Olivia: One Month Old

Olivia,

       You are O N E month old today. I really hope the next month goes by slower than this one because it went by way too fast. We spend all day, every day together and it is wonderful. We like to cuddle and takes naps together while your brother is at school and daddy is at work. Speaking of your daddy, we are quite sleep deprived, but we are surviving off naps and coffee. We love you so, so much and are so lucky to call you ours.

XOXO,

Your Mama

Playground Play Date

    Weekday mornings are usually pretty slow around here, especially now that we added a new baby to the mix. Connor doesn't start school until noon, so we have plenty of time to do things before, however we usually don't go anywhere. I like to take the mornings slow, hence why I chose the afternoon session for school, but yesterday we changed things up a little. A friend and I made plans last week to take our kids to the playground one day this week. We planned to go on Tuesday, but it rained the night before and I was worried the playground would still be wet. We changed it to Wednesday {yesterday} and Connor had so much fun.  Now he is asking to go everyday before school. 

Olivia's Newborn Photos

    On September 4, when Olivia was just a couple weeks old, I decided to take it upon myself to take her newborn photos. I didn't hire a photographer, and tried my best. Let me tell you, it wasn't easy. I was waiting to post them because I wanted to take a few more with an outfit I ordered from Etsy over a month ago, but it's coming from London and still hasn't arrived. So, without further ado, here are my sweeties newborn photos ...

Daddy's Home

    The day Aaron had to go back to work from being off for ten days of paternity leave, he had to leave us for seven nights. We were really hoping he was going to get out of the field exercise because he just had a newborn, but at the last minute he ended up having to go. Connor, Olivia, and I survived though! When he came home, we were all so happy. We missed him and all his help!

My happy boys + Olivia.

XOXO,

Jenn

Mommy + Me

    While daddy's away, mommy and her babies will .... have a mommy and me photo shoot! I really wanted to do a family shoot with all four of us at the house, but Aaron has been gone since last Tuesday and I couldn't wait any longer. I have to take full advantage of Olivia being a teeny, tiny, beautiful, sleepy newborn. While my sister-in-law was here over the weekend, I jumped on her offer to take our pictures! We had so much fun. Well, not everyone did. Connor wasn't very happy to take pictures, so he was only in a few.

Olivia's First {& Second} Tub Bath

    On September 5, 2017 Olivia's umbilical cord fell off, so that meant she could have her first tub bath. She didn't like sponge baths, but liked getting her hair washed, so I wasn't sure how she was going to react to sitting in water. I'll let the pictures do the talking:

Connor's First Day of Pre-K

    Two weeks ago my baby started Pre-K. I don't know where the time has gone, but he has grown so fast. He has been begging us to go to school since we moved here, so he was over the moon when his first day of school finally came. 

At The Hospital With Olivia

 August 24, 2017

     Our first night with Olivia went well. Aaron and I were woken up quite a few times by the nurse, the tech, and by Olivia. I was running off adrenaline, so I didn't mind one bit. I was just happy my precious girl was healthy and the delivery went smoothly. 

    That morning, we were woken up by the sweet tech with my breakfast tray and to get my morning vitals. We went to a mandatory class {about shaken baby syndrome} at 11, and then ate lunch together before Aaron went to pickup Connor and my mom. They did her hearing test that morning, and then we gave Olivia her first bath when she turned 24 hours old. After her bath the doctor came in to talk with us because Olivia had not peed in 24 hours. We made the decision, with the doctor, to do an in and out catheter. It was a really hard decision, I cried, but it was the right one. When they brought her back to us we were told she had a full bladder, but peed around the catheter and continued to pee when they took it out. It was a good sign and she just seemed to need a little help.

 Admiring my baby girl.