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!!!

On the Move!!

Well it took a little coaxing, but this morning the littlest Eichhorst started to crawl!! Yep, that's right, Owen is now mobile. He has been trying so hard lately and I guess all it took was a little bit of bribery with the remote. Yeah, I know, tease him a little with something that he eventually can't play with, but hey, whatever works! He is a pretty smart little guy too. He will crawl forward a little then lay down on his belly and stretch. He knows that he can reach further that way. So today he had to deal with his big sister constantly taking his toys away from him and moving them all out of reach so he would have to crawl to get them. I would have to say that Ella is as proud of her little brother's big accomplishment as mommy and daddy are. We have now crossed another milestone off the list, and only God knows what will come next? Guess only time will tell. Let's not rush things though, I want him to stay a baby as long as possible!

On Your Marks, Get Set, Go!!!

On your marks,
Get set,

Go!!!

Well, we are almost there. Owen is almost crawling. But if you take a look at the pictures, it looks as though he might just start running first!! He's been getting up on his hands and knees and rocking for a long time now. All he needs to do now is learn how to move forward. He's really good at going backwards and around in circles. But who knows, maybe we should just be prepared and buy him his first pair of runners!