Finally

After much effort and frustration, Ella finally rolled over from her back to her tummy...the problem is she hates being on her tummy as you can see from the 2nd picture.   She lasts about 9 seconds before she starts crying.

And over Memorial day weekend Ella met Lindsay who was in town from Chicago. 

Good morning

Here is a video of Ella waking up in the morning...If only she were this happy going to bed...

A long, but successful week in Cincinnati

By now most of you know we spent the last week in Cincinnati where Ella had surgery.  We really appreciate all of the emails, phone calls, text messages, thoughts and prayers from everybody.  She received great care from all of her doctors and nurses (her surgeon from NC was even there).  We didn't bring the camera as we didn't anticipate many picture-worthy moments, but we were surprised at how quickly she bounced back from surgery and returned to her usual smiley self. ..

She used her pink IV pad as a weapon (and seemed to like it)

The bunny slippers Grandma brought her were a hit with the nurses

This picture was taken 4 days after surgery

Andrea posing with our 5th anniversary dinner from the cafeteria (Skyline Chili with noodles)

A note from Priscilla waiting for us when we got home...