I cannot believe that our baby girl is 1 year old! Where has the last year gone? This baby girl, Ella Kate Colley, came into the world on Thursday, March 20, 2008, at 12:35 PM. Just as the first round of the NCAA basketball tournament was starting. As a matter of fact, Georgia was playing on the TV in the background as she was being born. She was 5 1/2 weeks early and weighed 5 lbs. 10 oz. and was 18 1/2 inches long.
Ella Kate was born with red hair and blue eyes. Hmmm, I wonder where she got that from? Well, that's all she got from her Mama because she looks exactly like Scott and Allison. We were so excited when she was born. She was a very BIG surprise to us. We already had a 17 year old son, Kyle and a 13 year old daughter, Allison. We were to the point where we would take off and go somewhere (usually Disney) for a week by ourselves. We had one almost grown and the other not too far behind. But God decided to give us the precious baby girl and we wouldn't trade her for the world. I promise you, if I knew they were all as good as she has been (& I could afford them), I'd have 5 more!
Ella Kate got to come home on Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008 which was also our 14th wedding anniversary. The Dr. said that because Ella Kate couldn't get to Wal-Mart to buy a present, then this was her special gift to us. What a wonderful present!
From the moment she got home she was spoiled rotten. She had a closet full of clothes and there were always hands wanting to hold her. She slept in a bassinette for 8 weeks in our bedroom and got up about every 3 hours (the schedule they had her on in the NICU). She was the perfect baby. Below is her Tiger dress she wore to Kyle's baseball games. He was a senior at HHS a year ago where he played football and baseball. Of course, she had to be a Tiger from the get go.
Of course, a good deal of time has been spent at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital visiting the urologist, having scopes of her kidneys, and other tests run on her. After her recent surgery we are hoping everything is ok. We go back next week for a check-up. Look how happy she is at her Dr.'s appt. last July.
Here she is sporting her shades. During the summer you didn't catch her without them or a headband in her hair. She is such a girly girl!
She loves her big sister and...
thinks her brother is mighty fine! They love her so much and spoil her rotten. She is now 1 year old and she is still not walking or talking much for that matter. She just points and everyone runs.
We are so lucky to have the precious baby girl in our lives. I can't imagine my life without her! She is now 1 and can stand on her own, takes no bottles, has no fear of anything, loves to put her face down in the water in the bathtub, loves her Love Puppy, has only 2 teeth, and about 100 outfits in her closet. :) We love you, Ella Kate and hope you had a wonderful 1st birthday!
I will post pictures from her party in the next few days! Good night to all! Love, Amy & Family
Ella Kate was born with red hair and blue eyes. Hmmm, I wonder where she got that from? Well, that's all she got from her Mama because she looks exactly like Scott and Allison. We were so excited when she was born. She was a very BIG surprise to us. We already had a 17 year old son, Kyle and a 13 year old daughter, Allison. We were to the point where we would take off and go somewhere (usually Disney) for a week by ourselves. We had one almost grown and the other not too far behind. But God decided to give us the precious baby girl and we wouldn't trade her for the world. I promise you, if I knew they were all as good as she has been (& I could afford them), I'd have 5 more!
Ella Kate got to come home on Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008 which was also our 14th wedding anniversary. The Dr. said that because Ella Kate couldn't get to Wal-Mart to buy a present, then this was her special gift to us. What a wonderful present!
From the moment she got home she was spoiled rotten. She had a closet full of clothes and there were always hands wanting to hold her. She slept in a bassinette for 8 weeks in our bedroom and got up about every 3 hours (the schedule they had her on in the NICU). She was the perfect baby. Below is her Tiger dress she wore to Kyle's baseball games. He was a senior at HHS a year ago where he played football and baseball. Of course, she had to be a Tiger from the get go.
Of course, a good deal of time has been spent at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital visiting the urologist, having scopes of her kidneys, and other tests run on her. After her recent surgery we are hoping everything is ok. We go back next week for a check-up. Look how happy she is at her Dr.'s appt. last July. 
Here she is sporting her shades. During the summer you didn't catch her without them or a headband in her hair. She is such a girly girl! 
She loves her big sister and...
thinks her brother is mighty fine! They love her so much and spoil her rotten. She is now 1 year old and she is still not walking or talking much for that matter. She just points and everyone runs. 
We are so lucky to have the precious baby girl in our lives. I can't imagine my life without her! She is now 1 and can stand on her own, takes no bottles, has no fear of anything, loves to put her face down in the water in the bathtub, loves her Love Puppy, has only 2 teeth, and about 100 outfits in her closet. :) We love you, Ella Kate and hope you had a wonderful 1st birthday!
I will post pictures from her party in the next few days! Good night to all! Love, Amy & Family
