6 month appt.

Olivia had her 6 month check up today and she did great! Her stats:
weight: 16lb 3 oz (67%)
height: 27 inches (89%) TALL girl!!
head: 16 3/4 inches (53%)

She got her shots and cried a little but fell asleep quickly on our way home. We need to start giving her fluoride in her bottle once a day since we don't have it in our water out here. He also said to try starting to water down her formula in the middle of the night feed until it is pure water to have her stop getting used to eating at night like that... she can also start wearing sunscreen when she is outside.

I'm reading through her 6 month info page and apparently it is normal for them to "start waking up at night again." Huh I didn't know this ever stopped! ha ha

Anyway she is doing good, she was rolling all over the place and had her nurse quite impressed! She is in bed now for the night and has put herself to sleep with absolutely no crying when set in her crib WIDE awake for her last nap today and for bed. Hopefully we can continue working on this and she will learn her crib is where she goes to sleep. :)

We videotaped her this afternoon attempting to crawl- she is SO close!! She gets up on all 4 very fast and rocks and even puts one leg forward. It is so cute! She is such a happy girl!!

Well, that was our day, hope yours was good too!

Happy Easter!

From our little Easter bunny!

naked flying baby!

Look at that form! I think she might be a little ballerina...

Toes pointed every time!

6 months

Well Olivia you are already half a year old! Time is just zipping by. You are still a baby, but I feel like you are such a big girl now and not a baby. Daddy always comments on how long you are and how you look more like a little person and not a baby anymore! I know your 1st birthday will be here before we know it, and you will be running all over the house. Here are some of your 6 month stats:

-You weigh 16 lbs 3 oz according to our scale

-You are wearing size 3 diapers during the day and size 4 at night (to help keep all the wetness in!)

- you are officially in all 6 months clothes. I have been trying to go through your closet and dresser to make room for all your new cute stuff!

-You are literally rolling all over the place. You can turn in circles on your tummy and scoot around to where ever you want to go! You are also getting your tummy and even legs off the floor in attempts of crawling. You actually do a yoga downward dog pose!

-You are getting really good at sitting up. I still like to be close in case you tip over, or at least have the boppy behind you, but I am sure you will master this in no time!

-You are sleeping through the night more often, although most often you get up one time a night.

-You are finally much better at falling asleep while out running errands or in the car and it makes it so nice on us!

- The last couple of days you have put yourself to sleep for naps, which I think is good because those end up being your longest naps!

-You took a trip to Seattle with us last week to surprise grandma Jan and you did great in the car! Not as much sleeping as when you were 2 months old, but I wouldn't expect that of you since you are a big girl now!

-You are taking more like 5-6 oz at every feeding now

-You are starting to eat solids now- some rice cereal in the morning and a fruit or veggie at night! So far you seem to like the fruits and veggies, you just need to get the process of swallowing it down!

-You smile ALL the time and do it so quickly when someone smiles at you. Everyone thinks you are just the prettiest, happiest baby ever!

-We love you so much and can't imagine life without you. You are such a good baby and we are so lucky to be your parents!

-p.s. you have your 6 month check-up on the 5th so we will see what your official weight and length are!

working on her fitness

Olivia has decided she likes to work out!

Look at the determination in her face while doing her push ups
and one and two...

She loves them!

and on to some yoga. Downward dog!

Ah standing is so fun too!

Today *almost* 6 months!!

I got another SD card for my camera today since I filled my last one up and I hate to delete pictures (over 750!). This means that I can upload onto my computer faster right now with so few pictures on the card! yay! I wanted to post an update now too while I could since I am going to start a busy stretch of work soon (work 3 days, then only 2 off then work 3 more- exhausting, but that is life I guess)


My pretty girl

Oh boy does she love her puppy!

He looks thrilled....

She has been grabbing her feet a lot lately! She likes to help with her diaper changes. :)

This is one of her goofy faces. She likes to suck in her lips like this sometimes which looks hilarious!

That is all from our photos today. I love her spring color dress! Mom bought it for her last time she visited.

P.S. today is the last day to vote for her in the baby legs contest! It ends at midnight and I hope she wins! :)

long update

Sorry my posts are getting to be few and far between... lots going on between work, baby, and going to Seattle this past weekend! Here are a ton of pictures to update everyone a bit.


Look at my girl trying to CRAWL!! She is getting her tummy off the floor and rocking more and more. Also- where did her cute little Buddha belly go?!

Straight on view

What I like to call "supermodel pose" She is doing this a lot now for some reason!

Olivia in Seattle with GG Harry and Audrey

Olivia with GG Jerry

Looking at each other. He seemed to really enjoy holding her and talking to her! He was also pretty amazed by how big she had gotten since last time he saw her 3 months prior at Christmas!

Daddy helping Olivia ride on her new wheels we found at the thrift store!

All by herself! (Briefly)

Touching auntie Julie's hand through the mesh

Relaxing on the deck

Olivia in a super cute wagon mom had. Next time we will try to get all 3 kids in it!

So there is a little update. My mom has more pictures that she gave me that I still need to upload- and then maybe I can get them up here one of these days! Olivia is still doing great- getting bigger every day! It seems like she will be crawling soon now, but she is very efficient at rolling and scooting to get where she wants. We have to keep a close eye on her! Time to get a baby gate- crazy!