Happy Halloween!!

I think I'm Gonna.....

Smile for you....

Breast Cancer Awareness Month..
In this day and age, most of us have known someone who has had breast cancer. My mom was diagnosed about 2 1/2 years ago and after several months of surgeries and treatments - she is now cancer free! The group of women in this photo are survivors...strong, intellegent and brave...all who have beat this disease. Please remember to give yourself a monthly exam and early detection is your best way to FIGHT!

Little Livvy....
Little Livvy-Lou (that's what I call her) is going to be two months old tomorrow! I can't believe how fast time has gone by! She has her two-month Doctor appointment tomorrow - it'll be nice to see how much she weighs and how long she is. She is finally sleeping through the night! YEAH! She is doing great..her last bottle is at 10pm and she sleeps until 6 or 7..just depends on the day I guess. And..just last week she started smiling...nothing is better than that huge smile from your baby. It makes my heart melt! Today she was smiling up a storm and I tried to capture it with my camera..I didn't do the greatest job..but at least in these you can see that her eyes are bright!

The Love of my Life....Olivia Claire

Daddy's Little Girl

Jose is, shall we say, smitten with his little girl. At the ripe age of nearly 8 weeks - she has got this guy wrapped around her finger. It is something to see...a normally tough guy melting like butter when he looks at his daughter. HI BABY - is how he greats her when he gets home from work...but in a very high pitched voice. I have discovered that he really likes giving Olivia her bath. Tonight when we were bathing her - well Jose was giving her the bath - and I was sitting on the toilet watching - he was talking to her in a calm voice and for the first time she did not scream during bath time. He also likes dressing her. Tonight he picked out her Jedi-Knight outfit...that's his name for her white side-snap onesie and white leggings. She does look cute - and Jose thinks that she looks the most beautiful in all white. On Sunday moring I took Bryan the Dog for a walk around Reeds Lake and when I got home Jose and Olivia dressed for the day....an interesting choice of clothing...but he was proud of his selections and thought she looked adorable. I didn't have the heart to change her in matching clothes.

It sure is cute though - a father with his baby.

Miss Olivia!
Olivia will be 7 weeks old this Saturday and she is doing great! I am loving being a mom more than I ever thought I would. It's amazing! I am also gearing myself up for heading back to work. I still have three weeks left before I head back - and don't get me wrong - I really love my job - but am I going to miss spending all this time with Olivia. It's going to be really hard for me and I am sure there will be many tears that first week back. But, like I said - I have a great job and knowing that what I do helps many children is very fulfilling.
Lisa is coming into town this week. She and I have been BFF's since 2nd grade and she lives in Minneapolis now - so she hasn't had a chance to meet Miss O yet. So, I am really excited to see her!
The picture above was taken by the greatest photographer EVER - Monica Gould. She does amazing photos of babies, children and pregnant women. You should check her out at www.monicagouldphotography.com - she took the photo of Olivia when she was just 10 days old. She does great work!

Olivia Update...
Olivia is now nearly 6 weeks old....she'll be 6 weeks this Saturday. I can't believe it...in some ways it seems like she was born just yesterday and in some ways I feel like we have always had her. She is doing really well...she likes going on outings - especially to the Baby Gap! Two days ago - it was gorgeous out - so we went for a walk around Reeds Lake and it was awesome. It felt good to get excercise and it was good for her to get some fresh air. Two nights ago she slept thru the night - which was AWESOME! Last night however was a different story...she hardly slept...but at least we are on the right track!
Here are a few pictures....

The Girls...

If you really look at this picture - it is hysterical!! Nora - (who you can barely see on the right) is wearing a Cinderella Dress over her clothes....Isabelle decided to keep her pants off after a trip to the bathroom ... and Marion has her jumper tucked into her tights...after a trip to the bathroom. They were all running around like this at Mary Ann's house last Friday at lunch..and it made me laugh and I had to snap a picture. I'm sure in about 2 years...Olivia will be wearing her dress over clothes tucked into jeans!