Just because

These are some pics that I thought were cute



Joy and Olivia

too much fun in the snow

Valentines day dress from Heather

About 2 1/2 months ago our dishwasher broke. So I put in the work order to the management company right away..no one wants to be without a dishwasher. I thought it would take a few days, maybe 2 weeks tops to get a new one. It is now the middle of Feb. and I finally got our new one today! Yay! At first I thought that being without one wouldn't be so bad. Really a dishwasher is a luxury not a nessecity. But not having one got really old really fast.I was tired of my kitchen ALWAYS looking like this


So I was so excited about getting the new one today. It is now here and I have two problems with it. It is loud. Like way loud. And it is white! White! Really!? Everything else is black! It's used..which I'm totally fine with but they couldn't have given us a black one so it would match? Really?! We can't be too picky though since we didn't have to pay for it but the whole situation is annoying. I figure we only run it at night and we will be upstairs so the noise won't be too bad, and I'm just gonna have to be creative about covering it up or something so it isn't such and eye sore.

Olivia Update
Olivia is such a good sleeper. Example: Last night she went to bed at 9 and didn't wake up till 8 this morning. Sometimes she gets up a little earlier than that but 6 is the earliest. She's been doing this since she was about 2 1/2 months! Yay! This past week we tried something new. After her last bottle we put her in her crib..still awake. I give her her binky, her teddy bear, turn on her music and then I leave. I can hear her talking and kicking around for about 10min and then she is out. It has been really nice that she can put herself to sleep. Honestly I don't mind holding her until she falls asleep,duh, but I also don't want it to be a must. The only complaint I have about her sleeping habits is that she does this

All of the time! She was just laying on this blanket and she reached up and pulled it over her head! She likes to have her face covered. If there is no blanket like when she is in her crib, she will use her bear or her arm. Funny girl. But it worries me that she can't breath. So after I know she is really asleep I have to go and move the blanket or her bear off of her face. When she gets older I bet she will want one of those eye covers..princess :) So she is doing great! She is such a happy baby and we love her oh so much!

Cousin

About once a month one of my nephews or my niece go over to my parents house for a little one on one grandma and grandpa time. The fun thing about this is since my mom watches Olivia while I am at work she gets to see her cousins for a little bit before I come and pick her up. This last week was Ira's turn. She LOVES him. He is so cute with her too. He always wants to hold her and sings her songs and plays with her. I'm so glad that she gets to see her cousins.

Rice Cereal

Last night Olivia tried some rice cereal for the first time. I've heard that usually babies don't really like it at first so I decided to only make a little to see how she reacted. She LOVED IT!! It took her a few tries to get use to the spoon and to open wide for me but once she got the hang of it she was an eating machine. Maybe she will be like her dad and not be picky at all. That would be great! I know that this is silly but it made me feel like she is getting too big.. like she's all grown up. Silly I know.. she is still a baby.. I mean she's only 4 months! I am excited for all of the new things that she is doing and all of the new stuff still to come. Oh how I love my baby bear!


Waiting..

Satisfied

Four Months

Olivia was four months yesterday. I can't believe how big she is getting and it seems like every day she does something new. Right now her favorite thing is the sound of her own voice. She has learned that she can squeal very loudly and very high pitched.. this is fun for us all...for about 5 minutes :) She is also teething so she is a bit of a drooly mess these days and constantly has her fingers in her mouth. She has been able to hold her head up really good for a while now and is now trying to sit up on her own. She loves being in her bouncy seat and her bumbo...makes her feel like a big girl. Daddy was the first person to make her laugh, but I think that Titan has made her laugh the hardest. For some reason she thinks he is pretty funny. No matter who is making her laugh I think it's the most wonderful sound. We went to the Dr today for her check up and she said that we can try giving her some rice cereal now. So that is what we will be trying tonight. Hope she likes it!
Oh ya she is now 14.7lbs (70%) and 25 1/4 in tall (83%)







Four shots today

December

These are all out of order but this is our December.








Tired after an exciting Christmas morning

Poor Jon was sick :( But he was a good sport and let me wake him up early

Bundled up for Glendale Glitters

Olivia and her bff Ava

All ready for her blessing

What's Going On?

In the last few weeks we...

Moved

New house

All ready to move

Old house

We celebrated our 1st anniversary

Wedding day

One year later

We've been busy unpacking and getting settled into our new home. It takes a little longer with a baby around and I've been back to work for a little over a week now :( Olivia is loving her time with Grandma Rees though while mom is away. Tomorrow she will be two months! Wow! It really seems like I just had her. Today was her 2 month check. 5 shots! Poor baby! Before she got them I swear she was flirting with the assistant. She kept smiling and cooing at him. Then all of a sudden 5 big pokes. That will teach her to flirt with boys.. way to young for that!

Head: 38cm 30th%

Weight: 10lbs 11.5 oz 50th%

Length: 23 1/4 in 83%

She's doing great!

Next time I need to pay attention so I don't cut off her head ;)