Ellie and Me

I went to see Ellie for the first time today. We've been planning to go for several days now, but both Tony and I came down with the flu that is going around. I finally felt like I wasn't contagious anymore and I had to see her and get pictures to add to my digital frame that Tony got me for Christmas. Of course, the pictures of me are lousy, in part, because I take really bad pictures, but also because I still have a cough that keeps me up at night.

From the minute I walked in the door, I was stunned at how small she was. I don't remember Ben and Sam being that small even seeing them right after they were born. Her head is the size of an orange and Jenna is right, her clothes hang on her. I bought 0 to 3 month outfits figuring they would fit her...wrong!

Jenna had her in a pajama outfit and when she gave the baby to me, I didn't feel any legs and the pants of the outfit swung to and fro as I moved around. Ellie's legs were up around her stomach and she was just swallowed up by cloth. Not to worry, Eliie, Mo Mo went shopping tonight!!

But, like Jenna and Jon, I fell in love at first sight. Ellie has beautiful features. She has a pouty mouth and a chin that falls right in line with the rest of the family. Her hair is silky and very dark. Jenna had a white bow in it today. Her eyebrows are light, with a definite curve and her fingers are slim and long. When she yawned, she reached her right hand out and dropped her wrist in the most feminine way.

I saw pictures of Ellie's birth mother and father. They look like nice people. They looked scared and a little heart broken. I wanted to reach into that picture and tell them that Ellie Purdum is going to have a good life. She will have a family and extended family who lover her very much and she will be well cared for. Jenna and Jon will challenge her mind, her abilities and her spiritual life. They will give her the same opportunities as they have given Ben and Sam and they will protect her. What more could any parent want for a child they have to give to others to raise?

My short visit was coming to an end. As much as I tried to wake her up, it didn't work. She slept through my entire visit, smiling slightly a few times, but definitely when she heard Ben come home from school.

Our daughter and son-in-law have made a beautiful family. From Ben, who has always had the beautiful blue eyes, and then Sammy, our little personality boy and now with Ellie. My Elizabeth. How I love that name. And how well it suits her. I said in out last post that Tony and I are truly blessed, and that was before Ellie. We are even more so now.