Our Perfect 10

Big Brother Owen!
Proud Big Sister Ella!!

Look at those cheeks!

Well here he is...Axel David Eichhorst!! And who'd a thought that he would actually arrive on the date that I had picked from the start. My actual due date was 10-20-10, but going by past history, (Ella was 6 days early and Owen was 2 weeks early), I thought that shooting for 10 days early with this one was within reason. Call it a strong sense of mother's intuition or just a desire so strong, but whatever it was our newest little bundle decided that he wanted this most awesome birthday too. So there you have it Axel David was born on 10-10-10 at 6:09pm, (I wasn't about to wait until 10:10pm). He was 7lbs. 15oz and 21 inches long. The nurses even gave him two 10's on his apgar scoring to make him a perfect 10 across the board. (This last one was quite the honor since they rarely, if ever give out two 10's. They said that usually the first one is a 9 and the second is 10).

Everybody is adjusting well here. I was a little concerned at first at how Owen would react...he is quite the mommas boy you know, but he has adjusted so well. He went to daycare yesterday and when he got home the first person he looked for was "baby". Then he proceeds to get his little stool and set it right next to Axel in his bouncy seat and sits next to him looking with awe. They are gonna be best buds. Ella is doing well also, she is the little mother. Always wanting to hold and feed him, (if only she wanted to do diapers too)!!

All in all, Axel is a very good baby. He eats about every 3-4 hours, (it's been 4 at night), so that is great, and so far he only cries when he is hungry. He is starting to stay awake for longer periods of time, and of course loves to be cuddled. Or maybe that's me, I love cuddling with that little guy, he just curls up into a little ball in your arms and that is the best feeling ever!!

Summer is Here!!

Last day of Pre-School!!

Cheesy smile, goofy as always!

Swinging at the park!!

Loves the slide!!

Summer is among us and we are in full swing here at the Eichhorst pad. I have a week of vacation this week and have decided that it is a staycation instead. It's been a wonderful week so far, I love being at home with the kids!!!

Ella has officially finished pre-school and has now informed us that she is a kindergartener now. Boy they grow up fast don't they. Not sure that I am ready for that, but she definitly is, since on her last day of pre-school she asked me how many more days of daycare she has left before she started school again!!! Now we just sit and wait to see who she gets for a teacher. I did call and request a certain teacher for her that is awesome, so hoping for the best on that (keep your fingers crossed )!!

Last night Ella started her second session of swimming lessons for the year, and she did quite well. Wasn't sure how things were going to go this time since after her first session the instructer not only passed her but also skipped her a level, so she is in a class that goes all the way to age 12! But she held her own and proved to everybody what a little fish she actually is. I am one proud mama!! So for 4 weeks she has swimming lessons two nights a week and next week she starts T-ball two nights a week for 6 weeks!!! So Ella will be a very busy little girl since she will have things going on 4 nights a week!! We are so proud of her though!!!

Owen is growing like a weed, he is almost 20 months now!!! WOW, how time flys! He is one very busy little boy, who totally loves and adores his sister, follows her everywhere!!! He loves to be outside, going to the park, playing with (or maybe beating up) the puppy, and loves giving hugs and kisses, (look out ladies, we have a future heartbreaker here)!!!

Brave Little Girl!!

Well little miss Ella woke up Wednesday morning and was crying that her tooth hurt. Wasn't to sure what to think about that, but after talking with some people realized that kids don't cry over cavities so it must be something more serious. Luckily for us our daycare mom's daughter is a dental hygienist and was able to squeeze Ella into the dentist on Thursday for some x-rays. Turns out she had some decay that was affecting the nerve and that is what was causing her all the pain. They numbed her up immediately and did a pulpotomy on her. (That is like a root canal for kids). They just go in and pull the nerve out and then fill the hole. We are so proud of Ella, she went into the room all by herself and the hygienist said that she did better than a lot of adults do. Afterwards she was doing very well, no pain, just a numb half of her face which felt very funny to her. Since she couldn't feel her face she kept chewing on her lip and it ended up swelling up huge. Had to ice it and hopefully now this morning when she wakes up it will have gone down. Anyways that is the story of our brave little girl. Mommy is soooooo very proud of her!!!

Our Sweethearts!!

