HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ELI!

One year ago today ... I was starving. Because of the fires in California, PGA Tour Qualifying School had been postponed and moved to Scottsdale for the following week. Um ... only a small problem. With that "minor" change, I was scheduled to deliver Eli during the middle of Ben's third round. With some quick scheduling changes, my doctor found a spot to "squeeze" us in ... on October 30th at 5pm. Three days earlier than originally planned ... but WAY later in the afternoon which meant no food, no water and a VERY CRANKY, lip gloss wearing ME all day long! (For all of you lip gloss haters out there ... I now wear a mauve-y, less glittery version ... I just wish I had my leg warmers and hoop earnings to match my old gloss. If you're going to make a statement ... you might as well go all the way!)
We dropped J How off at my mom's (it took him MONTHS to recover when he found out E-Why was really not going anywhere and that our home ... was his home!)And ... a little while later ... Eli Bennett was born ... just as perfect as could be!
And ... twelve months later ... we love him even more!

Twelve month facts:
He is less bald than Joshua at this age with 2 small curls in the back
8 teeth and counting ...
18.15 pounds ... (8th percentile) ...
and one heaping GREAT personality!

And if you think of it ... pray for E to gain some weight. As of today, we are supplementing his diet with high calorie items because he has lost weight since his last appointment. He has three weeks to show some measure of weight gain or he'll have to undergo a variety of tests. My theory ... he's stubborn and active but regardless .. he needs to bust out of the 8th percentile!!