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Ella turned 7 months old on Friday and as you will notice in the attached pictures she is a very happy baby. She weighed 12lbs 5oz at her check up on Friday. Ella loved her first Christmas and was spoiled rotten by all of her grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. It took her a few days to recover from all of the festivities. A few days after Christmas we met with a surgeon at Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago. As you probably have noticed in her pictures over the past few months, Ella is still crossing her eyes and it turns out this is not something she will grow out of. We were told she has infantile estropia which is the brain's inability to coordinate the movement of the eyes. She will need surgery to correct this problem and we will let you know when that will occur as we will once again ask for everyone's prayers.
In addition to the pictures, I have attached a poem that was written by my uncle Larry. It's an annual tradition that Larry writes a poem and reads it to the family as we sit down to Christmas dinner. It is usually filled with humorous stanza's about events that have occured over the year to our many family members. Last year, this was the medium that we used to announce our pregnancy to the family. This year, the little show stopper took over the entire poem. The title: A Holiday Ella-bration.....2007. I hope you can take the time to read it to see how Ella has captured the family's hearts.
We hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and New Year and we hope to see you soon.
Love, Jill, Ryan and Ella
A HOLIDAY ELLA-BRATION…..2007
AS WE GATHER HERE THIS EVENING,
IN HONOR OF THE SEASON,
IT’S MORE THAN FOOD AND GIFTS,
THAT WE’RE TOGETHER FOR A REASON!
WE SHARE THIS CHRISTMAS EVE AS FAMILY,
GRATEFUL FOR OUR MANY BLESSINGS AGAIN THIS YEAR,
NONE MORE SPECIAL THAN THE ADDITION OF ELLA,
WHAT A SWEET AND PRECIOUS LITTLE DEAR!
NEWS OF HER PENDING ARRIVAL,
OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED ONE YEAR AGO TONIGHT,
COULD ANYONE HAVE PREDICTED THEN,
WHAT THE COMING MONTHS WOULD BE LIKE!
IT WAS BUSINESS AS USUAL FOR THE EXPECTANT PARENTS,
AS JILL BEGAN TO GRADUALLY SHOW HER CONDITION,
UNTIL MOTHER’S DAY APPROACHED IN EARLY MAY,
AND SHE WAS TOLD TO ASSUME THE HORIZONTAL POSITION!
FROM THEN ON IT WAS PRAYERS AND ENCOURAGING WORDS,
AS WE PREPARED FOR WHAT WAS TO COME,
WHEN FINALLY JILL’S E-MAIL SIMPLY SAID – “IT’S TIME,”
AND SOON OUR NUMBERS WOULD INCREASE BY ONE!
CHRISTMAS ACTUALLY ARRIVED IN EARLY JUNE,
AS ELLA DEBUTED PREMATURELY ON THE SCENE,
THEY SAY GOOD THINGS COME IN SMALL PACKAGES,
WE ALL KNOW NOW WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN!
ELLA’S FIRST DAYS WERE A BIT OF A CHALLENGE,
AS THE NEWBORN ATTEMPTED TO FIND HER GROOVE,
EVEN THE ENTRY IN HER DIARY READ….
….”I’M STILL TIRED FROM THE MOVE!”
WEEKLY UPDATES CHRONICLED HER PROGRESS,
AS ELLA JEAN PACKED THE OUNCES ON,
EVENTUALLY EARNING HER RELEASE PAPERS FOR HOME,
WHERE THE NEW FAMILY COULD CONTINUE TO BOND!
SO NOW BRITTANY AND BRANDON HAVE A SECOND COUSIN,
AND LITTLE KEVIN A “PREMIE” PARTNER FOR CONVERSATION,
WHILE RELATIVES DOTE, FUSS AND PHOTOGRAPH,
AS THEY REACH NEW HEIGHTS OF ELLA-VATION!
OUR FAMILY’S “CIRCLE OF LIFE” GROWS EVER STRONGER,
AS ELLA AND GRANDMA LABBE SHARE THE SAME BIRTHDATE,
WHILE MOM AND DAD’S PROUD LEGACY CONTINUES TO GROW,
NONE COULD WANT A BETTER FATE!
In addition to the pictures, I have attached a poem that was written by my uncle Larry. It's an annual tradition that Larry writes a poem and reads it to the family as we sit down to Christmas dinner. It is usually filled with humorous stanza's about events that have occured over the year to our many family members. Last year, this was the medium that we used to announce our pregnancy to the family. This year, the little show stopper took over the entire poem. The title: A Holiday Ella-bration.....2007. I hope you can take the time to read it to see how Ella has captured the family's hearts.
We hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and New Year and we hope to see you soon.
Love, Jill, Ryan and Ella
A HOLIDAY ELLA-BRATION…..2007
AS WE GATHER HERE THIS EVENING,
IN HONOR OF THE SEASON,
IT’S MORE THAN FOOD AND GIFTS,
THAT WE’RE TOGETHER FOR A REASON!
WE SHARE THIS CHRISTMAS EVE AS FAMILY,
GRATEFUL FOR OUR MANY BLESSINGS AGAIN THIS YEAR,
NONE MORE SPECIAL THAN THE ADDITION OF ELLA,
WHAT A SWEET AND PRECIOUS LITTLE DEAR!
NEWS OF HER PENDING ARRIVAL,
OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED ONE YEAR AGO TONIGHT,
COULD ANYONE HAVE PREDICTED THEN,
WHAT THE COMING MONTHS WOULD BE LIKE!
IT WAS BUSINESS AS USUAL FOR THE EXPECTANT PARENTS,
AS JILL BEGAN TO GRADUALLY SHOW HER CONDITION,
UNTIL MOTHER’S DAY APPROACHED IN EARLY MAY,
AND SHE WAS TOLD TO ASSUME THE HORIZONTAL POSITION!
FROM THEN ON IT WAS PRAYERS AND ENCOURAGING WORDS,
AS WE PREPARED FOR WHAT WAS TO COME,
WHEN FINALLY JILL’S E-MAIL SIMPLY SAID – “IT’S TIME,”
AND SOON OUR NUMBERS WOULD INCREASE BY ONE!
CHRISTMAS ACTUALLY ARRIVED IN EARLY JUNE,
AS ELLA DEBUTED PREMATURELY ON THE SCENE,
THEY SAY GOOD THINGS COME IN SMALL PACKAGES,
WE ALL KNOW NOW WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN!
ELLA’S FIRST DAYS WERE A BIT OF A CHALLENGE,
AS THE NEWBORN ATTEMPTED TO FIND HER GROOVE,
EVEN THE ENTRY IN HER DIARY READ….
….”I’M STILL TIRED FROM THE MOVE!”
WEEKLY UPDATES CHRONICLED HER PROGRESS,
AS ELLA JEAN PACKED THE OUNCES ON,
EVENTUALLY EARNING HER RELEASE PAPERS FOR HOME,
WHERE THE NEW FAMILY COULD CONTINUE TO BOND!
SO NOW BRITTANY AND BRANDON HAVE A SECOND COUSIN,
AND LITTLE KEVIN A “PREMIE” PARTNER FOR CONVERSATION,
WHILE RELATIVES DOTE, FUSS AND PHOTOGRAPH,
AS THEY REACH NEW HEIGHTS OF ELLA-VATION!
OUR FAMILY’S “CIRCLE OF LIFE” GROWS EVER STRONGER,
AS ELLA AND GRANDMA LABBE SHARE THE SAME BIRTHDATE,
WHILE MOM AND DAD’S PROUD LEGACY CONTINUES TO GROW,
NONE COULD WANT A BETTER FATE!
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