olivia kate evansjune 26, 20085:21pm7 pounds 14 ounces21 inches ...
My sister, Amy, put together a slideshow of the pictures she took at the hospital. I think I must have watched it a hundred times already, but it's just so sweet and I love the one of Luke peeking into the nursery with this HUGE grin on his face. Priceless!Thank you, Amy! I love you!http://www.kaileycat.com/olivia ...
Olivia Kate was born yesterday at 5:21pm via c-section. She weighs 7 lbs 14 oz and is 21 inches long. She looks alot like big brother, Luke, except her hair is alittle bit darker and her cheeks are bigger. She is absolutely perfect and we are SO in love with her. Luke has kissed her on the forehead and yelled "hi, baby sister"...
Tomorrow at noon is the c-section.We should have our sweet baby Olivia in our arms by 12:30!Words cannot describe the flood of emotions I am experiencing. ...
...as I count down the hours until my c-section tomorrow. :)Rock n' Roll Bath SquirtiesMusicLukey needs me...more shopping later. :) ...
{Memories} Yesterday, Luke fell asleep in the car on the way home from my doctor's appointment. When we got home, I picked him up to transport him into his bed and he was about half asleep. Just before I went to lay him down, he pulled his head up off my shoulder and gave me a quick little kiss on my cheek. It...
I think I need this.I think my new little nephew is going to need this. (Oops, I just spilled the beans!) ...
Special Treat: mysterious, yet very tempting, 'something' that mommy promises Luke he can have if he just sits in his (stroller, carseat, chair); generally works to get desired behavior out of above mentioned two year old; has yet to be received or divvied out due to said toddler usually passing out prior to getting home where special treat is kept.And, yes, it is...
Laurin just called and told me what she's having! I will wait and let her spill the beans, but I am SO EXCITED!!!! Let the shopping begin!!! ...
{39 wks, 3 days} We had the sono and Olivia was measuring 8.45 pounds. The sonographer mentioned that it tends to measure on the heavy side so she would guess she is more like 8 pounds. Dr. Milstein checked me and I still have not dilated any. He did say that she was at +3 station which is better than a 'nothing station',...
{Luke has been waking up with a dry diaper lately so I have been trying to rush him to the potty first thing in the morning. A few days ago he began standing up to try and go pee pee. He will stand there and bend his legs a little and make straining noises.}Me: "You can do it! Make pee pee in the...
This is me trying to find a spot in the fridge to chill the watermelon.Nick finds humor in this and runs to grab the camera. Me, having zero sense of humor lately especially when it has to do with the shape of my body, find little to be laughed at. I turn and quickly pose for the camera, my attempt to get the...
I LOVE this! It's called the 'name charm necklace' from Suzanne Myers Jewelry and I love how simple and organic the design is. I could see myself wearing this everyday. You customize a charm with each of your kids' names, pick out the border on each charm, and then pick out your own stones and Suzanne creates a piece just for you. Love,...
Tonight is a full moon. Everyone please cross your fingers that tonight is the night! I am probably jinxing myself by even posting this, so let's just pretend I didn't. But...you know what they say about full moons... ...
How sweet is this picture of my little niece or nephew that is due this December?? I think this sonogram picture was taken at about 12-14 weeks and it just amazes me that the baby is already sucking his/her thumb. Adorable :) I guess this little one is taking after his/her mommy already...Laurin was a serious thumb sucker for what seemed like FOREVER....
I may have posted this picture before, but I just love it. It's just so Lukey to me. Sitting around the living room in his diaper, munchin' away on an apple, watchin' some "tt" (tv). ...
Dear Cervix,You have been such a good cervix over the years. You just hang out, do your thing. I hardly notice you. You were a superstar during Luke's labor and started to dilate at just 38 weeks. And you didn't stop there, oh no. You went all out and dilated to 10 cm! I know that was probably not much fun. And, I...
{38 wks, 4 days} I had another appt with Dr. Milstein today. My cervix is still showin' no love. The baby is estimated to be over 8 pounds. We scheduled a sonogram for Monday to get a better idea of her size. After he checked me he told me to get dressed and meet him in his office. I felt like I was...
{38 wks, 3 days} Still pregnant. I woke up at 2am last night and couldn't fall back to sleep. I got this sudden idea in my head that I needed an emergency hair cut and highlight. It seemed, last night, that this was the answer to all of my problems. That all I had to do was call Toni & Guy, magically book...
It's 1pm and I have lost hope that Olivia is coming today. I SO wanted that year supply of bottles :) They are awesome bottles, but so expensive. I'm talking $45 for a starter pack! I guess this means I need to bust out the breastfeeding book for a quick refresher. I am hoping to beat my record of 6 weeks exclusive BF...
Born Free is giving away a free year supply of bottles to any babies born tomorrow, Father's Day. Come on, Olivia, do you need any more motivation than that?? ...
{38 wks, 1 day} I'm still pregnant. I had contractions off and on from about 7pm to at least 3am this morning. At one point, the contractions were coming exactly 3 minutes apart for about 2 hours. I was just certain that this was it, but then I finally fell asleep and I haven't had any more this morning. The contractions were the...
...don't...I repeat, DON'T...fall victim to your sweet toddler's request for you to "peeze, mama" buy me some "hulk hands" .Especially, don't do this if you are 9 months pregnant, extremely irritable and otherwise defenseless. Now when I hear the pitter patter of little bare feet running up on me from behind and the words "fight mama", I must admit it's starting to scare...
