| Our first doctor appointment… |
| I had another standard doctor appointment today… |
| Finalize travel plans for Florida… |
| Archive continuation for 2007/04 |
| Heading to the Sunshine State |
| Archive continuation for 2007/05 |
| A baby shower…in Las Vegas!!! |
| Archive continuation for 2007/06 |
| Birthday Bow (Day 8 – Evening) |
| Archive continuation for 2007/07 |
| Pink monkeys make it all better(Day 39 – Evening) |
| Archive continuation for 2007/08 |
| Thin Ice(Day 69) |
| Archive continuation for 2007/09 |
| Happy Halloween!(Day 100) |
| Archive continuation for 2007/10 |
| Thank God it’s Friday!(Day 130) |
| Archive continuation for 2007/11 |
| Happy New Year!(Day 161) |
| Archive continuation for 2007/12 |
| Yes…we are still in the hospital(Day 192) |
| Archive continuation for 2008/01 |
| Rocky Road(Day 221) |
| Archive continuation for 2008/02 |
| Official CDH Awareness Day!(Day 251) |
| Archive continuation for 2008/03 |
| Worn out Bun(Day 281) |
| Archive continuation for 2008/04 |
| Home Sweet Colorado Home(Day 312) |
| Archive continuation for 2008/05 |
| Grabbin’ for my feet(Day 342) |
| Archive continuation for 2008/06 |
| Sittin’ in my chair(Day 373) |
| Archive continuation for 2008/07 |
| Congested but holding steady(Day 404) |
| Archive continuation for 2008/08 |
| Walking on not-so-thin ice(Day 434) |
| Archive continuation for 2008/09 |
| Happy Halloween(Day 464) |
| Archive continuation for 2008/10 |
| We made it home!(Day 494) |
| Archive continuation for 2008/11 |
| Happy New Year’s Eve(Day 525) |
| Archive continuation for 2008/12 |
| Wrestling Minnie(Day 556) |
| Archive continuation for 2009/01 |
| Saturday Slideshow(Day 584) |
| Archive continuation for 2009/02 |
| Short and Sweet(Day 615) |
| Archive continuation for 2009/03 |
| False Impressions(Day 645) |
| Archive continuation for 2009/04 |
| Exercise time(Day 676) |
| Archive continuation for 2009/05 |
| Hot tamale!(Day 706) |
| Archive continuation for 2009/06 |
| A smile or two…(Day 733) |
| Archive continuation for 2009/07 |
| Sniffles(Day 764) |
| We’re home(Day 792) |
| Pack-n-Play moments(Day 815) |
| Thanksgiving ’09 (Day 856) |
| Snip Snip(Day 890) |
| Affirmation(Day 917) |
| Touchdown(Day 928) |
| Crazy idea?(Day 965) |
| Three weeks and counting… |
| Archive continuation for 2010/04 |
| Getting back to care in Denver… |
| Eosinophils (ee-oh-sin-oh-fillz) |
| Happy 3rd Birthday Miss Ella! |
| 1,2,3 ABC |
| Swinging in September |
| Walking through the Challenges |
| Diaphragm Reherniation Surgery Scheduled |
| Yup…we made it home |
| Archive continuation for 2011/01 |
| Five at Sixteen |
| CDH Awareness Day |
| Retching Madness |
| Happy 4th Birthday Ella! |
| Fall Has Arrived! |
| Happy New Year! |
| Happy Mother’s Day |
| Quick update on the Bun… |
| How did this happen??!! |
| Frightful and Delightful |
| Catching Up! |
| Ella Renae’s 6th Birthday |
| Ella’s 7th Birthday |
| A day in radiology |
| Happy 8th Birthday Sweet Ella Renae |
| Typing this is a bit surreal: Ella is 10 years old |
| Epilepsy and the miracle of croup |
| Wow…our girl is 13! |
| Wow…our girl is 13! |
| Happy 16 Months Ella!(Day 488) |
| Deer, sweet, Ella(Day 452) |
| Congested but holding steady(Day 404) |
