Oorah!

This Sunday we spent a very busy day visiting. We spent the morning having brunch with Uncle Thomas. Sunday was the day he left for bootcamp and will be the last day we see him for 13 weeks. Now we are counting down the days until Sept. 21 when we fly to San Diego to see him graduate.

In the afternoon we celebrated Baby Cal Capote at Aly's shower. Avery had so much fun playing with Capri and I loved being able to catch up with Aly since she lives in Southern California now. We even had some delicious cake and played some super fun games! Now if only Aly, Joe, Capri and Cal would move back to Napa I would have a good mommy friend to playdate with!

Olivia: 9 weeks!

MONTH: 3
WEEK: 9
WEIGHT: 10lbs 12oz
LENGTH: 23in
HEAD: 15in
MILESTONES: Nothing major this week.
OBLIGATORY ADORABLE PICTURE: We almost forgot to take a picture this week. Luckily we remembered on Friday and got the picture before the sun went to the other side of the house.
EATING: Olivia has been eating like a champ which is how she gained 4lbs in 2 months!
VISITS/OUTINGS:
FAVORITE ACTIVITIES: Eat, sleep, poop. Rinse and repeat.
MOMMY FEELS: Exhausted.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO: Avery's 2nd birthday!

Playhouse

Today we picked up a playhouse for the backyard that I found on Craigslist. It's little and perfect for Avery. We left her at Grandma and Grandpa Nunley's house while we went to go get it, so it was a surprise for her when we got home.

Olivia Rolls

Today while we were waiting at the doctor's office for Olivia's 2 month check up she was practicing her tummy time. I turned my head for one second to look at Avery and when I turned back she was on her back. I couldn't believe I missed the very first roll, but I put her back on her belly and tried to get her to do it again. She did it two more times before I could get the camera to record. I finally got it on camera on the last attempt because after 3 tries she was not exactly happy to be doing tricks for me.

Father's Day 2012: Pictures

This Father's Day was Justin's first Father's Day with two daughters. Aside from Avery not feeling 100% we made the best of it. It was such a fun day.

Olivia: 2 Months!

THIS MONTH YOUR BABY MAY BE ABLE TO:

•     respond to loud sounds by becoming completely silent, crying, or acting startled Olivia does this a lot especially with having a big sister screeching around the house.

•     make cooing sounds She does make the most adorable coos but only occasionally. I wish she would do it more because they are so precious.

•     repeat "ooh" and "aah" Her coos sound like ohh and ahh, but she certainly doesn't repeat on command.

•     move her head or eyes toward the sound of your voice, showing that she recognizes you I love talking from the opposite side of where she is looking so she has to turn her head and look at me. It's so cute when she finds me and her eyes get wide.

•     raise her chest and head using her arms for support while lying on her tummy Not yet. She is definitely not a fan of tummy time so her practice is limited.

•     focus on very small objects and follow (or "track") objects with her eyes as her eye muscles continue to develop She loves to look at the little toys we play with and follow them as I move them around her head.

Eats

So far I am the only one who has been feeding Olivia because she is breastfed. I have some milk stored for her so Justin could feed her at some point. That means we need bottles too. The ones we had for Avery have a bajillion parts, so I would love to win the ones in this giveaway.

Father's Day 2012

Last year I took some pictures with Avery holding the letters to spell D-A-D. Since Olivia is a little young to hold any letters I wanted to find something to do craft with the girls. I saw something like this on the internet and I thought it was so cute.

I love the way it turned out.

Catch up: Avery

 

My sleepy girl in my bed. She really loves that big, fluffy blanket.

 

Smiley girl. 

 

What her hair looks like when it is washed and brushed. If only she would keep it that way. 

Catch up: Olivia

 

Olivia has been showing interest in reaching out for things. She actually grabbed this toy on her playmat all by herself!

  Mommy and Olivia time while sister napped.

Big girl!

Olivia: 8 weeks!

MONTH: 2
WEEK: 8
WEIGHT: 8+ lbs
LENGTH: 20+ in
HEAD: 13+ in
MILESTONES: Nothing exciting this week. We are just working on tummy time and that head control.
OBLIGATORY ADORABLE PICTURE: It's hard to get them taken on the same say of the week every week, so this one was taken this morning at 8 weeks 2 days.
EATING: Still exclusively breastfed and loving at.
VISITS/OUTINGS: We now have a a little boy, Jax, every day for a few hours. He is 16 months old so he mostly plays with Avery, but he seems to be noticing Olivia more and more lately.
FAVORITE ACTIVITIES:Olivia loves to face outward when you are holding her in your lap or face the big picture window in the living room when she is laying on her play mat. She is just so interested in everything going on around her.
MOMMY FEELS: Tired. With the addition of Jax every day it's exhausting. There is no sitting with 3 kids under the age of 2.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO: I would like to say a vacation, but there isn't one in the near future.

