Elliana

Laugh Out Loud Funny!

Sorry to all FB buddies who this is a duplicate for, it was just too funny I had to put it both places! Disclaimer, Dave is the one doing it, but truthfully it was all my idea! And it was sooo FUNNY! We had some really chilly melted ice water in the cooler one day...so I thought, hey let's go dump it out in the pool with the kids. The kids didn't know it was cold...

Picture 1 Addy thinks that sounds like a fun idea.Picture 2 she is getting excited...Picture 3 she is feeling the shock of cold...Picture 4 She is thinking OH MY! that was cold...Picture 5 (zoom in on 4 so we can see her facial expression) Oh if looks could kill!!! HAHAHA!Hope you all got a laugh! We sure did! I love my girl!

7 Months

Today my baby girl is 7 months old. I cannot believe it! We have had her home for 3 1/2 months now, and she is growing each day! I have loved watching her develop...and am happy to say I finally got her to giggle for me this week! She has been activiely working on her back to belly roll, and begun reaching for toys and things. She loves to watch the older kids run and play. She is now weighing in at 11.5 lbs so she has come a long way from the original 1.6! I just finished up a photo book last night of her and her hospital days (the first 3 1/2 months) and I became so emotional going through these old pictures. She is such a fighter, and such a miracle! I am so grateful to have her!

Life in Pictures

Saying good-bye to friends...we miss you guys!!!

Addy's first day of preschool...she loves it by the way! Uncle Stephen moved back to Texas!!! He came for a visit, it was our first time to see him in almost 2 years! Addy crowned Elly a princess, and Jimmy took a picture. Update on her, she is still on O2, it was lowered but not removed. She will be retested in July. Stats from her 6 mo check up: 9lb 14oz, 22 1/2 in. YUMMY pecan rolls! My mother's day gift from Dave. I had this recipe I'd been wanting to try for awhile. SO I got to sleep way in, and he made this yummy treat for me! Thanks sweetie! The kids had early release a week ago, so I took them to Sea World for the afternoon. They loved it! This is in the 4d theatre where we saw the Pirate show. Here is outside the sea lion show. We also rode Journey to Atlantis 3 times, and got soaked. Fun, and tiring all in one. Timmy has been really into washing up after going to the bathroom. But when I hear the water for too long, I know it's time to check on him...he's flooded the sink a few times. I guess I should be happy he's washing up. Is there such thing as a clean mess? If so I guess this is it.Our big pool from the last 2 summers sadly died...so we got this small one for afternoon entertainment. So far so good! The kids have gone out nearly everyday. Dave and I were in need of a "date night" so we told the kids they could have a movie night upstairs in our room with a movie on the computer. A few hours later this is what we found. Can you spot all 3 of them? Elly got clearance to go on trips to see family, so long as everyone was healthy. So we headed up to see the Great-Grandparents for the weekend. It was lots of fun for all! Elly's first trip, and my first time to leave town in 6 months! A friend of mine has rented out a booth space at a children's store and said I was welcome to put stuff in it too. So here is a Pooh rag quilt I made and paired with the stuffed animals for a gift set. I don't know if it will sell, but I had fun making it. The best part is I made it all from stuff I already had, I didn't have to buy anything. The kids school had teacher appreciation week and the kids were supposed to bring something different everyday. On the last day they were supposed to bring a sweet treat. So I re-did these tins we had from some store bought treats with scrap book paper and mod podge. They came our really great! The pictures don't do justice. We filled them with home made chocolate covered toffee. And now the teachers have personalized tins to keep and re-use for whatever. No pics for the last tid-bit of info. Dave has been interviewing a lot! It seems there are many opportunities on our horizon. No definite plans yet, but in the mean time we have really enjoyed the time together as a family!

Elly's Smile & Laugh

Turn the music off at the bottom of the blog, and listen to the sweetest sound!

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Stuff...

* Elly rolled on Friday April 16th from belly to back for the first time, then many times following (see video!). Had a sleep study done to test her off of O2...we get the results next week. There may be an end in sight to the oxygen and monitors! Oh and she has been smiling a bunch too!

* Timmy is having surgery today, ear tubes again. Luckily it's nothing major. He has been very bored with the week of rain we had that has kept him indoors. He was very happy to venture out yesterday!* Addy got registered for Kinder in the fall, and will be starting pre-k tomorrow. Silly I know there are only like 6 weeks left of school, but she's gonna LOVE every minute of it! Hey unemployment has some benefits!* Jimmy lost another tooth, the tooth fairy is going broke! He built his Fiesta float for school, he went with a Star Wars theme (big surprise). He LOVES reading books to Elly.

* Dave has had many interviews, mostly in far off places, but hasn't had to leave. Yea for phone interviews. This week he got strep. How? Who knows? We are 95% home bound...luckily no one else has caught it.

* Me, I've been doing boring things like paper work, Doctor appointments and such. Most importantly enjoying time with my wonderful family!

We all needed a break from these four walls and went out on a Sunday stroll together. It was VERY nice to all get out as a family! I've got a nice slideshow from it, but either blogger or slide are not cooperating at the moment, so I will try that later.