POOL!!!!

It was so hot out today I bought a pool for Olivia while at the store (after the incident). I filled it up while she was napping so the water would be a nice temperature when she woke up. After her bottle she got slathered up with suntan lotion, got her swim diaper and suit on and we were ready! I was so happy that John got off early so he could see her for the first time in a pool too. She loved it! I never though anything different though, she is such a water girl!

In her suit before the pool

daddy setting her in her pool

loves it! Just like a bath! Even with bath toys!


forgot her sweet shades

relaxing with daddy

loves the water!

Martini wanted to play too

We were only outside for 15 minutes or so since it was so warm but she really liked it! She started to get ancy though since she is such a mover, and would like to have crawled on the grass to chase Martini!

before the "incident"

Here are some super cute photos I got of Olivia this morning wearing a new romper. It was a brand new clean outfit. Wasn't clean for long unfortunately.

She was *so* interested to see what was going on outside! You all know her, and she does NOT sit in one place for long!
and up she goes...

That's Olivia, STANDING on her rocking chair. Holding on with one hand.

Than I got her down to the floor. Isn't she cute?

She was still more interested in standing.

and looking outside. and laughing.

love those cute baby legs!

I attempted the chair photo again. She wouldn't sit still for long. That tongue is always busy too!

So after these photos I packed her up in her carseat and off we went to the grocery store. When I went to get her out, I noticed she didn't smell right. Looking closer I noticed there was poop on her leg. I looked closer and noticed there was poop on her forehead. Yes, poop on her FACE!!!! (and her hand) ugh long story short it was about the most difficult diaper change I have ever done- in the back of the car with half dry wipes, 90 degrees outside, wiggly baby trying to grab at everything poopy, and somehow I ended up with poop on my shoulder. I know we did not smell like flowers walking around the store! I tried to clean us up asap but couldn't fully do that until at home. It was so nice to get her in the bath (and then the pool!) Pool pictures coming up next!

crazy girl

These are of Olivia yesterday. We didn't get the camera in time- but she actually put her entire mouth around the cabinet knob. It was so funny! Once she saw the camera she was all smiles! I think she must have had some food on her chin!

"Jean" diapers

I bought Olivia the huggies "jean" diapers a while back because they were too cute to not try out... I don't think I will buy them again, but they were pretty funny! I thought I should capture a few photos of her in them before she ran out. Sorry the picture quality isn't very good in some of these!

Playing at her current favorite toy.

I'm so glad I got this on camera. She was checking herself out in the mirror from her activity mat.

Fathers day

This year was John's first fathers day! He is the best daddy (and husband) in the world. He does more than I have ever heard of any other husband doing. He got up every night when she was a newborn- even just to sit with me "because we are a team." Eventually we decided that we shouldn't both be getting up every time since it left us both exhausted! I would have to tell him over and over to go back to sleep. There were also MANY nights where he would let me sleep and I wouldn't even realize it until morning. He definitely did more than his part. He would stay on the couch all night and hold her and feed her. Now he does such a good job being a single dad on the nights I am at work feeding her, bathing her, playing with her and putting her to bed. He also had the tough job of being home alone with her 3 nights a week when I first went back to work and had to get up with her multiple times a night those 3 days (and more often more than just those 3 days since I was so exhausted from work!) . He did it for 3 months until she started sleeping through the night. Olivia gets SO excited when John comes home from work and actually cries when he goes back out the garage door. She also crawls over to it and pounds on it! He is so patient with her and is so easy going. I can't wait to see what the future holds. I have a feeling Olivia is going to be a daddy's girl!

