Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Ellie's First Internet Video

(ok, that post title sounds a little off, huh?)


Ellie Giggling and Talking from Jennifer Skinner on href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo.



I just took this video this morning while she was in a cute mood! Of course, she was talking a ton more before the camera came out. Her cute little PJ's were a gift from Pam & David Skinner.

Monday, September 28, 2009

September...




Well, September is almost over and as of today, our girl is 8 weeks and 3 days old!

She seems to be feeling much better and happier since she has been on her medication.

Other than that, we have had some fun weekends! Craig and I went to the COLTS game on Sunday against the Cardinals. Grandma and Grandpa had a fun time babysitting. Daddy enjoyed a GIANT margarita before the game, so the result of that was quite entertaining... We took Ellie to her first Happy Hour at Four Peaks last Friday night with my friends from Tempe Leadership. She did great and we enjoyed our company (and beer!).

Mommy and Ellie are really enjoying her maternity leave now, especially since she is smiling and laughing now :) Also screaming... mostly for fun but not always! Her main goal in life right now is to either get her entire fist or maybe just her thumb in her mouth... it's hard to tell at this point.

Here are some pictures from September:

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This is Ellie and her friend Sam Olson! Sorry Sammy is a little blurry... my camera was on some stupid setting and he's not one to sit still :)

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Reflux!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Poor Baby Ellie!

I haven't had much of a chance to blog about Ellie lately! As you other moms know, the days seem to crawl AND fly by at the same time... Suddenly it's 9:00 and you have NO idea what you did all day! It's finally getting a little easier since Ellie has been feeling better.

You see, last Monday, she got diagnosed w/ reflux and put on medication (zantac) for it! About 3-4 days on the meds and she is a new girl! She was a pretty easy baby for the first 3-4 weeks, then slowly something started to change. She was getting fussier and fussier, mostly in the evenings, but then all the time. She was vomiting more, choking occasionally and BARELY EVER sleeping! We finally put 2 and 2 together and called the Dr. to see if she thought it might be reflux. She said the symptoms were textbook and immediately called in an Rx. We go in for our 2 month appt pretty soon, so we will follow up w/ her then. But, I'm telling ya right now, she is feeling so much better and is SO MUCH HAPPIER!

YAY!!!!

Other than that, we have had some fun visits w/ friends (Cara/Liam, Julia/Howie, Maja) and of course some fun visits w/ Grandma & Grandpa. They watched her for a bit on Sat night and Craig and I went out to dinner.

This coming Sunday they are watching her while we go to the Colts vs. Cardinals game!!!!


Ellie & Liam (he was SO cute trying to entertain her--of course she loved it!)

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Sending My Regrets to Target

Ellie defiled a Target dressing room today...

We were out running errands this morning then leisurly strolling through my favorite Target (it's a Super Target w/ an amazing grocery store--they have lots of healthy option foods like vegan/vegetarian stuff, lots of baked stuff, and actual decent produce--although we had already been at the farmers market, but I digress). Ellie decided to have a FREAK OUT moment, clearly telling me: I. NEED. TO. EAT. RIGHT. NOW. MOTHER.

Let me just say, I had fed her approx. an hour and a half earlier and was hoping we would have another hour or so but sometimes it just doesn't work out that way. Let's just say momma hasn't been following "Baby Wise" as of yet and we are not really on any kind of schedule for feeding.

SO, I figure that I can just go in a changing room, feed & change her and we are golden! The feeding went fine but not so much the changing. Let's just say she probably had the NASTIEST diaper that I have had to change (as of yet--i know...). As I'm removing it and literally trying to figure out where to even set it down, she decided to take a pee pee on her changing pad. USUALLY I throw the new diaper down immediately but I was a little thrown off by the massive poo... of course it was not just a little tinkle, but more like a monsoon. All over her outfit too.

SO, after changing her, using a blankie AND my hooter hider (along w/ a package of wipes) to clean everything up, we finally get ourselves together, head to the actual bathroom to throw away all evidence, we commence shopping.

However, the little princess was still not pleased (meaning: practically screaming in the chip aisle), so we promptly run to the checkout and head home. I only made it half way through the store, so I have only 1/2 of the ingredients of all of the dinners for this week... Mind you, by the time we get to the car, she's completely fine!

Ahhhhhh the joys of motherhood!!!!!

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Daddy & Ellie

Here is a pic of Craig his first day in the hospital in 1975:


Here is a pic of Ellie on her first day in 2009:

Think they look alike???