Ellis at Two Months

Well this post is a few days late because I wanted to wait until after Ellis' 2 month appointment on Tuesday, so I would have her current "stats". I was going to write this yesterday but Ellis and I were both feeling a little under the weather. She had her two month immunizations on Tuesday and I am fighting off a summer cold. So yesterday we both just laid in bed and took it easy. So today we're both pretty much back to normal and I have a minute to sit down to write about Ellis and what she's doing at two months!

At her two month check up, Ellis weighed 7 pounds, 11 ounces (yes, she's still our little peanut!) and was 21 1/4 inches long. She hasn't been eating very well the last few days so we're going to try some different things. I've already seen improvement in her eating since Tuesday. The doctor wants us to come back next week for a weight check. She's not too concerned though because Ellis is growing in length, looks healthy, acts happy and is meeting appropriate milestones. (You know her mommy and daddy have been working on those gross motor, fine motor and visual motor skills! We just can't help but give her a little bit of "therapy"!)

At two months Ellis you are:

• Starting to coo at mommy, daddy and your toys
• Giggling
• Noticing when mommy & daddy enter or leave the room (and getting upset when we leave)
• Discovering your hands
• In between newborn and 0-3 month clothing, your newborn pants are too short but your 0-3 are too big in the waist!
• Smiling a lot
• In a good pattern of eat, play, sleep
• You still eat every 2 1/2 hours during the day and will sleep from 10:30 p.m.- 5:00 a.m.
• We are working on a schedule, instead of just a pattern, and some days are better than others

Two month picture (Much happier than last month!)

She's getting longer

Playing with her toys

At home after her shots

Ellis,

You are such a sweet girl with a fun personality! You are such an easy going baby, as long as you're not tired or hungry. Once you get what you want you are happy again. Mommy and daddy don't know what we did before you came along! We love you!

Love,

Mommy

A Week of "Firsts"

The week of the 4th of July was an exciting week of "Firsts" for Ellis. On Sunday night our little family of three went to see the firework show at Cross Church in Rogers. We parked in a lot across from the church, opened the back hatch and enjoyed the show!

On Wednesday, July 4th, we went out to the lake to celebrate the holiday with Matt's family. It was Ellis' first major holiday.  We ate a ton of food (as always) and did small fireworks off the dock. We mainly did smoke bombs, poppers and sparklers because of the burn ban. Ellis wasn't really phased by the fireworks, she just enjoyed being outside. 

Our Family on the 4th 

Grandma Boore with 5 of the 6 great grandchildren that were there.

Mommas and their babies that were all born within 8 months of each other.
Left to Right: Carman & Ellie, Me & Ellis, Shawna & Noah, Adrienne & Graham

Sweet Cousins

Chillin' on Momma's lap

Matt's family was at the lake house from Wednesday through Sunday. We decided to stay the night out there on Thursday night so Ellis had her first sleepover! It was so much easier to pack up shop and spend the night. That way we were able to get "maximum" lake time on Friday! (Can you tell we LOVE our time at the lake?!?!)

Early Birds

Shade Bathing Beauty!
(The picture's a little fuzzy but I had to put it on!)

On Friday, Ellis had her final "first" of the week, going to a wedding! Matt's cousin, Rachel, got married on Friday night to Jonathan. They are such a cute couple and we are so happy for them! 

Family picture before the wedding

MiMi & Poppa with the Grands

We had such a great week and are loving all of these "firsts" with our girl!

Ellis at One Month

It's hard to believe but Ellis was one month on June 30th. The last month has flown by and we love having our little girl! Here are some pictures of our growing girl and what she's up to at one month!

This is what was going on before the last picture

Ellis, at your 1 month appointment you weighed 7 lbs 0.5 oz and you were 20 1/2 inches.
You're starting to get into a routine. During the day you eat every 2 1/2 hours. After feedings you stay awake for 30-40 minutes before napping. At night you eat every 3 or 4 hours.
This weekend you went 5 hours between feedings one night and 6 another night!
You're pretty easy going unless you're hungry or tired
You enjoy your swing
You enjoy tummy time (if mommy or daddy are close)
You're a cuddle bug! You LOVE to be held!

