The Meyer Family

First haircut

2009-09-01T20:14:00.002-04:00

Did she care? No...

But, she didn't want to sit still in the end for a picture. She really wanted to go play with the other kids.

My first "beach" trip

2009-09-01T09:02:00.004-04:00

Grandpa Ed and Grandma Di came and we had a great time! They stayed up at Lake Allatoona and we went up for an afternoon. They took her to the beach and she played in the water and the sand. I now understand why parents hate sand. I had to change her sheets even after a bath!

Ella was really into Grandma's Harley boots too!

And, this is her new trick. To put the back of her hand on her forehead and make s noise like she is stressed out.

Swimming

2009-09-01T08:53:00.004-04:00

Ella LOVES to be in the water. We love that!

She is currently in swimming lessons and is the only one who hasn't gotten upset about something the instructor does. Probably just jinxed myself on that one. But, she is like a fish and can reach and grab the wall when she is "dunked."

Here are a few of her in our home pool. The patent leather shoes are her favorite and they are too small so I let her wear them in the pool.

Random shots

2009-09-01T08:48:00.004-04:00

Melissa got Ella this awesome Hawkeye's outfit. The people at daycare really got a kick out of her wearing it.

Just a good one of Ella and me. This picture made me realize that she HAD to get a haircut, which you see in another post.

Ahhh, and the makeup. I think I had about 10 tubes of lipsticks and now have 2. I know, my fault. She likes to watch me get ready in the morning. She was sitting RIGHT NEXT TO ME and did this. I was in such a rush to get ready and out the door. Sure made me laugh, though. This was the only time she got like this. I know it won't be the last.

Out of hibernation

2009-09-01T08:42:00.004-04:00

Ok, ok, ok....I get it! You want Ella updates!

She is doing great!

Daddy loves Oreos...he thought she might too...

Lukas's kids came in June and we went and played at the indoor hamster cage. Ella was fearless and kept going places that I couldn't go. She found her way back out every time and LOVED it.

With all of the travel I did this summer, it was hard to get to Iowa for the 4th. So, we went to the Marietta Square and had a great time! She loved watching all the noisey things. The mom of Ms. Runner Up Georgia snapped the family photo. Not a great one of me, but this blog isn't about me, now is it:)

Who is this man...

2009-04-02T11:48:00.000-04:00

That Ella is infatuated with?

3/16/2009

2009-03-17T11:25:00.004-04:00

Who knew a year would go so fast? Our baby is getting big!

Her birthday dinner.........White turkey hotdog, cooked carrots, fruit, and milk. Sounds great, huh?

Ella had round two of cake for her actual birthday. She is such a girl. Ella didn't really dig in like we thought she would, but she thought chocolate was okay.

Ella's Birthday

2009-03-17T11:16:00.004-04:00

Ella had a TERRIFIC birthday party on the 14th. She had her Grandma Di, Aunt Dawn, and Aunt Jackie came down to help celebrate. Of course she had a great time being walked around by all of them. Let her get ahold of your fingers and she is off with you!

Ella did eat some cake and didn't really play in it like we thought she would. She was a tired girl, but not fussy. She only stayed up for an hour and a half of her party. Ella slept for 2 hours in the morning so we thought she'd make it. It's all about the socialization for the adults at a one year old party!

Ed's Dad, Dianne, Jackie, and Joe got Ella her first "ride." She is semi-cruising on it, as long as she keeps her balance:)

Semi first snow

2009-03-01T13:40:00.002-05:00

Ella got out in her first Georgia snow today. Auntie Shawn had the idea to get out and play. We played as much as any almost one year old will play in the snow.

She had fun, until we had her sit in the snow...on towels of course.

Semi Lift Off

2009-02-28T09:34:00.007-05:00

Well, Ella sure hasn't crawled. That has not stopped her from rolling to everything that she wants. On Thursday, she did take her first few steps. Prior to this, she thought lunging was the proper way to get from point at to point be while vertical. Might be good for the butt muscles... About the time we got the camera, she was getting tired, but you can see a few of those steps.

March 16th is quickly approaching. Ella will then be moving to the toddler room at school. While we hate to leave her current teachers, change is not always a bad thing (can you tell that Mommy has to keep telling herself that?).

Things are great in Georgia. Jobs are good, business is good, life is good. We feel very blessed to have the important things in life in the position they are in. Stay tuned for BABY ONE watch!!!

