10 years ago
Monday, February 22, 2010
Beary Cute
Given the color of her hair, she'll never be Goldilocks. But we think she makes one heck of a cute Baby Bear.
Hunger Signs
Ellie wakes up very happy in the morning... 
She likes to play and talk with mama and papa until...
Hunger rears its ugly head and she transforms into this. We call it her "Tiger Face." If tigers liked milk, I'm sure they'd look something like this: hungry, intimidating, and not something you'd refuse to give milk to.Thursday, January 7, 2010
Ellie's Hands
I've become a little obsessed with Ellie's hands. She does the cutest things with her hands, all on her own. I'll look down at her and she'll be posing like a little hand model.
Baby's First Christmas
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Ellie's bilirubin levels had been a little high when we left the hospital, so on Christmas day we had to go into the clinic to have it tested again. To our shock, it had jumped up again to pretty high levels and the doctor had her admitted to the hospital. The hospital wouldn't admit her into the NICU, so she was put in the cardiac telemetry wing. All of the nurses commented that she was their first baby patient. She had to spend almost 24 hours under the strong bili lights, but the worst part was they put an IV in her head. They stuck her 6 or 7 times in her hands and feet, but since she was dehydrated, they had to put the IV in her head. I'm not sure if the nurses were just trying to make me feel better, or if this is really true, but they said having the IV in the head is the best place for babies. So anyways, it ended up that the clinic where we had her tested, gave us a falsely high bilirubin result which made everyone panic and she probably would've been ok without going to the hospital. But, better safe than sorry, right?
Little Miss Ellie
Around 6:00 am, I started having some contractions, but after having a really long bout of false labor a few weeks earlier, I didn't think much of it. So we got up and started getting ready for church. But the contractions started getting stronger and longer and instead of going to church, we went to the hospital instead. We delayed going as long as possible, because my worst nightmare was being sent home from the hospital. And since we were living in South Jordan, and having the baby in Orem, we really wanted to be sure this was the real thing.
Everything about the experience was a surprise. We got to the hospital at 1:30 pm and to everyone's surprise, I was already dilated to a 9. Surprise #2 came when it came time to push. The L&D nurse was helping me push through a contraction when all of the sudden she yelled, "Stop pushing!" and then "Mike... go get the doctor NOW!" Her head had popped out all of the sudden without the doctor being there. Luckily, our doctor was just outside in the hallway and was able to hurry in and finish delivering her. Surprise #3 was how much hair she had!
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
My Man & the "Man Meal"
My family threw a baby shower for me, and while we were celebrating the guys decided to go out to Fuddruckers and try their hand at the "Man Meal." This consists of a 1 lb. hamburger, an order of chili cheese fries/bacon & cheese fries, a soda, and 3 scoops of icecream with a brownie. *GAG* Of the 4 that tried, only 2 were able to finish the monstrous meal. I'm proud (?) to say that my husband was among the 2 that finished. Way to go Mike! He was rewarded with a free t-shirt, his picture on the wall, and most likely a few clogged arteries.
The Proof
My brother was the other one to finish, but note the extreme discomfort showing on his face. Mike was nothing but smiles!
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
It's just not the same...
Mike and I were out running errands the other day when we passed an Oriental Market. Not being able to pass up the chance, we stocked up on some of our favorite goods. That night I tried making a few Korean dishes from my mission. It was fun. It was messy. And it wasn't nearly as good as I remember it being in Korea.
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