Difficulty with the Easter Egg

This was our entertainment Easter Sunday after dying eggs. Be sure to watch it to the end, he's a thinker.

Getting to Know Eliza

Now that Eliza's here we're going through the whole "get to know you" phase of a relationship. The pictures tell it all.


At first she was bashful, not really knowing us and all she didn't want to draw much attention to herself.
She finally let us take a picture of her face and we realized how beautiful she is.

She next became very formal realizing that we were her parents and she needed to respect us and all. She shared with us her expectations of us and told us what she wants out of life.

After us listening to her, she listened to us intently as we described to her our parenting style and explained that if she doesn't like us then tough luck.

After all formalities were over she finally relaxed and fell asleep. It was the first time she slept well for about 15 minutes.

It's nice to have that over with and now that we know all about her and she knows all about us. This whole parent child thing is going to be a much better experience. She's great.

The Newest Shaw

Well Ali did it! Monday April 18th at 7:18pm Eliza Myalee Shaw was born weighing 6lbs 2oz and 18in long. She is healthy and strong. Ali was in labor 5 hours with the last hour being the most difficult. I must say she handled it like a champ and got that baby out as quick as she could. After a night of partial sleep Ali ate a hearty breakfast of french toast, took a nap, ran a 5K, and we introduced Eliza to Anson...dum, dum, dum. At first Anson was mad at us for not being home all day yesterday. After warming up to us again we brought her in. As seen in the photos below he was curious, but stand off-ish. Only after Eliza gave him a gift of a Power Wheel did he finally warm up to her and gave her a kiss. Some family came over and now here we are.

Miss Eliza Myalee Shaw politely shaking hands

Eliza's first attempt of being dramatic

Ali looking like a champ with her new baby girl

She's finally getting used to being human.

I officially have a little princess

Anson not quite knowing how to react.

Anson discovering that baby sisters have faces just like his!

This is the official update, we'll keep you all posted as time goes on. Don't forget to leave nice comments about how cute she is and how wonderfully brave Ali is. They will both be flattered by them and my job will get a little easier. Of course other than Ali and Eliza's roll in this whole ordeal mine was the hardest. I had to stand there and watch Eliza come out like ketchup from a squeeze bottle while Ali threatened to kill me. No, it's not easy being the husband, but somebody's got to do it. And it might as well be me.