Wyatt's 6 and Ellie Weighs 6 lbs 1 oz!!!!

My nephew Wyatt- who is my little brother (my brother from another mother..hee!) Levi's middle son turned 6- Levi and Liz (Wyatt's mom and one of the neatest ladies I personally know) had several of his friends and family over today to celebrate-
AND............
Ellie was weighed for her 3 week check up- At her 1 week check up she weighed 4 lbs. 15 oz- today she weighed 6 lbs. 1 oz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OH HAPPY DAY FOR THIS PROUD MAMA!!! All those late night feedings are paying off............doing the hallelujah dance :)

Wyatt's Birthday Party

Wyatt holding up his 6 fingers to show how old he turned

Wyatt's little brother Ben (Boo Bear)

Becca's Dawson

Wyatt's oldest brother Eli

Sienna and Cole (my sis's children)

Cole with his eyes shut

Michelle

My bro Levi

Sis in law Liz and her cousin Tricia

Lookie who Becca still has in that small prego belly of her's!!

Sis in Law Erika and David

Becca's oldest Grace Anne

Ali who is due with Caleb John in Dec.

Liz, Becca, and I

My sis Jodi with her youngest Caleb

Happy Birthday Wyatt- Auntie Loves you

My niece Sienna (Jodi's daughter)

RANDOM PICS:

Ryan and Ellie........awww!!!

Night Life!! Whoo Hoo!!

I've got myself quite the night life- It's been 12 years since I have had any sort of activity at night- since the late afternoon of June 5, 1999 (My Ryan was born)- For the past 12 years when it get's dark and close to 10 p.m. my eyelids shut and stay that way until 6 a.m................not any more........no ma'am........uh uh.....no way-
The below pictures will describe my nights- exhaustion is over riding vanity at this point, otherwise I would have made my bed better, shut the dish washer, etc... before taking the pictures.

Here's what my night life looks like...........Let the Party Begin :)

At 10:00 p.m. when I would normally go to bed- My little Ellie opens her eyes.....she does this kind of rooting/squeek sound and makes it known that SHE IS HUNGRY-
I have not gone to bed by this point so I grab a bottle filled with 60cc's of formula and feed her
She is done eating, burped, being changed, and back in bed by 10:40- I head to bed

12:00 a.m.- The rooting and sqeeking start up again- she is sleeping in her bassinet by my bed-  I get up, walk down my hall, grab a bottle off of the counter in the kitchen and fill it with formula- walk back down the hall- sit on my bed and feed Ellie.........after feeding, I change, burp, and put her back into bed.......it's 12:40 a.m.

2:00 a.m.- Like clock work I hear Ellie start sqeeking again......I repeat the above and get back into bed about 2:40 a.m.

4:00 a.m.- Repeat the above- only this time Ellie does not go back to sleep right away- she fuss's when I put her back in her bassinet- I grab her and lay her on my chest and talk to her.........it's 5:00 a.m. when she finally fall's back asleep.

6:00 a.m. Repeat the above

8:00 a.m. I get up for the day and Ellie sleeps the day away...........waking every 2 hours to eat......or sometimes she will wake up for about an hour and watch the world around her.

As crazy as this sounds- even through all the exhaustion...........I LOVE EVERY MINUTE OF GETTING UP WITH ELLIE............ I LOVE YOU ELLIE :)

There my little Ellie sleeps

The hall way I go down several times a night to get
to the kitchen

making the corner from the living room to the kitchen

Back down the hall way.........

60 cc's equals 2 oz. And More 'First' Pictures

As I am typing this blog post out, I have Ellie laying on my chest- sprawled out like she own's the place :)  She is wearing a little onesie (she wears preemie still) with pink, purple, and turquoise stripes with her pink pacifier hanging half in and half out of her little mouth- I gave her a bath tonight and her head is in smelling range of my nose- She smells like Aveno Baby Wash (which I absolutely LOVE the smell of)- We are in between her 10 pm and 12 am feeding- depending on the night I will just stay up and try to do my devotions (just started Beth Moore's David), blog, or clean house..........tonight is one of those nights-
I am so proud to announce that Ellie has gone from drinking 25 cc's (a little under an ounce) to drinking 60 cc's (2 ounces) every 2 hours- If you have ever had a small or preemie baby you know the victory you feel each time they increase their eating amounts- She will go to the doctor on Fri. and I am hoping to report that she is weighing at least 5 pounds- I was going to take her to get weighed yesterday but several things came up and I was unable to.................I am going to guess that she will weigh in at 5 lbs. 4 oz. so about an ounce over her original birth weight!
I hope you all are having a great week and please enjoy more pictures of the first time my friends and family saw our Ellie Marie-

My mom

My step dad Phil

My friend Kristi

My sis Jodi (I love you sis)

The tears on my sis in law Liz's face say so much- Thank you precious Liz-a-beth
for being on this journey- I love you

My good friend Deb was the Respiratory Therapist on the day Ellie Was born-
She was able to be in the delivery room for Ellie's birth :)
Deb- God knew how much I needed you at the Hospital that day and the day's following- I love you
lots and feel so blessed to have as wonderful a friend as you!
 

Deb

My sis in law Judie

Bro in law Mark

Wanna See Some Super Cute Pictures?

If you look beyond perfect poses and try to see the story behind the picture you will see what I see in these pictures- I snapped probably 100 pictures today- after sorting through them here is my top pics- They all capture something real...............I hope they bring a smile to your face as they did mine- Happy 4th Of July!!
P.S. My boys are not in any of these pictures because they had the opportunity to spend the day with family who had plans a couple hours away- I keep hearing them say what an awesome day they had- Thank you Wayne, Heidy, Jess, Lyd, Kate, and Herbie Family for letting them all hang with you for the day.

She drew the flag she is standing by :)

Goofy Kristi (love the flag behind the ear)

Could not believe how many flags could fit into such a small space-
It's flag Manhattan!

Loved this 

Wonder if she hated the flower on her head?

Becca's got 48 hours left.....will Claire or Reid join your family?

My dad

Favorite Pic taken today

This is my second favorite picture of the day

My uncle Reid, Nana (grandma), and Aunt Anne

My cousin Molly is due with twins next month