Happy Valentine's Day!

2009-02-15T20:24:00.006-05:00

Ella loved Valentine's Day. They had a heart pancake breakfast at daycare on Friday. She loved the pancakes. Imagine that...she is our carbo-baby:) Ella helped Mommy make cookies for the daycare people. When we took them in we saw people bringing in baskets of tulips. I guess next year we will have to bring rose bushes:)

Grandma Ann provided Ella with a weeks worth of Valentine's outfits. Everyone thought it was sweet that she wore an outfit every day. Ella does not lack in the clothing department.

Below is Ella EXCITED about eating cottage cheese. She takes after Mommy there!

Ella is doing great! She is "walking"...holding on, of course. Still not interested in crawling. Today she started "waiting" for us standing up, holding on, at the foot of her crib. It was pretty darn cute.

Of course, Ella's new skill set comes with a few bumps and bruises. She took herself a tumble at daycare and got a little goose egg and a scratch on her nose. To top that off, she took another tumble at home and added to her scratch on her nose. Ella is a tough cookie, though. Straight back at it.

Hope you enjoyed! One month and one day until Ella is ONE!!! Where did the year go???

Magnetic Fun

2009-01-28T20:16:00.004-05:00

Ella is getting so big! 29 inches tall and 20 pounds, 4 ounces. She is very curious about everything and loves to find the tiniest particles to put on her fingers. That means we need to mop and vacuum more!

Ella has four teeth. Her middle front on the top and the bottom. She makes some very goofy smiles.

We got her some numbers for the fridge. She LOVES playing with them.

Second Cousins and Pigtails

2009-01-17T09:05:00.003-05:00

Stephanie's cousin Erin lives in Lexington and was coming through for vacation. Erin, Lane, and their son Zander, came for brunch. Zander was born on February 26th, so it was fun to see Ella with someone so close to her age. They had fun playing. Zander is very handsome and is cruising. Ella, on the other hand, will roll to where she wants to go and maybe army crawl when she is really desperate for a toy. Mom crawls all around and "teases" Ella, but not interested.

Here are some pictures of her and Zander playing...

Ella also has experienced her first double ear infection. She has been remarkably calm about it. Ed stayed home the morning Friday and Stephanie came home after she taught her Beginning Programming so Ed could go to work. Lots of sleep. Now the question is do we try to go anywhere or give it another day...

Hope you enjoyed!

One more Christmas

2009-01-17T09:02:00.004-05:00

This traveling really makes me tired...

Christmas Season

2009-01-17T08:50:00.003-05:00

Well, it's almost officially over at our house. The decorations are down, the tree is undressed (notice, not put away).

We had a great time in Iowa although Ella was sick the week before we left, then mom got sick there. But, it was an AWESOME time even though it was SEVEN BELOW without the wind chill the first few days. Of course we followed that up with about EIGHT INCHES of snow to warm things up. Then we fly home when it is FIFTY and raining. Crazy weather...

Anyhow, here are some pictures and so sorry for the delay.

Is he not handsome?

Grandma...Mommy said you always leave wrapping to her. Even her own presents? Come on Grams, get with it!

We are a good looking bunch!

Grandpa, you gonna make that clock make noise again? I like the bird thing that comes out of it...

Oh, guys, these are the BEST! I like sitting at the table!

Santa Picture

2008-12-06T17:35:00.002-05:00

Christmas Season

2008-12-06T17:14:00.004-05:00

'Tis the Season! Anyhow who knows Mommy Meyer knows she loves Christmas! We took Ella to the Festival of Trees today. She loved the dancers and music. She even sat with Santa and got a picture with no tears. I know, the tears come next year. The "real" looking Santa came as we walked out...

Our tree is up and a Ella even helped decorate it with her first ornament from Grandma Mary and Grandpa Gary. She loves looking at the tree.

To view the short clips, click on the > button.

My cousins!!!

2008-11-29T22:24:00.006-05:00

Ella finally met her cousins on Ed's side. We had Ed's mom, Gary, Dawn, Sherri, and their kids come for Thanksgiving. It was a great time. Ella, nor I, has never seen so many games played in 3 days! From UNO, to wii, it was quite the adventure.

Christmas was in the air early as well! Ella opened up Christmas presents...well, she sure liked the sound of the wrapping paper:)

Ella has two teeth and we believe a third coming in. She is rolling everywhere and maybe wanting to crawl. She loves music and when we clap. Ella loves her some Hawkeye too. He is still warming up to that.

