Ellie really had a rough start to life. It was so hard for her to be happy for very long during her first 3 months because her reflux was SO bad. She wasn't gaining weight well, and we were just doing everything we could to help. We've had her on reflux meds which have helped, and we did all of the millions of other things they say that help with reflux. She was checked for a scary disease that the doc thought she might have, but luckily she didn't have that! When she was almost 3 months old, she woke up with a pretty high fever and I took her to the ER. No fun. It ended up being pneumonia which was pretty scary. She had a really bad rash all over her body, she was throwing up more than normal (which meant all of her food, every feeding) and she was just sick. I snuggled her for about a week until she got all the way better. When she hit the 3 month mark, she slowly got better. She was happier, throwing up less, and sleeping better. And from then on it really has only been getting better! She's gaining weight so much better now! She went from being in the 4th percentile for weight to the 15th! That was a huge thing for us :) She's in the 50th for height, so we just have a tall skinny girl :) She's been developing right on track! She smiles all the time, laughs (if you can make her. It's tough haha), rolls over like crazy, blabbers all day long, grabs her toes, sucks her thumb (which is probably the most adorable thing ever. It also means she rarely needs a paci now which is great), stands when you hold her up and her latest trick is attempting to sit up. It's not going so well haha She's so sweet and funny. But she's also so feisty and stubborn. If she wants something, she will let you and the entire neighborhood know haha We LOVE her personality and we LOVE that we get to be her parents! Man, we're lucky. Here's a bunch of pictures from the past couple of months!
We are busy busy! We heard a lot about a 12 week program online called LiveFit on bodybuilding.com. We learned all about it and decided to do it! It's basically all about not only working out, but learning how to correctly work out and to transform your body. It also helps you learn how you should be eating and what will be best for you. Health for us has gone down hill since Ellie came, so this is something we started for ourselves. We go to the gym every day. One of us stays home with Ellie, and then we switch off. It's been so nice, and we are already seeing awesome results! We're just about done with week 3 so maybe by the end of this, we'll show you our results! Eric is in school and working like crazy every day. He's the worlds best dad, hands down. He is SO adorable with Ellie and she is obsessed with him. I'm so grateful for him and all he does for our family! I'm busy at home doing my dream job. I LOVE being a mom. It is so wonderful. I love cleaning, cooking, and playing with my squishy baby all day :) I'm just can't believe how blessed I am to have this life. It's hard and crazy, but I wouldn't have it any other way.
I'll do my very best to keep updating our crazy beautiful life!! My wonderful family is coming to visit in May and then we'll be in Utah again in July!! If anyone wants to come see us in the mean time, you totally could.. We have a beach!!! :D
