Easter

Here is little Miss Ellie Mae! She is almost 8 Months old! She can roll from front to back and back to front. She is eating lots of home made baby food and she still nurses! She sleeps through the night most of the time. She smiles, laughs and giggles! It melts my heart! Peek a Boo is her favorite game! She just got her 2 bottom teeth. She still can not sit up by herself! Short little legs and long torso! She can say Mom and Da Da and HI!! She waves and she likes to pinch the back of my arms! It hurts so bad! She also likes to bite me while she nurses. She is always happy! I honestly feel that Heavenly Father made her just for me and my family! I feel so blessed!

Life is hard with Sage gone but little by little I feel the healing powers of the Atonement changing me and healing our family. My sister told me the other day. I know that you are pessimist because your son died. I thought about that for a while. I decided that I have to beg to differ! We were sent here to go through Sorrow, pain and sadness. We are also here to experience Joy, Happiness, and Love! I know that this life is temporary. I truly believe that if I can endure to the end of this life. I know that my Heavenly Father will make up the rest. I know that things will be okay. I wake up every morning with Hope of a glorious reunion with my little boy! I live each day not only for this life but, for the next life as well! So No I am not a pessimist! I am a optimist! I look forward to my bright Future whether here on Earth or in Heaven! I can honestly see the My Heavenly Fathers hand in my life. I can see that yes things are tough! I testify that he is aware of my needs and he is gently pushing me along! How Thankful I truly am for this Easter Season!

Ellie Mae 2 months!

Ellie Mae is such a good little woman! Time goes by so fast when you are happy and having fun! Ellie really has brought so many smiles and healing to our family. I enjoy dressing her up everyday. I love everything about having a new baby in our family!

October 28th she had her extra digit removed. The procedure went well. She has 3 stitches. The first night home she was not a happy baby. The next day she was back to her old adorable self. She has been smiling all the time since the 28th and she is trying so hard to giggle! She loves to watch all of the kids! No words can describe how happy I am to hold her and love on her.

Sometimes, I get to the point where I do not think I can handle one more crappy trial. Then I look over at Ellie, William, Wayne, Trey and Jayden. I pray to feel Sages Spirit then I start to feel okay. Children really are a gift from God. I feel so blessed to surrounded by beautiful little children everyday that make me feel needed and loved!

Ellie Mae 1 month

Ellie Mae is 1 month old today! Happy One Month old day to my Baby girl! We celebrated this mile stone by taking her to the Dr. and Lab Corp to get the 2nd half of her PKU test done. She was a trooper and did not cry at all.

Ellie weighs 9 lbs 4 oz! She is in the 50% percential! The Dr. says she has a good heart and lungs. It makes me happy to hear things like this. I honestly want to jump up and down in the Dr.'s office when, he gives her a perfect bill of health! I am just so Thankful that she is healthy.

Her plastic Surgeon called, her extra pinky finger will be taken off on October 28th. I honestly feel that she is the most beautiful little Baby girl. I forget that she has an extra digit, until a rude stranger points it out to me. I try really hard not to be rude back to these special people.

Ellie Mae's first month has been fun for me and my family. She loves her night time bath! Most of the time she sleeps during the entire thing. She goes to sleep around 10pm and wakes up at 4am and 7am. We have pulled a few all nighters with her but, it is okay!

I spend an hour in the morning getting her ready for the day. This includes picking out the perfect outfit, blanket, headband and bracelet. Setting her up for her daily photo session! I take a daily cell phone pic and send it out to family. Saying something about it being a good morning because, any morning that she wakes up is a wonderful morning!


The first couple of times we put Ellie in her swing she screamed! She thought she was on a roller coaster ride! She loves swing time now. She just sits in and looks around!

At dinner time, we sit her in her bouncer and set her right in the middle of the table. We have missed Sage so much at our Dinner table. I can hardly bare having her in the other room during dinner. So she sits in the middle of the table.

Spencer always says she sure does love her Momma! It makes me so happy! I know she does. All I have to do is talk to her and she smiles so big and cuddles with me! She loves all of us so much and we love her!!

Ellie Mae!!

If you go to my Mothers Blog you can read all about our Bundle of Joy Little Miss Ellie Mae!

I can honestly say "NONE" of us have been this happy in 19 long months. All of us have been going through the motions of living but not really living. Ellie Mae came and our life has changed once again. Ellie came and she brought with her a spark of life that our family so desperately needed! I would not say that all is well and everything is peachy perfect like it all once was. But I have turned on the radio and just sang along. I have laughed and things are getting done!

The Boys call Ellie our Earth Angel! I have lots of thoughts, feelings and fears all wrapped up in this little baby! Lots of cuddles. Baths. Diapers. Kisses. Pictures. Outfits. Matching hats, headbands, bracelets, and blankets.

Spencer and I fight over who gets to push the stroller. We are excited to have a diaper bag again. I love washing her loads of laundry! The best sound in the entire world is the sound of a baby Crying in the crib! The first 2 weeks I do not think I slept at all. I just sat and held her because I was so happy! We miss Sage...its weird...bittersweet.

These are just random pics of Ellie Mae's first 3 weeks with us!

Update on Jayden

My Mom always takes amazing pictures and I love her story telling skills! So if you click on over to my Ma's blog you can get an update on Jayden and her surgery!


http://liz-familyroost.blogspot.com/2010/08/jaydens-surgery.html

Thank you all for your prayers and support!

My little Girl....

Tomorrow, Jayden is having her Surgery. I am trying my hardest to be okay with this. I mean really do I have a choice in the matter? No I do not, it is something she was born with and now we have to get it fixed. The only thing that I have control over is my attitude and my faith that everything will be okay. It is just another one of those things that bring you to your knees and tests your faith just a little bit more. I just ask that you keep my little Girl in your thoughts and prayers.