Enjoy the pictures!

Opening a present...just happened to be DAWN's team on a jersey...

Ella loves her Hawkeye...

Proud Mom and Grandma...

Just like the day after Christmas playing with my new toys...

Ella and her cousins...

Happy Halloween!

2008-11-01T20:52:00.004-04:00

Ella had a fabulous Halloween. She enjoyed being a butterfly (Old Navy $5 special). She really enjoyed watching the chiminea more than she did watching the other kids trick or treat. We didn't go to any houses. We just ventured to Ana and Justin's driveway and enjoyed our Salem Woods Family.

Of course Ella was a hit!

And this was our awesome pumpkin.

Mom had fun carving it. Dad's not into carving yet. Once the littliest Meyer is, I am sure he will be.

Ella has also started getting teeth! Today is the first day that I can say teeth:) Her first one started coming in about 2 weeks ago. She had a fever and was VERY fussy. Ed and I were pretty excited to go back to work on Monday after her awesome behavior. We are so very spoiled because she is such a good baby. When she gets upset, we aren't used to it and we just want to cry too!

We've been spending time at the store, helping daddy get the business together. Ella is very calm there. I wonder if the smell of hops, malt, and grain is intoxicating to her:) We know it's not...

Ella will be EIGHT months on the 16th! WOW!

Football Buddies

2008-10-05T19:52:00.006-04:00

It's official. Ed has himself a football buddy. Ella enjoyed sitting next to him watching the Falcons win. She wore Falcons gear today and they actually WON! WoW! Daddy says she needs Cowboys gear...they don't need the help like the Falcons do.

Tonight Ella showed off in the bath...

Life is good! We are enjoying Ella's new sounds, which include Dah Dah Dah Dah...Yep, no Mah Mah's yet. She doesn't know what she's saying yet, but when she does, watch out Ed!

So big at 6 months

2008-09-21T18:59:00.003-04:00

Ella is officially a big girl! She weighed in at 18 and a half pounds and 27 and three quarters for height! She is the size of a 9 month old!

The doctor says that at 9 months, we can get her blocked tear duct taken care of. I didn't realize that they had to put her asleep for that. I don't know how I would have thought they did do it.

Real solids...kind of

2008-09-15T19:14:00.002-04:00

Ella is really growing and making all sorts of noises. Still trying to get her to say "Mama" but no luck yet. Since she looks just like her dad, she will probably say "Dada" first. Ed pointed out that while saying "Mama" would be cool, I wouldn't think it was cool if she woke up in the middle of the night screaming it. Point taken...

We go to the doctor on Friday. We can't wait to see how much Ella weighs. We will definitely give you updates.

Here is a picture of Ella enjoying cantelope. This little thing is the most awesome thing. She really gets things chopped down. So far, Ella has only had cantelope and honeydew melon for "real food" and that is just with the chomp job she does with the cool thing that doesn't let her swallow whole.

We are still here...

2008-09-07T14:51:00.005-04:00

My, when you work you hardly have any time with a little one around! Ella is getting so big! She goes for her 6 month check up on the 19th. Can't wait to see how big she is!

Ella is VERY curious and putting everything in her mouth. Luckily she hasn't found anything too dangerous...

Books a becoming a fast favorite. This is one of her favorites as it lights up and sings. Mommy sings too, but I think she likes the book voice better. No comments from the peanut gallery on that one...She is also sitting up for short bouts of time.

Ella sits up like a big girl, sort of.

Of course she loves to smile, but as soon as the shiny camera comes out, she gets distracted.

And, Ella has been a great diner in restaurants. Her favorite...Wild Wing:)

Ella's First Day of Day Care

2008-08-04T16:31:00.004-04:00

Ella managed to get through her first day of day care. Hey, did you think she wouldn't? Ha, we know it's harder for the mom than the baby. Ed, thankfully, will be dropping Ella off in the mornings. This morning was rough for me and Ed was so sweet about it. Anyhow, the folks at the Lighthouse Academy loved Ella (what else would they really tell you) and said she had a good day. She must have had fun, this is 15 minutes into being home...

Ella is really eating cereal well and loves to sit like a big girl to eat. And...SHE IS SLEEPING LIKE A BIG GIRL UNTIL 6:15am!

The last few weeks of my summer break, we enjoyed lots of tummy time and Ed put together the exersaucer. Ella is starting to like that more.