| Oh you calendar geeks(Day 367) |
| Kicky Chicky(Day 330) |
| Me and my hot pink blanket(Day 297) |
| Let’s Eat!(Day 249) |
| Different kind of difficult(Day 200) |
| Happy 23 weeks to a cooler Ella(Day 162) |
| Two girls, two good days(Day 137) |
| How did this happen??!! |
| Just me and my girl(Day 115) |
| Anxious in the small things(Day 90) |
| Eyes for a moment(Day 73 – Evening) |
| Sweet Bun(Day 56 – Morning) |
| Sugar without the spice(Day 41 – Morning) |
| Perfect streak broken(Day 32 – Morning) |
| The Valley(Day 16 – Evening) |
| Day 5 – Evening |
| Hello Nasty |
| No real good news yet |
| Happy 4th of July(Day 710) |
| Last day(Day 667) |
| Morning meltdown…evening smiles(Day 641) |
| We’re home, we’re tired…(Day 582) |
| Slept like a log(Day 553) |
| Merry Christmas!(Day 519) |
| Epilepsy and the miracle of croup |
| She’s graduated!(Day 773) |
| What’s a camera?(Day 727) |
| Head to Toe(Day 712) |
| Therapy thrice(Day 699) |
| Entertaining thoughts(Day 686) |
| Target woes(Day 674) |
| Fire & Water(Day 656) |
| Smelling the tulips(Day 644) |
| Feline PT(Day 631) |
| Picture Friday(Day 618) |
| CDH Awareness Day |
| Pinto bean fun(Day 607) |
| Fine tuning(Day 595) |
| Typical Monday(Day 579) |
| Much better(Day 566) |
| Super Happy(Day 548) |
| Saturday pics(Day 535) |
| Bi-monthly Bumex tune-up(Day 521) |
| Garden-variety day(Day 504) |
| Happy Thanksgiving!(Day 491) |
| Not feeling the best(Day 477) |
| MRI and Heart Cath Lab |
| Happy Halloween(Day 464) |
| Less concentration, more smiles(Day 449) |
| Kelly and the Bun…1-on-1(Day 439) |
| Eyes wide open(Day 426) |
| Tummy Trouble(Day 414) |
| Doc to Doc(Day 402) |
| Persnickety(Day 388) |
| Childrens Hospital…yup…we’re here(Day 377) |
| What’s that you say?(Day 361) |
| Fun all around(Day 345) |
| We’re home |
| Mellow Friday(Day 332) |
| Juicy Juice(Day 316) |
| NICU Ellabration(Day 303) |
| Swingin’ Bun(Day 289) |
| Ella is 9 months old!(Day 275) |
| Life is just a bowl of cherries(Day 262) |
| Official CDH Awareness Day!(Day 251) |
| Happy 34 Weeks Ella!(Day 239) |
| The cat didn’t do it(Day 227) |
| Hush little baby(Day 212) |
| We made it! |
| Feeding Woes(Day 201) |
| Ella has left the building!(Day 186) |
| Think outside the Bun(Day 174) |
| By slow, we mean sloooooow(Day 156) |
| Happy 19 Weeks Ella!(Day 134) |
| Heavy heart(Day 119) |
| Brief moments(Day 98) |
| Butterflies, Gators, and Bats, oh my!(Day 83) |
| Rotate me baby!(Day 72 – Morning) |
| One more chance(Day 62) |
| Inching towards the finish line |
| Cute nonetheless(Day 54 – Morning) |
| Happy 6 weeks Ella!(Day 43 – Morning) |
| Ella and her parents…(Day 33 – Morning) |
| Tina’s back home(Day 20) |
| We will praise you in this storm (Day 11 – Afternoon) |
| We found a place to live in Gainesville…take two! |
| Week 33…belly is getting even bigger! |
| Glucose testing… |
| I wrote to Philadelphia… |
| There is hope… |
| Ella’s trying to dance |
| Feeding slowly(Day 913) |
| Catching Up(Day 876) |
| Cruisin’ the growth curve(Day 802) |
| Looking up toward Heaven(Day 143) |
| Feeling better (Day 10 – Evening) |
| Our first doctor appointment… |
| She’s 2 weeks old…(Day 15 – Evening) |
| We’ve heard…and there is renewed hope(Day 21 – Evening) |
