Before I talk about the holidays I want to let you know where Ellie is at now...
She is sitting up all by herself and sitting herself up all by herself. She sits up by laying on her belly and bringing her legs completely around to the front of her and then pushing up with her arms. She reminds me of a gymnast when she does it. It is soo cute.
She is saying la la, da da, ba ba, and making all the major sounds, short a, o, u, and long a, o as well as the oo sound. Yesterday I was feeding her and she kept trying to grab the food. I told her no very sternly and she cracked up laughing at me...lol It made me laugh soo hard...I probably will not think it is funny when she is a little older. She is growing so fast. She is weighing in at 16.9lbs and we have not measured her yet. She is wearing size 6-9 month clothes and wearing size 3 diapers. She is eating regular foods grind-ed up in small pieces so she can eat it. I think she is finally cutting her first tooth. She has been teething since she was born with no results!! She is drinking formula in a bottle and regular cows milk in a sippy cup with a straw.
I can not believe how well she is doing. She is very curious about the world around her. I do not worry about her diagnosis anymore. She is going to be fine and do great things I can just feel it. God has a special plan for her.
As far as Christmas goes...she was very interested in the paper around the presents but was not very interested in the presents themselves. Her favorite toy was a xylophone/piano alligator. She loves to bang on the keys. As far as New Years goes...she passed out before the ball dropped.Thank you for praying for Ellie. She is a miracle from God. I can not believe the wonderful things she has done for our family and she is only 11 months old. I speak from experience, God does not make mistakes...he knows what he is doing. I was soo worried when I first got the news when I was only 21 weeks pregnant. If I only knew there wasn't anything to worry about. Thank you Lord for your continued love for our family.
Aloha Faith and family!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for the update on our girl Ellie ~ and all the pictures are wonderful! Such a beautiful little one....we are glad to know she is doing so well, and know it is because of the support, love and hard work of her family, along with the love of God.
The picture of the kids together is one to cherish, everyone so happy, smiling and healthy! Next time add one with mom and dad in it please! :)
I hear Ellie got her first haircut! So exciting! I'd love to see pictures of that if you have them.
Thank you again Faith for keeping us all up on how things are going, you are all in our daily prayers.
Helene