High heels for babies??? I can't stop laughing every time I look at these. These are "heelarious". They come in hot pink and leopard print too...haha! ...
I just remembered that tomorrow is Friday the 13th. Is that supposed to be a lucky or unlucky day?? I just remembered that tomorrow is Friday the 13th. Is that supposed to be a lucky or unlucky day?? ...
I was thinking that if you decided that you may possibly like to come out sometime soon to meet us, that tomorrow would be a great time. Let's face it. We are both tired. You are surely getting pretty squished up in there. And, 38 weeks gestation is a fine time to leave the womb. Plus, your room is all ready for you...
I've been having some light cramping since I woke up this morning. I hope this means something.I'll be exactly 38 weeks tomorrow. ...
We are having our patio extended in the backyard today and they are about to start pouring the concrete. Luke is going nuts inside the house, following the "worker man" to every window and banging on it with his hammer, yelling "hi, worker man". He is a pretty rough lookin' fellow, hopefully he likes kids and doesn't mind an audience. We are having...
Luke is still snoozin' away so I find myself browsing around on etsy. How cute is this magnet board from Steel Dreaming Designs?? I am debating on getting one for the laundry room to organize all the stuff that usually ends up on the side of my refrigerator.Luke is awake... ...
This is Luke yelling "I spider man" just before he jumps from the ottoman. He did this for at least an hour yesterday afternoon. And this is Luke jumping through the air... ...
{37 wks, 4 days} Went in for my ob appt today and was just sure that he was going to tell me I had started to dilate or something. Unfortunately, still nothing is happening. I have been walking constantly and doing everything I can think of to get her headed toward the exit, but it appears she is happy inside for now and...
{37 wks, 3 days} I am sitting here trying to recap the weekend and I cannot, for the life of me, remember what we did on Friday, or the rest of the weekend, for that matter. I do remember that we made a few trips to the neighborhood pool, I made a Boboli Pizza at some point, and on Saturday evening we went...
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Here are a couple recent pictures of my little sleepy head. He is really hit or miss these days. Sometimes he wakes up so sweet and happy and snuggly...and then others he wakes up 'mean as a snake', as my mom so lovingly referred to me as a child. :) ...
DAAAAAAAAANG! Yes, I know, I'm thinking the same thing. I thought this picture was neat because you can actually see her kicking out at the top. She started moving like crazy as soon as we got the camera out.Oh, and this picture was taken a week ago so you can imagine what I look like today. :) ...
Whooohooo...that's all I have to say :) Hopefully, just one more week until we meet our little angel. ...
Okay, there are several of you guys out there that really need to start a blog. I thought I would take this opportunity to single you out and challenge you to start a blog of your own...haha :) You guys all have exciting things going on in your lives and I would love to hear about it. So, drumroll please...in no particular order...Erin...
So far so good. I opened the box today to double check that my chicco infant carrier will fit in this stroller. And, it did! Yay! I told Luke to hop in and I would take him for a ride around the house. He is obviously a little confused about his role because he hopped into the infant carrier and started asking for...
Bath & Body Works is having their summer clearance sale with up to 75% off! I had been waiting for this for the past week to go stock up on shower gels, lotions, bubble bath, and, of course, the always needed anti-bacterial handsoaps...7 for $20, people!! So, I'm stocked now and it feels good. :) ...
I had been debating for quite a while over whether or not these swaddling blankets were worth the cost. They are super comfy and are made with "100% of the softest premium cotton muslin" which I thought sounded perfect for a summer baby. I have passed over them time and time again but today I decided to go for it. I got the...
The search is over...I finally decided on this adorable set from Janie and Jack. It's even sweeter in person, I just hope it fits her. I got it in a premie size so as long as she comes soon it should be just perfect! Thanks, Mom! ...
{36 wks, 4 days} My tummy measured 37 cm, which means I grew 2 cm since my last visit! Dr. Milstein felt around on my tummy and estimated that Olivia is well over 6 pounds already. He also was able to tell that she is still head down but she has not dropped or engaged yet. I found that very hard to believe...
My friend, Erin, clued me in on this awesome site today. It's a baby book for the modern tot. I have to warn you, though. This site is HIGHLY addicting. I have already started Livvy's book and have done a page for each trimester of my pregnancy.The site is called 'how fast they grow' and is super easy to use. You just pick...
Last night I was trying to get Luke to be sweet and give "baby sister" some kissies. As you can see from this first photo, he was less than excited about the idea. It's much more fun to use my tummy as a spring board to jump over the back of the couch.Then he thought if he sat next to me and said...
...good question. I've been so wrapped up in designing this blog today that I just realized it's 5 o'clock and my hungry husband is going to be walking through the door any moment and I haven't given dinner the slightest thought. Must run and make dinner magically appear...More later...I'm just so excited to finally have a place to update our family and friends...
I just had to share this adorable hat I ordered for Livvy's newborn pictures. It's even cuter in person and I just can't wait to get it on her little baby head. This seller on etsy is awesome, by the way. She makes buying from her so personal and she's just the sweetest thing. Have I told you I am absolutely addicted to...
Luke has named my MIL yet again. At first he called her Mummaw (because he couldn't say Grandma)...then that transformed into Ni-ma (don't ask)....and this weekend she was G-Ma. She is hoping that G-Ma sticks since it's kind of a hip version of Grandma...haha. Anyway, Luke had a blast spending time with G-Ma and was in the best mood all weekend. Friday night...
