Olivia loves Lola

 

(It looks like Lola's mouth is actually on Olivia's face, but it's just the angle. They are really about 3 inches apart.)

Olivia: 21 weeks!

MONTH: 5
WEEK: 21
WEIGHT: 15lbs +
LENGTH: 25in +
HEAD: 42cm +
MILESTONES: As you can see Olivia has found her feet. She loves to play with them and tries with all her might to get them in her mouth. Unfortunately her chubby little turkey legs are prohibitive of getting her foot all the way there. That doesn't stop her from trying though!
OBLIGATORY ADORABLE PICTURE: This week was hard to get a good picture. The morning was overcast so the light was off and Olivia was a bit of a grouch. The afternoon attempt yielded better results.
EATING: Olivia is a really great eater. She nurses 6-8 times a day for 6-8 minutes at a time. She is much more efficient than when she was a newborn nursing for 45 minutes at a time every 2-3 hours.
VISITS/OUTINGS: Last weekend Justin's brother Jay and his daughter Kayla came to visit. Avery sure loves Kayla and likes to mimic everything she does. Kayla really enjoyed finally being able to hold Olivia this time, too.
FAVORITE ACTIVITIES: Olivia loves chewing on her hands. Or my hands. Or toys. Or straps. Or really anything she can get her hands on. I have a feeling a tooth is in our near future!
MOMMY FEELS: So lucky to have two amazing girls to love and watch grow into beautiful little ladies.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO: Halloween! Olivia is going to be a giraffe and Avery is going to be an owl --  if we can get her to wear the hood. We'll see!

21 weeks!

MONTH: 5

WEEK: 21

WEIGHT: estimated at 15 1/2lbs

LENGTH: 27+ inches

HEAD: a big, round, pumpkin head just like her mama.

MILESTONES: There was no milestones this week, but she is growing so big.

OBLIGATORY ADORABLE PICTURE: This picture was taken at 21 weeks 3 days. She is figuring out what the camera is and she likes to make faces and then turn away really fast, so the pictures are either of the side of her head or blurry.

EATING: Still on just milk and formula, but big things are coming! 

SLEEPING: I am wondering where my amazing sleeper went. The last few nights she has decided that 1 am and 5 am are exceptional times to play. Me? Not so much.

VISITS/OUTINGS: Last week we went for a walk with Christina and her daughter Lailah on Wednesday and on Friday we went to lunch with them, Ashely and her daughter Brookley and their friend Jaymie.

FAVORITE ACTIVITIES: Eating her toes. We will not be needing teething toys because she can almost put her entire foot in her mouth and he big toe is as good as anything else she can gnaw on!

MOMMY FEELS: Tired. I am not a fan of the new sleeping schedule. 

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO: Starting solid food next weekend. We are starting with avocado and oatmeal.

Baby noises

It's amazing the noises that come from a baby. Such loud burps and room-clearing farts that impress even Daddy. One of the cutest sounds I've heard from A recently is her new affinity for snoring.