A-Z

A – Airport, good heavens we had a CRAZY time getting home for the holidays, we flew and it took us 12 ½ hours to get from Denver, to Salt Lake City. Our Engine didn’t work in our plane and anyways, it was a HUGE to do….took us forever, but Elli was a gem and we met some really nice people who helped us with Elli!
B – Breathing Treatments….we are back to breathing treatments at the moment at least one time per day! Poor kid, hopefully one day soon we’ll get over this cough, and be a “normal” if there is such a thing kid.
C – Carseat, Elli’s carseat is now forward facing and she LOVES it!
D – Downtown, we have been downtown quite a bit recently, and have had lots of fun with friends, especially at the Zoo and the Aquarium.
E – Elliana is almost 1, I can’t believe my baby is almost one! It’s crazy, she is doing great and is 21 lbs 2 oz and is 29 ¾ inches long! She is still a great baby and we are in the process of taking away the bottle, and the binki, except for at bedtime.
F – Formula, we no longer need it! HALLELUJAH! We are moving on to Whole Milk!
G – Gifts, Elli got lots for Christmas, her favorite is a doll from her grandparents (Grandma J and Grandpa B) and a ball popper from Grandma and Grandpa Duncan.
H – Happy New Year! If you didn’t get our Christmas card, and would still like one, post a comment with your address and I will surely send one your way!
I – I have been a slacker, I know…I am going to get back in the habit of posting at least once per week!
J – January, has just flown by and Tom has started Semester 2 of med school! He already took a midterm and got a B, go babe! We are so proud of his work and the sacrifices he makes for our family!
K – Killed me….I knew it would kill me to find something in the last 2 months that started with the letter K….okay, I cheated! :D
L – Laughter, we have had lots of good laughs, one of which will be in a video following this post, or rather before it, depending on how you look at it….Elli was walking around with a chair….or was it falling? Anyways…watch, it’s funny!
M – Mom…being a mom is hard work, and I really miss my Mom! Can’t wait to see her this weekend!
N – No…Elli’s new favorite word, she doesn’t want to eat something, she will shake her head and say NO. She must have gotten such an attitude from her dad… ;)
O – Office, we sure have visited the doctors office a lot, trying to figure out what is wrong with our little miss Elli! All is well, no worries!
P – Party, we are going to have a Finding Nemo Birthday party for Elli! She doesn’t know it, but we are very excited! She is getting a laptop like daddies for her Birthday…hopefully this will help her so she won’t play with his.
Q – Quit, I am going to quit drinking Diet Coke, for real! No gimmicks, no jokes, I am done! Check up on me…it’s going to be hard!
R – Rough, we got our loan money and had a rough couple of days going over the budget, but it’s done and hopefully we’ll survive till July!
S – Seeking a renter for our apartment, we are looking to move into a bigger place, no I’m not pregnant, but our place is just top small…coming from our place in Idaho Falls, to our place here, we just don’t have enough room!
T – Tubes, Elli had tubes put in her ears on Dec. the 10th, she is doing great! And I am SO happy we did that! She has been so much happier since we did that!
U – Umbrella, I thought I would be using one a lot more being here in Denver, but today it is beautiful, mid 50’s…no snow, Elli and I are going to go on a walk when Dad gets home!
V – Vacation, we had a great vacation at home, but are SO glad we are back home…it was great to be with family, but like Dorothy says, there is NO place like home!
W – Walking…Elli will walk, as long as no one is watching, but if you watch her, she gets too excited and falls down! She’s doing great though!
X – Xnay…lots of people told us not to do it, but we did and LOVE what we did! We pierced Elli’s ears, and it’s SO dang cute! I will try to get a good picture and post it tomorrow!
Y – Yes, for the first time in my life, I got pulled over by a cop! It was SO scary…here in Denver the year your plates expire is big and the month isn’t listed…or is small. In Idaho, it’s just the opposite, the month is big and the year is small! Well, mine says 02. The cop pulled me over and then realized my plates weren’t expired, but still asked for all my information, turns out I didn’t have my Drivers License on me. He tried to look it up but said he found I didn’t have a valid drivers license. I promise I do, and he ended up finding it…and let me go with a warning. Talk about SCARY!
Z – Zharius, is Elli’s new buddy! He’s the cutest little boy and his parents are very good friends to Tom and I. Elli says Zhar (ZA) when she is excited to see her friend! It’s so cute!

