2.28.2010

Week 7: Getting so big!

There is my little sweetie pie. She is propped up with pillows of course, but she has grown so much, so fast! She weighs about 13 pounds now. Olivia looks just like her daddy, but she still has my shaped lips. :) She has started smiling at me daily now, which makes the 4:00 AM feedings much easier and more enjoyable.

                                    
Olivia loves laying in her crib looking at her flower mobile. The best thing we could have done was make her room so colorful! She loves looking around in there at everything. She likes to lay in the crib in the morning time and use up some of that energy she has bottled up. Right now she is still sleeping in her little Rock n' Play Sleeper during the night because I don't want her that far away from me yet. She only takes naps in her crib sometimes.

We like going to the zoo to walk around and get some fresh air when the weather is nice. Can't wait for Spring so we can take advantage of our annual passes. Olivia just sleeps most of the time, but I think getting outside is good for her- and me. We hope to go again sometime this week. Well, thats about all the news I have. Just enjoying my baby and hubby for now and taking it one day at a time. :)

2.14.2010

5 Weeks...Getting Adjusted

I now believe that no matter what you cannot be fully prepared for this life changing experience. There is just no way. Until you go through sleep deprivation you just have no idea. I love sleep, I mean I used to sleep for like 10 hours straight. I know I will sleep again one day. Actually, this week has been much easier than the past few... She has slept for like 5-6 hours in a row, which is more than I can ask for now!

She is such a good baby, so sweet and just, amazing. She smiled at me for the first time this week. Oh my gosh, it was like winning the lottery.(Or what I imagine winning would be feel like) I feel so lucky to be her mom. She weighs about 11 pounds now, and is 5 weeks old.