Love'n' Life

Olivia is just loving life. She sleeps all day and is up all night... What a little party girl! She's a great baby. We love her :)

This is a little outfit that Olivia was wearing the other day.. She looked so cute! We had to take the hat off though, it was a little too hot for it.

Olivia's Blessing Day

Brett blessed Olivia today at church. It was a beautiful blessing. She was blessed with: physical and spiritual strength, to be happy, love her life, to recognize the gospel as truth, to have great willpower and recognize her weaknesses, to make correct choices, to be married in the temple someday and have an eternal family, to have joy in a world of wickedness, to be optomistic, to love her family , and be a joy to be around. ANd I think that's about it! Olivia was awake the whole time, but didn't make a peep! She was so good (then again, she's ALWAYS so good!) We love her and were very happy most our family could be here! We did miss the rest of Brett's family though (I'm sure we'll be seeing mosst of them soon for the Holiday's... we can't wait!)




Peterson Family

Knerr Family

So Little

Olivia was looking so little next to Brett! I don't want her to get bigger.. I wish she could stay this little for longer! At the same time I can't wait until she's bigger so she can fit into her clothes! I even bought some preemie clothes the other day and they are too big too! What to do? I don't know what preemie babies wear! They are way littler and I'm sure preemie clothes would just drown them considering they don't even fit Olivia, a normal sized baby!

Zoolander look

Olivia's always making Zoolander's "blue steel" pose... she's a model in training!

just eating!

First day out

This morning we went to the salon to visit everyone. It was a lot of fun. It's so fun to have a baby and have everyone coming around and they get all excited to see her. And then it's good to hear "oh.. you look so good Sarah!" It's just not a usual thing to get compliments all the time.. so it's nice! After the salon visit we went to Brett's work to see everyone.. I didn't realize how many co-workers he had until today! She got held by lots of people.. so hopefully she doesn't catch anything! I don't think she will.. but it does worry me just a little!

Olivia the cutie pie

Daddy LOVES to kiss me! (I think little O is getting more kisses than I am lately!)

FEED ME!

this is a new little hat... too bad ALL my clothes and accessories are much too big! (atleast for another few weeks)

Some Troubles

Well, we've been VERY blessed with Olivia, and she is just perfect. She is such a good baby and I was wondering why everything seemed too perfect.. My whole pregnancy was really good, I could work the whole time up until I had her. The delivery went great, and healing wasn't too bad. Sure I've had my times when I thought it was just awful, but overall it's been great. Finally, I think we have a struggle. Yesterday I started to have REALLY bad cramps on my riht side. It was almost as painful as labor, except it didn't come and go, it was constant. I could barely move and couldn't stop crying, so I took some pain medicine and thought it would go away. 2 hours later it was worse. I took my temp. and it was 102, so I thought I should call the doctor. He said he would get me on antibiotics right away and that if it didn't get better by Wednesday moring I would go in for an ultra sound. Finally, the pain is much better after more IBprofin... but I can't breastfeed anymore because of the antibiotics. That made me quite upset, I really enjoyed the closeness of it and I don't know... I just didn't not want to. So, now I am pumping my milk every time she eats.. so she has a bottle while I pump and then I just throw out my milk. I have to do this, so that in 2 weeks I will still have my milk and we can go back to breast-feeding. Hopefully she will go back. Bottles are much easier for her, but my milk is so much better for her.. and so much cheaper! So, hopefully the antibiotics fix whatever it is, and hopefull it is not a more serious problem than an infection.

More pics

Ok - so I am addicted to taking pictures and posting them on the blog!

Last night when I bundled her up in her green blanket from Grandma Pete I thought she looked like a little pea. She loves her blankets Grandma! Thankyou!



Just relaxing and catching the morning sun rays to help the jaundis!

Auntie Tosha from the salon visits

Tosha from the salon comes to visit Olivia... We caught her just perfetly while she yawned!

Living the Life

I went to check on Olivia while she slept, and that is how I found her. I thought it was so funny. She just does the cutest things all the time (or atleast I think so!)

Always first to raise her hand! That's our girl!

