4th of July Weekend 2010

We had a busy 4th of July weekend. Friday we started out with Olivia's 1st official HAIR CUT! At first she cried but with some M&Ms and once she saw what Haley was doing, she was fine. her hair looks so much it is amazing! After that we ventured to Lima... I am in a Mom's group and found a playhouse for-sale that we were going to look at. Once we arrived, the house was very nice, the people were super nice and of course we loved the house. Needed some TLC but all the bones were there and Aaron has already done so much to it. That night we hung out at the shop, Olivia washed her Gator and Aaron and I worked on her playset. Saturday came and we worked on her playhouse, swingset, washed mom's car and even swam a little. That afternoon Aaron got her set done and she loved it!!! We couldn't get her to come insdie for supper... ha ha! That night we did a bonfire and just enjoyed the beautiful sky and night. Olivia did sparklers this year and LOVED them! She and I ran around in circles... and she kept saying "tinkerbells"... it was really cute. Sunday we did more inside...it was hot. But once again she spent most of her time on her playset that Aaron re-did. It was the twins and now that they've out grown it, Chris offered it to us, and it is perfect for her!

Olivia...aka Snow White

Nana got to watch Olivia while Aaron and I worked... she had the day off and you can see Olivia came home all kinds of new goodies! Nana got her a New Snow White costume Dress.... and a New Princess set that I've been looking at, Cinderella with her Prince, changes of clothes and her coach. Olivia loves it and plays with these 2 things all the time. She wears Snow White non-stop. I love her tan lines in the pictures with no shirt!

Owens Car Show - Father's Day Weekend

I brought the bug and Dad brought his '55! We had a great day together and boy was the weather hot... I left with burnt feet, always worth it!!

Random dip in the pool....

It was an evening spent with my parents and the twins. A lot of times when we get bored we venture their way... Aaron chit chats with my dad and my mom and I usually ooh and ahh over Olivia and her hundreds of stories, facial expressions and silly self. It was hot, the twins had done water gun fights and mom mentioned coming to our place for a dip in our pool...the water was COLD as we just filled it a week or 2 prior. They were troopers and then later zoomed around the yard on Aaron's 4-wheeler. Olivia loves the pool and has now taken to her "froggie"...swimmies that are like a life jacket that come across her chest and then around her arms. She is able to kick her legs all over the pool to get her toys. It is nice because Aaron and I are able to enjoy the water too.... and she is able to come to us when she wants... next year we'll do swim lessons.

First Bonfire of the Season

June 4th marked our first Bonfire...full of running through the yard and SMORES! Olivia loved the chocolate of course... I am so behind on posting!

Picnic Outside

This was a Sunday...we took a sheet, snack and the dogs outside...sat in the shade and enjoyed the weather! I love Olivia's hair like this... I do it like this a lot.

Fun @ Nana & Papa's

Another random night with my parents, Travis, Amanda and Devin. Squirt guns were a big hit and later after supper we enjoyed ice cream on their front porch. Olivia just loves Papa & Nana and usually doesn't take much talking her into going there... when Aaron works nights or even days we go t here a lot... just to get out of hte house and enjoy some adult conversation.

Olivia's Final Day at Loving Care Daycare

Thursday July 1st marked Olivia's last days at Loving Care Daycare & Preschool. I was a mess the whole week and that morning we brought in Sue Christman Cupcakes to share. I couldn't even talk when I dropped her off, I was crying. I left my Nikon with Miss Michelle (pictured) to take pictures of Olivia through out the day and it was the best thing I could have done... she got some fantastic pictures and to be honest made me cry even more when I saw how much Olivia loved it there... the hugs, games, outside play and her napping...just broke my heart. When I went to pick her up, all the teachers had hugs and positive words for her and I and I just cried like a baby. I wish we could stay there, but of course, we just can't do it right now. I will always recommend that facility to anyone and who knows...maybe someday we'll be back :)

30 Week Ultrasound Pics/ Update

Yesterday we had the pleasure of seeing Baby #2 again. He/She really looked like a chubby baby in there. Its head is squished with my placenta and is head down officially. It was kicking while Kristin did the Ultrasound. It is head down with its back arched on my right side and legs, feet, and arms are more toward the left of me. Which is amazing because I feel some sharp movements on my right side and Kristin said it is probably the baby's back/hips stretching or moving. But it should now stay head down until delivery. The baby's estimated weight is....4 POUNDS!!!! Another big baby coming for Aaron and I.
I've gained a total of 14 pounds so far and measuring exactly at 30 weeks. The heart rate ranged from 132 to 152. There was a couple of times during the Ultrasound (non 3-D) that the baby's face was positioned so perfectly that it looked JUST LIKE OLIVIA! The nose, mouth and chin...it was amazing.
I have no pick as to if I think it is a boy or a girl and every appointment I just get more and more confused as to what I think it might be. Most of our family is guessing boy and Aaron and I talk about it all the time and can't seem to get a feeling. I often think it is because we thougth Olivia was a boy all through out our pregnancy, so maybe we are too scared to guess.

We go again in 2 weeks and then at 37 weeks have another Ultrasound, then see Dr. Schutz and decide if we'll go VBAC or C-Section.

Big Girl Panties...

Olivia has been doing FANTASTIC going to the potty! Today we started with underwear at daycare and when I picked her up, they said that she did great, wore a pull-up to nap and then the underwear went back on afterwards. She has been waking up dry from naps at home, to where on Sunday and Monday I forgot to put a pull-up on her and she still woke up dry, ran straight to the potty and went. I constantly praise her for doing a great job, we hug, clap hands... you name it! It is always a celebration when Olivia does well.

Saturday we ventured to Van Buren Campgrounds and she wore underwear there too... did great on the trip and then when playing on the playground she told me she had to go... and did great while I walked around the entire fence to be able to get out and then walked to Nana & Papas camper... made it to the potty and went! It was so nice to be able to know that even away from home she is doing it well!

On another sad note, I've been crying a lot tonight. I think it's been confirmed that we will be leaving Loving Care Daycare & Preschool effective July 1st. Talk of raising prices and looking at our budget ... it just makes it soo hard! For 2 children there part-time is $147 a week. Which we can do, but would be hard at times of needing to get propane, or car insurance every 6 months... I just know there will be hard months to come. If it was up to me, I'd keep them there. I'd struggle here and there to keep her in a good facility, with good educational routines, good lunches and good teacher to children ratios... but Aaron and I make these decisions together and it looks like I've lost the battle. If daycare could allow us to not have to pay while on maternity leave I think we'd stay. But with me not having paid time off it makes it hard. So tonight I've been crying and I know come tomorrow I'll cry and then Thursday is Olivia's first trial date at Julie's.... and I pray that I feel good dropping off and Aaron feels good picking up.

Tomorrow Olivia wears underwear again to daycare and I am confident that she'll do well!