Just Moments Ago 8:03 am

This is Olivia just a few minutes ago.... I so love her personality. I love Snow days too.... I am home today due to the snow. I don't think a plow has gone by our house yet. Cars are going by soo slow and all the schools are cancelled.

God loves OSU!

This is from Sunday. Olivia went to church again in her OSU cheerleader outfit. She looked absolutely adorable! Everyone commented on it. She did a wonderful job again at church... slept through half of it and just was happy the other half. We plan to go every Sunday... as long as we are healthy to go and Olivia doesn't put upa fight that morning... she now makes alot of our decisions if we go places... haha!!

New Toy!

After playing with Lillian I wanted to get Olivia a jumper. I found this at Wal-Mart.com and it is pink... if I have a boy next time he'll have to deal with it... ha h!! Anyways, she can barely touch the jumping pad but she loves it. She is actually in it right now as I post. This was her on Saturday in her "Heartbreaker" outfit from V-day. I love her in other colors than pink. It is nice to have her in Pink... but it is always nice to see her in red, yellow, green and especially purple... I love her in Purple.

Hat Shopping

This is Olivia yesterday at Babies R Us trying on a hat while Nana held her. Robin got this picture of her and I absolutely love it!

We shopped in Toledo and Olivia did such a great job.

Today she is home with Daddy.

Thursday - Vacation Day with Dad & Olivia

This is Olivia Thursday morning around 6:30 am. She wakes up soo happy in the morning and love to have her in the kitchen with me while I make coffee and get stuff started for the day. We talk and sing and just carry on. I wish I could have every morning with her like this! I love her so much!

Thursday we went through new daycare in Ottawa. We love it. It is state regulated and all brand new. She'll have her own crib and will be taken care of well I am sure. After viewing the infant room we saw the Toddler room and what a difference. The kids were walking around and saying "Hi" to us and just being kids. I told Aaron that I wasn't sure if I was ready for this stage yet... ha ah!! She starts there March 10th.

After Ottawa we ventured to Findlay, visited my friends at work and they oohed and ahhed over Olivia and then we did some shopping and ate lunch at Red Lobster... our first time going there since before I was pregnant... IT WAS SO DELICOUS!!

It was a great day as a family!

Sprawled out!

This is Olivia Wednesday after getting up from a 1 hour nap after Robin's. We sprawled out on the bed and let her go to town. She actually rolled over as you can see in the videos I posted. She is getting so active and just loves to lay and kick her feet and make all kinds of noises.

Tuckered out...

Olivia was soo tired after going to Laura's house on Tuesday. She slept so well. I had to wake her up come 8 pm to give her her cereal. I love snuggling with her. She is such a cuddly baby and loves her momma!!

Rolling Over

Olivia rolled over for the first time Wednesday evening. She has yet to do it again but I was soo excited. My videos are a little jumpy because we were on our bed. I need to do more floor time with her. Robin watched her Wednesday and told me that she thought that she would be rolling over soon. Olivia has been at someone different's house each day this week and it is like for the next 2 weeks until she can start at her new daycare on March 10th. I am very greatful for all the help we've had from family and friends.

Dedication

Olivia's dedication has been scheduled for March 16th. I ordered some picture cards (with the picture I posted) through Wal-Mart.com to mail to our immediate family. I plan to have shredded chicken and BBQ pork sandwiches with homemade mac and cheese, pasta salad, meat and cheese, and cake after the church service.

I am so excited to have Olivia be a part of a church and God's family. I was never baptised and Aaron is catholic.... and we now got to First Christian Church together as a family and look forward to the day that we both can become members with our daughter.

I'll post picture after her dedication.... I can't wait!

God Bless Everyone!

Videos

Here are some vidoes from my digital camera that I can never upload at home. I think our internet is too slow. Enjoy. These are from February 8th!

3 Months Old

Here is Olivia all dressed up for Church and she turned 3 months old yesterday!!

She did soo good at church. She watched the ceiling fans and just loved all the attention she got! She was announced in front of everyone and Aaron introduced her as "My daughter Olivia Rose Tussing who is 3 months old today"... and everyone clapped!