In this picture, she is looking at herself in the mirror...future diva...

Ella is grabbing toys and putting them in her favorite place, her mouth. I don't know who got her this butterfly toy, but it is one of her favorites.

Ella will be five months on the 16th! Wish us luck in out first few days at day care. Mommy needs it:)

Ella's First Bites

2008-07-17T21:32:00.005-04:00

So, Ella was cleared for cereal today:) She weighed 14 pounds, 12 ounces! The nurse who measured her said 26 inches...I remeasured when the nurse left and she is 24 inches! She is about the size of a 5 month old.

Dr. McGee says go ahead and try some cereal so that's just what we did.

First bites...

Dad's helping me...

I want to try by myself...

I am almost done...

I SAID I AM DONE!!!

All in all, she seemed to like it. Of course Ella didn't "eat" much, but she enjoyed pushing it around with her tongue.

Now everyone cross their fingers that Ella will start sleeping through the night (again):)

Ella's Smiling...

2008-07-11T09:48:00.002-04:00

She's been smiling for quite awhile. The only pictures we have of her smiling are these pictures with my Grandma Ava. She must have some touch...well, I guess after six kids you would have that touch:)

This isn't the best picture of my Granmda Ava, but Ella's smiling:)

Other Iowa Fun

2008-07-10T15:41:00.003-04:00

Of course we got over to see the Clausens. We sure miss Pat and Mary. Of course we had a great time over at their house and Pat had an awesome BBQ.

Here is Mary with Ella, practicing those skills:)

My dad got on the piano for dueling pianos at Nan's Piano bar at the Freight House. Great time if you are looking for something dofferent to do!

We can't leave Hawkeye and Brewster out. Hawkeye is the lighter one with the floppy ears.

And I will try harder to keep up with this:) Thanks to all of you who always ask if we have updated the blog.

Extra 4th of July

2008-07-10T15:32:00.004-04:00

Anessa and Holly were able to come for this year's 4th of July celebration, which was great. We sure do miss them.

Julie, Jessica, and Chris came to celebrate also. How fun with people we haven't seen for so long!?!? We miss them too as well as all of you that we weren't able to see. If only we could get everyone up to Riverdale for the 4th.

Pony rides were a huge hit.
Here is Anessa...

Here is KJ...

Here is Jordan...

Coolest thing ever...

Ella's First Parade

2008-07-10T15:10:00.002-04:00

Ella successfully completed her first 4th of July Parade. She was wonderful...she slept through the whole thing:) Jordan loved pushing her in the parade.

It was a family affair. My dad rode his Harley in the parade with Mrs. Stickler on the back and my mom was Betsy Ross, for yet the second year.

We kind of became our own parade as the kids wanted to pick up all the candy that was being thrown. We still had fun. And, what is up with Hawkeye being the only one to look at the camera?

Ella and her cousins

2008-07-10T14:57:00.002-04:00

Jordan and Bronson just adored Ella. The questions were "Is Ella sleeping?", "Is Ella in There?", and my favorite, "Can we take Ella home with us?"

It was so nice to see Jordan and Bronson. They were having lots of fun with their Daddy and Ed and I enjoyed playing with them. Preparing us for what we have to look forward to:)

I wear my sunglasss in Iowa...

2008-07-10T14:45:00.005-04:00

Just too cool for school...check out the peepers!

Ella enjoyed her first girls weekend in Iowa. She also enjoyed her one on one with Grandpa Larry.

Here is Ella with her Great-Aunt Gwen.

Ella also got to see her Great-Grandma Hildegard.

The flight was fabulous and Ella was an angel. She spent lots of time on this tripping smiling, just not for the camera. She also rolled up on her side several times, and waited to do the belly drop at home for Daddy.

My chair...

2008-06-05T11:38:00.001-04:00

Ella loves to sit up, so I thought I would try her chair. Sure enough, she is talking away in the kitchen. Good practice since we women tend to gather in the kitchen.

She does need a little help with some towels for support.

Braves...

2008-06-05T09:55:00.002-04:00

So the Braves really are kind of sucking it up this year. But, once a fan, always a fan...

Ed went to the Braves game on Monday so I had to put Ella in her Braves gear for good luck. Know that she blew out her diaper in this outfit so I thought for sure the Braves would lose. They pulled it out in the 10th!

Hawkeye is getting jealous of never being in the pictures...

