This year has been a little crazy so far! It all started out around Eleanors due date Jan. 10th and there was no sign of baby wanting to come out anytime soon. So I spent the next six days trying to lure her out by telling her it's a lot funner out her then inside of me, but she just was too comfy to care. Finally I started into real labor after a brisk walk around Stuarts favorite store Wal-mart(ha ha). We soon arrived at the birthing center where my water broke and the labor pains intensified so much so that I thought I would probably die, but of course I didn't thanks to Stu and my mid-wife reasuring me that I could do it. So after a few hours Eleanor Rose was born at 4:23, all I could see was that she was so tiny and beautiful, but she wouldnt take a breath of air so after a few minutes of trying to get her to breathe, they transfered her to the hospital. Turns out she had a PDA(a valve in her heart that is supposed to close when she starts to breath outside air didnt shut) giving her respitory distress, and she was in the NICU for three and a half days. But the condition reversed itself and she is perfect in every way now. Ava loves being a big sister and a good helper. Stuarts a better dad than ever and I am about the same just a little crazier and shlumpier now that I have 2 kids to take care of. But we all love eachother and love to learn and grow every day together.
Stuart got a new job at Electrical Wholesale Supply where he runs deliveries, its not his favorite but they have good benefits so thats good. He also is trying to start up his own financial services bussiness with Primerica and he really likes doing that. I am working also at Beyond Spa, its my fifth year there and I still love it!
Ava is two and a half, and can be a handful a lot of the time, but when she's not being a stinker she the sweetest funniest little girl ever so that cancels out the naughty times. We've been trying to potty train, not going so well, but hopefully soon she will catch on. She loves to drag our cat flash around the house and she loves to sing songs and dress up. She loves going to all three of her grandma and grandpa's houses and playing with them. They all love to spoil her too. She loves going to nursery on sunday and playing with her friends. Her favorite things to say lately are "how bout you do it", or "not yet" and "I be really really back" which Im pretty sure means "I will be right back" cuz she always says it as she is leaving a room. She is precious and we love her!
Baby Ella also is perfectly precious. She really is a good baby and loves to be talked to and held. She also likes to eat and poop. She laughs sometimes when she is sleeping, and she usually has lots of snot in her nose. She looks just like Ava did, minus the hair, so that means she will look just like Stu which is fine with me cuz I think he's pretty cute.Well that about sums up our family for now. We're looking forward to spring and summer!!!!