Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Week two events...

family photo, ella is inside the wonderful moby, staying nice and warm with her mama :)

Week two of Ella's life was pretty great. She is eating lots and sleeps most of the night...well, we put her to bed at like 2am and then she wakes me up at like 5 or so...but then we sleep until 830...so overall, a wonderful sleeper. Most of you know that i dont handle smelly things very well -- in fact i usually vomit...but i have been handling her smelly diapers and everything that comes along with that with ease...im very proud of myself...lol...we had only one visitor last week, auntie jess -- she came by on thursday and we had some coffee and chatted on the couch for a couple of hours...which felt really nice, cause at times i feel so lonely and bored just being at home with ella -- i mean she cant respond to anything im saying to her...and i dont really expect her to either...lol....


We decided last Friday to bundle her up and head to the pumpkin patch...yeah, i know what you are thinking -- did these two idiots really take their 13 day old daughter to the pumpkin patch...but please rest assured...we were there for literally 5 minutes, as there were no pumpkins left for us to grab...as a result...we took some pictures and were on the road to home :) however, it was a lot of fun to do something as a family :) stay tuned for the pictures of the pumpkins that we carved...



before we left the house...all bundled up...




holding the baby girl :)


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jon and ella standing by one of the only pumpkins remaining
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her and i sitting next to the same one

this last monday marked her two week check up at the doctors...where she was weighed...and guess what? she gained 7oz in 7 days...pretty much amazing....so all that eating is paying off...she now weighs a whopping 5lbs, 5oz - and i couldnt be happier...i cant wait till she is a little bit bigger so i dont feel like i am going to break her with every touch...below are some pictures from the appt...jon is holding her while they draw her blood for the pku -- and believe it or not, but she slept through the whole thing...



getting ready for her big visit
here are some random pictures from this last week that i liked...i cant believe how much i love this little girl...she seriously completes me and i dont think i have ever been this happy in my entire life...however, i have a ton of anxiety right now...im terrified to take her anywhere because im scared that when i turn a corner that i will go too fast and her head will fall off...did anyone else feel this way or am i just super weird? jessy suggested that i join a mothers group -- that way i can talk to other new moms...cause she assured me that im probably not the only one who fears this type of thing...i dont know...its just wierd...im so scared that i am going to break her that i dont want to go any where...she is just so tiny and when i put her in that car seat...it just doesnt seem right...the buckle takes up her whole little body...ehh..im so weird....

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

wow, time is flying by...



so ella is now just over a week old, ten days to be exact. she is absolutely perfect, and i couldnt have asked for a better daughter. we had her one week appointment on monday -- and she weighed 4lbs 13.5oz -- so slowly making progress...but the doctor hopes that by next monday she will be back up to her birth weight -- and im hoping so too cause she eats like a little piggy...lol

our first week with ella flew by -- however, im exhausted. while she doesnt wake up during the middle of the night -- i wake her up to feed, that way i can ensure that she gains weight...i think it makes her a little mad, but in the end she likes it cause i let her snuggle on my chest afterward until we wake up in the morning....i guess thats a treat for her and i...it just makes me feel that much closer...

we had a few visitors -- my parents, jess, jill, sean and rachel...while that doesnt seem like a lot, it felt like a lot just cause i was so tired....it was so nice to see everyone though and im glad that they all took time out or their days to make it over and see our little princess...

on saturday we celebrated ellas first week of life at auntie jessica's house down in ballard -- while it was originally supposed to be baby shower, we decided that since ella wanted to go so bad that we would use the time to celebrate her life. i would like to thank all the wonderful ladies that came and were a part of it, i dont think i could have ever asked for something as nice as that -- it was very relaxing and overall just a great time...ella got lots of nice gifts, ranging from baby supplies to a snuggy-wrap for her carseat and a swing and elephant from build a bear...i would also like to thank jess and jilly for putting it all together as well as georgia for making those AMAZING cupcakes...i could eat those all day i think, in fact im craving them as we speak....

when we got home on saturday night, i decided to have a little photoshoot with our baby girl -- cause even though its only been a week, i noticed that she doesnt look anything like she did when she was born -- and i want to make sure i capture every moment...i have a feeling in going to be one of those annoying moms...she did such a good job letting me strip her down and totally photo-shock her...i cant wait to print them all out cause there were just so many good ones :)

anyways, check out these amazing pictures...they make my heart melt :)
























oh, and dont let me forget -- i have such an amazing husband...on friday i got a knock on the door -- and he got me this yummy ediable arrangement...i was so freaking excited...he said it was cause he was so proud of me and that he wanted me to know how much it meant to him...how sweet, right?


Tuesday, October 14, 2008

we made it home...





here are some pictures from the last 24 hours, as you can tell we are a little obsessed with our little princess :) everyone seems to be adjusting well, missy is a good sister and larry is more than curious about our little bundle of joy -- however, rocko pretty much wants nothing to do with her sadly...im sure at some point he will come around...

our fist night home went really well -- though before ella was born, we were sure that we wouldnt want her in bed with us -- once the time came, we couldnt bring ourselves to put her anywhere else...she spent the first part of the night laying on jons chest, and i dont think ive ever seen him sleep so well...and then she spent the rest of the night laying on mine...she woke us up three times to feed and we were both quite impressed with her consumption...jon has now determined that we cant call larry big pig anymore -- cause little ella has now won that title...but in all truth, she needs to eat as much as possible because like all babies, they lose weight before they gain and in her case, she needs to gain lots of it :)

we have been lucky enough to have my parents and sister around for support -- my parents spent the whole weekend at the hospital with us, which made things so much easier...sadly though, my moms car was stolen from the hospital parking lot right before we were discharged...so keep them in your thoughts and prayers -- we are all hoping that they get their car back -- undamaged...my sister also spent the last few days with us -- while we were in the hospital, she stayed with the dogs (which we greatly appreciate) and even spent all day yesterday and today at the house with us...so it was really nice having those extra hands around :)

anyways -- here are some pictures from the last 24 hours, which include her first car ride, meeting of the puppies and some just random cute ones, enjoy :)