There you have it, possibly the longest post I have ever written, but hopefully you enjoyed the major catch-up in our life! We love all our family and friends and can’t wait to see you!

Video

I have lots of stuff to update you guys on...but for now, here is a new video. I was just playing with a 2 liter coke bottle and Elli thought it was SO funny! Enjoy!

Pumpkins

Well...we finally got our pumpkins and carved them! I am only posting ones of Elli...because we didn't take pictures of us doing ours...but I'll post a final later. She had SO much fun and we got a cute video...but I can't find it to put it on the blog....so it will come later.







Tom has had a snow day today, and has another one tomorrow...it's been nice to have him home...but it throws off my groove. But it's SO nice to be with him...we got the house all back in tip top shape after having a bunch of illness and that is wonderful!!! Just doing laundry now...the story of my life! Anyways...that's all for now! We got some more cute pictures of the Bug today, so I'll post again soon! Love you all!

Hair

So these are some pics of Elli getting her hair done...it's not her favorite thing, but she leaves them in...thought I would share...

Sick

Sorry it's been so long since I last posted...we've had a crazy couple of weeks!

First off...we (Elli and I) had to make a really quick trip home. My little brother Spencer came home from Hawaii and we needed to go be with family to offer our support. It was great to see him and we wish him well! We love you Spencer!!!

Second...Elli is 8 months old now...it's totally nuts! She weighs 19 lbs 7 oz. She is into EVERYTHING! She is not quite crawling yet, but really close...she is just too lazy!!! She still only has two teeth, but is working on getting 2 more, but is still a very good baby!

Third, we have all been SUPER sick! We got home from our little vacation, and I was sick...ended up going to the doc and having to have IV fluids I was so dehydrated and such...I got feeling better, and Elli got worse. I took her in and they said she was fine to just keep watching her. Well, 2 days later, this would have been Friday...she was doing really poorly, having a hard time breathing, coughing, and a fever of 101.5 so I took her back in. They said she was just hitting the worst part of her little cold and it would get better....Saturday was a good day for her, but Tom started getting really sick and we took him to the doctor. He tested negative for the Flu, but had a fever and cough and the yuck...Elli didn't sleep all night on Saturday, up all the time, coughing like crazy, pulling her ears, having a hard time breathing, etc so I brought her into my bed. Still no sleep. I knew she had a fever and was trying to push fluids and meds, but she wasn't interested. Got up Sunday (today) and found the thermometer and took her temp it read under her arm at 101.5, meaning 102.5 so I started freaking! She was sick, and I knew it. So we called the hospital...our doc is closed on the weekend. The hospital said they wanted to see her right away. So we got up and dressed and went over to Parker Childrens Hospital (great hospital by the way). They took her temp there and it was 103.1 and her heart rate over 180 which is too high. We saw the doc and he confirmed she had an ear infection (just like I thought) in her left ear and they decided to run a flu test. So they flush her nose with a catheter and take samples...30 minutes later it was confirmed that she had the flu. They say the worst of it is over, so we'll hope they are right. We are ALL exhausted and need a good nights sleep!

Thanks to all our friends who help us out...especially John and Tammy! We couldn't do this without you guys!

We'll post again soon!

teeth

Oh my!  Elliana has two teeth!  Both are on the bottom and are super cute!!!!!!  She is also getting one up at the top.  I keep trying to get a picture, but she doesn't want to show them off yet.  

We are just plugging along here in Denver, Tom's parents are coming today and we're excited to have them here for a visit!  I will post again after they leave.  Just busy making bows.  Have a craft fair coming up that I am trying to get ready for.  What I don't have, I can't sell....better get cracking!

7 months!

Elli and I just got back from a little "vacation" to Idaho!  We had a good time, but were gone too long!  It was hard to be away from Tom and Elli away from here Daddy!  It was so good to see family and friends!  Elli turned 7 months while we were there....I can't believe it!  But it's true!  She weighs in at 19 lbs 2 oz.  AH!!!!  She isn't crawling yet, but is getting close.  She is so dang cute I can't stand it!  We got some new pictures that our really good friends took for us!  He just does it on the side, but did an AMAZING job!  Thanks Gus!  Can't wait to see everyone at Christmas!  Love you all!

And she looks more and more like here Daddy each day!  :D