Welcome Baby David!

It's a boy!

David Joseph Ellison was born on Thursday, July 3 at 10:28 p.m.

He weighed 6 lbs. 14 oz. and was 20 inches long.

Birth story: I woke up that morning with some mild contractions. After about 3 of them, I decided that today was the day. I made oatmeal for Catherine, and we woke John up with breakfast in bed. John went in to work to wrap some things up. We called the grandparents to come get Catherine. But by lunchtime, my contractions had almost slowed to a stop. John and I decided to enjoy playing "hookey" for the day and went to lunch, walked the mall, and caught up on some things at home. That night as we went out for pizza with my entire family, the contractions started up again, but were 15 minutes apart or so and my brothers were able to make me laugh through them. About 8:15, I was lying on my parents' couch watching movies with the family and my water broke! Ahh! We grabbed a towel and scrambled out the door. Things picked up fairly quickly from there. Joh n and I came home to get our bags. Contractions are now about 3-4 minutes apart and at least 60 seconds. We got to the hospital by 9:15, checked in, and little David was born at 10:28! A little too quick for comfort, but we are so grateful for a healthy little boy. Thank you to everyone who was praying for us!