Happy St. Patty's Day and Daddy's bike race!

Today was a holiday.  It was St. Patty's Day! I woke up with mommy today and we ate breakfast.  I ate almost a whole blueberry waffle and some banana! After breakfast we played and mommy got some things together to go see daddy at the bike race.  I took a really good nap this morning.  Mommy and I ate lunch together and then we went to see daddy at his bike race.  I was such a good girl.  I ate some snacks, played, and cheered on daddy! It was really hot though.  We had to stay in the shade.  After the bike race we went to Wal-mart for a few items and then came home.  I did not take an afternoon nap and I was ok. I was a little whiny but not too bad. 

Mommy bought me special outfit for today but it was way too hot to wear and we really didn't get any pictures of St. Patty's stuff.

XOXO

Olivia

Daddy at his bike race!

Go daddy!

Sitting in my own chair!

This was our "pack and play" for a bit!

I was doing some good standing! There is Karson's daddy!

I also wore a skirt today!

Daddy and me!

Mommy and me!

The Team!

St. Patty's Day Party

Olivia went to another party today with her Gymboree friends at Violet's house! It was so much fun!! We love celebrating holidays with our friends! Also tonight Olivia went to the Fish Fry at our church.  She was great! She ate some mac and cheese and played with Kristy and was a good girl the whole time!

Sorry this is so short but a thunderstorm is brewing!

Playing at the party (sorry they got a little out of order)

Playing at home before the party

Griffin!!

Ethan!

Olivia with her headband on!

The whole gang!

Another attempt at a group shot!

part of the group

Olivia was obsessed with Violet's bouncy seat.  I think she misses hers!

More of a group shot- can you tell who is teething?

Griffin and Olivia playing with the stuff on the couch!

More attempts at group shot

Griffin and Olivia loving standing!

Olivia and Mary Alice

Happy Girl/Sad Girl

Today we had happy Olivia and then sad Olivia.  She was a little whiny this morning.  When I picked her up from daycare they were outside.  She was soooo HAPPY to see me!! It was so nice I stayed and chatted with Susan and another mom.  Then we came home and had lunch.  I didn't take her outside today because she was already outside with daycare plus it was REALLY hot today 80+ degrees and the bees and wasps were really bad.  But she was pretty happy this afternoon.  After her nap- not so happy.  Then we went to Kindermusik- HAPPY girl returned! Tonight the whole class sang Happy Birthday to her! It was so sweet!! Then we came home- SAD girl returned.  I thought it was because she was hungry- nope.  She was crying and then I took off her socks- she stopped crying.  It was like that on and off for like an hour.  She even cried in the bathtub tonight and when she was chewing on some of her toys- which makes me think it is teething.  I gave her some Tylenol which I rarely ever do and she had her bed time bottle and she is zonked out! So maybe she was tired too. 

We also got a special gift yesterday from Olivia's Godparents.  Rick and Karyn recently went to Switzerland and they brought home Olivia the cutest shirt! I can't wait until she wears it!! Also Grandma- they brought a HUGE Swiss chocolate bar and we will save it for you!  So no need to bring any EASTER candy!! We still haven't eaten the Valentine's candy! So NO CANDY!

She loves pushing things around

I was trying to get a smiley face... I missed

Pretty close...

Birthday certificate

Shirt from Switzerland!

Hello Spring!

Ahhh... hopefully this is the start of spring...we really don't get spring here it seems to just jump to summer.  But anyways I will take it.  Being able to go outside with Olivia makes it even better.  The only thing I dislike right now is the bees and wasps! The bumblebees are out right now.  They are just big and buzz way to close to your body for me.  The return of the wasps has already started happening too.  They just make me nervous. 

Brendon took Olivia to Gymboree this morning since we missed on Monday.  Today he went to a Level 2/3 combo class.  Olivia is just not ready yet for the Level 3 class since she is not walking.  So this may be our new class for a few weeks.  Then when I got home she had lunch and then we played outside in shorts today! Olivia tried crawling on the driveway which ended up giving her a little redness on her knees but she didn't seem upset by it at all.  But we did 3 bottles again today which seemed to work.  I just hope that she is not hungry.  She ate well today.  She still has a little runny nose and a little bit of cough but the mucous is still clear and she is happy as a clam!

