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.

Olivia's Birth Story

My beautiful girl,

       Today you are one week old. You've only been with us a short time, but I already couldn't imagine our lives without you. You are such a cuddly baby, and you love to eat! When I took you to your first doctors appointment at five days old, you had already gained the weight you lost in the hospital and passed your birth weight. The point of this post is to document your birth. I want for you to always remember how it is you came into this world, so I am going to write your birth story for you just like I did for your brother. Here it goes: