Cutie Pie

I found a little bow for her hair that will actually stay in, here are some pictures from last night of us playing with her :-)

Torti... what???

Toticollis or wry neck, that is what our little babe seems to have. We start physical therapy tomorrow and should be able to get this muscle back into shape! Good thing is they say it does not hurt her, probably bothers us more.










Here she is today for the short time she has been awake, she is still sleeping a lot and eating well. We think she is a little over 8 lbs now!

Mommy & Daddy

Here are a few pictures of Olivia with Mommy and Daddy. We still need to get a family picture done. Trying to decide if we want to have a professional come to our house or go out to a studio...really need to do this before she gets much older to get the "newborn" pictures.

4 Weeks Old

It's hard to believe that our little one is 4weeks old today!

Play Time with Chloe

Today cousin Chloe came over for a bit this afternoon. We colored, read some books and played with baby Olivia.












Snuggling with Mommy

Slick Hair

Olivia LOVES to have her head rubbed, this includes washing her hair.

Here she is with freshly washed hair... slicked down! Once dry is sticks out every where!

Eskimo Kisses

Eskimo Kisses with Daddy!

Funny Faces

It's hard to believe that our little Olivia is over three weeks old now! She has changed so much in such a short time. She is starting to stay awake some during the day, right now it is mostly in the morning when she is up with Daddy. She did sleep good last night and for more than 2 hours at a time. Her appetite has increase and she is now up to about 3 ounces each feeding, we are going to try to weigh her today, we are betting she is over 7 lbs now. She still gets the hiccups, which still makes our big dog shake with fear, but they seem to be getting less each day.

Here are some of the funny faces our babe makes, she loves to stretch out her hands and move them all around!

























Then there is the so sweet face of our sleeping little one.

10 Ounces!

Way to Go Olivia!

She surpassed her birth weight at her Dr. appointment today! In one week Olivia gained 10 ounces and now weighs 6 lbs, 13 oz. We no longer need to wake her up to eat and she can start setting her own "on demand" schedule. She is a sleepy bug again today, but here are some pictures from last night when she was awake.

Awake During the Day!

Olivia woke up during the day and stayed awake for a bit so we got to have some play time! She also had some tummy time and did a good job of lifting her head, almost got her to turn her head from one side to the other.









































Here are some pictures of Olivia's room. We have everything pretty much done with the exception of things on for the walls. I'm trying to decide if we want to put Polka-Dots on the walls or some other pictures we found. I'm also going to add her hand and foot print and a growth chart to one wall and possibly some curtains. So far she is not sleeping here, but we use the rocker each night.

Big Day

Yesterday was a big day of meeting people and seeing cousins again.

Our dear friends Julie and Chris stopped by with their son Bennett. Bennett joined Julie and Chris and became a forever family early in December. We are so excited for them and glad we were able to finally meet B.

He is such a cutie and we look forward to watching him and Olivia grow!





Later in the evening we went to visit Great Granny and Granpa. Once again Olivia slept through the visit but Granny enjoyed holding her newest great grandchild and cousins Addi and Chloe were excited to be able to hold her this time.

The Hiccups

There are some noises our little Olivia makes that makes Savannah leave the room (or house) and the hiccups are one of them. Savannah has always been freaked out when we hiccup and now we have a new little one that hiccups a lot! Here is what she did this morning when Olivia started hiccuping.

Hello Belly Button!

Olivia's umbilical cord fell off last night and her cute little belly button has arrived!

She is eating much better now, her belly is starting to fill out. It is amazing how much she has changed in 10 days!

Here is a rare moment during the daylight hours that she is actually awake!

Meeting Pat Pat

Today Olivia went to meet Jeff's Grandmother Pat, also known as Pat Pat and her Uncle Charlie.

Olivia slept through the entire visit, but we did get to show Pat the video of her first bath which showed her bright eyed and wide awake and the assessment they did at the hospital after she was born.

Grandma and Grandpa were also there and held Olivia as she slept and stretched.


Here are some more pictures from today.

Welcome Olivia!

What better place to start than with the birth of our beautiful baby girl!

Olivia arrived December 27, about 4-5 weeks earlier than expected, but is doing great! She weighed 6 lbs, 6 oz and was 20.25 inches long and is a healthy baby.














With how early Olivia was, we are so grateful that everything turned out so well. Her lungs were fine, which she showed us when she was born!

She was able to come home with us the day we left the hospital. She did have some jaundice, but after our Dr. appointment today they said she is looking better so no more blood tests!



Savannah is adapting well to her new "sister" and is worn out by the end of the day. She "searches" for Olivia in the room and will go lay near her swing or pack-n-play when she hears noises from her. For being an only child for 11 years we are very proud of how she is with Olivia.



So far so good!