We ate lunch at Henry's and she did soo good there too. I even dipped her pacifier in cool whip and she loved it!!

Robin bought this outfit for her... it was one of my shower gifts not knowing that a little girl would ever be able to wear it. I love her in purple too!

Pottery Barn

This is what I ordered for Olivia Friday at work. They are a canvas Easter Bucket. I got her name on it as well. I can't wait to see it and she can keep it for all her Easter Egg hunting that she'll be doing!!

3 MONTHS OLD!

Today Olivia is 3 months old! I just can't believe how much time flies by. I can still remember bringing her home from the hospital thinking I have 8 weeks off and now I've been back to work for 1 whole month. It is amazing!

We are going to church today with her for the first time. She is going to wear the adorable outfit my sister got her from my baby shower. I will take pictures once she is awake and dressed.

Right now coffee is brewing and I am going to get a head start on cleaning my house. It is 6:45 am.

Happy Sunday everyone and keep Olivia in your prayers!!

Sick Weekend

Here is Olivia on Monday when I was home sick and Aaron had the day off. We had a sick weekend of coughing, sneezing and blowing our noses.

We tried to keep her happy and content without too many kisses or breathing onher. Can you tell that Aaron wasn't feeling well and needed to shave... ha ha!!

Happy Valentines Day Daddy!

Here is Olivia and I on Valentines day.... she had this adorable V-day outfit that I bought her from The Children's Place. Her face is soo funny in this picture. Aaron & Olivia got me flowers and a 1/2 hour massage gift card and Olivia got Daddy a movie, picture and gift card to Red Lobster.... maybe he'll share with mommy!!

Arvay Pugs

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They have such great looking pugs!! Enjoy!

Missing my little girl...

I work until 5 pm today. My first "Phone Friday" since coming back from maternity leave and I am already missing Olivia.

My mom is picking her up today and did yesterday as well. Mom should be there around 2 pm today to pick her up and I will feel better knowing she is with my mom having fun and being spoiled.

Wednesday night Olivia giggled a little for the first time. I was just so shocked I think my facial expression shocked her as well!! She is so much fun now and just love to sit up and koo and kah. She smiles all the time too.

Yesterday she had a rough day at day care and made it hard to day to leave her. I am soo looking forward to a weekend together with Aaron. Saturday we have an all day parenting class at our church and we are looking forward to that! I love Pastor Tim's classes and he puts things into words that hit hard to the heart and really move you.

Sunday Aaron will pry work on his mom's laundry room and maybe me and Olivia might tag along or might visit Aunt Robin and the boys for a little bit. We'll see.

Think of me at work until 5 pm missing Olivia... ah ah!! I might do some shopping online.... YIKES! aha h!!

Happy Friday everyone!

My Sweet Husband!!

This is what Aaron brought home from work for me!! The card was sweet and I absolutely love the flowers. He is always on top of getting gifts on even the Hallmark holidays!! He signed the card Love, Aaron and Olivia.... I love it!! Aaron and Olivia make me soo happy! I asked Aaron a couple days ago if he is happier with Olivia in our lives than when it was just him and I.... and he said...No, it is a different kind of happy. I agree.... I am overwhelmed with so much love for this little girl in my life. I look at her and can't help but feel so much love for Aaron..... and I thank god every day for each of them!

Thanks honey.... I LOVE YOU SOO MUCH!!

Sick House

We are soo sick it sucks!! Coughing, sneezing and sniffling. I hate not being able to breath through my nose and then it makes me cough even more. Our coughs hurt soo bad and it like goes in spells... lasting minutes it feels like. Olivia spent the day at Nana's yesterday so I could sleep and Aaron worked.



We are trying not to give it to her. Lots of cough drops and cold medicine taken here.



I hate being sick!!

Cough, Sneeze, Sniffle..... Repeat.... Repeat....

Wednesday night Aaron came home from work not feeling the best. He took cold medicine before going to bed and slept in Thursday until close to 8:30 am. I think with all the hours he is working and then he is now doing his mom's laundry room, his system is just breaking down.

