Happy 1st Birthday Olivia!!

Today was such a special day.  We tried to capture a lot of today in photos and video- so excuse all the pictures!  Brendon took Olivia to Gymboree this morning and they sang to her at Gymboree.  After a very short cat nap we ate lunch and headed out to the Yellow River Game Ranch.  What a great place! We really enjoyed it and loved being so close to the animals.  We walked and saw all sorts of animals.  After the Game Ranch we tried to get her to nap which was just not happening! So we kept her entertained with playing and swinging outside.  We ate dinner and then invited Olivia's Godparents- Rick and Karyn- and Kristy and Shawn for smash cake, cupcakes, and presents! Such a fun time.  We then ended the night with a bath and bedtime!

We we so blessed to have Olivia and she truly is a miracle.  Every day she surprises us with something new she is doing.  She is such a funny little girl and has grown so big! Tomorrow we are off to the doctor so hopefully we will see how big she is!

Good Morning!!

Lunch time!

Yellow River Game Ranch

Feeding the deer

Peacock

Coyote!

Bunnies!

Olivia kept trying to kick the bunnies!

Petting the bunny

General Lee the groundhog!

Swinging since I wouldn't nap!

Homemade smash cake!

After a quick change- presents!

Jake thought the tea pot box was tasty

Checking out my presents from Uncle Ken

Sitting with my Godfather!

Olivia playing in her pajama drawer

One more day until birthday!

I think I am probably more excited than Olivia is for her birthday.  I am one proud mommy! Today I baked some cupcakes and a smash cake for her tomorrow.  So I am excited about that! I felt a little sad when I opened what I hope is the last container of formula just a few minutes ago.  I hope we get the go ahead for milk on Thursday after our doctor's appointment.  But I won't feel sad when I don't have to buy it anymore- formula is expensive!

I still can't believe one year has gone by.  We have learned a lot this year. A lot of it is just learning on our own and just figuring it out.  We are so happy for all the new people that have come into our life because of Olivia.  She truly is a blessing and a miracle to us.  We are so proud of all that she has accomplished and what a little silly head she is becoming.  She loves to laugh and giggle. 

Stay tuned for tomorrow for lots of birthday fun!

Hey Daddy!

This is how mommy gets to bake in the kitchen!

Ahhh.... let me out!

Throwing pajamas!

You mean I have to clean them up??

Week 52

 Today I took Olivia for her 1 year pictures! She actually did a pretty good job! We got some smiles so I can't wait to see how they turn out.  It was another hot one today and the pollen count was over 8,000.  No that is not a typo- 8,000.  So I decided to keep Olivia inside today.  Her runny nose seemed better today so I thought an indoor day would be fine even though I was dying to go outside.  Here are some pictures from today and then an email that I got this morning that I have gotten every week since Olivia was born. 

Gotta love my plaid shorts! Daddy did a good job dressing me today!

Curls

Reaching up high

Playing in the small space

Loves those cds

ohhhh....shiny

What do you mean I am not supposed to be in here?

Here is the email I got this morning:

Happy Birthday Melissa!

Congratulations! It's your baby's birthday, and as the mama of your baby, it's yours too. Twelve months ago you and your little bundle were strangers - now you're inseparable. Sweet!

In the past year you've changed at least 3,000 diapers, lost about 350 hours of sleep, wondered whether to call the doc 9 times, wondered how you lived without your baby almost every day and wished you had five minutes to yourself almost as often. As you hurtle full-speed into year two, here's what you can look forward to:

 

First Words (hopefully "mama" is #1)

Tantrums (yes, your sweet babe will turn into a maniac once in a while)

Running and climbing (get ready!)

Potty training (maybe)

Learning colors, letters...

It's only March but it is HOT!

It was another record breaking day temperature wise.  I am starting to see how our summer may be.  We may have to play early in the morning or after dinner because it is so hot.  We did a lot of playing inside today.  Olivia is getting more confidence with her standing- she stood not holding onto anything many times today.  So we just have to give her more confidence and cheer more for her! She ate really well today and mostly had table food.  Breakfast- Blueberry waffle and banana, Lunch- 1/2 grilled cheese sandwich, turkey pieces, yogurt, and 1/2 graham cracker and Dinner- she scarfed down- sweet potato cubes and corkscrew noodles.  I actually had to get more for her for dinner.  We are down to 3 bottles a day and hopefully after this weeks doctor's appointment we will start having milk!!

This day last year I remember it was really nice.  Brendon and I went for a walk on our street and then all I remember is eating chips and salsa.  Then I woke up in the middle of the night and off to the hospital we went! Crazy that a whole year has flown by!

Olivia's new playing place- the little cubby under the computer.She loves to take the cds and play with them!

After daddy told her no!

Wahoo! Outside time!

Watching an airplane

I realized on this last shot she is chomping on an inappropriate finger...sorry!