Saturday, January 30, 2010
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Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Summer Pool Fun
Moving right along in June...ok, I know...when will I give the most recent updates? Soon :)
I think I mentioned before on Mason's blog that he loved everything that had to do with water this summer.
Check out those long eyelashes!...and that mosquito bite :(
Splash!
And of course, pictures of baby feet!
I think I mentioned before on Mason's blog that he loved everything that had to do with water this summer.
Check out those long eyelashes!...and that mosquito bite :(
Splash!
And of course, pictures of baby feet!
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Please Say a Prayer for Stellan
As you take a moment to check in on us today, please say a prayer for a little boy named Stellan and his loving family. He is in the PICU battling a heart condition called SVT. He is very sick right now and needs our help! I have been following his Mom's blog for a long time now and she is a wonderful lady.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Blog of The Week
Ok...I am taking a break in the updates to give you my blog of the week....scrumptius!!!
Simply Breakfast
Simply Breakfast
Oh my! Look at who...just turned 32!
Moving right along in June....Travis celebrated his 32nd birthday! He requested just a small family gathering with pizza and cheesecake for dessert. Nope...no suprise party here! At least this year....and no we didn't have to call in the fire department to put out the blazing cheesecake (snicker, snicker) :)
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
A Sad Day
Picking up where I left off....this post goes back to the beginning of June. If you have been an avid reader of our updates, you will remember that we were having a lot of trouble with our Beagle, Buster. We tried in home training from Bark Busters and had some great success with some of Buster's issues. However, Buster was still being very aggressive with Mason. Although we were getting tired of Buster's growls with Mason, we thought we had it under control. One day while Mason was chasing him around, Buster turned and snarled with teeth showing. That was it, we decided not to take any chances. The next weekend Buster was off to a new home.
We were so sad to let him go. After all, we have had him since he was 7 weeks old and he was very loved. Many tears were shed and probably still will be for quite some time. We miss him very much!
We were very lucky that Travis works with a gal who rescues dogs. She is great and was willing to take him in until she helped us find him a good home. Well, after a couple of months went by she had fallen in love with him and decided to keep him.
Buster is a great dog, just not good with toddlers. His new best friend is a cat and we hear that they snuggle together in a chair every evening. And for those of you that know Buster, you can pick your chin up off the floor now :)
So this post is dedicated to our beloved dog Buster. We love you and are happy that you have found a wonderful, loving home and a best friend (even if it is a cat).
We were so sad to let him go. After all, we have had him since he was 7 weeks old and he was very loved. Many tears were shed and probably still will be for quite some time. We miss him very much!
We were very lucky that Travis works with a gal who rescues dogs. She is great and was willing to take him in until she helped us find him a good home. Well, after a couple of months went by she had fallen in love with him and decided to keep him.
Buster is a great dog, just not good with toddlers. His new best friend is a cat and we hear that they snuggle together in a chair every evening. And for those of you that know Buster, you can pick your chin up off the floor now :)
So this post is dedicated to our beloved dog Buster. We love you and are happy that you have found a wonderful, loving home and a best friend (even if it is a cat).
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Stay Tuned....
ok, ok....I know I am MONTHS behind on my posts and pictures and I promise I will catch up...REALLY I WILL!
Stay tuned for lots of posts to help you catch up on the Ellinger Family happenings!
Check back often, as I may post multiple updates per day for a while :)
Stay tuned for lots of posts to help you catch up on the Ellinger Family happenings!
Check back often, as I may post multiple updates per day for a while :)
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Dizzy & The Milk Monster
Our little girl is almost 2 months old! I can't even believe it. Seems like I was just posting about finishing her nursery not too long ago.
Isabel has developed an adorable smile and is starting to learn that she can make some cute noises. She has earned herself a couple of unique nicknames in our house. One is "Dizzy" since that his how Mason first said her name. Poor girl, it stuck :) The other is "Milk Monster". She earned this nickname because she eats a ton, and wants to eat all the time. She goes from 0 to hungry in a matter of seconds and is not afraid to let us know.
She also has what we like to call "arms disease". She insists on being held all the time and loves to sleep in your arms. We are enjoying this cuddle time while we can because we know that she will become an independent toddler all to soon :)
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Surprise!
Ok...I am really, really behind on my posts so this one goes back to early May. I have to hand it to my husband. He pulled off a surprise birthday party for me and I had no idea! He planned everything from the invitations to the menu all without me even having the slightest idea.
