Proud Momma

Ok, so I'm sitting here watching my little angel sleep on the video monitor, and I just had to brag at how good my baby is.  First off, Livi is 10 weeks old today!!  I can hardly believe how fast it is going and how much she is growing!  She is so much fun now, smiling and attempting to 'talk' all the time.  She is also SLEEPING!!  That's right, I am almost back to getting the same amount of sleep as I did before she was around.  It's a-mazing :)  The day she turned 8 weeks old, she slept through the night 8 whole hours!  It was a shock, but a pleasant one.  She has continued to sleep better and better since then.  She's even slept 9 hours a few nights!!  I am just amazed at how well she is doing at such a young age.  Her napping is another thing that is going great.  At 11 days old, we started letting Livi self-soothe to put herself to sleep.  This doesn't mean we just let her cry for hours on end, but we did let her cry for a good 15-20 minutes before going in to calm her down and let her know we were still here.  Well, I am SO proud to say that we now put her to bed awake every time and we rarely have more than 10 minutes of crying.  And even then, it's not constant screaming, but a few 'waah's here and there while she settles down.  I just love this little girl so much!  Here are a few recent pics of our sleeping angel:



She loves her daddy :)

One Month!

I can't even believe it, but Olivia turned 1 month on August 10th!  It has been such a fun, exhausting past couple of weeks.  We're going to be keeping track of Olivia's growth by taking a picture of her in the same chair next to the same bear each month.  Hopefully this will be a fun way for us to watch our little girl grow! 
This month:
-Sleeping on average 4-5 hours a night (and a few times 6 hours!)
-Random smiles.  These are the smiles that don't seem to happen because of anything inparticular, but we still love seeing them!  But we can't wait until she is actually smiling AT us :)
-Growing like a weed!  Last time we weighed her she was 7 lbs 12 oz.  Gained 10 oz since birth.

1 month old!

Livi and Miss Evie

Hanging out with Brady.

Ready for church!



Sleeping angel :)



Olivia's First Week Home

Well, since bringing Olivia home there have been LOTS of firsts.  First bath.  First pediatricians appointment.  First photo shoot.  Each day it seems that there's a new first to add to the list.  It's exhausting but we are loving our new addition.  I don't think we've ever been so tired in our lives, but we wouldn't trade it for anything!  Here's a few pics from the first week here at the house:


1 week old!





















At the pediatrician with Daddy.






















A couple of her newborn pics.



LOVED her first bath.