My Nephew!

After

Before

Very eventful week!! Josh was dropped off at the MTC and...........Shelby and Brad had their baby!! Their baby boy, Elliot Thomas Weiss. Born June 21, 2012 in Las Vegas, NV at 6:19pm, weighing 6lbs 6oz. Very cute and precious boy. Mom, Dad and I woke up early and headed to St. George to watch Matilda play basketball, then we got the call that her dilation was at a four, so from St George we headed to Vegas. Most of you know, that's a two hour drive. We made a couple stops on the way in, since, my mother having gone through this already said it'd be a several more hours until she would start pushing. By all means, we did rush to get there though! We got there and Shelby was in a lot of pain. Her contractions were worsening with time. Brad was sitting in a chair just patiently waiting. I think he realized after the first couple hours of Shelby's contractions, moaning, and yelling, that he just needed to be there, sitting quietly not asking questions or talking, unless Shelby said otherwise. Brad did a great job! Shelby finally dilated to a five and the nurse and doctor gave her her epidural. She was a totally different person after that! It was very funny! But we were all glad she was out of the pain! Then probably an hour or two later it was time. I think she was in labor for about 12-15 hours. And finally the blessing of her healthy baby boy arrived. It was incredible to be there and support her and Brad! Elliot is such a cute baby! So I am now an Aunt of two, one niece and one nephew! And I'll be an Aunt of three in a week!! Hillary is due July 3rd, but we'll see how that goes! She is having another girl, so two nieces and a nephew! Incredible how happy you are with families and the continuance of the growing love for each other!