We tried to get a picture of Livy with her kitty cat pumpkin....
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Look what I got today...
Monday, October 26, 2009
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Happy Birthday Brady!
B,
Another year down and now we have a beautiful baby girl to show for it! The obvious highlight of this year was when we had Olivia and getting to see you step right up and be such a wonderful father from day one. You were never scared and always offered to help with everything. My very favorite memory was when I looked over and you were dancing with Olivia, not just rocking or bouncing, but doing the waltz, and it completely calmed her down. Thank you for all the encouragement and support you give me. I hope one day I'll be able to do as much for you as you do for me. I love you more than ever!
love,
Taryn
Daddy,
You are so funny and so much fun to be with. Thank you for playing with me all day. And for feeding me, burping me, and helping me learn to sleep so good. I love it when you read to me and show me those awesome black and white pictures and when you dance with me to soothe me. I even like tummy time because I love just staring at your face and learning what you look like. My favorite thing of all is when we get to fall asleep together. I love you!
love,
Olivia
Another year down and now we have a beautiful baby girl to show for it! The obvious highlight of this year was when we had Olivia and getting to see you step right up and be such a wonderful father from day one. You were never scared and always offered to help with everything. My very favorite memory was when I looked over and you were dancing with Olivia, not just rocking or bouncing, but doing the waltz, and it completely calmed her down. Thank you for all the encouragement and support you give me. I hope one day I'll be able to do as much for you as you do for me. I love you more than ever!
love,
Taryn
Daddy,
You are so funny and so much fun to be with. Thank you for playing with me all day. And for feeding me, burping me, and helping me learn to sleep so good. I love it when you read to me and show me those awesome black and white pictures and when you dance with me to soothe me. I even like tummy time because I love just staring at your face and learning what you look like. My favorite thing of all is when we get to fall asleep together. I love you!
love,
Olivia
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Sleep
She slept for 7 hrs last night! I woke up on my own at 6am and popped out of bed to go check on her because the last time she ate was 12. I was worried until I could see that she was just fine, still breathing and sleeping away. I ended up waking her up a little later because I worried about letting her go more than 7 hrs. It probably won't happen again tonight, but it was awesome to get some sleep :) Its actually not the first time she's done that either. I think she knows how much we like our sleep. She usually sleeps anywhere from 4 to 6 hours during the first stretch, wakes for a feeding, and sleeps for 4 more.
Here's a little video of Liv learning to hold her head up. Don't mind my high whiny voice, I can't help it. I love the days when I get to come home for lunch and enjoy her for a little while. She sure is a sweetheart and such a blessing.
p.s. She actually does have hair. Not very much, but some. It doesn't show up at all for some reason in this video. Anyway, thats all.
::sick::
So, a few days after I asked if I really should keep Olivia away from crowds for the next 2 months, she got a little cold :( We didn't even take her out and a little bug still managed to come into our house and infect our baby.
It was sad to see her so stuffy, but we were very grateful that it was nothing to be alarmed about. She was over it in about 3 days. I'm just so glad it wasn't swine flu, or regular flu, or rsv, and that she is already better!
Speaking of illness, I got my H1N1 vaccine. I was a little nervous about it since no one really knows what the side effects are, but after Olivia got that little cold I decided I was more worried about her getting sick, so I decided it would be best to get it. Especially since I am around all kinds of patients and people all day.
It was sad to see her so stuffy, but we were very grateful that it was nothing to be alarmed about. She was over it in about 3 days. I'm just so glad it wasn't swine flu, or regular flu, or rsv, and that she is already better!
Speaking of illness, I got my H1N1 vaccine. I was a little nervous about it since no one really knows what the side effects are, but after Olivia got that little cold I decided I was more worried about her getting sick, so I decided it would be best to get it. Especially since I am around all kinds of patients and people all day.
Our Clinic supervisor came into clinic on tuesday and announced that one of the senior students had swine flu, and gave us the option to leave and get the shot. I had been waiting to hear when the shot was available and hadn't heard a darn thing, so I was glad to get the inside info and be able to leave school to get it. Lucky I did too, supply ran out about an hour after I received it.
We all thought it was kind of funny how serious the school was about this, like it was a medical emergency or something, so we took pics to document. Also, I was elected to be the class historian so I have to take pics of everything!
We all thought it was kind of funny how serious the school was about this, like it was a medical emergency or something, so we took pics to document. Also, I was elected to be the class historian so I have to take pics of everything!
