Eleanor “Ella” Blake

We’re so excited to meet our newest addition this November — Eleanor Blake Bettcher, “Ella” for short!
She’ll be here before we know it, and we are already so in love.

We wanted to share that our sweet Ella will be born with club feet. While we won’t know the full extent of her journey until she arrives, we’ve been doing some research and preparing as best we can.

One thing we’ve learned is that many of Addi’s hand-me-downs may not work for Ella’s needs. For those looking to gift or pass along clothes, footless items will be most helpful — think: footless sleepers, snap-up footless outfits, gowns, and dresses.

In the first few weeks of her life, Ella will be in casts, and after that, she’ll wear what’s called a boots-and-bar system almost all day for several months. Eventually, she’ll just wear the boots-and-bar at night for a few years.

We believe in the power of prayer and miracles and know that anything is possible — but as parents, we also want to be prepared for everything our girl might need.