Here they are in order of appearance:
1. The Turkey
2. The Chicken
3. The Puppy
4. The Wolf
And top it all of with Olivia walking!
Listen closely...sometimes the animals are hard to hear!!
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Thursday, January 31, 2008
You know you have a baby when...
No matter where you are you notice all the tiny things on the floor that they could pick up and put in their mouth.
You should see the floor in my office, it's in desperate need of a vaccum!
You should see the floor in my office, it's in desperate need of a vaccum!
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
The Great Wean
Well, my post today was supposed to be an AWESOME video of Olivia...but it wouldn't load. So I'll try again tomorrow.
Instead, shall be the story of the great wean. There once was a girl named Olivia, whose Dad said "we can't name her Olivia, it rhymes with Bolivia!" Okay enough with the rhymes, but that's what Ryan really did say when I proclaimed my love for her name! :)
Seriously though. Olivia will turn 11 months old next week! I can hardly believe it. It is getting close to be time to be done with the boobies. As much as I have loved nursing, I am READY to be done. Someone sucking on your boobs several times every day can be exhausting. Really exhuasting. About a month ago I was afraid that she would never be done nursing, but over the last month we have managed to eliminate 2 of her 4 remaining boob fests. She now only nurses twice a day! Yea! Her remaining fests are early morning (STILL) and bed time. Bed time I think we will be able to eliminate no problem, but the early morning feeding I think may pose some problems.
Some history. Olivia has "slept through the night" since she was 7 weeks old. (Clinically speaking, sleeping through the night is 6 hours straight). We have certainly been blessed! From 7 to 13 weeks, Olivia would go 9 to 10 hours at night without nursing. It was wonderful.... At 13 weeks, she started being ready to go to bed earlier--between 7 and 8 every night--so she started waking up an hour earlier in the morning to eat--between 4 and 5. Thus has been her schedule since 13 weeks. So now it is habit, and STRONG habit! I've tried just putting her back to sleep with the nuk, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't...and when it does it's only for about an hour or so. This is going to be a tough habit to break..."crying it out" at 5 am doesn't work so much when she's not quite so tired!!
Here are my questions:
1. Should I eliminate the bedtime nurse first or keep it until after the early morning nurse is done?
(This poses several different problem scenarios: If I eliminate it, will she then wake up earlier...if I don't eliminate bedtime nursing first, after the early morning feeding is done and I work to eliminate the nighttime feeding, will she then start waking up early again?? So many problems, so little time...)
2. Did anyone have the problem of having to eliminate an early morning nurse, or were everyones babes already sleeping ALL the way through the night at this point? (And if they were, don't rub it in too much...salt in the wound...)
3. Am I worrying too much? They say they will just be done when they are ready...I've trusted this so far and it's worked...but this early morning feeding has got me going insane!!
What to do? I need some advice from you mommies! Thanks!!
Instead, shall be the story of the great wean. There once was a girl named Olivia, whose Dad said "we can't name her Olivia, it rhymes with Bolivia!" Okay enough with the rhymes, but that's what Ryan really did say when I proclaimed my love for her name! :)
Seriously though. Olivia will turn 11 months old next week! I can hardly believe it. It is getting close to be time to be done with the boobies. As much as I have loved nursing, I am READY to be done. Someone sucking on your boobs several times every day can be exhausting. Really exhuasting. About a month ago I was afraid that she would never be done nursing, but over the last month we have managed to eliminate 2 of her 4 remaining boob fests. She now only nurses twice a day! Yea! Her remaining fests are early morning (STILL) and bed time. Bed time I think we will be able to eliminate no problem, but the early morning feeding I think may pose some problems.
Some history. Olivia has "slept through the night" since she was 7 weeks old. (Clinically speaking, sleeping through the night is 6 hours straight). We have certainly been blessed! From 7 to 13 weeks, Olivia would go 9 to 10 hours at night without nursing. It was wonderful.... At 13 weeks, she started being ready to go to bed earlier--between 7 and 8 every night--so she started waking up an hour earlier in the morning to eat--between 4 and 5. Thus has been her schedule since 13 weeks. So now it is habit, and STRONG habit! I've tried just putting her back to sleep with the nuk, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't...and when it does it's only for about an hour or so. This is going to be a tough habit to break..."crying it out" at 5 am doesn't work so much when she's not quite so tired!!
Here are my questions:
1. Should I eliminate the bedtime nurse first or keep it until after the early morning nurse is done?
(This poses several different problem scenarios: If I eliminate it, will she then wake up earlier...if I don't eliminate bedtime nursing first, after the early morning feeding is done and I work to eliminate the nighttime feeding, will she then start waking up early again?? So many problems, so little time...)
2. Did anyone have the problem of having to eliminate an early morning nurse, or were everyones babes already sleeping ALL the way through the night at this point? (And if they were, don't rub it in too much...salt in the wound...)
3. Am I worrying too much? They say they will just be done when they are ready...I've trusted this so far and it's worked...but this early morning feeding has got me going insane!!
What to do? I need some advice from you mommies! Thanks!!
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Friday, January 25, 2008
Amazing Babies
Every week Olivia and I attend an ECFE class called Amazing Babies. It has been so much fun to go to class with her, watch her play and grow with her friends. I took some pictures from our last class we had...they are so cute! Enjoy!
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Welcome our newest arrival...
NO! I'm not pregnant. Don't even think about that!!
For those of you who don't know, and just to remind those of you who do, my husband is an avid hunter. AVID just may be an understatement. He loves archery hunting for deer. He and his buddy, Sam, even make hunting videos. Serious hunting videos. Of course, since he is such a wonderful hunter, he loves to proudly to display his trophies. Oh the trophies. So, here is a picture of our newest arrival:
And here's our basement...
For those of you who don't know, and just to remind those of you who do, my husband is an avid hunter. AVID just may be an understatement. He loves archery hunting for deer. He and his buddy, Sam, even make hunting videos. Serious hunting videos. Of course, since he is such a wonderful hunter, he loves to proudly to display his trophies. Oh the trophies. So, here is a picture of our newest arrival:
And here's our basement...
Don't they look pretty with my curtains? (And no my basement is not usually so messy, we've had company.)
Monday, January 21, 2008
Sickie
My little Oli got sick yesterday. :( Poor baby. She threw up twice and had a fever of 101. That is her highest yet, and boy did she feel it. She just layed on me all evening.
And last night was not pretty. You Mommy's know how it goes without details. At least there was no puke during the night.
We're going to the Dr. this afternoon to see how her ears are doing. I have a sneaking suspicion they are at least related to this whole thing.
And last night was not pretty. You Mommy's know how it goes without details. At least there was no puke during the night.
We're going to the Dr. this afternoon to see how her ears are doing. I have a sneaking suspicion they are at least related to this whole thing.
Friday, January 18, 2008
More catch up...
Here's a picture from Olivia's dedication...like Florida, also took place in November! :)
And just a cute picture...
And just a cute picture...
More from Florida
I know these pictures are like 2 months late...but they are cute! I just got them from my mom and I thought you would enjoy seeing Olivia swimming in the pool in Florida. She just loved swimming!! Ryan and I are hoping to take her to open swim sometime soon; it's just SO fun to see her in the water!
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