These were taken on Sunday- fathers day. We took a drive to Sandpoint Idaho. Olivia slept the whole way. It was sort of crummy weather, but we had a nice relaxing drive. We walked around town for a little bit, had a good lunch, and then drove back home (with a stop at target!) I know John likes to visit Sandpoint because it reminds him of dreaming of a cabin that we may someday have. He remembered that he told me we would have a cabin by now, but I reminded him that I would much rather have Olivia than another house to take care of (and payment!) There are many real estate offices in town with ads in all the windows and I think he stopped at every one of them to browse! Olivia gave John an family picture keychain, a card with her handprint on it, and a blanket.

These pictures are from Saturday. Jenny was nice enough to come over and watch Olivia so I could take John out to dinner and a movie. (this is the 2nd movie we have gone to since Olivia arrived!) We went to dinner at twigs and the food was SO good! We saw the A-team and it was also surprisingly good! I was glad our money wasn't wasted because movies aren't cheap these days! Thanks again so much Jenny! We had a great time!

Her favorite toy.

and favorite dog

stands so easy now with one hand!

Some other updates: Olivia has started waving!! She is also saying Ba-ba a lot and I am pretty sure she is referring to her bottle since we call it that. She says it a lot when her bottle is near. So much for her saying mama first! I am still working on that one. She only seems to make that sound if she is crying! She is also mimicking sounds more and more. She goes in her crib for naps and at bed probably 90% of the time wide awake and I turn on her seahorse and she puts herself to sleep. She loves her crib. I can't believe how much she is changing, I am trying to write it down before I forget!

Happy fathers day to my dad too! You were the best dad in the world to me, like I am sure John will be to Olivia. :)

past week

Diane and Svein came over on Tuesday thsi last week to watch Olivia for a few days while I worked that super crazy long stretch of work! I am sure glad that is over with! Anyway they left Saturday morning, but we still got to celebrate fathers day on Friday with Svein! Here are some pictures from Friday evening.

Loves her cheerios now.

Olivia is much more interested in the cake than the camera!

Olivia and daddy behind the flowers for Svein.

Happy daddy and daughter

update

Here are some funny pictures I took of Olivia the other day. She is so goofy now, making all sorts of faces all the time! God forbid the camera flashes because then she squints and pretty much does what she is doing in the second photo here for every picture! Too funny! I am already back at work tomorrow night so I am going to try and post a bunch tonight! Olivia had a great day today with good naps and was a happy, laughing girl all day long. She loves making messes with her food too. I bought some blueberries and cut them up for her- they were messy but she loved them! An hour ago I was holding her up and let go and she stood for several seconds. She just laughed hysterically every time I did it- I think she thought it was pretty funny to be standing on her own!

work work work!

Sorry I haven't updated- been working like crazy! I worked through my 2 day stretch off so I will have worked 8 nights in a row after tomorrow night! Luckily I have a great assignment otherwise I would never make it through!

John's parent are in town to watch Olivia and that has been really nice! Luckily they have a flexible schedule and can help out whenever Dad and Sandy are unable to. We are so thankful that Olivia does not have to go to daycare!

Anyway, Olivia is doing great as always. A happy girl, sleeping through the night, usually eating 3 meals a day and pretty good at napping... Crawling SUPER fast and standing (then walking) on everything! She is so fun to be around just to see her expressions and watch what she does next. She has been making some really funny faces lately! I will try to get some on camera when I get a chance.

Well, I am at work on my 7th night so only 1 more to go and then hopefully I can update this blog a little better! Hope everyone is doing good!

day with Brenna

Olivia and I went up to Kailub and Brenna's house for a couple hours to play. The girls had a lot of fun and we were able to finally hang out outside for a little while while the sun shined! Brenna is starting to crawl which is super cute, but now it is double hard to get good pictures with them both on the move! Olivia was also very interested in their cat outside so did not want to look at the camera much! She did tolerate her sweet retro shades though. I got the little chair at the farm chicks show and she fits in it perfect! I will probably paint it one of these days though since I am not a huge fan of the white and yellow paint on it.

She *loves* pulling out the grass!

Brenna was yelling!

Playing so nicely

Well, that was our day today!! We had a lot of fun!