var eElement; // some E DOM instance
var newFirstElement; //element which should be first in E
eElement.insertBefore(newFirstElement, eElement.firstChild);
var newItem = document.createElement("LI"); // Create a <li> node
var textnode = document.createTextNode("Water"); // Create a text node
newItem.appendChild(textnode); // Append the text to <li>
var list = document.getElementById("myList"); // Get the <ul> element to insert a new node
list.insertBefore(newItem, list.childNodes[0]); // Insert <li> before the first child of <ul>