LIvi at 7 Months

Sitting in church today, I was pondering how big my baby is and how fast she's growing.  I miss that newborn stage but this stage is so fun.   Livi was trying to reach the chair next to us in relief society to eat the cloth.  She was being so loud making her baby sounds and rocking back and forth.  I didn't care because she was being so cute.  I love to see her personality shine.  This is the stage I just want to smother my babies with kisses and eat there neck because I can't get enough of them.  I feel like Livi is a little lady right now.  She is getting fiesty, opionated, and really, really wiggly!!

 She gave herself a nice scratch that took a week to heal.  I was so sad!

 She loves playing in the sink...it's her personal spa I guess!!

 Morning mom, it snowed.  Don't ask me why she loves chewing on her binky clip.

 She still love me to cuddle her!!!

 Look at this bright eyed girl.

 Thanks for the finger jello Chrisite!!!  Livi sure loved it

Halloween 2012

Halloween this year was a bit harder than I thought it was going to be.  Allen had to end up working late so I ventured out by myself and the girl.  We went to the bank where Allen's sister works and trick or treated there...which I hope to do that every year...so easy and warm. (this year didn't matter for the warm part...it was 65 degrees until the sun went down, crazy)  Then headed over to the neighborhood trunk and treat to say hi to everyone!!!  

 She got to where she new what to do if now one was by the bucket...help herself of course, but I had to watch her to make sure she only took one or Two!!!

 Addie was running to every bucket of candy. 

 Livi was tuckered out and fell asleep on the way home.

 This is a rare picture because Addison never likes to take pictures.  She actually looks like she's enjoying herself.  This is a treasure for me.

Pumpkin Patch 2012

 The pumpkin patch was a lot of fun this year.  Addison had so much fun picking our her pumpkins, yes she got two small ones and Livi got 3 small ones,  because I also needed them for my 4th Sunday Lesson for church.

Livi had a great time riding in the wagon by herself.  She is sitting but really unstable at times so we came prepared with the bumbo!

Olivia at 6 Months

My Baby is growing way to fast.  I think back to when Addison was this age and the same thing happened...you think I would be use to it by now!!!  Livi is a happy baby.  She is a lot more friendly than Addie was and is.  Today at the doctor's she was talking to him (Dr. West) and trying to roll her tongue.  While he was checking her heart and breathing, she was holding her squeaky duck, she dropped the duck and went right for the stethoscope.  As Dr. West was asking me all the questions about her development, she answered them for herself by doing them right on cue.  It made me a really proud mama!!!

Weight:     15.5 pounds (I thought she was going to be around 16.5...I don't have a scale at home)
Height:      26 inches
Head:        16.5 circumference

Well what has Livi been up to:

• Everything goes to the mouth.  She has a good grip, but keeps her hand in a fist so it hard to maneuver anything.  I see her wheels turning and she's going to release that death grip soon 
• We started using a sippy cut and she is loving it
•  She is sitting up really good.  When I hold her she loves to rock back and forth so when she's sitting by herself sometimes she forgets their is no one to catch her.  Just a bit wobbly still
• She loves her binky clip and just the other day I had to make all new ones because they were falling apart.
• Livi's eyes are completely brown.  I thought they might be hazel, but I have a brown eyed girl in her for sure.
• Livi is still nursing, but is giving me fits (sometimes she latches and eats, and other times she will just cry).  I think it's because I've been giving her more baby food and she likes it!!!  Hopefully it will get better or I'm cutting her off...
• She smiles so big and laughs out loud.  When Addie wakes up from her nap, I will put Livi in the crib with her.  Addie  jumps and bounce her and Livi will just belly laugh.  I love it.
• We love water especially the shower.  She almost falls alseep.  The few times she's taken a bath, its the same thing, but she can't sit by herself yet so showers still work best. 
• Tummy time is horrible.  She hates it, but I figure that she needs it sometimes.
• We are practicing eating food, but that death grip doesn't work.  She ends up just sucking her hand that she has to green bean or peach in.  She gets mad and squawks at me like it's my fault, I try not to laugh, but she's so funny sometimes.
• She has just started to notice when I leave the room or someone else but her mom has her. 
• Right now her schedule is :
• goes to bed at 7:30 and wakes up at 5 to
• wakes up around between 7:30 and 8 and lays in bed with allen and I talking and playing with toys that Addison brings her. 
• naps around 10, wakes up and eats 2 jars of food 
• nurses at around 1pm and naps at 1:30
• eats 2 more jars of food around 4
• eats dinner at 6:30 and nurses at 7
• This little munckin......

Livi @ 5 Months

Oh my goodness, my baby is getting so cute inside and out....I know I'm prejudice but it's true.  She loves her tough and plays with her binky and clip all the time.  She is talking and very interactive with us. 

 I love this little grin.

She is still sleeping in a little bed I made her on our guest bed.  She sleeps great and I decided not to disrupt her until I have to. 

Labor Day

Labor day was great this year.  All the peaches were ready to can, so we headed to Gooding to visit.  The weather was really nice and the wind hardly blew.  We put away 100 quarts and 50 pints of peaches in one day.  I was pretty proud of ourselves. We went boating, had a picnic and enjoyed the day. 

Blakes Wedding

I sure didn't do a very good job at getting pictures of this event.  The only reason we got a family picture is because I insisted on it and it almost didn't even happen then.

I have no pictures of the bride and groom, my family or anyone at the temple.  Somebody fire me now.  I know what it was.  I had a baby and a 2 year old.  That's my excuse for SLACKING!!

It was a pleasant day.  I fed Livi on the way to the temple, we got there andI handed the girls off to Kallie, Natalie, Mckenna, and Isabelle hoping everything would be fine, and Allen and I headed into the Temple.  Salt Lake has one of the largest waiting rooms, but with over 100 wedding that day I had a feeling it wasn't going to big enough. (we first heard it was 91 then 98 then 102 and I think the last # we heard that day from workers was 104) Crazy if you ask me!!!  The Sealer was a bit long winded and basically told the love story of Isaac and Rebekah.  You could see the happiness on Blake and Misha face.  I wish them the best.  Our girls were in good hands even though there were a million people everywhere, we decided to go outside in the shade to see if was any cooler. (it wasn't but I didn't feel so claustrophobic)  .  While we waited for for the newly married pair to come out of the temple, the children started to get ancy.  We stayed long enough to get a group shot and a family shot.  Things sure roll out different when you have children.  Looking back I would have tried to stay a bit longer.  They were already upset, and I don't like to be the first ones to leave something...I don't know why, but I never have. Oh Well...!!!

Here are a few of the pictures that I did get.

The next day we went to breakfast at the hotel, went swimming and enjoyed the afternoon at the zoo.  If you ask me it was genius the way the day played out.  They slept almost the whole way home.  Allen and I actually got to talk and enjoy a ride in the car considering all the car rides we've been on in the last 3 months. (too many)

Oh ya I forgot to mention, WE feel pretty proud of ourselves that we found Blake and Misha's car after they vauled it and thought it was safe.  Ha Ha  Todd was the crude one!!!!