On a final note, Ella smiles a TON, but do you think she would do it on camera?

Suz and Toddits Wedding...

2008-06-05T09:43:00.006-04:00

We think wedding season is over:) Ella enjoyed all of them.

Suzanne and Todd were married on the 31st up in Jasper. One word...breathtaking! Their pictures look like someone put down a backdrop. Beautiful area.

Here is Ella in her party dress from Grandma Mary. She sure looked cute!

Ella enjoyed the ceremony. She cried through most of it...if that's to show how she is going to react at weddings. Anyhow, she slept a good hour so we were able to see all the festivities before leaving.

And, I just had to share a picture of the happy couple. Aren't they too cute?

Swimming

2008-06-05T09:34:00.004-04:00

Since Ella loves her bath time, we decided it would be a great idea to take her to the pool. She had a GREAT time, the 20 minutes we stayed. Since she can't use sunscreen, we have to be in the shade and it has to be short since it is so darn hot out here.

Anyhow, we are hoping to get Ella in the water about once a week, then this fall we will get into Parent and Me swimming. Don't want her to be afraid of the water and we want her to learn to swim early...

Check out this story... http://www.wsbtv.com/news/16479379/detail.html

Been awhile, but we had lots of visitors in May...

2008-06-05T09:27:00.005-04:00

Ella is getting more and more expressive, as you can see...

I love it when the wind blows on her face. She sticks her tongue out and gets bug eyes. She doesn't get upset, but she likes it.

Here is the Grandpa picture...he's proud...

Grandma Ann was here too. They had a great time and Grandma Ann started teaching her sign...Ella now giggles as we practice "I love You"

Grandma's and Tummy Time

2008-05-13T14:16:00.005-04:00

Hmmm, I think I am getting ready for company...

Ella is in the midst of her three rounds of visitors. She loves company and we love company too. We have definitely been changing less diapers with all of the visitors!

Grandma Mary came back and she and Ella had a great time together. Lots of shopping and cuddling time.

Ella also has been getting her Tummy Time with the wonderful mat that Mary and Julie got for her. She loves the music and the feel of the material. Of course she is cat napping in these pictures, but she really gets to moving on the mat.

Ella's current visitors are Grandpa Ed and Grandma Dianne. We will get a shot up of Grandpa Ed with her soon.

Grandma Ann will be coming on May 17th, and that will be the last visitor for awhile. Ella will be making an appearance at her first girls weekend in Iowa this summer:) She is having a busy start to her life:) Keep her busy, just like Mommy and Daddy.

Ella's First Dance...

2008-05-13T14:02:00.004-04:00

Ella and Daddy had their first dance at Jeff and Kelli's wedding, which was absolutely beautiful.

Ella did a great job of sitting through the ceremony and slept almost the entire wedding and reception. Thank goodness she sleeps through noise.

Crawfish Festival

2008-05-13T13:57:00.003-04:00

Well, Ella made it out to ANOTHER festival. We just can not keep her in the house. There was a band playing that was SOOOOO loud and she slept right through it all. She had a good first Annual Crawfish Festival.

Mommy couldn't resist this...

No, Mommy does not drink and hold the baby or drink often.

Taste of Marietta...

2008-05-01T14:57:00.003-04:00

Taste of Marietta was lots of fun! Ella had a good time, minus the cold milk...

I finally get Lukas alone in a picture and, well, it was early and there weren't that many drinks in him. Not sure where his goofy smile came from...

Suzanne is going to be the next one to join the Mommy club. She is going to be a fabulous mom...

Here is Suzanne cuddling with Ella...

And the next member of the Daddy club is seen here. Suzanne and Todd are just too cute! Oh, they aren't expecting...I am just jumping the gun.

Tummy Time!!!

2008-04-29T10:41:00.002-04:00

Ella loves her tummy time! She is really getting strong and lifts her head and holds it up for quite awhile. One of her favorite things to do is to lay up by our shoulders and hold her head up and look around. We aren't quite sure the distance she can see now, but Ella acts as though she sees further than 12 inches:)

Once she is done, she is done:) Here she is NOT sleeping in the bouncy chair, hooray!

6 weeks in...

2008-04-29T10:30:00.004-04:00

We are having a great time! Ella is starting to get more animate and is making lots of fun noises. It's wonderful, she doesn't just cry anymore:)

I am really enjoying being home with Ella. I will be going back to work on May 20th. My students will be with me until the 24th, then two work days after Memorial Day. "Why go back?" everyone asks. Well, I do want to see my students off for the summer. We were together all year. I used to just have my students for a semester.

