Olivia's 9 Month Photos!

We got Olivia's 9 Month photos taken a while back and just got the disc in the mail.  Christy Bode Photography took her photos again (took my maternity photos and all of Olivia's photos).  She is so great to work with - we love her!

Here are a few of my favorites!

Mama and Mini!

We had a very busy weekend!

We did quite a bit of shopping, had Olivia's 9 month pictures taken, played with the chainsaw to take the branch down, and did some marathon playing!

It was so nice yesterday that we decided to take some Mommy and Me pictures!

Can you believe that the woods in the back of our yard is just starting to get leaves - amazing.

Olivia's outfit was a gift a while back - I think it is from Kohls. My shirt is from Maurices.

I love this one because you can see her one tooth!

When the baby gets tired of wearing her cute clip - mama can wear it!

Gorgeous clip is from Pretty Little Elm! Love it! She has amazing stuff - check her out!

Instagram as of late...

Here are a few recent Instagram pics!

Olivia's 6 Month Photos!

We got Olivia's 6 Month photos back! I just love them!

The wonderful Christy Bode from Christy Bode Photography took them - she is so great.  She has been taking Olivia's pictures since she was in my tummy!

Here are some of my favorites! 

 

6 Month Update!

Olivia is halfway to her birthday! I can't believe it!

6 things about 6 months:

1.  Olivia is really moving! Not quite crawling forward yet but she barrel roles all over the place and scoots backwards.  Seriously, I put her in one spot and turn around and she is across the room.  We are going to be in trouble when she does start crawling - which I think will be soon! She is doing this thing where she has her but in the air - like the downward dog yoga pose.  So cute!

2.  She sits and plays so well.   She loves taking things out of her bucket and spilling them all over the floor.  Pretty much everything goes in her mouth! She loves toys that play music!

3.  She still has zero teeth, but is working really hard on getting them! Right now she seems to like her teether toys that are chilled in the fridge.
4.  She is a FANTASTIC eater! She loves everything and has increased the amounts that she eats.  We started playing with Puffs.  She has put a couple in her mouth - but really likes when I just put them in there for her!

5.  She has been sleeping really well.  She goes down great and usually sleeps until about 4:30am.  We have been feeding her then even though I don't think she really needs it.  We are planning on weening her off that but she has been sick and teething so I didn't want to start that on top of it.  She is over her cold now though so we will be starting that soon!
6.  She is the happiest baby! She loves jumping and moving.  She is ticklish.  She laughs when I kiss behind her knees.  She thinks my ponytail is super funny.  I love when she gives me kisses back!

Love this little girl.  I can't believe how fast she is growing! Love my life!

5 Month Update!

My baby girl is getting so big! The past 5 months have just FLOWN by - I can hardly believe it!

Here are 5 things about 5 months!

1.  Olivia is sitting on her own so well! She loves just sitting and playing.  She will sit and bend over to reach for a toy and bring herself back upright.

2.  She is still rolling over from her back to her front only. She has rolled accidentally a few times from her front to her back - she is trying really hard I think she will be doing it soon!  When she is on her tummy she is either pushing her whole body up or doing the superman with her arms and legs back and her head up!  She has starting getting up on her hands and knees and starts rocking back and forth.  A couple times she has pushed herself forward but most of the time she is scooting backwards.  She can move!

3.  We started her on baby food! She has been eating baby oatmeal which she likes and eats really well.  The other day we started her on sweet potatoes.  She had a confused look on her face for the first bite but after that - she looked like she really enjoyed it! She ate everything I gave her!

4.  Everything (and I mean everything!) goes straight in her mouth! The other day I had a cookie in my hand which she grabbed away from me and she stuck it in her mouth like she knew what she was doing! My little cookie monster! She grabs for everything and is great at picking up her toys and transferring them between her little hands.

5.  My most favorite thing right now is waking her up in the morning.  She usually likes to sleep in until about 8 but during the week I have to get her off to Daycare at 7 so we wake up about 6:30.  It is so hard for her to wake up  - she stretches and keeps her eyes closed for so long while I am getting her ready.  My favorite thing is while she is waking up, and still has her eyes closed, I give her kisses on her cheeks and on her belly and she smiles every time! It is so cute - then when she wakes up and opens her eyes she has the biggest smiles for me! Love her!

Christmas in review....

We had an amazing Christmas this year! Having a little one makes it even more special - Next year will be even better when she is a little older!

Here are a few pictures from the (Christmas) weekend!

Happy Friday!

Look who I get all to myself this weekend!

If we all could see the world through eyes of a child, we would see the magic in everything.

Yesterday felt like a Monday...

WOW.
Yesterday felt so much like a Monday that I am so thrown off on what today actually is!

Olivia has been doing this weird thing at night which has lead to less sleep for mom and dad.  Every 2ish or so hours she will randomly cry - but will still be asleep.  So we go check on her and she is still sleeping but usually has her feet in the air and needs her pacifier.  Not sure if it is gas, teething or growing pains, or nightmares (not sure if they have those at this age?).  I am leaning towards the gas or teething pain.  She has been drooling like a St. Bernard. Hopefully this ends soon because this mama needs some better sleep!

Now for some pictures!

 

 

3 Month Picture Sneak

Last weekend Olivia and I went to get her 3 month photos taken (which happened closer to 4 months! Whoops!) Daddy was hunting so it was just the two of us!

We got our photos taken by Christy Bode Photography (she did my maternity and Olivia's newborn photos).  She is just awesome! I can't wait to see the rest!

Hat purchased on Etsy - Crochetjandra (I also have matching purple booties - so cute!)