Olivia - 5 months!

Happy 5 month birthday Olivia! Where has the time gone? You are growing up so quickly and learning so many new things! We love your good morning smiles and even your little lip that pokes out when you're sad. You are such a morning person - so happy and wanting to play! In the evenings you want to be held and walked around and are more fussy. You are so much like your mommy in your personality - high strung, determined, and feisty but so sweet and happy! You don't like your paci anymore but love playing with your hands and even sucking on your thumb every once in a while. You love playing in your exersaucer and have figured out how to manipulate all the toys on it. You don't stay on your tummy for very long because you like to roll over but when you are on your tummy you are bringing your knees up to your chest - good practice for learning how to crawl! Toys in your hands always end up in your mouth these days. You are our little talker! Rarely is there a quiet moment with you :) You are learning how to sit up all by yourself and can do it for short periods at a time now! You smile so much and giggle when you are tickled or when we play peek a boo, pat a cake, or this little piggy with you! You love bath time and like kicking and splashing in the water. Mommy and Daddy put you in the church nursery for the first time this past week and you did great even though it broke Mommy's heart to leave you there! You still don't like your car seat but are doing better than you used to riding in it! You like to look at and talk to yourself in the mirror - such a pretty girl! You also enjoy watching and talking to your friend Anderson who Mommy watches a couple days a week. You no longer take a bottle which is hard for Mommy but it does melt my heart that you prefer me :) You just hit 13 lbs and are growing out of your 0-3 month clothes. We are thankful that you sleep well at night. You sleep a total of 12 hours with one 7-9 hour stretch. You go down between 7 and 7:30. Your naps are only 45 minutes long so Mommy may try dropping one and see if with just two naps you will sleep longer! You still like to be swaddled. You also still sleep on your inclined sleep positioner because without it you spit up often and it wakes you up. We always have to keep a bib on you and a burp cloth on us because you spit up so often. Mommy thinks you may have some reflux but most the time it doesn't seem to cause you any discomfort so we don't have you on medicine but rather just keep you upright after feedings and are always prepared with extra outfits when we go out :) We love you so much and thank the Lord for you everyday!

p.s. Can you stay little forever??! :-)

Wish list

A couple months ago I created an Amazon wish list for future Birthday and Christmas gifts and to keep track of things I want when I have extra money to spend :)
Here are a few of the books I really want to read:
This last one I would like because my mom bought me a steamer/food processor in one specifically made for making your own baby food. I'm so excited to start using this to make Olivia healthy and cheap baby food! I'm going to start her on solids at 6 months.

Happy Anniversary!

On December 30, 2009 Wesley and I celebrated our 3rd anniversary! We are so thankful for what God has done in our lives these past three years and are excited to see what He has planned for our future! We were able to use a gift card from Christmas and go to Carabbas for some yummy Italian food! My sister, as part of her Christmas gift to us, told us she would babysit Olivia for us. It was our first date night since she was born! Wesley gave me some beautiful gerbera daisies, too! Sadly, we weren't able to get coffee or dessert after dinner because Olivia has been on a bottle strike and still will not take one!On January 7, 2010 my parents celebrated their 26th wedding anniversary! They were able to go out for a nice dinner and Dad got Mom some beautiful roses! I'm so thankful for such godly parents who have modeled to me how to walk with the Lord, love your spouse, and raise your children to love the Lord!

A little behind...

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year...a little late :) We had a busy and fun first Christmas with Olivia. My sister, Courtney, came home from Chicago for a few weeks and here is what Olivia wore to pick her up from the airport:
My brother Caleb came home for a day so that we could go get a real Christmas tree! Olivia looked pretty small in comparison to the large tree!We were able to spend Christmas Eve and Christmas morning with Wesley's family in South Georgia! Here are a few pictures from that trip including a couple from the family photo shoot.
We spent Christmas afternoon and evening with my family. It's so nice that our families are only 4 hours apart so that we've been able to have Christmas with both the last few years! Here's a few pictures with my family:
A few more Christmas pictures: