Ella's Stitches

The day before Valentine's Day, Ella was taking her coat off in the kitchen and somehow slipped and fell, landing right on her chin.  She was bleeding from her chin and inside her mouth...once we cleaned her up, we saw that she had bitten both cheeks and had a big gash on her chin that needed to be stitched up.  Lucy was so sweet--she immediately went to get toys and tried to make Ella happy.  My mom and dad came right over to stay with Lucy and Audrey, and Greg and I took Ella (with lollipop in hand) to the hospital.  Greg decided to do the stitches himself, so we got ourselves set up in an ultrasound room.  Ella was pretty calm after the initial shock, but you could tell she was nervous and definitely in pain.  We brought our portable DVD player and put on a movie while Greg set everything up.  I unfortunately had the job of holding her down while he did the stitches--it was awful!  After Greg was done, Ella stoped crying pretty quickly...she was such a trooper.  She told Greg, "That was a good check up, Daddy," and then on the way out of the hospital she told him, "You did a good job, Daddy."  What a sweetheart!  These pictures were taken 6 days after the stitches were put in...they didn't bother her too much, and she loved picking out the band-aids to cover them up each day.  You can see in the bottom picture that her scar will most likely not be visible from face-on.  We were so proud of her, and I was very thankful for Greg's steady hands!

Talker

Audrey has a old-man-sounding babble that completely cracks us up...here's a pretty good taste of it.

We Love Grandma and Grandpa

Grandma and Grandpa came over to bring the girls some Valentine's Day treats and gifts...thanks for a fun night!

Happy Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day from the Heideman girls!

XOXO

I Love Daddy

6 Months

Audrey is 6 months old!  She weighed in at 16 pounds, 8 ounces, and is 26 1/4 inches.  She is putting everything into her mouth, including her toes!  This past month, Audrey has gotten much stronger in her exersaucer, and has fun playing with the toys that are attached.  She also likes her Bumbo seat since she can't quite sit on her own yet.  She shakes toys that rattle and sometimes moves her arm like crazy even when she isn't holding a toy!  Audrey is starting to roll from her tummy to her back more often (she's already very good at going from her back to her tummy), and really enjoys tummy time.  She's blowing raspberries and has huge laughs and giggles, especially when Lucy and Ella entertain her.  She can't get enough of her own voice...she sings and talks constantly.  She won't have a problem getting in on the conversation with her chatty sisters!  Audrey has recently tried rice cereal and apples, and absolutely LOVES eating!  We moved her into her own room, and sleeping has improved...we still can't count on her sleeping through the night, but we are hopefully getting there.  When Audrey is tired, she sucks her thumb, rests her cheek on mine, and holds my face with her other hand...it's the sweetest thing!  I stop whatever I'm doing and try to soak in the moment--I'm sure she won't do this for long.  She also give the best hugs with those tiny little arms--she's such a lovey little baby!

Ella is 3 Years Old!

To celebrate Ella's birthday at home, we started the day with Lucy and Ella's favorite, Daddy's chocolate chip pancakes.

We had a few gifts to open...here's Ella giving Lucy a thank you hug--she really means it!

It's hard to believe our Ella Bella is 3 years old already!  She has grown into such a sweet little girl who cracks us up every single day.  I feel so lucky to have her in my life!  I love you, Belly Boo!