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Sunday, February 6, 2011
Monday, January 17, 2011
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Sunday, January 2, 2011
New Year
We stayed home yesterday, after ushering in the new year in a pretty quiet way. We spent part of new year's eve at Lindsay and Richard's house, while the kiddos fun jumped and popped poppers. It was really fun, and we came home early and put the littles to bed while Ryan and I relaxed and watched the ball drop.
I've been spending all my time cleaning and organizing and trying to get our nest in order for the new year, and part of that includes keeping up with my blog so I can have this record for my babies later. So here's to a great 2011, full of joy and wonderful times :)
I've been spending all my time cleaning and organizing and trying to get our nest in order for the new year, and part of that includes keeping up with my blog so I can have this record for my babies later. So here's to a great 2011, full of joy and wonderful times :)
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Friday, October 29, 2010
Tube Surgery for Miss E
Ellie got the tubes put in her ears this morning. She was an absolute DOLL when we woke her up, and was cooing and flirting and making sweet eyes at all the other patients in the waiting room. We had to arrive at 7:00am, so I was concerned about not being able to feed her, but she was so incredibly cheerful and happy. All of the nurses came by to see her and to oooh and ahhh over her. She was doing all of her tricks, including patting and rocking her baby, making sweet eyes, and waving bye-bye.
They didn't even have to give her the "happy juice" that makes the kids loopy and easier to remove from the parents. She went with the nurse happily, and by the time Ryan and I got to the waiting room, sat down for just a second, they called us back to meet with Dr. Eldredge. The surgery went perfectly, and Ellie had a lot of fluid in her ears, but it wasn't really infected so hopefully we shouldn't see too much drainage or any fever in her tonight.
Within another 5 minutes or so, they called us back because she was waking up. She was fussing a bit in the nurse's arms, but they told me she was a rock star waking up, hardly fussing at all. Once she saw me, she started really crying and wanted to nurse, so I did, and she was pretty fussy for about a half hour while we waited in recovery. But she crashed in the car on the way home and is still sleeping an hour later, so hopefully she'll take a big fat nap and wake up feeling much better.
They didn't even have to give her the "happy juice" that makes the kids loopy and easier to remove from the parents. She went with the nurse happily, and by the time Ryan and I got to the waiting room, sat down for just a second, they called us back to meet with Dr. Eldredge. The surgery went perfectly, and Ellie had a lot of fluid in her ears, but it wasn't really infected so hopefully we shouldn't see too much drainage or any fever in her tonight.
Within another 5 minutes or so, they called us back because she was waking up. She was fussing a bit in the nurse's arms, but they told me she was a rock star waking up, hardly fussing at all. Once she saw me, she started really crying and wanted to nurse, so I did, and she was pretty fussy for about a half hour while we waited in recovery. But she crashed in the car on the way home and is still sleeping an hour later, so hopefully she'll take a big fat nap and wake up feeling much better.
Thursday, October 28, 2010
The Birthday Stats!
I took Ellie to her 12 month checkup yesterday. Here are her stats:
Height: 30in (77%)
Weight: 19lb 8oz (25%)
Head Circumference: 40cm (50%)
I talked to Dr. Huval about a couple of my concerns, including that Ellie's toes point inward a bit when she walks. Dr. Huval watched her walk, and pronounced her perfectly normal :) She said that since she started walking so early, it's likely just due to her tiny little legs getting themselves all settled into walking position.
She also commented a bit on her weight because I was concerned that she's been dropping in percentiles, but she said to just do what I can to add calories to her diet. She said with as active as Ellie is, she's just burning more calories than she's taking in, but she's still perfectly healthy :)
The only other concerning issue is that Miss E has a heart murmur, just like her big brother did at his 2 year checkup. I'm not really concerned because we did this with Carter and it was just an innocent murmur, but I am still dreading the endless doctor's appointments and EKGs and chest x-rays. But I'm going to just try and remember that I'm lucky she's healthy and get through it all and hope everything is ok.
So that's that. My little girl is growing up!
Monday, October 25, 2010
Remembering...
the night before she was born. My mom came over, and Ryan and I said a very emotional goodbye to my precious little Carter. I couldn't imagine that my sweet little two year old boy was about to be a 'big' brother. We got to the hospital and got settled in for my induction; the dreaded IV came, we watched Desperate Housewives, we tried to sleep.
But I couldn't sleep at all. I tried to play my white noise machine, but I couldn't get past the beeping of my IV machine. And I just COULD NOT WAIT to meet my sweet baby girl. I just kept imagining what she would look like, how big she'd be, what it would be like as she grew up and we could spend time together playing with all those pink toys.
And within what seemed like minutes, she was born. A little tiny pink bundle of joy that has brought more happiness and joy and sunshine to our family than we ever thought possible.
As I rocked her to sleep tonight for the last time before her 1st birthday tomorrow, I just thank my lucky stars for her. She is perfect in every single way.
I loved you from the very start,
You stole my breath, embraced my heart.
Our life together has just begun
You're part of me my little one.
As mother with child, each day I grew,
My mind was filled with thoughts of you,
I'd daydream of the things we'd share,
Like late-night bottles and Teddy bears.
Like first steps and skinned knees,
Like bedtime stories and ABC's.
I thought of things you'd want to know,
Like how birds fly and flowers grow.
I thought of lessons I'd need to share,
Like standing tall and playing fair.
When I first saw your precious face,
I prayed your life be touched with grace.
I thanked the angels from above,
And promised you unending love.
Each night I lay you down to sleep,
I gently kiss your head and cheek.
I count your little fingers and toes;
I memorize your eyes and nose.
I linger at your nursery door,
Awed each day I love you more.
Through misty eyes, I dim the light,
I whisper, "I love you" every night.
I loved you from the very start,
You stole my breath, embraced my heart.
But I couldn't sleep at all. I tried to play my white noise machine, but I couldn't get past the beeping of my IV machine. And I just COULD NOT WAIT to meet my sweet baby girl. I just kept imagining what she would look like, how big she'd be, what it would be like as she grew up and we could spend time together playing with all those pink toys.
And within what seemed like minutes, she was born. A little tiny pink bundle of joy that has brought more happiness and joy and sunshine to our family than we ever thought possible.
As I rocked her to sleep tonight for the last time before her 1st birthday tomorrow, I just thank my lucky stars for her. She is perfect in every single way.
I loved you from the very start,
You stole my breath, embraced my heart.
Our life together has just begun
You're part of me my little one.
As mother with child, each day I grew,
My mind was filled with thoughts of you,
I'd daydream of the things we'd share,
Like late-night bottles and Teddy bears.
Like first steps and skinned knees,
Like bedtime stories and ABC's.
I thought of things you'd want to know,
Like how birds fly and flowers grow.
I thought of lessons I'd need to share,
Like standing tall and playing fair.
When I first saw your precious face,
I prayed your life be touched with grace.
I thanked the angels from above,
And promised you unending love.
Each night I lay you down to sleep,
I gently kiss your head and cheek.
I count your little fingers and toes;
I memorize your eyes and nose.
I linger at your nursery door,
Awed each day I love you more.
Through misty eyes, I dim the light,
I whisper, "I love you" every night.
I loved you from the very start,
You stole my breath, embraced my heart.
As mother and child our journeys begin,
My heart's yours forever, little one.
My heart's yours forever, little one.
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