| Easy like Sunday morning(Day 27) |
| Chest tube x2(Day 32 – Evening) |
| I’ll watch your kids!(Day 37 – Morning) |
| 17 years ago today(Day 42 – Morning) |
| Yes, Ella is a baby!(Day 47) |
| Waiting on Him(Day 54 – Evening) |
| Steadfast(Day 59 – Evening) |
| Hopefully back on track(Day 66 – Morning) |
| I decided to reach out to the hospital that gave me hope… |
| Belly time!(Day 71 – Evening) |
| The picture says it all…(Day 76 – Evening) |
| Butterflies, Gators, and Bats, oh my!(Day 83) |
| Ella is 3 months old!(Day 93) |
| Not so fast…(Day 103) |
| Happy 16 Weeks Ella!(Day 113) |
| The Bun is doing better(Day 123) |
| Rock me baby!(Day 133) |
| Looking up toward Heaven(Day 143) |
| 100% saturation makes a comfy Bun(Day 153) |
| 3D Ultrasound… |
| Beauty sleep is the best(Day 163) |
| Chubby Bun(ny), but no marshmellows(Day 172) |
| We can’t imagine(Day 182) |
| Yes…we are still in the hospital(Day 192) |
| Silence(Day 202) |
| Hush little baby(Day 212) |
| Lazy Saturday(Day 222) |
| Happy 33 Weeks Ella!(Day 232) |
| Meltdown bliss(Day 241) |
| Official CDH Awareness Day!(Day 251) |
| Our first visit to Shands Hospital in Florida…we meet Dr. Kays and Dr. Richards |
| I wear my sunglasses in bed…(Day 261) |
| Looking forward(Day 271) |
| Worn out Bun(Day 281) |
| A Mother’s Journey in Photos(Day 291) |
| Happy 43 Weeks Ella!(Day 301) |
| Lucky 1313(Day 311) |
| Grandma’s Arms(Day 321) |
| Get that Giraffe(Day 331) |
| Flyby Weekend(Day 341) |
| Where’s Waldo..err..the Bun?(Day 351) |
| Week 33…belly is getting even bigger! |
| What’s that you say?(Day 361) |
| Flirtin’ with the doc(Day 371) |
| Tomorrow, tomorrow(Day 381) |
| Shush(Day 391) |
| Diuretic Mystery(Day 401) |
| Flood watch(Day 409) |
| She has no snooze button(Day 419) |
| The Latest Dilemma(Day 429) |
| Kelly and the Bun…1-on-1(Day 439) |
| Food for thought(Day 448) |
| Baby Jonathan…11 weeks in the NICU so far… |
| Sick, but smiling(Day 458) |
| Full of smiles(Day 468) |
| It’s a better Bun(Day 478) |
| Happy 16 Months Ella!(Day 488) |
| Freezing(Day 498) |
| Bun and me and Mickey make three(Day 508) |
| Happy 17 Months Ella!(Day 518) |
| Snowy Saturday(Day 528) |
| Care Conference(Day 538) |
| Super Happy(Day 548) |
| She’s here! |
| Hat Fashion Show(Day 558) |
| Princess At·ti·tude(Day 568) |
| What’s that noise?(Day 578) |
| It’s only been a week…(Day 588) |
| Cough, Sneeze, Whine(Day 598) |
| Happy 20 Months Ella!(Day 608) |
| Picture Friday(Day 618) |
| Taking refuge(Day 628) |
| Drama girl(Day 638) |
| Pancakes & Flowers(Day 648) |
| Day 5 – Evening |
| Source of Hope(Day 658) |
| Headin’ back home(Day 668) |
| Bubbles, feathers & rice(Day 678) |
| Toofy Grin(Day 688) |
| Low key(Day 698) |
| Typical Thursday(Day 708) |
| Fashion by Daddy(Day 718) |
| Prepping the baby(Day 728) |
| Sniffles(Day 764) |
| Thanksgiving ’09 (Day 856) |
| Feeling better (Day 10 – Evening) |
| Pain in the tummy(Day 904) |
| Crazy idea?(Day 965) |
| No NO and a “P” double oh “P” |
| Just too tired… |
| The acronym… |
| Waiting to see… |
| Diaphragm Reherniation Surgery Scheduled |
| Wow… |
| Quick update on the Bun… |
| Bowels are making a comeback |
| Copper Mountain Vacation(Day 759) |
