Ella is learning to sit up. She tries to reach for her rings in front of her and nose dives over! Then she is stranded bent in half and it causes great distress.

PS I would like to publicly rescind my previous comment on Homecoming. My cheerleaders were awesome and I was so proud of them!!

Ella's New Love

Ella has recently discovered that her hand is a easy, accessible treat! It makes her drool like an old dog but what ever keeps her happy is perfectly okay with me!

Ella Update

Ella is getting big. I took her to the doctor for her shots a few weeks ago and she has almost doubled in size. She weighed 11 lbs 6 oz. 50% for weight. She was 24 inches long. 90% for length. She was so tiny and now I feel like she's huge!! She has learned to smile and laughs out loud and even discovered her voice recently. She likes to randomly squeal and then laughs. She lays in her bouncy chair and kicks her legs like crazy. Brent says she looks like she's having a spazz attack. She is getting so strong. Bad news is that we found out that she didn't have colic ( good news you would think) she has GER. Better known as reflux. It's like really terrible heartburn for adults. I have to squirt medicine down her throat every night, and most of the time she fights it. It makes her have choking episodes that are terrifying. She turns bright red and when she finally catches her breath she screams the most terrible blood curdling scream of fear. But we at least know what it is and she has been much happier ever since we discovered the reason behind her misery. She does really well at cheerleading. Loud noise and chaos are no problem. I took her to the Homecoming pep assembly and the band was so loud and she just sat there. I was holding her and she actually fell asleep. The girls are very cute with her and she just stares at them. She likes the games and as soon as it is cool enough I will take her to the JV ones too. She is very sensitive to everything. Especially wind and heat. Anyways, we love her!!

Homecoming 2008

I hate homecoming. Too much stress for 5 minutes of performance that no one remembers or appreciates. My poor little JV girls are running the gauntlet and I hope they don't just scream at me and quit before the next week is over. I don't remember it being this hard when I cheered. I wonder if Mary wanted to pull her hair out as badly as I do. I accidentally have picked up one of the habits she used to have. Does anyone remember when she used to say "one more time" but we would do it 10 more times and still every time she would say "one more time" ? I do that all the time and my girls have picked up on it. They make fun of me. Anyways, Homecoming is October 10th come and see them perform. If they look good, I take full responsibility for their talent and I knew they had it in them.... if they look terrible, that's Denise's squad and I don't know what happened. :) hehe

We Moved

Thanks to the generosity of my dear Uncle Raoul, Brent, Ella and I have moved into my Granny's house. He's in charge of the property and is letting us rent for a ridiculously low price and the promise to take very good care of it. Brent has been faithfully watering bushes and the grass every night. We also have a new member of the family, a 2005 Nissan Sentra. Brent finally killed the poor Saturn, so we got him something that had less problem signals lit up on the dash! It's really cute and has AC and tinted windows, Brent's only requirement. (Seeming as how the Saturn had neither!) Anyways, here are some pictures of my crazy little girl being good. Also I thought this was a funny picture of Tomato. He was nervous on moving day that we were going to leave him. Little does he know he is getting closer and closer to going to "the farm". AKA the pound. Brent has had enough!!

Free to a WONDERFUL home

Unfortunately Brent and I have to find new homes for my two wonderful, sweet kitty cats. I am so sad!! We moved into a new house and we can't have them with us. Ever since we had Ella I haven't had time to even pet them. They deserve more love than I can give them right now. If any one wants to love them or knows someone who will, please let me know. Quick!!! Before Brent takes them to the pound!! He has been threatening to do this since I found out I was pregnant. I love them so much, I will mis them everyday.

PS They are declawed so they have to be inside.

The Woes of Colic

Ella is 6 weeks old today. She has now had colic for 4 weeks straight. I went to the doctor because I thought something was wrong with her and the doctor said it was 'just colic'. JUST COLIC!!!!!!! Tell that to my frazzled nerves. I want to cry and do regularly. I don't even remember what a day with out unconsolable crying is like. I probably take her back to the doctor thinking something else was wrong with her. Our record is 12 hours a day of screaming. Daily best ; 2 hours. Those are good days. However we average about 5. We try every thing and anything all afternoon and evening. She likes the hum of the dryer that will work for a while. Nothing, however is long term. Pray for me.