Livi's 9 Month Doctor Appointment

Olivia had her 9 month doctor visit last night. She is doing great. She's 24lbs, 12 oz and 28 1/2 inches long. She had to get her second flu shot last night. For some reason children under 10 have to get 2 the first time they receive it. I don't think we did that with Juli, maybe it's new. Who knows, they change everything so often it makes your head spin trying to keep up!

So Livi is on to the transition to table foods now. She'll still do formula until she's 1, but she'll do more table foods and less baby foods for now. I'm sure she was happy to hear that! She'd take things she can feed herself over baby food and a bottle anyday!

She finished her antibiotic on Saturday, and the doctor said she wouldn't be completely clear yet. She checked and she is still "pink", but not red and bulging. Since it wasn't red, they aren't doing another treatment. Hopefully they will continue to improve and we won't have to do antibiotics again! We go back in a few weeks for a follow up.

2007 - Year in Review

As a short recap of this year, here’s a list of some of the things we did.

• We had a 50th birthday bash for Nonna.
• On April 5th, we welcomed Olivia Rose to the world!
• Olivia came home from the hospital on her first Easter, April 8th.
• In May we took a mini-trip to Newport, RI.
• We started a blog.
• We took some day trips to places like the Zoo and the Aquarium.
• Juli spent some time at one of her favorite places, the campground, this summer.
• Our yard was invaded by baby bunnies!
• Julianna had her first X-Rays.
• We FINALLY got our deck project finished!
• Julianna started school in September.
• Olivia was Baptised in September.
• We welcomed our new cousin, Dylan Reilly to the family.
• We went to a few weddings (Albee & Ro, Karen & Chris).
• We went to a few showers (Brigette's baby shower, Amy's wedding shower).
• We went on Vacation to Florida/Disney!
• Olivia finally got her first two teeth!
• Olivia learned to roll, sit, scoot, crawl, cruise and many other things in between!
• Julianna learned how to share her home and be a big sister!

Overall, it's been a great year! We’re looking forward to next year and can’t wait to see what’s in store for us!

Livi's Been Busy

Livi has been busy the last few days! On Thanksgiving, she started crawling. She still won't do it all the time, it's obviously not her preferred method of transportation, but she' doing it! She still prefers to roll to wherever she needs to go.

The day after that she started saying Mama and Dada and meaning it. She has been babbling and making sounds for a while now. (According to my dad she said Hello in July.) She calls Dada when James leaves the room and she was calling me in the car. She is also saying Nonna and she may have said that first. My mom said she has been saying Nonna but I haven't heard her. She did say Nonna yesterday, but I told her Nonna's not here ALL the time!

Yesterday we were in the basement doing laundry so I sat her in her pack and play while I flipped the laundry. When I turned around she was STANDING in the pack and play. So she's figured out how to pull herself up too.

Still no teeth though! LOL

Juli 8.20.07

Juli is walking again today. She did say her feet hurt and she is limping or something a little bit, but she is walking around. She seems to get better as the day goes on.

We went back to the doctor this morning for a follow up visit. When we went into the room, as I put my bags on the chair, Juli jumped onto the other chair and then onto the other end of the examining table prompting the doctor to say, "Wow, I guess someone is feeling better!"

She had Juli walk around, then run around the office. She was pleased with the fact that she was walking, jumping, running and climbing. She didn't sit still the entire time we were in there. She still has the ulcers in her mouth, but they should start going away in the next few days. The doctor still thinks it is virus she caught from someone and typically viruses last from 5-14 days. Today is day 4. We don't have to go back unless anything changes.

Juli was happy to get a bubble-gum flavored lollipop. She told me it was yummy and it makes her tongue feel better. :-)

Juli Update 8.19.07

Well I think Juli is already feeling somewhat better. Last night I couldn't get her to settle down to go to bed. I think she was just full of energy from resting/sleeping all day. This morning she woke up raring to go. She got up bright and early and was dancing with The Wiggles (that's a kids show for those that don't know! lol)!

She told me she had boo-boos in her mouth. I asked her if they hurt and she said no. I think she only said no, b/c she REALLY didn't like the medicine they gave us for the ulcers (Magic Mouthwash). She is eating a bowl of cheerios as I type. So hopefully the worst is over!

Juli Update

Juli was up off and on all last night with a fever. She vomited a little this morning when she first woke up. She still had issues with walking/standing this morning. I took her back to the doctor and she did walk there. She has been walking off and on today. Mostly resting. She also now has blisters/ulcers in her mouth. She did eat some soup and some jello. She also wants lots of juice. The doctor said it is a virus, and they usually last anywhere from 5-14 days or so. Let's hope for 5. They want to see her back on Monday just to check up on things and see how she is doing.

Not much more I can say. My heart is in my throat. My baby is hurting and there is nothing I can do about it.

Olivia's 4 Month Check Up

Olivia had her 4 month check up last night. Poor baby got 4 shots and an oral vaccination. She did really well with it though. She cried for a minute and calmed down as soon as I picked her up. She fell asleep in the car and when she woke up she was pretty pleasant. The doctor said she looks great and is growing great! She weighed in at 17 pounds 14 ounces! She's 24 inches long.

She did get a little fussy at bedtime, but I'm not sure if it was because she was tired or sore from the shots. I gave her a little Tylenol and she did settle down. I guess it didn't bother her too much since she slept all night as usual. We'll see how she does today.

Back to work

I thought I would let everyone know that I am back to work now. That's why you are seeing a decline in the number of posts. Hopefully I can get some new pictures up soon.

The girls are home with Daddy and all are surviving. LOL Actually he is doing great with them. He has so much patience with them. Juli is such a Daddy's girl, as long as she is near him, she's doing great! Olivia has spent the last 3 months basically alone with me, so she's getting used to someone else taking care of her. She's doing well though. She always has a huge smile for Daddy, so I think they'll be ok.

A Little Olivia Update

She is growing so fast. She is doing a lot of cooing and jabbering. It's really cute.

She started rolling over from belly to back last week (at 10 weeks). She only does it once in a while, since she hates being on her belly and usually just screams bloody murder when I lay her on her belly. She'd much rather be laying on her back looking around at everything. These pictures are from yesterday.