 3 a.m. and then waking again around 6;30 a.m. Here are some pictures of the boys with Elijah.
So, the boys love Elijah!! The newest fight in our home is who's turn it is to hold the baby. Aaron pretty much tries to either kiss or headbutt the baby. His eyes actually have not been poked out too many times. the pictures of the baby really don't do him justice. He is beautiful, but I am biased. But, ask Grandma and Grandpa, oh wait, they are probably biased too! Who does the baby look like you ask? Well, everyone of our boys--we make the same model, however, he is the spitting image of Andrew as a baby. It is almost freaky how much he reminds us of Andrew. It's like they are twins 9 1/2 years apart. Elijah currently weighs 6 pounds 11 ounces. He lost a full pound within two days of leaving the hospital, due to his latch on issues. He is now gaining weight, and before long he will be chunky, I am sure. We feel we are pretty much done having children at this point. We feel complete and at peace with our family size. We had to buy a new vehicle to fit all of us in the car at the same time. Any more children and we will have to add jump seats in the suburban and the bedrooms will start to feel crowded. Yes, we have a car full of children--it is wonderful! So, Jason and Kelly we are turning our "blessings of fertility and fruitfulness" (for lack of a better term) over to you and hope you will be as blessed as we have been. If God needs to close one womb in order to open up another, I am all for Him closing mine and opening Kelly's. If it works this way, that would work great! So, please accept this "gift" that we are passing on to you. It can't hurt. I have been praying to Heavenly Father and I think this is a good idea. I just hope He feels the same way and that is what would be best for you! I know I have crazy ideas, but wouldn't that still be wonderful!! The only issue with our blessing of having children is that we make the same model. So, if you want all boys, there you go. The world needs more Edingtons! We have been so blessed by our Heavenly Father, and it is nice to see how His plan for us having children has worked out. We see now that everything happened the best way possible for us! We love all of you and hope you enjoy all the pictures!
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