How 'bout them apples...

I let Olivia taste an apple today. I feel quite certain that it just beat out baby tylenol for her favorite food ever.










PS Yesterday I picked up this beauty (the rocking horse, not the baby) at a consignment sale for 5 bucks. Can you beat that?

Conference Weekend

General Conference was so wonderful! I feel edified and exited. The one that really blew me away was Elder Holland's talk and testimony of the Book of Mormon. I also know that it is in fact, the word of God, and that, therefore, Joseph Smith is a true prophet and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is God's church on earth. I am grateful for that knowledge, and all else that it implies.

In addition to watching all four (five for Jon) sessions of Conference, we had all kinds of adventures this weekend. Lockheed Martin had a family day for employees and Olivia rode a pony and sat in a fire truck.

We also took a walk through the woods to a playground near our house, and Olivia played on all the equipment (with a little help).


Sunday night, our friends the O'Gormans came over and Olivia and her little friend Gianna got to play.
Today she is busy having fun with her new exersaucer. She's getting so strong!

Four Months (and counting)

I remember a little over a year ago writing a post about having been married for four months. Today, I'm writing about having a four month old daughter. As of today. She is a JOY! The last four months have been so great, I love being a mom, and my sweetie baby is as wonderful as can be. We went in for her four month check-up (shots...sad) and the doctor told me that she's perfect. I could have told him that without going in for a visit. He also told me that she's 13 lbs 14 oz, (in the 57th percentile for weight) and 26 inches long (97th percentile for height!). I don't know how she got so tall! Don't hate me, but she's been sleeping 10 hours through the night. I just know the next one is going to have chronic colic and be an insomniac (no next one on the way yet people).

Other than our baby, we are loving the recently arrived sweater weather! The leaves are starting to change...it's gonna be good! Also, I'm very excited for CONFERENCE tomorrow and Sunday. I'm thinking holding Livi might hinder my note taking, but I'll probably forgive her. Here's Olivia snoozing in a sweet sweater sleeper from her Grandma L.

Best Buds

I just LOVE hanging out with my girl Olivia. Here are some things we like to do together...
Cuddle.
Give kisses.
Squeal and scream (for happy).
Play peekaboo.
Giggle.
Go for walks.
Have bath time.
Try to roll over on the floor (getting closer).
Play on the play mat and in the exersaucer.
Chew on the rattle (Olivia actually does that without mommy's help).
Go to the library.
Go grocery shopping.
Drive in the car and sing songs.
Speak Spanish.
Read books.

We basically have the best time ever. We're best buds!

A Balancing Act

Olivia and her daddy have been practicing, and they're getting pretty good.

A Family of Firstborns

Jon and I are both the oldest children in our respective families, and since Olivia is our first, we are currently a whole family of firstborns! I loved being the oldest child, but there are definitely parts I didn't love. (Stricter parents, more rules, being the guinea pig). We may not be able to do much about Olivia being the guinea pig...let's face it, we've never done the parent thing before. But I feel like as a firstborn myself, I will empathize with her position, and (hopefully) relax a bit with her, or at least be aware of how much she would appreciate it if I would relax.
That said, I think that learning about birth order is interesting (though I don't buy into all of the theories that go along with it).
Where do you fall in your family? Do you feel like it has impacted who you are?

Showing off...

how absolutely darling our little Livi has gotten lately! She's been learning to use her hands, and loves looking around. She definitely knows what she wants, and is pretty good at getting it. We are so enchanted by her!
We went to a fall festival on Saturday.
She's loving the front pack carrier.

She makes the best faces!

Sometimes looks like a cabbage patch kid.

And is SUCH a sweetheart!