Yes, this year I turned the big 3-0. I think I will continue to tell everyone I am 29 until it becomes highly obvious that I am not :)
He told me that one of our neighbors were coming over to see Isabel on the Saturday before my birthday. When the doorbell rang and some of our other neighbors appeared, I just figured that they were coming to see Isabel too. They even brought some snacks and I thought "wow, that was really nice of them to bring snacks". At this point I was still completely clueless. Next, I saw his parents pull up in their car. They live about 4 hours away and I thought that they just jumped in the car and decided to come and visit (as they often make spur of the moment decisions to travel). Ok, so I was still clueless... Next, some good friends walked in with a gift in hand and my first thought was that they were here for Mason's birthday party and had confused the dates. When I looked surprised and asked "what are you doing here?" my friend smiled and said she was here for me. At the same time someone said surprise and then I finally got it! Everyone was coming for my surprise birthday party.
It was a very unique surprise since Travis did not have anyone take me out of the house. He had everyone show up at the same time and I am sure it was hilarious to see the bewilderment on my face!
I have to hand it to him, he really pullled off a successful surprise party. He even had everything organized so that we did not have pop, beer, and tons of burgers and hot dogs in our house, since that would have surely tipped me off.
Yes, this year I turned the big 3-0. I think I will continue to tell everyone I am 29 until it becomes highly obvious that I am not :)
He told me that one of our neighbors were coming over to see Isabel on the Saturday before my birthday. When the doorbell rang and some of our other neighbors appeared, I just figured that they were coming to see Isabel too. They even brought some snacks and I thought "wow, that was really nice of them to bring snacks". At this point I was still completely clueless. Next, I saw his parents pull up in their car. They live about 4 hours away and I thought that they just jumped in the car and decided to come and visit (as they often make spur of the moment decisions to travel). Ok, so I was still clueless... Next, some good friends walked in with a gift in hand and my first thought was that they were here for Mason's birthday party and had confused the dates. When I looked surprised and asked "what are you doing here?" my friend smiled and said she was here for me. At the same time someone said surprise and then I finally got it! Everyone was coming for my surprise birthday party.
It was a very unique surprise since Travis did not have anyone take me out of the house. He had everyone show up at the same time and I am sure it was hilarious to see the bewilderment on my face!
I have to hand it to him, he really pullled off a successful surprise party. He even had everything organized so that we did not have pop, beer, and tons of burgers and hot dogs in our house, since that would have surely tipped me off.
Sunday, May 17, 2009
March For Babies 4/25/09
I want to start off by saying how proud I am of my husband. He really dedicates himself to the March for Babies each year. This year he raised $2,700 and exceeded his fundraising goal by $1,200! This year was the first year he organized a team to walk to walk in honor of Mason and CDH. 15 people came out to support him and even raised an additional $890 bringing the grand total to $3,590!
The weather turned out beautiful and we were thrilled that Mason was able to join the team in the walk. Everyone had a great time, despite sore feet after such a long walk.
Thank you to everyone who donated, participated and helped raise money for such a good cause!
Team Mason
Mason petting a horse with Daddy at one of the checkpoints
The weather turned out beautiful and we were thrilled that Mason was able to join the team in the walk. Everyone had a great time, despite sore feet after such a long walk.
Thank you to everyone who donated, participated and helped raise money for such a good cause!
Team Mason
Mason petting a horse with Daddy at one of the checkpoints
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Isabel is Here!
We are proud to announce that Isabel May Ellinger was born on Friday, April 17th at 11:30am. She weighed 7lbs 3oz. and was 18 and 1/2 inches long. She was born via VBAC, and we were able to avoid a second cesarean. Both Mom and baby are doing well.
Here are some pictures...we hope to post more details soon.
Here are some pictures...we hope to post more details soon.
Monday, March 30, 2009
Pregnancy Update
Things are still going pretty well. I am continuing to get more and more uncomfortable during the day and at night. Not getting much sleep these days between the aches and pains and trips to the bathroom.
We had an OB appointment last Friday and my uterus is measuring right on track. Right now we are thinking that this baby will be about average size. We have an ultrasound on the 8th to find out the estimated growth and position. The plan so far is to attempt a VBAC if I go into labor before my scheduled c-section, which is on April 21st. The bummer is that our OB just got called for jury duty on that day, so we are not sure what to expect until the date gets closer. We also have a pre-op appointment on Wednesday afternoon.
