We did it!

So we made it through our first week back to work and I have to say, we did it with flying colors! Ok, I will say life is totally different now, and I don't know if I will ever get used to getting up at 5am or earlier, but I have to so I guess I will just have to do it whether I want to or not.

Friday night week just relaxed and Jeramy cooked me dinner. We gave Ella a bath and put her to bed, shortly after I was asleep on the couch!

Bath Bunny Ella

Back to Work

After 6 short weeks of being home with Ella, I had to return to work this past Monday. Things are going pretty well. I have been able to stay pretty busy here so I don't have a lot of time to sit and think about Ella. However, I always wonder how she is; is she sleeping, is she being good, is she fussy? All common worries I guess. Of course I want her to be the best baby in the world, but she is going to have her moments and I have to just suck it up and be strong and supportive of her! I can't hold her hand forever...


I do , however, want to take a moment and brag on her sitter! How lucky is Ella to have her wonderful Aunt Melissa keep her!!! She will be so loved and protected. She is getting daily interaction with other kids and I love the fact that those other kids are her cousins! Growing up I was the only one who had a cousin my age that lived close by and we did everything together. It was so cool to have "family and a best friend!" So far they have had a good week. Melissa has these little slips of paper that she records Ella's feedings, BM's, activities, and sleep time. Let me tell you how wonderful it is to go home and know exactly what she did that day! It really puts me at ease since I am not able to be with her. Thanks Melissa for being so great :)

Ella is getting so big, so fast! This week we have been working on our visual skills and I have been trying to read to her every night. I love to see her interact with me. She is also beginning to hold onto things like her paci or her big soft musical worm or my finger.

Ella holding her paci!



Our two month check-up is April 21st. She will also have her first set of shots at this appointment! YIKES. But I think I will be okay, usually those type of things don't bother me.

Special Visitors and Holiday Firsts

Last weekend we had a special surprise visit from Grandpa, Grandma Amy, Rachael and Emily. They live in Ohio and have not had a chance to come see Ella and of course the rest of the kiddos. Rachael and Emily are the best Aunts, they love all of the little ones so much!

Emily Holding Ella!

Rachael and Ella laid back!

The fun thing about Holidays and new babies are the fun accessories! Here are some pictures of Ella and her holiday bibs.

Baby's First Easter!

My 1st St. Patrick's Day!
Ella enjoyed some green milk ;) jk!

New Friends!

We have a lot of new friends! We have been so fortunate to share this pregnancy with many of our close friends: Pete and Cheryl, Jack and Tracy, Josh and Lindsay. We all had February and March babies! Michael and Kim, Phil and Bethany(in Orlando) and now Kent and Jill are all expecting... How lucky we are and will be to have so many close friends as our sweet little children grow up together! What a blessing...

Kayla Brooke
March 7, 2008

Kayla & Ella's first play date!
They were super excited, as you can see...

Chelsea Elizabeth
March 26, 2008

Ella's Hidden Talent

This is a little video clip of Ella holding her bottle!




Daddy took this video one night while Mommy was catching some Zzzz's. I got so tickled when he showed me what she had done. I know...she isn't really doing this by herself, but you can't tell me this is the cutest thing ever!

Sunny Days!

I love nice Spring weather... I crave it! And we have had a couple of those days. It gives me the itch to be outside, to cookout, to be active. I only pray there are more of these days to come before I have to go back to work! Earlier this week I convinced Heather to bring the girls down to Manchester and go to the park. It was a quick trip, but definitely a fun one!

Today was another fabulous day... Ella and I met Jill and Cade at Subway for a healthy lunch and then we went to the park for a nice walk and some play time. It was gorgeous outside!!! I picked up a bubble wand at Wal-Mart for Cade and we had a blast chasing bubbles. He was king of the playground, fearless! I love it... He is such a big boy now :)

Ella really enjoys the fresh air. I think she is going to be an outdoor girl like her mother... hehehe!

We're doing good....

Last Friday Ella had her two week check up. She weighed in at 6 lbs 6.5oz and her length was 19 5/8in. She is growing so well!!! She gained 10oz. in 11 days. At that visit I asked if we could give her a real bath since she lost her umbilical cord. She did not enjoy it... neither did I! I was stressed and I think she was cold? Who knows, hopefully it will get better. But here are some naked baby pictures of her and her first bath!