Who says you can't use your cheek as a pillow

Snuggled in

After bath fun

Sorry can't seem to flip the pictures right way up.

First train ride

This is how much Oliver hates his car seat....

Oliver and I decided to ride the train from Emeryville to Santa Barbara and Bill and Conner drove, during our holiday travels this year.

We both had wonderful trip. Ollie and I caught a great sunset over the water on the way!

Jumper fun

4 months

Oliver is 4 months old today. Really enjoying this age (that is when he sleeps well!). Lots of smiles, laughs and cooing make him fun to be with. 16 lbs 8 oz and 26 inches tall today.

Still fun

1st shoulder ride

Merry Christmas

Christmas Tree

3 months

Halloween 2013

Snuggles with Grammy

Who is that devil?

Happy and sad

Puzzles

Having fun with grandpa and grandma.

"Oh no...

...there are 2 boys now" said Skippy

Big truck day!

2 months

7 weeks

You can see Oliver is growing well!

Stats: 12 lbs 10oz, 24 inches

Brother love

Pump track

Conner got his Yeh Yeh to go on the pump track with him!

Quote...

Conner told me just before Oliver was born "I want to be a girl when I grow up, so I can be a mommy."
Hope he always stays that sweet.

Oliver 1 month

He fell asleep on his play mat today.
Stats - 11 lbs 3 oz.
Yep, he has been gaining a pound a week since birth!

3 1/2 weeks

Oliver might grow up to be bigger than Conner!?!  At 3.5 weeks Oliver is 10 lbs 2 oz while Conner was 9 lbs 8 oz at that age.

Hidden pictures

I loved Highlights hidden pictures when I was young too. Having fun with Nye Nye.

3 weeks

Awake time.

2 weeks

Oliver's favorite sleeping place.

2 week stats ... 8 lbs 13 oz, 21 inches.

Oliver - birth story

Oliver was born at 8:03 am Monday August 12th at saint marys hospital in Reno.
Labor started at about 2:30 am. I was not sure it was really starting as I had several false starts in the past two weeks. So I stayed in bed for 30 mins and the contractions got stronger, then I got in the shower for 15 minutes and they got even stronger. They were about 4 minutes apart and 1 min long at this point. I felt the contractions all in the front which was much different than my first labor (all back labor). Bill called the midwife at 3:30 and I woke up my mom to take care of Conner. Then off to the hospital by 4:00, arriving just before 5:00. The contractions were pretty manageable at this point and mostly I was sooo excited the baby finally coming. At the hospital I had to get iv antibiotic but first they had to find a vein. 3 pokes and a half hour later, finally done. What a lovely thing to do to a woman in labor! Finally all the pokes and monitoring were done (4cm at this point), I was able to get in the tub till about 7am. Loved the tub! In the tub I was talking to Bill and the nurses. I felt in control still. Contractions about 2 mins apart when I got out of the tub. Unknown to me the nurse took my midwife (lynne) aside and told her she did not think I was in active labor. And told my midwife she should probably leave because I wad unlikely to have the baby till that night. Thankfully Lynne knew me better and did not listen. Oliver was born an hour later. So about that last hour... it was very intense, very very intense. I remember this from my first labor and I knew it couldn't last forever. But it sure seemed to at the time. Started pushing about 7:55, water broke at 7:58, Oliver was born at 8:03. He was healthy and pink and beautiful!

40 Weeks!!

Wow!  I did not think I would hit my due date still pregnant. We are all very ready for baby to arrive.

39 weeks

BIG Belly!

Puzzles

Conner finished his alphabet train puzzle today all by himself!

35 weeks

37 Weeks

32 Weeks

I made it through a week of 90+ degree temps in Colorado this week. I was rough but then I heard about the Colorado Springs fire, biggest in CO history!
Now we are in Phili and the temp are in the 70's... lovely :) Hope it stays that way for the rest of the week.

30 weeks

The word for this week is snoring! Sweet hubby tried earplugs for a few nights but now he is sleeping in the guest room. I guess it is pretty loud. I think I have actually woke myself up a few times. But I am up so many times every night who knows what is the cause each time.
Yikes did not notice how dirty the mirror was!

Laundry Soap

Friday night we (hubby and I) make a 10x recipe of laundry soap. Wow, that was so much work! We had to get out a huge garbage bag to mix it up in because the 5 gallon bucket was too small. But we wont have to do it again for a long time. How long? Well I am going to throw out a guess of about a year and a half.

29 Weeks

Big bump!

28 Weeks

Yosemite - Mother's Day 2013

Mirror Lake



Mirror Lake