New Pics of Eli

Just thought I post some pics of my baby boy. Enjoy!!

Ellis Family Update

I just can't seem to stay up to date on blogging. Ours lives are just too busy. Nothing really exciting going on. Just the same old stuff. Eli is 8 months old and weighs about 22 lbs. Eli is trying to crawl he has figured out how to go backwards but not forward yet. He just cut his third tooth. It took him forever to cut this one. It looks like now that he is trying to cut another but who nows we will just have to wait and see. Eli just amazes me everyday he is learning so much each day. He will say mama, dada, and alot of other funny noises. We have been having some trouble getting him to eat baby food but not anymore. We started feeding him rice cereal and boy does he love it. I think we could mix anything with it and he would eat it. He gets really mad it you don't feed him quick enough. We have to go to Vandy on April 6th for his first helmet check with the doctor. I am not really looking forward going because I am probably going to have to go off on the doctor. He will not fill out the paperwork that I need to get Eli's helmet paid for. He has filled it out once but he didn't fill them of right. Oh well, we will see what happens. My sister had a wreak Friday night but she is fine. She messed up the front of her car just a little bit. It looks like her care is winking at you. Well it is getting late and I have to work tomorrow so I will talk at everyone later. Have a great week!

Helmet Time

Eli got his helmet today. He has to wear it for 6 months and during that time he wears if 23 hours a day. I hope the next 6 months goes by really fast. I thought that I would have a harder time with the surgery but I was totally wrong. The surgery was nothing. I cried off and on the whole way home from Nashville after getting the finally fitting. He looks cute in it but he does not like it when you put it on or take it off. He are the pics I took today.

Pics

Just a couple of update pics of Eli. He is 6 months old and growing like a weed. He weighs 20 lbs and is 27 1/2 inches long. He rolls over and is sitting up. He won't let us lay him on his back much he wants to be up seeing what is going on. He talks all the time. He can say mama, and dada but only when we work with him for a while. He amazes me everyday with something new he has learned to do. Well anyway here are some pics of him.


This is Eli before his surgery the outfit they put him in was too cute.

Eli and Church a couple of hours after his surgery he didn't act like anything had even happened. He was shaking he wanted to get a hold of Church so bad.

My first bath in my rubber duck. He loved it I know have a hard time getting him out of the bathtub.

He is not the cutest baby ever.

You can't see them but he has two teeth in the bottom and one coming in on the top.

Eli's update

Eli is doing great! I really can't believe how good he is doing. He is taking pain medicine but I really don't think that he needs it. He does care to put pressure on the area. Since he is rolling over know as soon as you lay him on the floor he rolls over I didn't let him do it yesterday because I thought that it would hurt but today I put him down and before I knew it he was on his belly. He just laughed and looked around. Laurie came by today with the proofs of Eli's 6 months pictures and I love all of them. I don't have any clue how I will pick which ones to order. Well Eli is asleep and that means that I should be asleep too. Hope everyone has a great weekend.

We are home

Eli's surgery was today. We had to be at the hospital at 6:30 this morning so me, Mom, Richie, Eli, and Ali went down last night and stayed so that we didn't have to get up as early. The surgery when great it was originally going to take about 1 & 1/2 to 2 hours but it only took about an hour. They took him back at 8:15 and they called us at around 9 and said that they were about done and that we could come see him in just a little bit. He was very sleepy but other than that he is fine. He was smiling and laughing once we got home. He is back asleep now and will probably be that way the rest of the night. I just am so thankful that he is okay. And Thank God for watching over us during this time. Eli still has a week of recovering but I feel like he will do great. Next up is the helmet, we will start that process some time in Feb. Talk to everyone later.

It has been a while

I know it has been a while since I have blogged anything. We have been so busy with the holidays, work, and being a mom. Eli is almost six months old and I can't believe he is that big already. He is sitting up and has two teeth. He is still looks just like my brother with alittle bit of Richie in there. Since he has gotten the teeth all he does is chew on his hands and drools everywhere. He also has really learned that he has a voice and talks all the time he really like to yell at us and then laugh. He is having surgery in a week and I am scared to death about it. I know everything will be fine but just thinking about it makes me want to cry. He will come that day and will have to go back in a week to have the tube they are putting in removed. Yesterday we had Eli's 6 month pics made with Laurie. She has posted some of them and they are sooooo.... good I love all of them. I really can't believe the my baby boy is already as big as he is. I really blows my mind. Well I gotta go Eli is getting fussy. Here are the pics that Laurie has posted I love all of the my favorite is the first one. Oh and the one of Eli eating carrots was just too funny so I thought that I would show everyone the mess that me and Eli made. Talk to everyone later.

Merry Christmas!!

