more Olivia at 11 months

Well I can't believe it! I was actually able to download more than 3 pics and my computer didn't lock up. Here are some pictures of the most adorable 11 month old girl you will lay your eyes on. We are so in LOVE with this girl and are enjoying seeing her little personality shine each day.

At 11 months, she can say dada, mama, byebye, and can babble a conversation with you. She can wave, clap her hands, walk behind a walker, and her latest trick is stand alone! She takes 4 bottles a day of around 4-6 ounces (she usually takes 7 ounces, but she seems to be getting herself ready to take away that bottle). She is a petite little girl. She weighs 17 pounds, 14 ounces. She is eating some "real" food and some stage 3 baby foods. She seems to be very much a picky eater...like her daddy. She loves green beans and baby food bananas..she will not eat a real banana. She wants to feed herself now and gets mad when mama pulls the spoon away from her. She loves to scream really loud for no reason at all. I blame this on my random outbursts of opera singing around the house. She never would take a paci until she turns 10 months. Now as soon as it pops out of her mouth she screams:( Her hair is so long already and she always pulls her bows out. She finally has figured out sippy cups, but would much rather spit the water out once it goes into her mouth. She has her daddy's beautiful blue eyes that make my heart melt. She sleeps all night and pretty much has since she was a month old. Her bedtime is 7:30 and she sleeps till 6:30. If she doesn't feel good, she will wake up in the night, but usually goes right back to sleep.

I can't believe how fast this year has been! I took her to see Dr. Chevalier (her wonderful pediatrician) today because I thought she had ear infections, but I was WRONG! She does have fluid on her ears, so he gave us some medicine that we are hoping will clear that up. Thursday we will go back if she doesn't seem better and if her ears are worse, he will send us straight to the ENT. Now, I know if I would have been blogging the past 11 months you would understand this a lot more. In a nut shell, Olivia has had several ear infections that she has a hard time getting over. Tubes are more than likely in our future.

Well, that's all for now. Enjoy these sweet pics!

Olivia at 11 months

Well, I guess I'm back for now. I'll just have to start at 11 months and someday in the future when we get a new better computer, I will back track Olivia's first 11 months of life. Here is a sneak peak of her at 11 months. I'll post more soon.

bye-bye blog

the reason I never post is because my stupid computer takes forever to download images and then freezes on the 3rd picture. I'm over it. I'm done. I've tried to post several times in the last two months but have had no luck!! good bye blogger...see you when I get a computer that cares!!!

fun with Hayes

Olivia got to meet her very first friend at 1 day old. Hayes Eaton was cool, calm, and collected. Looks like they really enjoyed each others company:) These pictures make me laugh out loud every time I look at them.

more Olivia at hospital

well hello again! I'm just getting around to updating my blog. I don't think I will ever catch up. Some of my friends are so good about keeping me updated and I just can't seem to get it together. I just had to look at my last post to see what I need to post next. Can you believe that I still haven't even finished my hospital visit when Olivia was born!! Well, here goes. We had many visitors come to see Olivia. She melted everyone's hearts:) Our first night was NOT comfortable at all. Since there were 13 babies born on June 2 (all were scheduled deliveries) and I was one of the last to deliver, we ended up in a tiny room in a part of the hospital I didn't know existed. I remember thinking..."I don't remember this part of the hospital tour". The room was hot and tiny. Between our parents, my brothers, and my dear cousins, there was no room to move. The next day we were upgraded to a wonderful room, so we can't complain too much! The nurses were very nice and helpful to me. Maybe one day I'll get around to posting the birth story. Here are some pics to keep you entertained until my next post:)

Olivia's birth

On a recent trip to Water Valley, I was reminded that my blog hasn't been updated in almost 6 months. I will try my hardest to update you readers, but it may take a while. For now, here are some pics of Olivia's birth day:) She was delivered at Woman's Hospital in Flowood, MS on June 2, 2011 at 2:47 pm. She weighed 6 pounds, 7 ounces, and was 18.5 inchs long. My sweet Amanda got to be Olivia's nurse after she was born. I was so honored to have her there. Rob was a great coach for me too. He was warned by a friend previously about how involved he would be in the process, so I don't think he was too frightened by it:) We had so many wonderful family and friends that came to celebrate with us on that day. It was a great day! There were 13 babies born that day so the hospital was PACKED. I was one of the last to deliver so all the nice suites were taken, but I got an upgrade the next day. More later....enjoy!

falling behind...

wow! I haven't posted in a LONG time. Olivia pretty much consumes my free time these days. Since it's a long weekend, I hope to play catch up. So, stay tuned...

40 weeks pregnant

40 weeks pregnant and on the way to the hospital.

church baby shower

My sweet church, Pear Orchard Presbyterian, gave me a baby shower recently. Rob and I love our church and are so blessed to be a part of such loving people. It was a really sweet day. Mom came down to go with me. After eating and opening presents, some of the ladies read bible verses or just words of encouragement to me. They had them printed up on cards and gave them to me. Rob and I will have to keep them by our bed and probably read them nightly as we embark on the world of parenting. After that the woman prayed for us. It was such a special day!