Here are "a few" of my favorites!
I love my sweet girl so much!
Mama Saree
Ellie's Tracker
Monday, February 18, 2013
Ellie 3 Month Pics!
So Ellie will be 4 months on Sunday! I better share her 3 month pictures before it's too late!
Here are "a few" of my favorites!
I love my sweet girl so much!
Mama Saree
Here are "a few" of my favorites!
I love my sweet girl so much!
Mama Saree
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Happy Valentine's Day!
We love our baby girl so much!
Mama Saree
Friday, January 4, 2013
A Post For All Things
Ellie is now 10 weeks old! She "talks" a lot more, she is becoming interested in toys, she LOVES watching tv, she hates tummy time, she sleeps about 6-7 hours at night if in a SwaddleMe, she weighs approximately 10 pounds, and she has a pretty strong neck and very strong legs! She is the sweetest baby ever. She wakes up happy 95% of the time. I love being a mama with everything I am. I knew I wanted to be a mama more than anything, and I was so right! She is fantastic! Look!
It is with a heavy heart that I type this next topic. In early August, I noticed Daisy was limping. After a couple trips to the vet, and some x-rays, we were referred to MedVet in Cincinnati. They took more x-rays and wanted to biopsy her hip. She was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma (cancer). Osteosarcoma is quite aggressive, and very painful. In 90% of cases, by the time it is diagnosed, it has already spread to the lungs. We had several prescriptions for her - pain medicine, anti-inflammatories, glucosamine, and a nerve block. She would get a cocktail of 6 pills 2 times a day, usually in the form of a peanut butter sandwich for breakfast and a hot dog with dinner. She got worse, as expected, and about a month ago, we said goodbye. It wasn't fair to her once the pain meds stopped working to keep her alive just for our own selfish needs. She would cry with every breath in and out, and she couldn't put any weight at all on her leg. It was very hard to make the decision, but it had to be done. She was only 5 and a half years old, and is missed terribly. She was such a funny dog.
I found her at the pound in Richmond, KY. For $25, she was mine.
Our first Christmas together, 2007
Trying to fit her entire body on a tiny little pillow!
She loved, loved, loved to be outside.
And also loved the bed.
She was a runner. You had to always make sure she didn't escape. I am extremely sad that Ellie won't grow up with Daisy as her best friend. Daisy would have been amazing with her. I hope wherever she is, she has lots of room to run (on all 4 legs) and a giant bed to sleep in.
We made it about 4 weeks without a dog. We are just dog people. I had my requirements - HOUSE BROKEN, good with cats, kids, other dogs, etc. On New Year's Day, we welcomed 6 month old Eli.
He's very sweet. He loves the cats, he's interested in Ellie in a good way, and he's cute! He can never replace Daisy, but I'm glad he's in our lives.
I think that's about it. Christmas was good. Ellie slept through it for the most part. We stayed home on Christmas Day and it was wonderful - very relaxing! I had 2 weeks off work and it went too fast. It was very hard to go back to work. I think hanging out with Ellie all day is my very favorite activity.
That's it for now! I must get some sleep while the baby sleeps!
Mama Saree
It is with a heavy heart that I type this next topic. In early August, I noticed Daisy was limping. After a couple trips to the vet, and some x-rays, we were referred to MedVet in Cincinnati. They took more x-rays and wanted to biopsy her hip. She was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma (cancer). Osteosarcoma is quite aggressive, and very painful. In 90% of cases, by the time it is diagnosed, it has already spread to the lungs. We had several prescriptions for her - pain medicine, anti-inflammatories, glucosamine, and a nerve block. She would get a cocktail of 6 pills 2 times a day, usually in the form of a peanut butter sandwich for breakfast and a hot dog with dinner. She got worse, as expected, and about a month ago, we said goodbye. It wasn't fair to her once the pain meds stopped working to keep her alive just for our own selfish needs. She would cry with every breath in and out, and she couldn't put any weight at all on her leg. It was very hard to make the decision, but it had to be done. She was only 5 and a half years old, and is missed terribly. She was such a funny dog.
I found her at the pound in Richmond, KY. For $25, she was mine.
Our first Christmas together, 2007
Trying to fit her entire body on a tiny little pillow!
She loved, loved, loved to be outside.
And also loved the bed.
She was a runner. You had to always make sure she didn't escape. I am extremely sad that Ellie won't grow up with Daisy as her best friend. Daisy would have been amazing with her. I hope wherever she is, she has lots of room to run (on all 4 legs) and a giant bed to sleep in.
We made it about 4 weeks without a dog. We are just dog people. I had my requirements - HOUSE BROKEN, good with cats, kids, other dogs, etc. On New Year's Day, we welcomed 6 month old Eli.
He's very sweet. He loves the cats, he's interested in Ellie in a good way, and he's cute! He can never replace Daisy, but I'm glad he's in our lives.
