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Saturday, February 10, 2007

News Update

This is the only TV we let Ella watch. It's Signing Time for 30 minutes on Saturday mornings. She loves it!! We've been taping it on our DVR but will save up and buy her the series. I've learned so much sign language from this program, Ron and I love it too...
I haven't posted in a few days as we've been visiting with my cousin and her fiance who are here for the Pro Bowl and staying with us. It's been about 8 years since I've seen Jodi and she is doing well, it's nice to catch up and finally meet Bart. Here's Jodi with us in front of our house...check out my new haircut. Christin - I finally have bangs!

Ella is getting more and more sure of her standing abilities and will now practice standing up without the use of objects. I have a video I'll upload later. She's also finally stopped spitting up after every meal or bottle and can actually wear one single outfit for the whole day. We are shocked as it's been a daily routine of 4 or 5 outfits and lots of shirt changes for us. Now she can burp without half her bottle coming up with it...I know, maybe too graphic. I'm not sure if this means her GERD (reflux disease) is going away as it usually does in the first year or the amount of solid food she's eating is helping. It's so nice to not have to change her throughout the day and her laundry is half what it normally is.

Onto other news, we finally have a renter in our house in Atlanta. Keep your fingers crossed that she works out. She's a single mom (child psychologist) and has a great track record with renting so we were very happy to let her move in. The property management company does all the work for us and we just sit back and collect a check. Finally after 6 months of an empty house it's now going to be lived in.