Ellie's Fall

Well I never imagined that Ellie would have her first incident at such a young age but my worst nightmare came true on Thursday at around 7pm. We were outside playing with her new water table that she got for her birthday and we were having a blast. We were all soaked. Ellie loved squirting herself and pouring water all over her and she was drenched. She started crawling on the stone and had dirt all over her and was getting tired so time to wash her little legs off with the hose and in for a bath. M had her and reached for the water hose with one hand and had her in the other but she arched her back to get down and was a slippery girl and fell about three feet and hit her little head on the stone. It was the worst thing I have ever seen in my life. She screamed for about 15 minutes and nothing calmed her. We didnt even change her and put her in her carseat and rushed to Texas Children's. They got us right into an ER room and we waited and waited forever. They did four xrays (one on each shoulder, one spinal, and one neck) and it was so sad to watch them restrain her to take the xrays (it took four people). Then we had to do a CT scan. That too was heartwrenching to see your little baby in such a large machine screaming for you and theres nothing you can do. Finally at around 2 am on Friday the doctor came in and sat down and said he had the results of the ct scan and wanted to discuss them with us. I knew he was about to give us bad news from the way he talked. So he told us that she had a very small skull fracture (not words I wanted to hear) and referred to it as a ping pong fracture. Medical terminology can be confusing bc when i think of a ping pong ball relative to her head...that's pretty big but instead what he meant was a tiny dimple in the skull like the ridges on a ping pong ball. It is so small the doctor could barely see it on the ct scan to show it to us. The good news is that it will heal itself in the next couple of weeks and as for long term effects: minimal to none. That is very reassuring because that was my main concern. We are very excited because Ellie is doing all the same things she was doing before the fall: speaking the same words, doing her sign language for more, waving bye bye, healthy appetite, sweet and smiling, and same interest in her toys. So there does not appear to be any difference in her behavior and we are so thankful. They kept her overnight and moved us to an observation room and we were released Friday morning around 9:30. Thank you friends and family for keeping us in your thoughts and prayers and we are so fortunate and happy to report that our little girl is doing great. Sorry i didnt post any pictures but i have not taken any as this is not something I want to remember.

Pictures in the bluebonnets

This one is way overdue but here are the pictures I took of Ellie in the bluebonnets at the beginning of May when she was 9 months! I got a few good ones but she was not happy about the heat and being in the grass and turns out she had an ear infection so that explains her mood. Poor girl. We had fun taking her pictures. Enjoy!!

Trip to South Carolina

As noted in my previous post, we went on vacation to South Carolina over Fourth of July and it was a great time. Ellie was a great traveler and loved the beach!! We were able to do alot of fun stuff and spend time with family. Thank you Grandma and Pops for taking us on such a great trip. Here are a few pics of our trip!!

The Newly Engaged Couple

I would like to congratulate Uncle C and Aunt S on their recent engagement on our family trip to South Carolina over for the Fourth of July. C actually proposed on July 4th at dinner and S was completely surprised. We are so excited and can't wait to hear about wedding plans!! The ring is beautiful and S is one lucky girl!!!

Ellie's One Year Check up!

Today Ellie had her one year check up and she is doing great. She weighs 20 lbs. 8 oz. (40th percentile) and is 30 in. long (80th percentile)!! She did so great with the shots she got: prevnar, MMR, and chicken pox. The good news is NO ear infection!! YEA. Tonight M and I are going to the Astros game and Ellie has a date with her Memaw!

If you would like to view Ellie's one year pics please go to http://www.ameliajeanphotography.blogspot.com We did these this past Sunday on Ellie's birthday and they are beautiful. Cousin A, you did a wonderful job and we love them all!! If you love A's work as much as I do, shoot her an email and I am sure she would love to do a session with you and you won't be disappointed!!

Yesterday Ellie started her infant survival swim lessons that is a four week series and after one day she can already hold her breathe under water, swim approx. four feet from mom to instructor, kick her legs, and swim to the steps and pull up on them. It is amazing how fast little people learn. That is all i have for now, more later BUT just to let everyone know that I am back on board and will be blogging more than I have been over the past months and I apologize to those who have missed out on the past few months but I will do better!!

Happy Father's Day Daddy

Well this is way over do but I am just not getting around to posting our festive fathers day. Ellie wouldnt let him unwrap his present and helped herself to the unwrapping and eathing the paper!! As you can see in the pictures, he is a pretty amazing dad and is crazy about his little girl. I am one lucky girl to have this man in my life and he is truly a wonderful person!! Love you M.

Happy Birthday Ellie!

Well it is hard to beleive that our sweet baby girl is already a year old!! Today we still vividly remember the day our Ellie was born. I must say that today was alot more fun though. We are having the big birthday party next weekend since this weekend was busy busy with the Dobbs Family reunion, visiting Uncle B and Aunt D, and seeing our cousins and hanging out while A took Ellie's one year pictures that turned out beautiful. I will post more pictures later and update the blog about what we have been up to over the past few months but here are a few of the very first pictures we took or our sweet girl after she was born!