Friday, October 23, 2009
It's been a while, and I wish I could blog things as they happen because I feel like so much has been going on, but now I won't even remember it because I didn't write it down.
Its school everyday for me, and it is pretty challenging to be expected to eat sleep and breathe dental hygiene and then also have a 1 month old baby and husband at home. My heart breaks every time I have to leave, but Brady does such a good job and never complains. I just feel so sad that some days when I've been gone from 8 to 4, I still can't help very much when I get home because I have SO much to study.
I've thought so many times about all of our blessings and so I need to write it down so that on those days I feel a little depressed I can remember how beautiful my life is.
I feel like I've had to rely on the Lord so much and that my faith has been strengthened because of it. Eleven months ago we felt pretty strongly that we were ready to have a baby and that it was the right time. We had been talking for several months and going back and forth about when we should start trying, if we were ready, and if we could handle it. We didn't know when the 'right' time was, but I knew I wanted a baby more than anything, and I knew it was time when I got so sad thinking about having to wait 2 more years to bring a sweet little one into our family. Brady had the same experience, and we realized that finally, we BOTH wanted a baby, which was a sign to me because we had each gone through times of wanting to start trying when the other didn't. Now that we were both on the same page we felt it was right.
Of course we prayed and thought about what it would mean and how we would survive with a baby while I was in school. We both knew that having the mother in school and away from home was not ideal, but I (we) felt confirmation that it was time. I knew that the Lord would not confirm something as important as bringing a child into the world if he did not know that we could handle it. I knew that I would have to rely on him during the hard times after the baby was born, but I never expected to see his hand in my life quite this much. I feel so incredibly thankful to be able to feel his love and know that we did make the right choice. It had been difficult for me while I was pregnant and telling people that I would still be going ot school, and seeing the looks of dissaproval and sometimes actually listening to the opinions of others on how I had made the wrong decision to go back to school. More than once I felt scared to death that I really had made the wrong decision, and several times cried to Brady. Always, he reassured me that I could do it and he could do it, and we would be okay.
We have been blessed with the sweetest angel baby in the world. I was not sick during pregnany! There were a couple alarming things that happened during labor, but I felt so calm during the entire process, and there were no real problems. She was born completely healthy and perfect. Such a sweetheart.
The hardest night for me was the first night we came home and I realized that I had no idea what I was doing. The baby was crying, I was trying to feed her (with not a lot of success) and she would cry more. All feelings of inadequacy mixed with hormones came to a point and before I knew it I was crying while holding a crying a baby. Brady was sweet and took her and hugged me at the same time. He reassured me that I was and would be a good mom...all while Olivia was still crying. Once I calmed down I took her and cuddled her up in my arms and though of how grateful I was for her and what a gift from heaven she was. She calmed right down. It was such a tender mercy to help me feel that she knew I was her mom and that things would be okay. We would all help each other make it through.
Everyday when I drive home from school I feel so good and happy. I can't explain, I just feel like things are going really well. I LOVE coming home to my husband and baby, and love being in school (well not being in school, but more the fact that I will become a dental hygienist). It is hard and its no secret, but I still feel so at peace with everything. I feel like we can do it. We have great family who have been kind enough to babysit her when we need it, and we couldn't do it without their help. We are blessed.
Its school everyday for me, and it is pretty challenging to be expected to eat sleep and breathe dental hygiene and then also have a 1 month old baby and husband at home. My heart breaks every time I have to leave, but Brady does such a good job and never complains. I just feel so sad that some days when I've been gone from 8 to 4, I still can't help very much when I get home because I have SO much to study.
I've thought so many times about all of our blessings and so I need to write it down so that on those days I feel a little depressed I can remember how beautiful my life is.
I feel like I've had to rely on the Lord so much and that my faith has been strengthened because of it. Eleven months ago we felt pretty strongly that we were ready to have a baby and that it was the right time. We had been talking for several months and going back and forth about when we should start trying, if we were ready, and if we could handle it. We didn't know when the 'right' time was, but I knew I wanted a baby more than anything, and I knew it was time when I got so sad thinking about having to wait 2 more years to bring a sweet little one into our family. Brady had the same experience, and we realized that finally, we BOTH wanted a baby, which was a sign to me because we had each gone through times of wanting to start trying when the other didn't. Now that we were both on the same page we felt it was right.
