Happy Valentines Day!!!!

Our Sweet Valentine....we cant kiss her enough!!! XOXOXO

8 Weeks old

This week Elle turns 8 weeks old...I cant believe how fast time has gone. We went to her 2 month appointment this week and she got her shots. :( It was hard for me to watch but she was so good and only cried for a second. She has also become so animated. She is now smiling and laughing and so alert during the day. Each day that passes we fall more and more in love...being a mommy has been the most amazing experience, it becomes more and rewarding every day.

6 Weeks

Perfect little face...





My two loves....


Elle LOVES her Daddy...

Kaylee and Elle ...born 3 weeks apart.



Hi Mom!


Already holding herself up...

Sleeping in with mom...

What can I say.....

Just like Daddy :)....

Aunt Lauren and little chubs! :)


Cozy winter wear...

1 Month Old

I cant believe that Elle is already one month old... It seems like everyday we turn around she gets so much bigger. She is already developing such a cute personality....I think that Sean and I might be in trouble....we already have a chatter box on our hands!! :) She makes every day so much fun! We are so lucky!

Here are some recent pics of our little chubs! :)

Its all about Elle!!! :)

It has been a while since I have updated our blog with pics of Elle....she is growing sooo fast it is crazy!!! So here are some random pics over the last few weeks.....We cant get enough of our little beauty!!!

Miss Kaylee is here!

Kara and Jeremy's little bundle is finally here!!!

Kaylee Kathryn Ritter

Arrived January 6, 2007

6lbs 13oz (exactly the same as Elle!) :)

21 1/2 inches





Little Kaylee is so precious! We were so excited to meet her and to welcome her to our family...as we know her and Elle will soon be like sisters!!!

Happy New Year!!!

This year was a bit different than our New Years past. We celebrated at home, which was mellow but nice to be in the comfort of our own home with our new addition :)Elle didn't quite make it to the count down..but Sean made sure that she was a part of our new years kiss!

Happy New year to all of our family and friends!


Happy New Year from the three of us! :)


New Years with my sisters.


Lauren and Rusty



Noel and Bryan

My little princess....


New Years in our garage :)


Elle Bell....

XOXOXO.....

Elle's 2nd Homecoming...

Okay...so this week was a little rough. We brought Elle home from the hospital on the 16th, we couldn't wait to get home, it just seemed like it would be more comfy for the three of us. Not that HOAG wasn't amazing. The staff there is unbelievable and not to mention the ocean view but we just wanted to be home. Anyway, the first five days were like a dream. Sean and I are so unbelievably in love with this little girl it is insane. We spent most of the time giving her kisses and just staring at her in disbelief. We also were getting the swing of the feedings, changings, etc. Which by the way is not as hard as we have heard (knock on wood) either that or we just have a really good baby. Everything couldn't have been going better and then we had her first doctors appointment. When the doctor came in he noticed that she had a yellowish tint and decided that we should go to the lab for some blood work and test for jaundice again. Her first Jaundice test came back perfect and Elle was such a good baby with no other signs of Jaundice that I thought there was no way the test would come back positive or with high levels. We left the doctors and he told me he would call me later that day with the results.

We got the call that evening. The lame nurse at the front desk called and in a completely uncomforting manner told sean that we needed to rush her to emergency immediately, she told Sean that she had such high levels that it could cause hearing loss, seizure and could lead to cerebral palsy which sent us into panic. Not only that but they sent us to Fountain Valley emergency!! WTF???? We still dont get that part....but I guess that is besides the point. Anyway a normal level for a baby is 10-12, many babies are born with levels around 14 and the doctor will send them home with a special blanket that helps to bring the levels down to where they should be. Elle's bilirubin level was at 25.3....more than double the normal level. When we got to Fountain Valley they told us that she was going to be admitted to the NICU and would be staying there in an incubator under high powered lights so that they could monitor her and bring her levels down. As they took us to the NICU I started to really freak out. Walking into a giant room filled with sick babies in incubators was horrible! I just kept looking at Elle thinking...there is no way this is happening.

The nurse took Elle and started hooking her up with sensors and put her in an incubator with blue lights. While she was explaining everything she was doing and explaining more about jaundice all I could do was to sit there and cry. They told us that we would have to leave her there until her levels dropped and thats when I lost it. They were sending us home without our little angel. I dont think I have ever been so upset in my life.

Once we got home Sean did more research on Jaundice and the effects of the high levels of Bilirubin and found out just how common it is in newborns. The more and more we learned the better we started to feel, even though we missed her sooo much and moped around the house we knew that they were just going to make her better and get her home to us asap. Elle ended up being admitted on Thursday and they discharged her on Saturday night. To make us feel better we said she was just enjoying herself at a day spa....getting a tan!! :)

She was so strong and her levels dropped so quickly that we didn't even have to bring the special Bilirubin blanket home with us...she was all better. :)

Saturday night was great! Sean and I were so happy to bring her home, it was like bringing her home from the hospital for the first time! You dont realize how much children change your life until you have one of your own. She is the most amazing gift that we could have ever imagined and we are so blessed to have such a beautiful and healthy little girl. She definitely has made our lives complete.

Here is Elle at the Day spa....catching her first tan... :)



All the nurses loved her...by the second day thay gave her little eye shield some lushious lashes! :)





My baby comes home....best Christmas present ever!!!







Merry Christmas!!!!