The Mitchells: Just adding pictures

Friday, May 26, 2006

Just adding pictures

I'll send an update when I have some time to sit down and write, but here are some pictures...including those of her in her new "big girl" bed!!

Here are two pics from Wednesday:

My daddy loves me SOOO much!!

Here's my Big Girl Bed and here I am with mommy.

6 comments:

Jodie Keeter said...: OH MY GOODNESS!!!!!!!!!!! These are our favorite pics yet!!! She is looking GREAT! And so are you guys, come to think of it! I know that weeks have passed, but please don't hesitate if you need anything! Love you guys! ~Keeter's; 9:50 AM
Anonymous said...: The pictures are precious! We continue to pray for health & strength for all three of you.; 10:05 AM
Anonymous said...: she is so sweet and how wonderful to see her nestled, skin to skin, against your chests! and what an awesome, Godly man joe is to remark "whatever disabilities she might have is just the way God made her". i pray for no disabilities but i will also pray for all those fathers of children who are disabled who don't know the peace and unconditional love that joe does. whatever God has planned, ella will bring such joy to your hearts!; 1:08 PM
Debbie said...: Andrea: How many times can I say "She is beautiful!" -- I guess, just not enought! Our prayers are still being said for the 3 of you. Thank you so much for keeping us posted.

Love you!
Deb; 1:22 PM
Anonymous said...: Andrea and Joe, Ella is so beautiful, and I love seeing the joy in your faces when you are with her. Marty and I continue to pray for your sweet baby girl.

Love,
Julie; 9:25 PM
Christi said...: She is absolutely beautiful. Look at all that hair and those beautiful, full lips. I can tell through the pictures how much she is growing and her color is looking great. I am so thankful that you now get to hold this precious baby. I know your heart melts each time you nestle her close. We will continue to pray...and pray for no disabilities as our Lord is still in the business of miracles!!
Christi, Lucas and Baby Lucas; 9:30 AM

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Ella's Story

Elizabeth "Ella" Hope Mitchell was born on May 10, 2006 at 3:45pm...by 5am the following morning the whole world turned upside down. The doctors came in to inform us that while Ella had been resting in the Newborn Nursery, she began to have irregular breathing and seizures. It was touch and go for the next 3 days. We were told several times that she probably would not make it alive through the ordeal. She had contracted Group Beta Strep which had resulted in meningitis. Due to the seizures and the infection we had no idea what the long-term effects would be. After Ella spent a long and trying month in the NICU we came home to see where the effects of her illness had left us all.

A few months later, almost a year, we had an official long-term diagnosis...Ella has Cerebral Palsy. She is a happy and loving child. She struggles with physical delays, cognitive delays and all sorts of things that have come and go.

2-eye surgeries to correct lazy eye
3-EEG's to check for siezures
5-MRI/MRV/MRA to check actual brain damage
3-CT scans for brain stuff
1-G-button/feeding tube surgically put in (and then Ella removed herself)
10 (approx)-Swallow Studies
1-Scoliosis Study
2-Kidney Reflux tests
2-Upper GI tests
1-24 hr reflux test
8-hearing tests
countless UTI tests
seemingly a million developmental tests
a hand splint
bath chair
adaptive stroller/wheelchair
stander
gait trainer
AFO's

ha, not to mention all of the therapist...currently: OT 2X/week, PT 3X/week (2 land, 1 horse), ST 3X/week (2 oral motor, 1 speech), develomental 1X/week, vision 2x/month, and we are about to start ACCDAT camp.

As of 4/8/2009.