6 months old!

Liv is six months old now. Where does the time go, really? She is trying to crawl now. She has been sitting up by herself for about two weeks now. She is so strong! She has tried all kinds of fruits and veggies now. Bananas are her favorite. We read and play every afternoon together. Well, we really play ALL day. :)

She is so entertained by our dog, Leila. Leila is 5 years old now and has been with us since she was a puppy. I am pretty sure she thinks Olivia is her puppy. Ha ha! She is so protective of her. Olivia cracks up when Leila comes near her, its really one of the first things she ever laughed at.

My Whole World.

Home Gardening

Today I have officially started container gardening. :) One of my bell pepper plants already has the cutest little bell pepper growing. I planted tomatoes- Roma and Beefsteak, Squash, Japanese Eggplant, Romaine Lettuce, Strawberries, Basil and zucchini. So, I will be busy over the next months...hopefully harvesting my vegetables! :) I am TOO excited. You have no idea. Will take pictures soon.

Mod Cloth= Love

I have found a gold mine of treasures if you are into vintage style clothing! Oh, if only I were a rich lady, I would own all of the dresses in the Mod Cloth (<---clicky, clicky) online store. I have an hour glass, curvy figure and these clothes look best on me. Oh, to go back to the days when women could be a size 12 and not be called fat.

I just had to share the link. I want the dress up there that I posted. Its so darn cute. Oh, and the sizing at the store..or at least on the items I looked at were for regular sized girls, hooray!

They also have adorable retro bathingsuits. I already have one I bought last year, but I am tempted to get one of theirs! :)

Liv, 5 months old

When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child. ~Sophia Loren

Sitting in her Bumbo, like a big girl

She is interested in everything! Even the camera...

Since I have become a stay-at-home mom...or homemaker, as I like to say, I really have come to love the duties that go along with it. Cleaning, cooking, laundry... Can you say total weirdo? Maybe. Ha! Those who know me, know that I have inherited this gene from my Granny. We all laugh about it, because it is just so obvious. Most people do not consider vacuuming a joy...but I do!



Well, I guess I have just found ways of making it more fun and less work. I try to keep things simple. I think simple is key. Olivia loves watching me do the laundry- she thinks it's funny the way I toss the towels around. So, while I am defeating the piles of laundry, Liv is entertained too.

I have things I really look forward to doing as Liv gets a little bigger. Like starting a garden next Spring, because that would just be too awesome and I have always wanted to do that. Right now Liv needs me more, so something like that would have required too much time this year. But I am so looking forward to it.

I love my simple life.

To my little love...

Olivia,
You are going to be four months old next week! You change so much every week that I have a hard time keeping up with all the cute, new things you do. You look so much like your daddy now, even more as every day goes by... Its so cute. I even think that maybe you are a daddy's girl. When he gets in from work, you give him the biggest smile and laugh at every little thing he does. I guess you get tired of seeing me ALL day long, huh? I would to!

You are such a good baby, you sleep all night long and have done so since you were about 2 months old. You reach new milestones every day. Today, I thought you were going to roll over, but you didnt quite do it. I bet by the end of the week you will though. :) Just this week, you have learned to grab those little chunky legs and hold onto them. The doctor said he thought you were a smart little thing, and I believe he's right.

Right now you LOVE being rocked to sleep, we may have spoiled you a little... Sometimes you will go to sleep on your own, but thats rare. As I am writing this, your daddy is rocking you. :)

Olivia, you have so many people around you that love you so much! You have the best Grandparents and Aunts and Uncles! You are one special little girl to all of us, we love you so much.

I love you,
Mommy