We took Ella to the Taste of Marietta over the weekend. We will get some pictures up of that soon. I forgot the camera so Suzanne is going to send them. I know, I need to get better at that. She did a fabulous job. We were there for about 4 hours. Ella had to drink chilled milk, which she was definitely not a fan of. But, she was hungry enough to eat it. It was not the place to nurse... Anyhow, Ella needed a hat for the outing and it was difficult to find one that fit her...
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We are trying to work on napping in a place other than the bouncy chair...

That pose lasted all of 7 minutes.

Of course, Ed, holding his pride and joy. We had to support the (RED) campaign...

Our next round of visitors starts on Sunday:) I am going to go and get some Mommy pampering time in while everyone is here:)

Ella's been busy...

2008-04-16T12:44:00.004-04:00

Well, first of all, it's offical...Ella is one month today. She has smiled a few times, and of course I am thinking I am awesome entertainment for her, then she follows those smiles up with a cry...hmmm...I did brush my teeth this morning...

Ella has had a couple of busy weeks! We have been shopping, out to lunch, for coffee...

I am thinking that Suzanne and I exhausted her on the lunch and shopping trip this day...

When we don't get out of the house, she looks a little bored just hanging around...

Daddy and I took her to lunch over the weekend and, of course, shopping. Ella looked awfully cute in the outift that Aunt Dawn bought her...

And, the long awaited end to tax season came yesterday! Ed was very excited, and exhausted, as you can see...

The amazing part of this photo, Ella stared at her Daddy like that for a good 10 minutes before he woke up. I think he thought they would both sneak a quick nap:)

Alone with Ella...

2008-04-08T20:24:00.007-04:00

Everyone is gone and it's just the three of us. Things have been great (two days so far:)) Ella is sleeping in her crib at night, which caused a few tears for Mom. She did a fabulous job and is still sleeping well at night.

Ella has started to be more animated and making a few new noises. She also enjoys her swing.

We had our first lunch date today. Ella met a boy:) Logan was born on February 13th. It was nice to get out of the house and have conversation with someone who is just ahead of me. Erin is a first time mom too.

Here she is before our date...you can't tell but her shirt says "Mommy's Little Girl"

Ella's last out of towner until May...

2008-04-01T19:53:00.002-04:00

Aunt Dawn is her current visitor. Aunt Dawn is loving up Ella and of course, brought her a stylish outfit as well. We can't wait to put her in all these fun clothes! Aunt Dawn has the touch of getting Ella to sleep.

After Aunt Dawn leaves, it will just be the three of us until May. Then Grandma's, and Grandpa Ed will be coming for a week each. Hopefully we will have more of a schedule by then. So far, Ella does pretty good with sleeping and eating. If we could just get the longer stretch through the night...

Ella's doctor news, visitors, and cuteness...

2008-04-01T19:45:00.006-04:00

Ella had her 2 week check up and she is now up to 7 pounds, 15 ounces! And to think she was 6 pounds, 14 ounces the week before. The doctor said she grew another inch, so that put her at 20 3/4 inches. It's amazing, just add milk and she grows.

Ella also wanted to show off her Tax Deduction onsie, which Mommy bought for Daddy when she found out she was pregnant. Of course, being tax season, Ed's fellow workers enjoyed seeing that one.

Ella has had more visitors! Ed's mom and Gary came for a few days and Grandma sure spoiled her with new clothes:) Ella won't need anything for awhile.

The first Meyer Family outing, outside of the doctors visits, was to Frontera and Babies R Us. Ella slept right through both. Looking at the picture in her car seat, it is kind of hard to tell how she managed sleeping for so long. She loves to have her head parallel to the seat!

Grandma Di also got Ella this cute sleeper! Ed loves it because it is functional! Meaning, at 2 in the morning he can just zip it up. No snaps to try to line up:)

And the last picture is Daddy feeding Ella in her functional sleeper:) He sure is a proud Daddy!

Notes from the Mom...

2008-03-22T19:57:00.003-04:00

So, here we are. A week into being a Mom. Wow, no one can describe the amazing feeling that you get when you look at your child. Words escape me as I look into Ella's eyes. It really is one of those things that every Mom tells you about. Every Mom says you will have this bond with your child, you will feel so attached and get into Mom mode. Honestly, I never believed them and now I am just amazed at how naturally (wanted to say easy, but we know it isn't always easy) it comes.