Big Sister

Avery has been taking her big sister role very seriously. If Olivia cries, Avery is right there on top of it -- or more likely on top of her. It's still unclear if she is crying because Avery is there or the other way around, but Avery is always ready to reinsert a paci if Olivia should make so much as a peep.

She is also very helpful when we are in the car. She likes to tell me when Olivia falls asleep, loses her paci, or is just awake and smiling at her. For this particular car ride Avery decided she would bring book (or 'boo-p' in Avery language) to read to her sister. It was so cute. Luckily the ride to Grandma and Grandpa Nunley's was as short as the book because she only brought the one.

Sweet girl

Sleepy love

 

Justin was still in bed the other day and I asked him to "watch" Olivia after I fed her so I could get dressed. I came back in a few minutes later to find them both fast asleep again. 

Olivia: 7 weeks!

MONTH: 2
WEEK: 7
WEIGHT: 8lbs +
LENGTH: 20in +
HEAD: 13.5in +
MILESTONES: no major milestones this week, but she is constantly learning and taking in the world which is fun to watch.
OBLIGATORY ADORABLE PICTURE: This is one of the first semi-smiles I have been able to catch on camera and I love it.
EATING: Still a champion breastfeeder. I am so grateful for the ability to breastfeed Olivia and thankful the experience is easier than it was with Avery.
VISITS/OUTINGS: This week Olivia and Avery have had a new playmate. Their friend Jaxin will be hanging out with us every day for the next several weeks as Ma'am recovers from her surgery. It's only been two days, but so far we are having a good time.
FAVORITE ACTIVITIES: Olivia still loves sleeping, but has recently started to kick her feet when she is awake and really enjoys it. She also really loves to take baths.
MOMMY FEELS: tired. Taking care of three children under 2 years old is exhausting. There is no sitting down and no resting.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO: a good night's sleep. Ha!

  

1 month!

THIS MONTH YOUR BABY MAY BE ABLE TO: 

• lift her head slightly as her neck muscles strengthen Olivia has always had excellent neck control but the last week or so it has really improved. It's so cute to see her try to look at me when she is on my shoulder.

• focus her eyes on your face as she begins to learn how to focus both eyes together Avery was constantly going cross-eyed trying to focus on things even into her third month. Olivia on the other hand has been able to focus fairly well. She still does go cross-eyed occasionally which is actually really cute!
• visually follow an object that moves about 6 inches above her face (high-contrast colors such as black and white are what she can see best at this time) Honestly I don't think I've really noticed if she can do this or not. When we play with toys I am usually just making sure Avery doesn't drop it on her face or smack her with it.
• blink at a bright light Who doesn't blink at bright light? She definitely doesn't like the sun in their eyes.
• recognize familiar sounds and voices and respond by turning her head toward them Olivia recognized Justin and I by turning to us. She also looks at Avery when she talks, but I'm not sure if she actually 'recognizes' Avery by her voice or just that she is very loud.
• grip your finger when you stroke her palm—part of her developing grasping reflex She loves to hold on to my finger and I love it just as much.
• turn toward your finger when you rub a corner of her mouth (this rooting instinct is what helps her to latch onto your nipple for feeding) I love touching her lips because they are so small and cute and she makes little faces with them but I also noticed she does turn towards my hand too.
• recognize you by your scent (she can smell your milk if you’re breastfeeding) I am not sure if she recognizes me, but if she is really upset I am able to soothe her better than anyone else so I guess she recognizes me somehow and scent makes sense.

One big - One little

This is probably one of my absolute favorite photos of the girls so far. 

Olivia: 6 weeks!

MONTH: 2
WEEK: 6
WEIGHT: 8+ lbs
LENGTH: 20+ in
HEAD: 13.5+ in
MILESTONES: Olivia smiled her first smile last Saturday. It wasn't at me, but I was there, so that counts.
OBLIGATORY ADORABLE PICTURE: This was actually taken on Friday at 6 weeks 2 days because I have no short term memory anymore and cannot remember to do things for the life of me.
EATING: Still breastfeeding and have fully weaned of the shield with no more blood in her stool for almost a week now!
VISITS/OUTINGS: We visited with Ashlee and Mads at the Discovery Museum on Tuesday and had a blast!
FAVORITE ACTIVITIES: Olivia is awake and alert more often and loves to make faces with her mouth.
MOMMY FEELS: Amazed that Olivia has already been here for six weeks already.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO: I am looking forward to more interaction with Olivia and for her to start recognizing our voices.