Of course we prayed and thought about what it would mean and how we would survive with a baby while I was in school. We both knew that having the mother in school and away from home was not ideal, but I (we) felt confirmation that it was time. I knew that the Lord would not confirm something as important as bringing a child into the world if he did not know that we could handle it. I knew that I would have to rely on him during the hard times after the baby was born, but I never expected to see his hand in my life quite this much. I feel so incredibly thankful to be able to feel his love and know that we did make the right choice. It had been difficult for me while I was pregnant and telling people that I would still be going ot school, and seeing the looks of dissaproval and sometimes actually listening to the opinions of others on how I had made the wrong decision to go back to school. More than once I felt scared to death that I really had made the wrong decision, and several times cried to Brady. Always, he reassured me that I could do it and he could do it, and we would be okay.
We have been blessed with the sweetest angel baby in the world. I was not sick during pregnany! There were a couple alarming things that happened during labor, but I felt so calm during the entire process, and there were no real problems. She was born completely healthy and perfect. Such a sweetheart.
The hardest night for me was the first night we came home and I realized that I had no idea what I was doing. The baby was crying, I was trying to feed her (with not a lot of success) and she would cry more. All feelings of inadequacy mixed with hormones came to a point and before I knew it I was crying while holding a crying a baby. Brady was sweet and took her and hugged me at the same time. He reassured me that I was and would be a good mom...all while Olivia was still crying. Once I calmed down I took her and cuddled her up in my arms and though of how grateful I was for her and what a gift from heaven she was. She calmed right down. It was such a tender mercy to help me feel that she knew I was her mom and that things would be okay. We would all help each other make it through.
Everyday when I drive home from school I feel so good and happy. I can't explain, I just feel like things are going really well. I LOVE coming home to my husband and baby, and love being in school (well not being in school, but more the fact that I will become a dental hygienist). It is hard and its no secret, but I still feel so at peace with everything. I feel like we can do it. We have great family who have been kind enough to babysit her when we need it, and we couldn't do it without their help. We are blessed.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Livy's first play date!
Our little Livster had her first baby play date with her cousin Avery, who is my brothers little girl. She looked like a little baby doll next her year old cousin, its hard to believe how small they start and how quickly they grow!
As you can probably notice in the photos, Olivia probably wasn't much fun yet to play with, but that didn't seem to dampen Avery's playful spirit. She held her hand and shouted some excited gibberish. Olivia grunted, rolled a bit and pulled some faces in return...I think this is the start to a beautiful friendship :)
Though its tough to see her grow up, Tare and I are pretty excited for our little girl to someday be able to play with all the cute cousins she has...and they seem excited for her too!
Saturday, October 17, 2009
pondering
Today I went running for the first time in about 5 months. I really missed being able to run while I was pregnant. It was refreshing and exhausting, but mostly it was exhilerating to be breathing the fall air and enjoying the fall colors on the mountains.
I enjoyed my alone time to think about nothing stressful and just get out and move my body. I am so thankful to have a body that works, two legs that can run and two arms that I can hold my sweet baby with. Thats what I thought about today while I was running.
wishing
Wishing I had the talent and ability to make these ah-mazing wild things costumes for halloween. Wouldn't that be cute to have Liv be Max (even though she's a girl) and me and Brady be Wild Things? I thought so, and apparently I'm among the thousands of others who wanted to be wild things for halloween.
Sadly, I've come to the realization that I don't have the creativity or skills to pull that off like this lovely lady does. I'm sure on halloween night I'll see several people dressed in their own original creative Wild Things costumes, and I'll be jealous. Anyone have any other costume ideas for us? Preferably easy to make ones.
Sadly, I've come to the realization that I don't have the creativity or skills to pull that off like this lovely lady does. I'm sure on halloween night I'll see several people dressed in their own original creative Wild Things costumes, and I'll be jealous. Anyone have any other costume ideas for us? Preferably easy to make ones.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
I can't help myself
I take millions of pictures everyday because every face she makes is still so new to me and I think every eyebrow raise is adorable. SO here are a bunch of pictures of my girl doing nothing but sleeping and staring (two of my favorite things she does). These won't be interesting to anyone but me, B, and maybe my mom. Does she look bigger?
Monday, October 12, 2009
I brought my camera to school last week and got a few shots so I could show Brady what I do all day and what the school looks like. We were practicing hand rests and fulcruming on eachother.
Then I came home to this pleasant little angel.
Sometimes I like to just stare at her and let her stare back at me.
I feel like I have to soak up every second of her when I'm home, so I even watch her sleep.
I love it when she's so calm and pleasant.
*Thanks for all of your comments on the post below. Now I don't have to feel silly or like I'm being paranoid!