Ellis,
We just can't get enough of you! We love to give you hugs and kisses. Your smiles are so sweet and you're starting to show your personality. We love you!
Love,
Mommy & Daddy

Ellis at One Week

It's hard to believe that on June 6th, Ellis was one week old! She is growing and changing so much each day! Here are some pictures of our sweet girl...

Ellis,
You are such a sweet and content girl so far. You are most awake first thing in the morning and before bedtime at night. You like to be swaddled and of course, held! You like for mommy and daddy to sing to you, we think you'll like music. Right now you would sleep through every feeding, but Dr. Harvey says to wake you up every 2 hours during the day and every 3 at night to eat. At your one week appointment you weighed 5 lbs, 15 oz.
You are such a beautiful little girl and we fall in love with you more everyday!
Love,
Mommy & Daddy

Ellis is Here!

On May 29th Matt and I were doing our normal evening routine, which consisted of this 37 week pregnant girl laying on the couch watching TV and my loyal husband being right by my side. It was about 8:30 p.m. and Matt and I were talking about when Ellis was going to arrive. We had come to the consensus that she was going to do it on her terms, probably wait a few weeks and that it would be a total surprise. Well, it was a surprise because at 8:45 p.m. my water broke!

We immediately grabbed a few items to add to our already packed bag and headed to the hospital. We finally got settled into a delivery room around 9:45 p.m. The nurse came to check me and I was dilated between 2 and 3 cm. I told her that I did not want an epidural, so she contacted our doctor (who happened to be on call) and Dr. Fry said that she'd let me labor until 4 or 5 a.m. and we'd go from there.

By about 12:20 a.m. my contractions were pretty strong and becoming unbearable. I told Matt that I might have to have an epidural. He went to talk to the nurse about our options. She came to check me and to my pleasant surprise, I was dilated to 6. She said that I could get pain medication through my IV to try to avoid an epidural. The medicine ended up being just enough to take the edge off.

The nurse came back to check me at 1:20 and I was at 9 cm. Within 15 minutes I was at a 10 and they called Dr. Fry to come in. I started pushing at 2:10 a.m. and Ellis arrived at 2:50 a.m. She weighed 6 lbs, 9 oz and was 19 inches long.

We love her so much and feel so blessed to have a healthy baby girl!

Last belly picture

Last picture as a family of two

First picture as a family of three 

Mommy & Ellis

Daddy & Ellis

The Nursery

Last weekend Matt and I finished up Ellis' nursery. The weekend before when we went to Conway, Matt & my dad worked on stripping and sanding a wardrobe for Ellis' room. Matt spent his evenings for the next week priming, painting, attaching a rail and attaching hardware to the wardrobe. The only thing left to put on it is the door, which my mom will be bringing up this coming weekend.

Here are pictures of the dresser and the rest of the room. All we need now is a little girl!

35 weeks!

Well, we made it to 35 weeks! Yay! Last Tuesday we went to see Dr. Fry and she said that the goal was 35 weeks and Saturday was that milestone! When we went to the doctor on Tuesday we got to see our sweet little girl on the ultrasound (yes, she's still a girl). She was measuring 5 pounds, 6 ounces, give or take a pound. Dr. Fry said that if she's born early and needs to go to the NICU that Northwest (where we will be delivering) isn't equipped for babies that are younger than 35 weeks so she'd be transferred to Willow Creek, which is 20 minutes away. But since we've hit this milestone then whenever she's born she should be able to stay at Northwest.

Dr. Fry checked me on Tuesday and I was still at 1 cm but Ellis is very low. Dr. Fry had to reach around Ellis' head to check to see if I was dilated. (That explains all the pressure I've been feeling lately!) Also at the appointment on Tuesday she increased my medicine to every 4 hours and recommended no more work for the rest of the week. I was only supposed to work one day so it worked out well. I do have to say that it's been kind of hard hanging around the house and laying low but it's completely worth it! It's been a lot easier with Matt around because he's taken on more than his share of the cooking, cleaning and laundry this week. (He's such a great husband!)

Here's a 35 week belly picture!