At 2 Months....

Olivia weighs 10 lbs 8 oz

and is 23 inches long

she can roll over from her stomach to her back

she gives lots of smiles, coos, squeals, and laughs

she blows lots of bubbles

she sleeps through the night, most nights

she loves to play with her rattle

and

the clean clothes mommy folds

she loves when daddy reads to her, especially Dr. Suess

 She is an absolute joy 

and we can't get enough cuddles, kisses, and smiles

It is so fun to have this little girl around

I think we are going to be good friends

She had her two month shots yesterday

she was a champ

Mommy cried more than she did

she had about 5 seconds of

ear curdling screams

then she went right to sleep

and slept the whole day

then her and mom slept 

the whole night on 

the couch

but I think she is back to 

her regular self today

she woke up wanting to play

and gave us lots of smiles

What to do on a rainy Sunday afternoon?

take a nap with this little girl 

Rolling Around

 On Saturday, Olivia rolled from her stomach to her back. I was a pretty proud mama. She is growing everyday and becoming so strong.  I swear if I blink, I might miss it all.

Mother's Day

It still feels a little surreal that I am a mother and that one day soon my daughter will be calling ME mama. There have been a lot of emotions since the day I found out I was pregnant. I remember that day very vividly, it is one the happiest days of my life. The nine months of pregnancy, while hard at times, was the most spiritual thing I have ever done. There is no greater feeling than hearing your baby's heart beat for the first time, the first flutters of moment, then swirls and kicks, and hiccups. After that I truly had undeniable faith that there is a loving Father in Heaven. Each day I felt grateful and blessed that I had this little miracle growing inside me. And the day she was born, I couldn't help but feel heaven surround us.  It has now been 7 wonderful weeks since we have brought her home, and yet I feel like I have known her a lot longer. Words can't describe how blessed I feel to have the honor to be this precious little girl's mother. When I hold her and look into those big blue eyes, I am so grateful that families can be together forever. I think I am now able to understand how my mother was able to love me so dearly and deeply. There really is no love like the love you have for your child. I am forever indebted to my wonderful mother for her example of love, kindness, and forgiveness. I hope I can be half the mother she is.

My wonderful mother 

The two amazing people that made me a mother



On Mother's Day Zach unfortunately had to work. So, Saturday we celebrated by going out for a wonderful dinner. Then Sunday evening I went over to my good friend Jess's house whose husband was working too. It was a a great evening spent with a delicious dinner that Jess cooked and our little ones playing. I think Remi and Olivia are going to be good friends. 

In August.......

I will be teaching 1st grade at this wonderful school!!!!!!!!!!

Really excited and A LOT nervous

It will definitely be an adventure and I can't wait for it

BUT...........

It will be hard to leave this little one

There are definitely going to be first day of school tears. 

6 Weeks

I meant to post these last week but, that didn't happen. ;) This little girl just keeps growing and growing. I can't believe that it was only 6 weeks ago that that I had her. She has brought so much joy to my day and I couldn't imagine my life without her.