The Mitchells: First Haircut

Sunday, September 30, 2007

First Haircut

Okay, so really I just cut her bangs...but I screwed up. Not used to cutting hair that curls up after you cut it...it gets shorter than where you cut it. And yes, I saved the curls that I cut off. Joe thinks it's strange, and so do I, but I couldn't bring myself to throw them away.

BEFORE:

AFTER:

9 comments:

Keely Miller said...: I think she looks adorable with her new haircut. The bangs really brighten and highlight her beautiful facial features. She is a very beautiful little girl!!!; 1:58 PM
Leigh said...: the new do looks adorable! I love it and it makes her eyes look even bigger! She's a doll!; 2:30 PM
Anonymous said...: I think you did a GREAT job, she looks even more beautiful ever! What a cutie!; 2:45 PM
Anonymous said...: andrea, andrea, andrea! didn't i just tell you about alyssa cutting liam's hair and giving him really short bangs??? ha! j/k! it looks cute on her and her curls are still SO long and curly! hope you guys can get together! gramgrave; 7:24 PM
* ~ *Jessica* ~ * said...: How cute! I think it makes her look older! And, it really brightens her eyes!! Good job Mom :); 11:09 PM
Noelle said...: Don't worry A. i once cut my bangs that short when i was going through my "tomboy phase" and I didn't even have the curly hair excuse. They really were just that short.; 7:56 AM
The Couch Clan said...: I think that she looks like your "little me!" I totally see Andrea all over!; 8:58 PM
Andrea "The H family" said...: Ok....this totally cracked me up!
I laughed out loud on this one. She looks absolutely precious.
You can see those gorgeous eyes better.; 9:38 PM
Debbie said...: Beautiful!; 10:06 AM

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.