Almost first walk

We were all ready to go on a walk just around the block or something, but when we went outside it was roasting HOT! I'm not sure how hot it was yesterday, but we weren't trying to go during the day, it was 6 pm. Who knows why it was so hot, but we just took pictures and came back in because there was no way we were going around in that weather, so instead we invited Scott and Britta over to see the baby for their first time.

Brett's Sunday nap

Aunt Britta and Uncle Scott come to visit

Britta holding Olivia as she cries for food (like usual ofcourse, she's one hungry little girl!)

Jaundice

Poor Olivia has Jaundice and so we are trying our best to give her sunlight. Our house faces the wrong way.. So it is rare to get sunlight in our windows which is what she needs. We have one window on the side that gets sun in the morning for a few hours, so hopefully that will be enough for now. She might get the special lights, but we won't know until the doctor calls us with the test results. It's Satrday though, so I'm not sure we will be getting a call until Monday, hopefully it's not too late. I'm sure she'll be fine until then though. I try not to worry :)

More Pictures

Brett talking on the phone with Olivia... He seems to have a harder time multi-tasking when holding Olivia. He gets confused with the "one arm hold"

Little Olivia's last few hours in the hospital.

Kangaroo Olivia! She's so funny and doesn't even know it!

Fortune Cookie- TRUE!

The little 6 lbs 10 oz Olivia is finally here! She is just precious and we love her SO much. She looks a lot like me from the nose down... her lips and chin look almost identical to me, it's nuts! I can't say its a good thing to inherit the dimpled chin, but I guess now we know she's mine ;) I think her eyes and ears are more like Brett. The ears are controversal, but I think they are Bretts. Anyways, the labor and dlivery went great. No major complications, so thats a relief. Labor hurt... but that's normal, right!? I got an epidural, and I'm hooked for life if we have any more. It was AWEOME! Umm, recovery is quite a bit more painful and more difficult than I expected, but It is definately all worth it to get to hold a little piece of heaven in your arms. We even love her cry. She's more than we could ask for.

OLIVIA'S HERE!!!

Doctors Visit

Today we went in for our weekly visit, last week he was actually on vacation... so he was praying I wouldn't go into labor while he was gone.. I guess he counteracted Brett and I praying it would come NOW! He must be more spiritual ;) He said he had 4 women he thought would go into labor that week, but none of us did. Lucky lucky.Anyways, at the visit I measured about the same- 3 and a half cenimeters dialted and 70% affaced. He stripped my membranes, which basically just "stirs things up" and helps labor come sooner. He said I should have her any day now. If it hasn't happened by Friday, then on Friday at 8:30 am he will "get me started." I'm not sure what that means, but I'll be at the doctors office, not the hospital, so I think that means he will probably break my water. That's my guess. So, by Sunday we should definately have a baby! It is finally here.. Crazy! We can't wait!

Fortune Cookie

Here is an updated picture of Brett and I... hopefully the last before the baby is born! I am done being pregnant! It was fun while it lasted though. Anyways...
Last Thursday our work decided to get chinese for lunch. They asked if I would like to order some too- I said sure and told them my order. I was cutting a lady's hair at the time and she said "If you eat that your baby will come out with squinty eyes!" It was kinda funny... but besides the point. So, I got my fortune cookie and it said "Opportunity awaits you on next Tuesday" I think it's pretty safe to say the baby is coming on Tuesday! I mean, a fortune cookie gave me a day, when does it ever say that!? Ususally it says "you have good friends" or some phrase that applies to everyone. So, we'll have to wait and see if it really happens on Tuesday. You never know!

Still WAITING!

Well, we are still waiting for the baby to come... It feels like she never will. People tell me I can't complain that she's not here yet because her due date still isn't for 2 more weeks. But when a doctor tells you 10 days, and it's been 13, I think most people would get a little antsy! The doctor says he doesn't know when she'll come anymore... but he says she should be early. Just because he said that it makes me think maybe she'll be late. So, I should prepare for the worst! Aah, anyways... Yesterday was our 1 year anniversary! I can't believe it's been a year. It feels like longer, but then it seems like just yesterday that we were getting married. We love being married... Much better than dating! I love you Brett :)