Ellie

Our daughter, Elizabeth Alice, was born on March 29, 2012 at 3:27 p.m. She weighed 8 lb, 7 oz and was 21 inches long. We were immediately completely and totally smitten with her. So, she gets her own page here on the blog. This is where you will find all things Ellie!

On This Page:

Pregnancy ~ The Birth Story ~ Letters to Ellie ~ Ellie's Firsts ~ Family Visits ~ Other Updates


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First, there was the pregnancy:

Just shy of 32 weeks pregnant

• Achilles Has a Little Something to Say: The big announcement!
• So, I'm Pregnant!: Catching up on the first trimester
• 15 Weeks: 15 Week Update
• Movement?: I think somebody is kicking me.
• A Prayer by Tina Fey: Tina says it best.
• Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice: It's a girl!
• 20 Weeks: 20 Week Update
• Pregnancy Brain Dump: 26 Week Update
• Third Trimester: 28 Week Update (with awesome ultrasound photos!)
• 30 Weeks: 30 Week Update
• A Shower for Baby Girl and The Rest of the Shower Weekend: My friends and family spoiled Baby rotten!
• 35/35: 35 Week Update
• A Space for Baby: We created a mini-nursery in our bedroom
• My First Baby and Speaking Of...: Achilles tried to make sense of it all
• One Last Look: Our last ultrasound, at 38 weeks
• A Post in Which I Whine: I was pretty uncomfortable by 38 weeks.
• Bust a Move: Baby was movin' and shakin' in there towards the end!

Then I gave birth by emergency cesarean section after 91 hours of labor:

Our first family photo

• Elizabeth Alice: Baby's blog debut
• The Calm Before the Storm: Recapping our last days before baby
• Ellie's Birth, Part 1: Laboring at Home: I went into labor the evening of Sunday, March 25. I labored at home for two full days with a very tiresome speed up/slow down labor pattern.
• Ellie's Birth, Part 2: Laboring at the Hospital: We finally went to the hospital the morning of Wednesday, March 28, where my labor continued it's strange pattern and I made very slow progress.
• Ellie's Birth, Part 3: She's Finally Here!: I was diagnosed with HELLP syndrome and my 91-hour labor ultimately ended in an emergency c-section. My beautiful baby girl was finally in my arms on Thursday, March 29, 2012.
• Recovering: My recovery kind of sucked.
• A Few More Thoughts...: Debriefing after the whole experience

Letters to Ellie

One month old

• Dear Ellie - One Month
• Dear Ellie - Two Months
• Dear Ellie - Three Months

Ellie's Firsts

Ellie's first bath, April 2012

• Splish Splash: Ellie's first bath (April 2012)
• My First Mother's Day: Okay, I guess this was really a first for me, but we'll count it for Ellie, too! (May 2012)
• Ellie Hearts NYC: Ellie's first train ride, and first outing in NYC! (May 2012)
• My Award-Winning Baby: Ellie's first parade, and first trophy! (May 2012)
• Toes in the Sand: Ellie's first time at the "beach" (May 2012)
• Father's Day, aka Ellie's Big City Adventure: Eric's first Father's Day (June 2012)
• Grass: Ellie's first time putting her feet in the grass (June 2012)
• Ellie Goes to Cleveland: Ellie's first road trip and church service (June 2012)
• Ellie's First Fourth: Ellie's first Independence Day! (July 2012)

Family Visits

• Meeting Grandpa: My dad came to visit, late April 2012
• Ellie and Grammy: My mom came to visit, early May 2012
• Ellie Goes to Cleveland: Meeting her Great-Gramps, Great-Aunt Rachel and Adam, and Great Aunt Jean, June 2012

Other Updates, Photos and Videos

• Our Newborn: Ellie's newborn photos, taken when she was one week old
• Announcing Ellie: Ellie's birth announcement
• The Cutest Sound: Ellie's sneeze moan, captured on video! (May 2012)
• Ellie FAQs: All about our adjustment to being a family of three (plus dog)
• The Downside of Being Two Months Old: Shots! (June 2012)
• Growing and Changing: She's growing up so fast...(June 2012)
• Still Perfecting Her Modeling: Monthly photo outtakes! (June 2012)