| M T :(Day 924) |
| Merry Christmas (Day 885) |
| Cruisin’ the growth curve(Day 802) |
| Bad case of the Mondays(Day 740) |
| Cute Bun(Day 723) |
| Restless Monkey(Day 713) |
| Cobra…It’s not just a snake(Day 703) |
| Week 100(Day 693) |
| Tornado down the street!(Day 683) |
| Hands o’ de Bun(Day 673) |
| Catching Up! |
| Monday adventure(Day 663) |
| Weekend thoughts(Day 653) |
| My Son(Day 643) |
| Rightful Place(Day 633) |
| Plenty to celebrate(Day 623) |
| Good day, rough night, cranky day(Day 613) |
| Captopril – on the way out?(Day 603) |
| Miss Blue Eyes(Day 593) |
| Recovery Details(Day 583) |
| Take notice(Day 573) |
| Retching Madness |
| Smiley Saturday Pics(Day 563) |
| Slept like a log(Day 553) |
| Next steps for Bun(Day 543) |
| Great day for the Bun…and the Gators(Day 533) |
| Sittin’ pretty(Day 523) |
| Lots to share…(Day 513) |
| Bunderful times(Day 503) |
| Let it snow!(Day 493) |
| Be ready(Day 483) |
| Chuckles from the Bun(Day 473) |
| The first stirrings |
| Pics for your pleasure(Day 463) |
| Stretching, kicking, grabbing(Day 453) |
| We’re on the move(Day 444) |
| Walking on not-so-thin ice(Day 434) |
| Clarity(Day 424) |
| Tummy Trouble(Day 414) |
| Tomorrow’s a big day!(Day 406) |
| Childrens Hospital…yup…we’re here…again(Day 396) |
| tach’y·car’di·ac(Day 386) |
| Racing heart(Day 376) |
| 1,2,3 ABC |
| Happy First Birthday Ella Renae!(Day 366) |
| Just ducky(Day 356) |
| Bun’s 1st 4th(Day 346) |
| Happy 11 months Ella!(Day 336) |
| Grandpa’s Day(Day 326) |
| Juicy Juice(Day 316) |
| Give me the Rocky Mountains!(Day 306) |
| Counting the days(Day 296) |
| Peachy keen(Day 286) |
| Bugs Bunny would be proud(Day 276) |
| Familiar faces |
| Happy 38 Weeks Ella!(Day 266) |
| Funny faces(Day 256) |
| Downward dog(Day 246) |
| A couple burritos and a Bun(Day 237) |
| The cat didn’t do it(Day 227) |
| Career change(Day 217) |
| Digest this…(Day 207) |
| Happy 28 weeks Ella!(Day 197) |
| A Bun to ourselves(Day 187) |
| I have to believe(Day 177) |
| Still here… |
| Smiling through it all…(Day 168) |
| Cuteness with a bow(Day 158) |
| Happy 21 Weeks Ella!(Day 148) |
| O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree(Day 138) |
| She’s beautiful…that’s for sure(Day 128) |
| Hard time breathing(Day 118) |
| Rough day, but resting now(Day 108) |
| Brief moments(Day 98) |
| Yeah, like we didn’t cry too!(Day 88) |
| She takes the Gold!(Day 79 – Morning) |
| Getting More Dry |
| Father nose best(Day 74 – Morning) |
| It’s time(Day 68 – Evening) |
| Love her SO much(Day 63 – Morning) |
| Happy 8 weeks Ella!(Day 57 – Morning) |
| Hope, Patience, Trust(Day 51 – Evening) |
| Sponge bath for Ella(Day 44 – Evening) |
| Pink monkeys make it all better(Day 39 – Evening) |
| For your viewing pleasure(Day 34 – Late Evening) |
| No chest tube yet(Day 30 – Morning) |
| Wait and see(Day 24 – Morning) |
| Road to Recovery |
| Get stronger Ella…(Day 18) |
| A day of rest (Day 13 – Morning) |
| Happy 1 Week B-Day Ella!(Day 8 – Morning) |
| Day 3 – Evening |
| The eagle has landed! |
| Doctor Appointment…35 weeks…the second stress test! |
| Housing while in Florida…an update |
| Our baby blog |
| Meeting Dr. Galan for the first time… |
| We had to go visit the specialist… |