We did some shopping this weekend to finish up getting things for the nursery. We have one more thing to pick up and then I think we will be ready for the baby. Did I just say that?? As far as the room goes, we need to repair the closet doors (they come off the track really easily) and touch up the trim and we will be done! I spent the good part of the weekend washing and putting away all of the baby clothes and sheets. Next step will be to organize the rest of the stuff (bottles, pump, etc.).
This week's project is packing our hospital bag. We never had a chance to do this with Mason since I was rushed into the hospital with little warning at 32 weeks. It will be our first time packing so any advice you have is much appreciated!
We had an OB appointment last Friday and my uterus is measuring right on track. Right now we are thinking that this baby will be about average size. We have an ultrasound on the 8th to find out the estimated growth and position. The plan so far is to attempt a VBAC if I go into labor before my scheduled c-section, which is on April 21st. The bummer is that our OB just got called for jury duty on that day, so we are not sure what to expect until the date gets closer. We also have a pre-op appointment on Wednesday afternoon.
We did some shopping this weekend to finish up getting things for the nursery. We have one more thing to pick up and then I think we will be ready for the baby. Did I just say that?? As far as the room goes, we need to repair the closet doors (they come off the track really easily) and touch up the trim and we will be done! I spent the good part of the weekend washing and putting away all of the baby clothes and sheets. Next step will be to organize the rest of the stuff (bottles, pump, etc.).
This week's project is packing our hospital bag. We never had a chance to do this with Mason since I was rushed into the hospital with little warning at 32 weeks. It will be our first time packing so any advice you have is much appreciated!
Monday, March 23, 2009
Nursery Preview
Ok, so Mason and I are both sick with a bad cold. We have cancelled our daytime appointments through Wednesday so that we can stay home and recover. It is still pretty chilly outside (only in the 50's here) so we are going to avoid going out as well. The result? We are pretty bored. Just relaxing, watching some cartoons, resting and drinking tons of fluids. The nursery is coming along, but still needs a little work. I thought I would take a few "preview" pictures to show how nice the vinyl decals turned out. I spent hours putting them up after Mason went to bed last weekend. Each bird and leaf is individually placed. It took a couple of hours of tedious work, but it was totally worth it in the end! We are going to order the baby's name in the same design after she is born.
The company we used is Lewas Designs. She has some beautiful designs and I could literally go crazy in her Yahoo store if I let myself! Mason is totally in love with the tree and birds and loves to show them off to his Mom and Dad and anyone else who is here :) I think we might look at doing a couple of decals in his room as well.
Here are a couple of pictures of Mason "reading" his books this morning.
The company we used is Lewas Designs. She has some beautiful designs and I could literally go crazy in her Yahoo store if I let myself! Mason is totally in love with the tree and birds and loves to show them off to his Mom and Dad and anyone else who is here :) I think we might look at doing a couple of decals in his room as well.
Here are a couple of pictures of Mason "reading" his books this morning.
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Baby Name
Turns our that our baby name list ended up being one name long. We looked at tons of names and only came up with one that stood out to us.
Isabel May Ellinger
Isabel May Ellinger
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Lucky!
Boy, we are lucky! We had a second estimate done on our basement and the man suggested calling out a plumber to snake the drains and check for tree roots before going any further. This way, we would be able to tell for sure if our drain tile is broken or clogged. We gave one of our neighbors (who is a plumber) a call and he came out and found a huge root ball in the storm drain! Since the drain was plugged, the drain tile couldn't drain and water started to rise around our foundation. This explains why we had both leaks last week. Once he pulled it out, we heard all of the water around our house drain into the line. We are very, very happy to say that our water problem is fixed! No expensive bills, no attorneys and some peace of mind! It stinks that we had to deal with all of the water and cleaning everything out of our basement, but on the plus side there are no longer any 70's flashbacks when you go down there :)
In the meantime, we have been working diligently to get the nursery done. We just have a few more things to do and we will be finished. We found some great vinyl wall decals that look really nice in there! I am starting to have more and more contractions every day and would not be surprised if the baby arrives a little earlier than expected. We are hoping to have everything ready within the next couple of weeks. We will post some pictures soon!
In the meantime, we have been working diligently to get the nursery done. We just have a few more things to do and we will be finished. We found some great vinyl wall decals that look really nice in there! I am starting to have more and more contractions every day and would not be surprised if the baby arrives a little earlier than expected. We are hoping to have everything ready within the next couple of weeks. We will post some pictures soon!
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