He sounds exhausted and just looks sooo run down.

Well I wake up Friday morning with a tickle in my throat... thinking "great!". So after work on Friday I wento spend money at Wal-Mart..... it is what I do best..... and I got more vicks, cough drops and Mucinex.

I now have a full blown scratch sore throat and a hard and hurtful cough. I hate it. It just comes from no where and it hurts soo bad to cough.

Aaron took cold medicine again last night and it would be hard for me to take it too because I get up with Olivia in the night..... Aaron is a zombie when he takes it.

Monday is supposed to be below zero with the wind chill and I have to take Olivia out in the cold because Aaron has to go work on his mom's room. I am hoping he picks her up around noon and goes home and stays warm. He needs all the rest he can get.

Well I might post pics today, we'll see. But other than that.... Olivia is napping right now and I am getting ready to start my 3rd load of laundry. Halls Cough drops..... here I come!!

Stay warm and healthy!

12 Weeks Old

Physical Development - Conventional wisdom has it that most babies sleep through the night--loosely defined as six to eight hours--by 12 weeks of age. If this is true for your child, congratulations! Ironically, you may find that your baby has trained you to get up every three hours, whether he cries or not. Two a.m. may find you waking in a panic, rushing into his room, and rousing him out of a sound sleep to make sure he's all right! If your little one isn't an "all-nighter" at this age, don't lose hope: Many babies continue to wake every few hours for another month or so, then suddenly amaze their parents by sleeping 10 hours or more without a break. To help reduce the number of night wakings, increase the size of his bedtime feeding. Don't change his diaper during the night unless it's absolutely necessary, and try not to rush to his room the minute you hear his voice. Everyone wakes several times during the night, and your baby needs to learn how to fall back asleep on his own. You may find that, left to his own devices, he nods off again after a minute or two.

Social Development - Just as your baby is starting to sleep more consistently, he's also crying a lot less when he's awake. There are several reasons for this miraculous change:
You've learned to anticipate and meet many of his needs, making crying less necessary.
His nervous system is maturing, and with it, the ability to cope with stress.
He is finding new ways to communicate: squeals of frustration, joyous giggles, whimpering when he's tired. If he's had colic, symptoms generally start to ease around this time.
Experts agree that the more promptly and consistently you respond to your child during the first six months of his life, the less demanding he is likely to be when he is older. Once he is completely secure in your affections, he'll be able to separate from you over time and become a happy, independent person.

Intellectual Development - It's been said that, for babies and toddlers, "repetition is the soul of wit". In addition to amusement, the repetition of simple activities has another important function: It helps build memory. The more an act is performed, the more likely it is to be remembered and a memory trace established in the brain. Once a baby can remember things from one day to the next, he'll be able to add new behaviors to his existing repertoire rather than "reinventing the wheel". A study by the Educational Testing Service suggests that 3-month-olds have developed short-term memory--they're able to recall repeated signals well enough to become bored by them. At the same time, it's clear that your baby remembers you well enough to brighten when you enter the room. From this point on, he'll be constantly enhancing his memory skills.

Enough pictures already Mom!

I love it when I get Olivia smiling.... I just take pictures and take pictures. She is changing so much and I can't tell until I hold older pictures up to newer ones. I told her today to never get any bigger... I love this snuggly stage she is in and how she loves to be held and talked... it will be hard when mommy isn't cool anymore!

Olivia's First Pair of Jeans!

This is Olivia today in her OSU onsie and her first official pair of jeans. She looks sooo adorable!!

I SEE YOU PHEOBE

Olivia is now starting to notice the dogs when they walk by. You'll have to ignore the room background... this is our spare bedroom that is used as a computer room, sewing room, scrapbooking room and of course storage... ha ha!!! Mom got us new sheets for the bed, I've been waiting for me to get to the laundry mat to wash the bedspread.

Anyways.... Olivia has been noticing the dogs when they walk by. It is sooo cute. She just stops what she is doing and looks at them. I know they will be best of friends soon!!!