Monday, April 28, 2014

Thursday

Normally a day of the week I look forward, as it is just one day away from my favorite day of the week! This Thursday, however, I am not so excited about. This Thursday, I will return to work full time.

And yes, I know I only have a few weeks before summer. And yes, I know I get the whole summer off with my baby. And yes, I know that I am lucky to have had 10 weeks to spend at home, just the two of us. But, none of that makes this any easier.

See, since Livi was born, we have spent every single day together. I haven't been away from her for more than 2 hours.  And now, I will be gone all.day.long.  I know people do this all the time, and I know we will get through it, but I sure am going to miss this in the mornings...








And this in the afternoons...











So, if everyone could just say a tiny little prayer, it sure would be appreciated :)

Thursday, April 24, 2014

Two months and Easter

This past weekend was a big one for Livi. She turned two months old and celebrated her first Easter! So this post will certainly include some of my favorite pictures from the weekend.

I honestly can not believe she is already two months old but I love to see the way she changes each day. She loves to focus on toys, ceiling fans & lights.  She has started to smile when you play with her and it is the BEST. She has started making some cooing noises while playing too.

She is growing and changing so much and I often find myself snuggling her close and praying I never forget what it feels like. Everyone tells you "Oh it goes so fast!" and I am finding that to be so true. I want to be sure I cherish every age and stage, even during those late nights. I must say, however, that she has become a pretty good sleeper. She usually sleeps about 5 hours, wakes up for 1 feeding and goes right back to sleep until late morning. She has even slept through the whole night a few times! We moved her to her crib about 2 weeks ago, and I think it was harder for me than it was her. I may or may not watch her on the monitor every single night before bed :)

We had her two month check up today. Olivia was up to 9 lbs 9 oz, still only in the 8th percentile but growing! She has grown 2 inches since last month, which put her in the 59% for length. Looks like we have a long, skinny girl on our hands! She had to get three shots, which she was not happy about and neither was I :)

Easter was great. Olivia got a bunch of goodies from the Easter Bunny, from Grammy and from MaJune. She also made her church debut, and slept the entire time! We spent the afternoon with both sides of the family and had a great time!






Monday, April 14, 2014

One month

** I just realized I didn't ever post this update, so it is way late!**

My baby turned one month old on Friday! I can not believe it has been a whole month already! She had her one month check up yesterday and she was up to a whopping 8 lbs 0.5 oz and 21 inches long! My little peanut is growing strong and I am so proud of her. She is still wearing newborn size clothes, but will be too big for them very soon!

Olivia loves to eat, play on her play mat and snuggle. We have tried out tummy time, and she only likes it for a few minutes. She also loves to look at the ceiling fan and anything hanging up high. She is starting to focus on things better without going cross-eyed as much. She has also started giving us real smiles!

She is still as beautiful as ever and I love her more every day!