Elli Dale

She's officially crawling - and this time she's actually moving forward!!! One night last week she woke me up in the middle of the night, which she's never done before. When I went in, she was hunched up against the end of her crib and her pacifier and lovie were at the other end. The harder she tried to crawl toward them, the further away she got from them! She was so frustrated!! The very next day, she crawled forward. That's all it took!

For the most part, Elli has been a very serious child. Jeff and I have cherished every giggle and smile from her because we always had to work so hard to get them. I always felt like she was one of those babies who didn't like being a baby. Does that make sense? Well, things have changed! Now that she's more mobile, she is the happiest in the bunch! Full of smiles and giggles all day long and perfectly content to roam around the family room and discover new things.

Elli has an appointment with a pediatric cardiologist tomorrow. She has had a heart murmur since birth, and her doctor was concerned that it might be a little worse. We went for a scan last month that was somewhat inconclusive since she was hysterical the entire time. Kinda hard to find a heartbeat in a screaming, wiggling baby. Anyhow, they don't think it's anything too serious, but suggested a specialist look at her just to be safe. Please say a prayer that her heart is healthy and she won't need any sort of treatment. I will post an update if I can tomorrow night!

OK - now for the good stuff...pictures!!! Enjoy!