I'm not so sure about this...

Thursday, August 13, 2009
When we went to our 4 month well baby visit, the doctor suggested that we start feeding Olivia cereal. She said that feeding her cereal should help her sleep through the night. The first night we tried it, she hated it! Here are two pictures from that night.



Every night since then has gotten better. She LOVES cereal now. Olivia is a super eater. She has been eating the entire bowl for a few nights now. It's pretty cute because she grabs the bowl with her hands and leans forward because she can't get enough of it! The first night she had a little trouble sucking it down, but now she is a pro.:) I feel like she is such a big girl now that she is eating cereal and sitting in her highchair. We are still giving Olivia a 6 ounce bottle after she eats the cereal. Usually, she eats most of the bottle too! However, she still is not sleeping through the night. For the past week she has woken up at 12:30 or 1:30, eats, and then goes right back to sleep. Then she is up for the day around 6:00a.m. I guess we were spoiled when she was sleeping in until 7:30-8:00. The 6:00a.m. awake time wouldn't be bad except that once we feed her in the middle of the night it takes us awhile to get back to sleep. Jeremiah is still getting up every other night to feed Olivia. If anything the nightly feedings show me what an amazing husband I have. He never complains about getting up during the night and then going to work during the day. Jeremiah is wonderful and I feel very blessed to have him in my life!:) I also feel so blessed to have a healthy baby girl, so please don't think I'm complaining. I'm so in love with Olivia and can't get enough of her! So, I usually don't mind waking up to feed her because it's extra time I get to spend with her.


4 month pictures

We took Olivia to get her four month pictures a few weeks ago. I think the pictures we got are great and we didn't have to spend too much money to get them! We took Olivia to Portrait Innovations in the mall. Here are some of my favorite pictures.






Saturday, August 1

Saturday, August 1, 2009
About a week and a half ago I posted on here that Olivia rolled over the first time. Jeremiah wasn't home when she rolled over, but I was able to capture it on video. Today she rolled over from her tummy to her back for Jeremiah! It was so neat to watch Jeremiah's reaction when she rolled over. It's funny because last week I would put her on her tummy and try to get her to roll over for him. This afternoon we were just watching her play and she rolled over. I guess I need to realize that she will do things when she is ready to do them!:)
*So after I posted the original post Olivia woke up from her nap. After I finished changing her diaper she started arching her back (like she usually does..but nothing happens after that) and then she rolled over onto her tummy. I was so proud of her and I started clapping for her. She started smiling and then I ran to get my camera. When I came back she was rolling back over onto her back. I picked her up and just hugged her tightly. She kept smiling-I think she was proud of herself too.:)
Later on in the evening we were at church and she rolled over from her tummy to her back while a couple of friends were watching. It's so fun to watch her learn new skills. I know people probably think I'm crazy because I get so excited when she does something new. Oh well..they'll have to get over it. :)



Our happy girl-4 months old




Being silly with Daddy before her four month doctor's appointment




Chillin' with Mommy before her appointment