Anyhow, things are going great at home. We were sad to see Grandpa Larry and Grandma Ann leave this morning. They did so much for us when they were here. They also helped us out with Ella during dinner time. Grandpa Larry had the touch every night at dinner to settle her down. I think Grandpa Larry is pretty darn proud and excited. Grandma Ann couldn't break her habit of daily laundry, so it was greatly appreciated that she did all the laundry before she left.

Easter was great. All the more reason to thank God for our many blessings. Uncle Lukas came over and our wonderful friends in the neighborhood prepared a wonderful taco bar. It was great to spend Easter with people who are like family.

Here is our first family picture, Ella's Easter picture (right in the middle of a cry and that outfit was picked out by none other than Daddy).

Ella has come home

2008-03-19T16:13:00.004-04:00

Ella got the clearance to go home from the hospital this afternoon. We were not sure if she would be able to go home. She has some newborn jaundice and she lost more weight than the doctors like, but overnight she was able to improve her jaundice and gain some weight so the doctors okayed her escape from the hospital.

Ella in her car seat preparing for her 1st ride home

Ella sleeping through her 1st car ride

Hawkeye meeting the newest member of the Meyer family

Ella sleeping on her mom's boppy pillow

More people that visted us in the hospital

2008-03-19T15:55:00.004-04:00

Daddy's Little Girl

2008-03-16T15:58:00.003-04:00

Here are a few more pictures of Ella. A couple with her proud dad, and one with her new auntie Ariel. The last one is from us trying to wake her up to eat. She is already stubborn like her parents.

Pictures of Ella

2008-03-16T08:13:00.003-04:00

Here are the first published pictures of Ella

Ella MaryAnn Meyer is born

2008-03-16T07:35:00.002-04:00

Ella was born this morning at 5:53 AM. She and her mother are doing very well. She was born via C section because Ella was facing sideways and her shoulders would not clear for her to be born naturally. So after arriving at 1:30 Am on Saturday we have our first child Sunday morning. Beleive me it seems a lot longer than it sounds. Stephanie was in labor for almost 17 hours and spent 2 hours pushing trying her best to get Ella out before the C section. I will be posting some pictures in a little while so keep checking back.

Update from the Delivery Room

2008-03-15T21:50:00.003-04:00

Stephanie is moving along nicely and Baby Meyer should arrive sometime in the next few hours. Check out some pictures of the soon to be Mom and Dad along with some pictures of the room.

Made it to the hospital

2008-03-15T11:11:00.000-04:00

We got the call at and arrived at the hospital at 1:30 AM. Stephanie is doing well and has taken some medication to help prepare for labor.

Birthday has been postponed

2008-03-14T19:20:00.000-04:00

Due to higher than normal traffic at Kennestone hospital and normal levels of communication from the hospital staff (i.e. poor) a day of sitting on pins and needles waiting to go be induced looks like it will not happen until Saturday. We are not sure when we will get the call to go to the hosiptal, it could be in the middle of the night or sometime in the morning.

Baby Meyer's Birthday...

2008-03-12T21:09:00.000-04:00

Baby Meyer will have a birthday on Friday, with all luck. The doctor said that it was time and Friday we are a week overdue. The due date was actually the 6th! Which, we are glad we didn't know because the nerves would have really been high!

And please, no horror stories about what happened when you or some one you know were induced. We are already nervous! :-)

Sorry if you are finding out that is when in this blog. We have been on the phone trying to get family arrangments (Baby sightings) set up.

Stephanie is off tomorrow so you can call if you want to chat. We are going to take the rest of the night to let it all sink in.

More to come on Friday!

Baby Meyer's Sleeping Arrangments...

2008-03-11T10:21:00.001-04:00

Take a peek...

Hopefully Baby Meyer will be in their own bedroom before too long. For those of you who remember this room as royal blue, this is quite a change! 3 walls are light green and 1 wall is light yellow.

Of course, you can see that Handsome Hawkeye still has his lounging spot.

The Meyer Family Will Grow...Soon???

2008-03-10T18:16:00.001-04:00

Here we are, at our due date... waiting. Hopefully Baby Meyer will be arriving soon!

In the mean time, at least we can see Baby Meyer's profile from 20 weeks!

We will keep you posted!