Today I also thought about what was going on last year at this time.  I remember coming home from work this day last year and just not feeling well.  I felt like I could barely walk.  So I called the doctor and they said to stay home the following day for some bed rest and call to check in.  I still did not feel better on that Thursday when I called so they said they would see me that Friday.  Then tada 3 days later Olivia arrived! But the weather was about the same.  It was warm and sunny and just reminded me of when we waiting for Olivia to arrive.  It seems so long ago but it was only a year! Funny how time flies!

We wear shorts in March!

Grandma I am figuring out the vacuum.  Can't wait for your help!

Tried something new

Well we tried something new today.  We skipped the lunch bottle and tried to up the other bottles and have 3- 7 oz bottles.  It kinda worked.  It seemed like she didn't miss the lunch time bottle at all which was good.  But at dinner time she did not want the whole bottle but eventually took it all and at bed time she did not take the whole bottle which she does.  So tomorrow going to change it up again.  I am just hoping next week we get the go ahead for milk.  It may just make life a tad bit easier...we hope. 

I am getting so big!

Here is how you know another tooth is coming...

Put everything in mouth...

yummy...drool...

Smiling with the best babysitter ever Kristy!

Rough Day

I don't know even where to begin..well let me see...it started with a cough this morning.  Olivia woke up with a little cough this morning.  Just a regular cough- not a barking or mucousy cough. One good thing about today is this time change thing is that Olivia is sleeping until about 8:00 a.m.  which is a bit of a bonus.  We ate breakfast and Olivia ate real banana! The trick is to coat them with Cheerio crumbs to make it easier for her to pick them up.  I called the doctor about 9:00 to see what they said about the runny nose and cough- they said unless the mucous turns yellow/green or the cough turns into a barking cough, she is ok or unless we think she has an ear infection.  So the morning went well until nap time.  There was lots of crying and fuss.  Finally Brendon got her down about 10:45.  We were supposed to go to Gymboree today but that didn't happen because Olivia just didn't want to eat lunch plus with the runny nose and cough I didn't want to spread it to any of the other babies.  We finally got her to take some of her bottle and ate a little lunch- some toast and yogurt.  She took a good afternoon nap and 4:45 bottle.  While she was napping I looked at the Similac website and they said for 9-12 months they should have 3 bottles a day with about 7-8 oz.  So I am thinking that maybe starting tomorrow we will skip that lunch bottle since it has been a hassle the past 2 days.  I am not sure if it is the time change, the stuffy nose, or else she is ready to transition to 3 bottles.  But even tonight she wasn't herself- she didn't want to eat her spaghetti and she cried after her bath which is not like her. 

I know some days are better than others but this was one of those rough days.  I question myself sometimes if I am doing the right thing and figuring out a baby is mind boggling sometimes.  There is no instruction manual and everyone has different solutions. Being a mom isn't an easy job sometimes but I always have to look forward to tomorrow and to have a better day.

The only picture I got of her today!

Time Change

Well considering we turned the clocks forward last night, all went alright today.  She woke up with a runny nose though.  So we had some tears today while getting her nose wiped.  She wasn't the best eater today either.  She took about 4 oz of her morning bottle, lunch bottle, and pre-dinner bottle.  But she did take her whole night time bottle.  She wasn't the biggest eater at lunch but did good at dinner.  We even gave her a tiny piece of cake that I made today and she liked it.  We also think she is getting more teeth- she was chomping on everything that wasn't nailed down today! I felt the one coming in on top but I think there is another one coming in on the bottom.

We played outside twice today.  Once in the afternoon and then again before dinner.  Olivia just loves to look around.  She had a fun time watching Jake run around crazy.  Sorry I am not in any of the pictures- it was just that this mommy didn't get a shower today! Tomorrow Olivia gets a bonus day with mom because there is no school! Yippee!!

Watching Jake

Daddy and Olivia

Thinking...

Ready to go

Ahhh...Alien invasion

Finally a smile!

Chilling in the grass