"Little Angel"

"Happy Cowboy"

Here are the latest photos we have had of the kids. Every year the NL-S ECFE (early childhood family education) has a fund raiser by doing these pictures. I have been doing them with Ella since she was a baby, except last year of course since they are always done over MEA and I was in the hospital having a baby!! Anyways thought that I would share a few photos of our rapidly growing children and how they have changed since the last time some of you have seen them! Hope that you all enjoy these pics as much as we are!!

Owen 1year old!

Ella 4 1/2 (almost 5) years old!!

1st Day of Preschool!!

As I sit here about to begin telling you about Ella's first day of Preschool, I begin to wonder where has the time gone. Seriously, didn't I just bring her home from the hospital yesterday? How could she possibly be old enough to start preschool, it can't be real, it has to be a dream, right? Could somebody please pinch me!! O.k., O.k., As much as I wish it were true I know that this is really happening.

Today, September 8th, 2009, was Ella's first day of preschool. She did great, but I knew that she would. It wasn't her I was worried about, it was me!! She had her clothes picked out the night before, had her backpack all packed and was ready for her big day. She started the day with her favorite breakfast, (waffles and sausage), and then I had to paint her nails. You can't seriously think that Ella could attend her first day of school without polish on those cute little fingers of hers!!

So off to school we go!!! Ella in the backseat asking "when are we going to be there?" And me up front driving, with butterflies in my tummy, because I'm the nervous one, telling her "it's just a little bit further up the road sweetie!" We FINALLY arrive at school, Ella gets to hand her backpack up on the hook, find her name tag and put it up on the board so everybody knows she is there and then it's time for me to leave. "What, I have to go, I can't stay with my baby girl, but what if she needs me?" Like I said this was harder on me than it was on her. All I had to do was hold my tears back until after I left the building. Is that possible? It almost wasn't. But I was strong. After all I couldn't let Ella see me tear up, she might think that something was wrong, and of course there wasn't. Unless you count my baby growing up and going off to school without me, does she even need me anymore? Of course she does, and she always will, she will always be my baby girl, no matter how old she is. Although I was the one crying like a baby today. After I left her in her room I cried all the way out to the truck, it was almost as hard as leaving her at daycare for the very first time. But I got over it!!

After all this drama, when I asked Ella what she learned at her first day of Preschool, she told me "nothin", but she got to sing and dance!! So Ella's first day of school was a success. I am so happy that she is happy, that is all that matters at the end of the day!!!

Our little "Bruiser"!

So as the nickname implies, we now have a little "Bruiser" on our hands. Since Owen has become more and more mobile, and able to pull himself up on things we have started with the lovely little boo boos! So it is only Wednesday, and he has already gotten 3 bruises on his face this week. Monday night he hit his forehead on an end table, and today he hit the other side of his forehead on the wood floor at daycare, and tonight he fell on one of his toys and ended up with a small black eye. A typical little boy you say...most definitely. He is a VERY, VERY, VERY busy boy, and as his daycare mom said today, "I think he is going to have more bruises than the average boy, because he is just non-stop go, go, go all the time"!!! And I am pretty sure she hit this one on the nail, because even when he is just sitting there, his hands and feet don't ever stop moving!! Yes, he is a very busy boy and keeps us on our toes at all times, but he is the most lovable little boy at the same time, so all the running after him is just fine with me. You just look at him and he flashes you a smile that will melt your heart every time!!!

Owen Pulling Himself Up!!

Milestones are being hit left and right at our house lately...but then what else would you expect with a baby in the house. Although, if this baby keeps going with these milestones at the rate he has been we won't be calling him a baby for much longer!! We will then have a very busy little toddler on our hands!!

So here he is, our baby Owen thinking that he is "all that", sitting on his knees playing with his toy. Who knows, maybe he is "all that", but we'll have to wait and see on that aspect of his life.
O.K. Got the kneeling part down pat now. So he starts thinking, "what comes next? What else can this little body of mine do?" Oh, looky there, "I can straighten these little legs of mine" and now our baby Owen has learned how to get to his feet!!!

"So now all I have to do is get these little feet of mine to come a little bit closer to this toy so that I'm not standing here looking as though I need a V8!! Hmm, I wonder how I do that? Oh look, I guess all I had to do was move my feet and they get me to where I need to be!! How about that!!"And now it's time to celebrate!!! Baby Owen made it to his destination, the monkey on top. Now that's kind of fitting, our little monkey is giving his little monkey a great big celebration hug!!!

Way to go baby Owen, you are definitely on your way to graduating from baby to toddler whether I want you to or not!!! Congrats lil' man!!!