Teddydog Photos :: March 2009

March 2009

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On the road to recovery this month. Her kidney function post-surgery is great, and while we had to go home with drainage tubes, we got to get rid of them, one by one. Ella definitely has more freedom of movement without all that crowding in her belly, and has recovered her appetite. We actually think she's looking round in the cheeks, and has a cute little double chin--the first time in her life! She is tiny for her age--both height and weight in the 10-15th percentile. So the nutritionist and the nephrologist want her to gain weight. After coming home from surgery, she went gung-ho for peanut butter at EVERY meal, which, we think, helped her gain some weight (it is high-calorie, but also high-protein). She's talking all the time, sometimes incomprehensibly, but we are understanding more as time goes on. She mimics everything, is curious about everything in the world, is learning the alphabet, counts to 10, and LOVES the slide at the park! Too bad the weather hasn't been all that accommodating lately. She constantly wants to go "outside". She loves to name objects she knows, such as a bus, trees, birdies, cars, umbrellas ('brella), the letters Q and B in particular, Elmo, doggies. When we come home, our new ritual is to let Teddy out, then get her a "treat" (milk bone), and Ella gets to give Teddy her treat when she comes inside. Life with Ella continues to be an amazing adventure!

Ella visited Mommy at school, and discovered the white board! With eraser in one hand, and marker on the other, she thoroughly enjoyed herself!
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Feeling hungry enough to eat! That was some seriously tasty mac-n-cheese, incidentally.
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Cuddling with Daddy. And giggling!
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Getting out of bed to sit with Mommy. Yaaay!
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Walking! With drainage bags on her legs, but walking. She was a bit wobbly after a week's bed rest!*
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Standing on chairs to write on the white board in Mommy's classroom.
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We had fun with Millie, too!
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Ella gets into mommy's ribbon drawer. Chaos ensues.
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Ella plays at Auntie Amy's house, where she and William proceeded to spread playground sand all over the back yard.
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Amy is a gifted photographer, especially with children.
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Eating lunch at Auntie Amy's house. Ella had such a fun day there!
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About a week ago, we went to the neighborhood park, as the weather was fairly mild. The next series of photos are from that day in the park.
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"I swinging!"
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This was a wheel-like contraption...she liked to spin it.
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Ella loves Teddy, and giggles whenever Teddy decides to lick her!
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Climbing the play structure in an effort to get to the slide.
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Here goes!
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Whee!
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Hair flying, eyes closed, laughing the entire way.
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She landed the dismount.
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Daddy helps bring her back to the stairs.
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Oh, we took a shortcut this time!
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No, Ella, you can't go back up that way!*
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And we're off again!
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After she figured out that you had to go back to the stairs to go again, she did it on her own. Here she pauses for "station identification" with Teddy.
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As you can see, we were all a little tired by the end of the day...Mommy is a not thrilled to be in the picture at all....
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