*Thanks for all of your comments on the post below. Now I don't have to feel silly or like I'm being paranoid!
Sunday, October 11, 2009
the leaves are changing
Last week we needed to get out of the house,
so we drove up to squaw peak to see the changing leaves.
It was so refreshing and beautiful.
p.s. The doctor told us not to take her to church for 2 months because of how bad flu season is supposed to be this year. I really don't want my baby to get sick, so I'll listen to the doc. but I just thought it seemed a little extreme. He said we could go on walks and go to the store, because people wouldn't be touching and coming up to look at her, but he says church and big family functions should be avoided. Does that seem a little extreme?
Saturday, October 10, 2009
cousins and baby faces
Remember the pic of me and my cousins at my baby shower, and we were all pregnant?
Well now we all have cute little babies.
These lovely ladies are second cousins(?) I don't really know if its second cousins,
but the other two are my cousins' babies.
Mckelle, Indee, and Olivia. Indee and Olivia were both born on the 16th and Mckelle was born three days earlier on the 13th.
Olivia was mad at her mom for not feeding her right then. She really is such a pleasant baby between feedings, but when she's hungry she wants food THEN. Too bad she had to be so mad during the pics.
Here she is in happier times
Well now we all have cute little babies.
These lovely ladies are second cousins(?) I don't really know if its second cousins,
but the other two are my cousins' babies.
Mckelle, Indee, and Olivia. Indee and Olivia were both born on the 16th and Mckelle was born three days earlier on the 13th.
Olivia was mad at her mom for not feeding her right then. She really is such a pleasant baby between feedings, but when she's hungry she wants food THEN. Too bad she had to be so mad during the pics.
Here she is in happier times
little messes
When I've finally got Livi fed, burped, and napping I love to look around the house at the mess we've made.
There are always blankets strewn everywhere
pacifiers, burp cloths, and bottle tops on end tables
her cute stuffed pig from grammy
and a little teeny sock in the middle of the kitchen.
She loves nothing more than to kick those socks off.
I love these little messes. I think back to the time when these messes weren't there, and it makes me grateful that they are there now. I am so thankful to finally have her here in our family.
There are always blankets strewn everywhere
pacifiers, burp cloths, and bottle tops on end tables
her cute stuffed pig from grammy
and a little teeny sock in the middle of the kitchen.
She loves nothing more than to kick those socks off.
I love these little messes. I think back to the time when these messes weren't there, and it makes me grateful that they are there now. I am so thankful to finally have her here in our family.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Just the two of us
Friday night we got to go on a date, just the two of us.
We went up to Sundance, and got caramel apple cider for me
and hot chocolate with hazelnut for him.
We rode the ski lift, and it was cold so we had to cuddle,
and maybe I got a little scared every time I looked down,
and maybe we kissed in the full moonlight.
We still don't have the night setting on our camera figured out, but I like the pics anyway.
Thank you mom for babysitting!
We went up to Sundance, and got caramel apple cider for me
and hot chocolate with hazelnut for him.
We rode the ski lift, and it was cold so we had to cuddle,
and maybe I got a little scared every time I looked down,
and maybe we kissed in the full moonlight.
We still don't have the night setting on our camera figured out, but I like the pics anyway.
Thank you mom for babysitting!
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
2 weeks
Livia had her 2 week appointment on Thursday. We were really excited to see how much she weighed because she had lost a little over 10% of her weight in the hospital. She was only 5 lbs 12 oz when we brought her home. Here's the stats
She grew an inch: 20 in
and she gained 1 lb 1 oz
She is now 6 lbs 13 oz
We are so proud!
Sunday, October 4, 2009
My mom
Then I multiply that by a million because she has done it again and again everytime any of her children have a baby of their own. She was here with me for 10 days, staying up with the baby, burping, changing, wiping, cleaning. I don't know what I would have done without her.
Why would she offer to come help when she knows what hard work it is?
I think its all the cuddling, calming, blinking, smiling, loving moments you get to have with your baby when you're a mom... or a grandma, and I think of how much I love my sweetest baby, and I think that's how much she loves me. And maybe how much she loves her (my Livy).
And that's why I love my mom a million times more than ever. Thank you for being such a caring mother, and for teaching me how to be a mom.
p.s. Happy Birthday Momma!
Today...
... B made breakfast and I got to watch conference with the two people that I am most in love with.
Life couldn't be any more perfect.
Life couldn't be any more perfect.
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