Crazy Ella

We finally got Ella's 1 year old pictures back and I can't believe how big she looks! I mean she is such a skinny little thing, but she is just growing up. There are times when I get really excited about all of the new things that she is learning, but at the same time I'm sad she's growing up. She does things to make me laugh all of the time. Tonight at dinner she threw food off of her tray and before I even had a chance to do anything, she looked right at me and started shaking her finger saying, "no, no, no, no". I had to turn away so she didn't see me laughing. Everyday John and I say, "She is so smart!" Maybe all kids are like her, but we don't know any better since she is our first. She is getting so good at sign language and knows at least 20 signs. She is also working on her animal sounds, so far she can do: dog, bear, bird, cat, tiger, bee, duck, horse, monkey, lion, fish (mouth movements of course). Now when it comes to walking... that's a different story. She is such a chicken and will only take a few steps at a time, then she will just crawl the rest of the way. It is already hard to keep up with her (especially with my growing belly) so I can't imagine what it's going to be like when she is walking/running. I am so grateful that I have such a wonderful husband who loves to spend time with his little Ella. I don't know how many of you know this, but he works the graveyard shift at work and is home with Ella while I teach school. They are best buddies! He is one in a million!

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Getting BIG and CHEESE

I just wanted to show all of you how big my baby belly is getting this picture was taken just a few days ago, at 17 weeks - 3 days.

Today I got the camera out and told Ella to say "Cheese" she was smiling SO big!

Car Accident

Yesterday on my way home from work I was in a car accident! I was stopped, with my blinker on, in front of my house making a left-hand turn to go into my driveway. There was a car coming in the opposite direction, so obviously I was waiting for them to pass, when out of nowhere I get this sharp pain in my back and I can't figure out what is going on. A woman who wasn't paying attention rear-ended me at about 25-30 mph (we think). My lower back was immediately in a lot of pain, then it hit me... my babies!!!! Were they ok? I needed to get checked to make sure the twins were both ok. Luckily Ella was home with John, and she was asleep in the house. John was outside doing some yard work so he saw what happened and came running over and called 911. I didn't want to be transported by ambulance because it costs so much. So my wonderful mom came over and watched Ella while John and I went to the emergency room. Both of the babies heartbeats were strong and they didn't do x-rays on my back. My back feels a lot better today, but my neck is killing me and I have a constant headache!!! It hurts to move my neck at all. I haven't felt the babies moving very much today so I might go to the Dr.'s tomorrow just to make sure everything is ok. Our car was damaged but we didn't have to have it towed. The other people had to have their car towed and they were mad about that. We are waiting to hear from their insurance. I finally got impatient and called their insurance company and it turns out they didn't mention us at all in their claim!!! John heard them telling the police that it was my fault! I have no idea how that could even be somewhat blamed on me! Needless to say the police didn't even ask me because obviously I didn't do anything wrong. It makes me mad to think that these people think they shouldn't have to tell their insurance, because they didn't think they were in the wrong. Oh well, what can you do?

Yummy!!!

Ella and I sure do love a good treat once in a while. Don't you find it amazing how much you will spend if you are craving something? Well lately all that I (ok - the twins) have wanted is a tasty Jamba Juice. Strawberries Wild is my favorite (this week). Ella has decided that she has to have her own if mom and dad get one. The people at Jamba will put a portion of your drink into a kiddie cup - BEST THING EVER! Great now I am craving another one!

It's about time!!!

I know, I know!!! It's about time that I finally do this. It's funny because I have looked at everyone else's blogs, but when I go to do my own... I feel overwhelmed. Thanks everyone (especially family) for believing that one day I would get this done. So many things to say, so little time. Ella turned one this month! I can't believe it, where did the time go? We had a Mickey Mouse Clubhouse themed party. Ella gets giddy when she sees Mickey, so I couldn't resist. When we gave her the cupcake she didn't quite know what to do with it, but once she had a taste of the whipped cream frosting... that was it. She got the best/worst gift from Grandma and Grandpa Eisenhart. A Tigger "airplane" that she sits on and it plays songs and make noise. She loves it!!!! The problem is I can't do anything around the house and my back is killing me, because all that she wants to do is be pushed around on it. It was a really fun party with a pinata and goody bags. Thanks to everyone who was able to make it to the party! Now that I have seen that this is really easy to do, I will do more posts!!!

So Big!

I can't believe how big Ella is getting! She is now 23 inches and weighs 10 lbs! I am going back to work next Monday and I am pretty sad about it. I just have to keep telling myself that it is only for 3 weeks, then I will have summer break. Ella is smiling so much now. It is so fun to see her little personality. (I shouldn't say little personality, because she has a big sassy personality) Although being a mom can be overwhelming, I couldn't have asked for anything else. She has brought so much joy into my life. I really didn't know that I had that much love in me.