Surprise!

I'm so bad at keeping this updated these days....poor baby #3 is hardly going to get any updates on here. Oh, yeah, about that? We're expecting baby #3 in October!!! We are over the moon excited but a bit scared about this newest adventure. We are so blessed to be given this unexpected surprise. =)

Ya know, I've always cringed when people say they got pregnant "by accident" or yes, sometimes even when they say it was a surprise. As with many things in life, we often know best before we are made to walk in those shoes. No, I still don't like the "accident" response (not sure how it can be an accident) but I do understand the surprise now. Baby #3 was a surprise for us. I was taking my BC pills (didn't miss any!) and was waiting between packs (I had just bought the new pack) when good old woman time never came. After a few days of Jeff worrying and asking "are you sure you aren't pregnant?" and me saying "no, dear" I decided to go ahead and take a test for his peace of mind. On Monday, February 11 I took a test I had from before Olivia. Positive. I figured it was just too old so I took another. Positive. I was speechless...half tearing up half smiling the biggest goofiest grin there ever was. I went to work and left during my planning period to buy a digital test. Went back to work, took the test, positive. By this point it was safe to say that I was, indeed, pregnant.

After work I went home and put Olivia in a Big Sis onsie. Jeff was speechless as well. It took him a bit to process everything, but once it all sank in we were super excited. We went ahead and told family immediately since I was having to quit the workout program I was in. We didn't go public until about I was just shy of 11 weeks and had already had a couple of ultrasounds.

Hopefully we will find out the gender by the end of May, but we will be so excited either way. It will be neat to have 3 sweet girls, but it would also be neat to finally have a boy in the family! Happy and healthy is all that matters to us!



Just under 10 weeks




Big sisters!!
 

 

14 weeks

15 weeks (already put on my comfy pants & too lazy to change back ;)



ONE Year!!

Miss Livy is ONE!! I cannot believe how fast time has flown this time around. As usual, I'm writing this a tad late, but at least it's getting done! ;) When we went in for her one year well check the receptionist asked if I wanted to go ahead and schedule her 15 month appointment and it took me a second to register that she was referring to Olivia, not Sophia. There is NO WAY she is already one! Here's what she was up to at one year.

*Wearing a size 3 diaper, size 2 shoe, and mostly 9 month clothing. She's beginning to transition into some 12 month clothing, but it's pretty baggy on her.

*At her well check (3 days past her bday) she weighed 19lb 9oz (25th percentile) and was 29 3/4in (50th percentile). She's a peanut like her sister!

*She has 10 teeth. Nope, no typo there...she really already has 10 teeth! Four on top/front, four on bottom/front, and one on each top side.

*She loves to eat. Not quite sure where she puts it all, but she is definitely an eater. She doesn't eat any baby food, just table food nowadays. Some of her favorites are carrots, pancakes, waffles, French toast waffles, yogurt, graham crackers, fish sticks, chicken nuggets, grilled cheese sandwiches, marshmallows (preferably PEEPS), and much much more.

*We have transitioned to whole milk and she handled it wonderfully. She now drinks whole milk at all meals and one to sip on throughout the day.

*She loves sippy cups. Not quite sure why, but she loves to have one nearby and gets excited when we buy new ones. ha!

*She has ZERO interest in walking. She can crawl super fast and pull up like it's no big deal, but there is no desire to turn it into walking. She's even beginning to climb up onto things and try to stand on high objects...but, alas, no walking. Guess she will when she's ready.

*Her vocabulary is beginning to take off. She says: momma, dada, hi, bye, nigh-nigh, baby, kitty, get-er get-er get-er (what we say when we tickle her ;), cupcake, and thank you.

Livy my dear, you are so special to us. You are so sweet and so lively. You keep us smiling, laughing, and on our toes. We jokingly refer to you as Olivia Grace Rotten because you are a little stinker. I hope that you always have such a zest for life and aren't afraid to take risks. We love you sweet girl!

(I'll put pics up later...just got done with her birthday party and I'm exhausted! I just knew I needed to update while I was thinking about it. Baby steps ;)