I know that it is late but I wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas!!! We were so busy that my head to still spinning. On Wed me and Richie both work Richie till 12 and me till 3. I took Eli to work with me because I thought that we wouldn't be that busy but I was totally wrong. We were smashed that morning and Eli was fussy the whole time so Richie picked him up when he got off work and took him home. When I got home I had to make a banana pudding and then get ready for church. We had to be there at 5 and the Christmas Eve Service started at 6 we then when to Mom and Dad's to open Granny and Calebs present. Caleb got way too many present for us. Oh well. Next was my Mom's family get together. Mom's family is no small family when we are all together. Once we were done with that event it was aroung 11 and we still had to open presents at Mom and Dad's. Eli was asleep of course but he didn't like opening presents I think it was the noise and feel of the paper. He cried everytime he open a present.

Eli's getting too big

On Sunday Eli, Mom, Ali, and me all went to church. We all had to sing in the choir. As we were leaving I noticed something in Eli's mouth. He has cut a tooth. I was sooo excited about it. I about tripped and fell when I was going to tell Mom. It is one of this bottom teeth and it looks like he has another one coming in very very soon. I can't believe that he has gotten a tooth. He is five months old today. He is growing up to fast for me.

Christmas Shopping

Yesterday me, Mom, and Eli all went shopping. And I mean went shopping. We left the house about 9:00 that morning we had to go to a couple of places in town. Then we took Eli to Lisa and Ricky's house and we were in Bowling Green by 10. We went everywhere in BG. I had not bought a single Christmas present this year until yesterday I start and finished my Christmas shopping. We got home at about 12:00 that night we were all very very tired. I still am today. And to make matters worst Eli decided to not go to sleep until about 2 that morning I don't what is up with him. He has been cranky today. He cried for probably about 45 mins straight because he didn't want to go to sleep. Richie finally took him and he gave it up finally. He wore me out I bounced and walked and did everything I knew to do. But now I have to wrap the presents which I hate doing . But oh well. Next year I will try to start earlier than I did this year.

Christmas Parade

Today was the parade and it was cold!!!. For those who didn't see us Me, Richie, Ali, and Eli rode in Richie's golf cart. We had a cover on it and a heat in side with us and we were still freezing. Eli slept through the whole parade. No one could see because I had him so wrapped up. I have pics but of course don't have my camera with me. Hope everyone has a good weekend.

Just some pics

I just want to post some new pics so everyone can see how big Eli is getting. We had a great Thanksgiving. Busy as usual. Eli is sick this week with bronchitis. I can't seem to get him well. Richie put up the christmas tree tonight. I glad I love a christmas tree but I hate putting it up. I do have to put the ornaments on it. Richie didn't want to do that.


My Family on Thanksgiving. Eli did not feel good that day.


Isn't my hair cute?

My big boy holding one of his bottles

Wasn't he cute in his little gown? This was what he worn while getting his head CT scan

Eli and Carter on Halloween

Happy Thanksgiving!!

I just wanted to wish everyone a Happy Turkey Day. We will be a Stacey's today, Mom's tomorrow, and Mary Joe's and Pa Tommy's Saturday. Everyone be safe and don't eat too much food.

Bad Friday

I know it has been a while since I have blogged but my life is so busy. Between appointments and work and being a mom and wife I don't have time for much more. Well today Me, Mom, and Eli were in a car wreck. First thing is that we are all okay. We are thankful that GOD was watching over us today. We were on our way back from Vandy from Eli's head CT. We were on I 65 right around Franklin. I was in the right lane and moved to the passing lane when I did this there was a blue truck that was slowing down so I started hitting my breaks and looked in my mirror to see what was behind me. And of all things it was a tractor trailor and he was too close to stop and he hit us. He knocked us into the concrete wall that they have put while they work to make the road wider and then into another car. We were in Mom's car and it is totally screwed. We got hit from all sides and I can not believe one of us or all of us are not hurt more than we are. Mom looks like someone has hit her in the face with a baseball bat. Her cheek is very swollen and bruised. My neck is hurting from whiplash. Eli is fine, he has a place on his neck from the car seat straps. We are so lucky. I will be sore tomorrow but we survive. I would just like to thank God for being with me and my mom and Eli. I am so lucky that he was there with us today. I will post some pics when we get them developed.

Eli's surgery

Eli will be having surgery on Jan 15th. He has to have his hypoapdias repair. His urethra tube stopped growing and in turn so did his penis. We are not sure why this happened but the surgery will fix it. The skin on the top of his penis is actually longer than the skin on the bottom so that makes it curve down instead of sticking straight out. The surgery will take about 1 1/2 hours and they will be doing it at Vanderbilt Hospital. Dr Brock is the surgeon he did Case Hooten's surgery as well. I am totally scared to death but everything will be okay. I a few weeks to worry over. I will just be glad when this whole thing is over. When he gets home he will have a tube in the end of his penis so that he doesn't pee through the repaired part. He wears that for 5 days and then the doctors removed that. They told me that he will be bruise, swollen, and ugly after the surgery and the doctor stressed that point so that we did not freak out afterwards. I just need everyone to pray for us. I know that we will be fine it is just alot to deal with.