I think that's about it. Christmas was good. Ellie slept through it for the most part. We stayed home on Christmas Day and it was wonderful - very relaxing! I had 2 weeks off work and it went too fast. It was very hard to go back to work. I think hanging out with Ellie all day is my very favorite activity.
That's it for now! I must get some sleep while the baby sleeps!
Mama Saree
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
8 weeks
Wow! I can't believe how fast the time goes! Ellie is 8 and a half weeks old! She's growing so fast. Too fast. She has a fantastic smile that I get at least one of every morning. She is finding her voice, so I love hearing her "stories." While there is still a lot of arm flailing, her hands are open more. And she is getting a very strong neck! She holds her head up very well. Lately, she's been sleeping 6-7 hours through the night! It's awesome!
I am on Christmas break at work. The next 2 weeks are going to fly by, but I am so excited to spend it with Ellie. Staring at her is my favorite pastime, and I think she literally changes before my eyes sometimes. She is such a sweet baby, I don't know how I got to be so lucky.
Mama Saree
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Update on Twix
I just thought you would like to know that after all of the stalking, Twix will not come anywhere near Ellie or me. Twix hasn't so much as let me pet her more than once or twice since I've been home with the baby! She hid in the basement for the first couple weeks. Now she comes around upstairs, but she won't come to me. Silly cat. Here is Ellie today!
Don't be fooled by how big she looks in the bouncy seat. I rolled up the small head support pillow that came with the seat and put it under her butt so she would stay up higher. The strap to buckle her in is kind of awkward/large.
Mama Saree
Don't be fooled by how big she looks in the bouncy seat. I rolled up the small head support pillow that came with the seat and put it under her butt so she would stay up higher. The strap to buckle her in is kind of awkward/large.
Mama Saree
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Remember Me?
Hello! It has been a long time! I have been a very busy mama! I will do a very quick update and post some pictures!
Ellie was still up pretty high and I wasn't dilated or effaced at all at my 38 week appointment. As I was checking out at the doctor's office and making my 39 week appointment, the girl that takes my blood pressure, weight, and checks my urine came up to the front desk to "remind me" that I was to show up for my cervidil Tuesday of the following week at 9:00 PM. Ummm... what??? Cervidil is used for inductions! So it was all set up. I would go in on Tuesday, 10/23 @ 9:00 PM for Cervidil, be induced with Pitocin the following morning, and have my baby!
To make a labor story short, I went in, got the Cervidil, I am in the 15% of women that it worked for, I didn't need the Pitocin, and I had back-to-back contractions (strong ones!) for about 12 hours. I got the epidural somewhere in there, but it worked more on my right side than my left, and it wore off quickly - I had to have more - twice! I pushed for about an hour and my beautiful baby girl arrived! There are so many more details to the story, but I'd be typing forever, and I have a newborn to take care of!
Ellie arrived Wednesday, 10/24/12 at 5:51 PM. She was 6 lbs 9 oz and 20.5 inches long. I was already in love with her before she was born, but when I saw her, my whole world changed. She is mine and I am hers. She is my baby and I am her mama. No one can ever take that away from us. She is amazing.
So here come the pictures!
At the hospital
1 week old - Halloween
More Cute Pictures!
Today - watching TV with Daddy
So that's my precious baby! She is so sweet and I love hanging out with her all day!
Mama Saree
Ellie was still up pretty high and I wasn't dilated or effaced at all at my 38 week appointment. As I was checking out at the doctor's office and making my 39 week appointment, the girl that takes my blood pressure, weight, and checks my urine came up to the front desk to "remind me" that I was to show up for my cervidil Tuesday of the following week at 9:00 PM. Ummm... what??? Cervidil is used for inductions! So it was all set up. I would go in on Tuesday, 10/23 @ 9:00 PM for Cervidil, be induced with Pitocin the following morning, and have my baby!
To make a labor story short, I went in, got the Cervidil, I am in the 15% of women that it worked for, I didn't need the Pitocin, and I had back-to-back contractions (strong ones!) for about 12 hours. I got the epidural somewhere in there, but it worked more on my right side than my left, and it wore off quickly - I had to have more - twice! I pushed for about an hour and my beautiful baby girl arrived! There are so many more details to the story, but I'd be typing forever, and I have a newborn to take care of!
Ellie arrived Wednesday, 10/24/12 at 5:51 PM. She was 6 lbs 9 oz and 20.5 inches long. I was already in love with her before she was born, but when I saw her, my whole world changed. She is mine and I am hers. She is my baby and I am her mama. No one can ever take that away from us. She is amazing.
So here come the pictures!
At the hospital
More Cute Pictures!
Today - watching TV with Daddy
So that's my precious baby! She is so sweet and I love hanging out with her all day!
Mama Saree
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)