Party of 5... more like Crazy House! I am so behind on my blogging that I am determined to catch up!
My sweet baby Olive was born a wopping 8 months ago. It has been a fast 8 months. adjusting to 3 kids has been HARD for me. I feel like I had a routine down, ya know? And having another baby to take care of and take where ever I go hasn't been easy. I CANNOT imagine 4 kids! Despite her being harder then I expected she has been so sweet and I cant imagine life without our baby Olive!
Here's her life so far...
Olive Alexis
Feb 23 2012
at 11:04 am
7 lbs 2 oz
19.5 inches
My labor was easy and normal just like my other girls. I went in to be induced at about 5 am and was dilated to a 2 then. I had her at 11, barely 6 hours later. Everything was normal!
The most memorable thing about it was when she came out. She didn't cry or make a peep, and they quickly laid her on my chest she opened up her eyes and just started at me (at least in my direction, since was was seeing nothing but blur at that point :))
She sat there for a minute or 2 just looking at me, not a noise came out of her, she was breathing and moving don't worry. She just looked and listened to me talk. It was the sweetest moment. Then the Dr realized she hadn't made a peep and snatched her up to check her out. BUT as soon as they took her off my chest the burst into tears. It was so sweet.
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| first breath |
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| a few hours old! |
She came out with these little sores on her hands and wrists, the DR said they are from her sucking in utero!I had totally forgotten how sweet a new born baby is. I just wanted to snuggle with her all day long.
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| about 1 week old! |
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| about 2 weeks old |
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| about 1 month |
Starting at about 5 weeks this little sweet baby face, turned into the devil! She was really happy one day then all of a sudden was hit with stomach troubles. She started spitting up like crazy, and crying nonstop. After we got her on some medications she started to improve. She has still been a pretty fussy baby! By far our fussiest baby!
She was born with a head of hair, and it got so curly when got wet. It was funny. Now the curl is totally gone!
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about 2 months
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| Olive on her Blessing Day!! 2 months old! |
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| 3months |
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| 4 months- her first beach trip! |
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| 5 months |
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| 6 months- started sitting up and swimming in the pool which she loves! |
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At 6 months she was sitting up and weighted 14 lb, and just barely 14 lb which put her at the 30% for weight!
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| about 7 months |
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| 8 months old!!! |
Here's what shes up too...
-She is a smiley baby, but man is she a total Mamas girl. She just cry's nonstop when she is left with Garrett or another babysitter!
-She hates food, she still just drinks her bottles. I have tried everything! She liked baby food at first, but now I force feed her one bite and she is DONE! I have tried hot dogs, nuggets, spaghetti, oatmeal, you name it, she wants NOTHING to do with it! She really doesn't like spoons. If I give her the baby food in those bags that you just squeeze, she will let me squeeze some in her mouth. Its just fun to play with them I think.
-She is our first kid to really be bashful. She will smile at first to a stranger if they smile at her, but she immediately buries her head in my neck. It it ADORABLE!
-She takes 2, 2-3 hour naps everyday, buy lately has really been fighting me. and then she is just plain awful.
-She wants to be held all day long! But i just wont have it. So I seem to be constantly moving her from toy to toy, She plays on the floor for a while, then in her high chair, then in the johnny jumper, then we repeat the whole thing again.
-She is crawling everywhere, breaking things, eating the dogs food... you name it. If I take my eyes off of her for a second, she is into something she shouldn't be!
-Since the day she first crawled she has been pulling herself up onto the furniture and walks around everything. She is getting super steady and fast. I think she will be walking soon, so watch out!
-She, along with our other girls, has Garrett's beautiful eye lashes.
-She loves to play with her sisters and the dog!
-Cadence is soo worried about her kitting her head or getting hurt that she is her constant protector! She carries her EVERYWHERE.
-She has 2 teeth and must be getting more because her fingers are constantly in her mouth!
-Her first word was Mama, She doesn't say it unless she is sleepy or crying. Then she repeats it until I come to get her. I LOVE that she says it! it melts my heart even when I cant stand to hear the crying anymore!
WE love you baby OLIVE!!!
