Wow......

Wow, where to begin....
Well, its been almost two months since my last post. Where has the time gone?
There is some much to tell you guys about, I don't know where to begin.
Lets start with Elahs echocardiagram appointment. I can't remember if I told you guys about this, so I'll just start from the beginning.
We took Elah to the doctor one afternoon cause she was coming down with a cold, and we wanted to see if there was anything we could do to help clear the congestion in her nose.
When the doctor listened to her heart beat, she heard a slight heart murmur. She told us it sounded innocent to her but would rather have it checked out just to make sure, so we scheduled and echo cardiogram for her.
We decided it was best if we not tell our parents, (especially my parents, sorry Momma) about it until we found out for sure what was going on. We didn't want them to worry.
She had the appointment,  and Elah did really well. and they told us they would call when the results came in.
Well we waited, and waited, and waited some more. We figured everything came back good since they never called us.
The on Sarahs birthday they called us and said they found something on the test. I hope I say this right but they said she had an atrial septum defect, which is a hole between the two valves of her heart.
She still said that it looked innocent, and that she was just gonna have the cardiologist talk to us just to reassure us.
We had been planning a vacation the first week in April and we were gonna leave on the 31st of March. Well they called us and the only time they could see us was the 31st. So we went back over there before we left for vacation and they did a few more test on her and then we talked to the cardiologist. He told us everything looked good, and that he thinks it will just close on its own. Whew, what a sigh of relief. We have to take her back when she turns two just to check up on it.
Now the vacation. We went to Pigeon Forge Tennessee for a week with some close friends of ours, the Flints. We rented a cabin up in the mountains, and it was amazing.
The only bad thing about it was a spiral staircase that led to the game room, and Nathan and Janelles room.
We went to Chattanooga, Gatlinburg, The Aquarium Of The Smokies, The Titanic Museum, and a bunch of other things. Now we are back home and things are starting to get back to normal. We're trying to get Elah back into her routine which is going ok. lol.
Elah is starting to laugh now, and its the most adorable thing ever. Shes also starting to teethe so that kinda sucks.
Shes growing up so fast, its hard to take it all in. She is almost four months old now, can you believe that? It doesn't seem like that long ago I started this blog, and that was when I found out Sarah was Pregnant.

Two Months Old!

Wow, my little girl is two months old today!
Its so hard to believe cause it still feels like we just brought her home. She is doing so well.
She is almost able to hold her head up by herself, shes trying her best to roll over, she smiles constantly, and she coos up a storm.
Today sadly was her two month check up. Everything is great, she is over ten pounds now,  and is healthy as can be. Then came the bad part.
She had to get her vaccinations today. She got one by mouth and three by injection.
I had been dreading that this whole month. I just can't stand to see her in pain.
The nurse came in and started to give her the shots and, I know she was only doing her job, but I wanted to smack her in the back of her head for hurting my little girl.
Elah made it through like a champ though, and we went home. Her little legs have been sore just about all day, and it just breaks my heart hearing her "hurting" cry.
 We have been giving her infant Tylenol to help with the soreness and it seems to be helping.
Sorry I haven't been posting as often as I used to, but as you can imagine I've been a little busy with work, helping take care of Elah, keeping the house clean, and I just started my CDM classes. So I don't have a lot of time for anything.
I'm not sure when my next post will be, but I am still gonna be blogging, even if its once a month.

Not My Normal Blog Post.

So i'm gonna fuss a gripe in this post because i can.
First off I am completely run down. Im so exhausted that i feel miserable and i end up being a dick to everyone. The days i work sarah lets me sleep all night, but i never get any rest. When i wake up i feel as bad and as tired as i did when i went to bed. From 4:30am to 9pm i am constantly going. i work all morning then i go home and end up cleaning cause im a clean freak. Or go to asheville all afternoon running errands.
On top of all that i did something to my knee and now it aches all the time. And i just found out that new management is taking over at work, so im worried about them coming in and changing everything.
All i want is some time to just relax is that so much to ask for?

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Crying, Crying, And More Crying.........

For some reason, the last couple days/nights, Elah has been getting these crying fits where no matter what you do she will not stop crying.
We have tried everything. We've burped her, fed her, changed her, cuddled with her, gave her gas drops, and yet she still will not stop crying.
I know all this is normal, but it makes me feel bad cause Sarah is the one that ends up getting her to stop, and I feel like I'm not doing my share.
Especially the nights before I have to work, cause Sarah is the one that stays up with her cause I have to get up so early in the morning.
It has been a rough couple days, and I know its probably worse for Sarah because shes the one that stays here all day and watches her.
On a brighter note, check out these two new pics I put together.

1 Month Old!!!!

Wow.... It is hard to believe that my little baby girl is one month old today.
This time last month Sarah had just got the epidural and was starting to relax, and I was stressed out beyond belief.
I have experience so much this past month like being pooped on, peed on, spit up on, sleepless nights, and constant crying(but not as bad as most babies)
Would I change anything you ask? Not one thing at all. I love this new life of mine, its never a dull moment.
I've grown up so much this past month, though I was already pretty grown up to begin with, I guess you could say I grew up in a different way ever since Elah arrived.
This little girl has me so wrapped around her finger it isn't even funny, and I love that little booger more and more.
                                        

 Elahs First Professional Photo



Times Flying.

Wow,  its hard to believe that my little girl is almost a month old....
It still feels like we just brought her home from the hospital, and yet she is 3 weeks old today.
Elah is doing great though, shes growing, and gaining weight really well. her cheeks are getting a little chunkier, and shes starting to fit better in her newborn outfits.
I just wish she would fatten up in the rear end so she can wear her pants lol.
She is big enough now that she can fit into some of her cloth diapers, so during the day she has been wearing the smaller cloth diapers we have, and at night she wears disposables.
She seams to like the cloth ones a lot better than the disposables, they don't seem to rub her butt as bad as the others. And best of all...... They hardly ever leak. She had a MAJOR blow out this morning and it didn't leak at all.
I was a little worried about the cloth diapers, but now I really like them.  They are easy to clean up and a lot easier to put on her. And it also makes me feel good knowing she will always have diapers even if we are short on cash for the month.
Elah is the most amazing daughter, shes beginning to focus more on objects, and people, and the faces she makes are priceless.
I can't wait till she starts to smile real smiles, right now shes only got sleepy smiles.

Major Breakthrough!

First off, I just want to let you know how Elah's two week check up went. It went really good, shes really healthy.  She grew a little over an inch and gained almost a full pound, which is awesome.
Ok, now the major breakthrough.
Ever since we got Elah home, the only way we could get her to sleep was to lay her on either mine or Sarah's chest. And we didn't want to give her a paci right off the bat cause we wanted her to get used to breast feeding.
We asked the pediatrician if it would be ok to give her one now, and she said it should be fine. So that's what we did. She seems to take to it pretty good, and it doesn't confuse her when she eats so that's good.
Now the one thing we have been hoping for. We finally got her to somewhat sleep in her bassinet. Which is awesome cause now we both can sleep in our nice, comfy bed instead of the couch, and the recliner.