Family Time!

So, a few Sundays ago we took some family pictures, and i LOVE how they turned out!
Thanks to Brian and Elise for taking them.

* Just a little p.s... this is my favorite one! I know she's screaming but i just love that we were trying to be all cute and she had other plans. I just love my family!

well, i was right!

Livia got her shots and we both cried like babies. The only difference was that i was the only one getting funny looks! ;) Geoff did end up coming with me and thank heavens for that! At the beginning of the appointment Livia was super happy, she laughed the whole time he was measuring her because his tape made a clicky noise ever time he pulled it out. But, when they came in to give her shots and asked us to hold down her arms i quickly retreated to the corner and left Geoff to do the dirty work. As soon as they stabbed her with the needle she got the saddest look on her face that i've ever seen and then she started screaming. Once she started crying i couldn't stop myself...it was awefully traumatizing! Geoff was teasing me about it on our way home so i had to explain to him that we both just have different strengths as parents. I'm good at nursing, he's not. He's good at holding her down while they torture her, i'm not!

I'm really not sure what he was expecting though, because i told him that when i had to get shots when i was in 8th grade, i cried my eyes out! Oh well though thankfully it's all over and we don't have to get more for another 2 months. But you can bet Geoff will be at that appointment...like he'd ever send me by myself! :)

Tomorrow's gonna be a SH*T day!

That's right people tomorrow, Livia gets her shots! I am so not looking forward to this, all I can do is cross my fingers that Geoff can come with us! She was supposed to get her shots last week and the night before i was supposed to take her in I cried, and cried, and cried! I told Geoff that I just don't want to take her someplace where I know she's gonna get hurt or be in pain. I know it's silly because in the long run it will be better for her but it still doesn't make me feel better. Anyway, we had to reschedule her shots to tomorrow because she was sick last week the day of her appt and i didn't want to give her body another thing to deal with. So, I guess we will see how it goes tomorrow and we'll find out who cries more...her or me!

I never...

I went to visit Geoff at Lucy's in Idaho Falls and when i walked in one of the girls i used to work with asked me how i liked being a mom and i had to tell her i don't like it...I LOVE it! I never would have thought that having Livia would make me so happy!! Then it got me thinking about the other things that i never did before i had Liv, and there are quite a few that might shock you!

Before I had Livia, I never...

* Laughed so hard at a raised eyebrow
* Thought farting in the tub was funny
* Didn't mind when someone puked all down my shirt
* Laughed when i got poop under my finger nail when changing a diaper (it was late, usually i don't laugh, i just smile!)
* Wanted to put a pair of shoes in my cedar chest
* Been able to change a diaper in about 5 seconds flat
* Woke up every hour at night to listen to a baby monitor
* Now, this is a big one people...Before i had Livia I never let Geoff pick out any outfits! (not even his own! j/k ;)
* I would say that I have never cried when thinking about getting shots, but that's just not true. I think i cried when i had to go get shots in the 7th grade.

Anyway, I'm sure as the days and years go on, i will find so many more things that i never would have been blessed to experience without my baby... and i sure as heck can't wait to find out what they are!

Oh Blessed Baby!

This one's for you Laur. Hope you don't mind but while she was screaming at me i told her it was all your fault that i had to wrestle her back into the dress. ;)

And this one is just for funsies! Everytime i give her sophie, her giraffe, she wraps her arm all the way around it and i can't pry it away from her. I think it's so cute! However, i feel bad for sophie when Liv gets mad because it goes from a hug to some martial arts strangle hold. Either way...gotta love it!

Little Burrito

So, from the beginning my child has not been one who likes to be swaddles, or so i thought. The last couple days she has let me swaddle her before i put her down for naps. Every time i do, i pick her up and say, "oh, look at my little burrito!". Well, when she wakes up and i go to get her she has always managed to get her little feet out. So i guess she really is a little burrito because every burrito i've ever wrapped ends up coming apart and everything falls out the bottom...silly girl!

Bubbies!

So, I figured instead of trying to remember all the cool stories that go with these pics i would just let them perty much speak for themselves. I want to get them all up for you to enjoy!

This first picture was geoff's doing...of course! She flipped us off all by herself but geoff wasn't about to let the moment pass without proper documentation. Also, this is when we discovered that she's allergic to fabric softener, hence all the hives. Come to think of it that's probly why she was flippin me off!




This next picture was of Livia drinking her first bottle. I was holding the bottle and talking to my sister in law when i realized that i wasn't even doing anything. I let go and she drank the rest of the bottle like this!


Bathies are her favorite. She has never ever cried during bath-time, except and the end when i'm taking her out.


We went to the zoo with Elise, Sonja and Odin. Once again, she slept through the whole thing. Did I mention that i'm pretty sure she's going through and growth spurt?



Family picture!



Daddy and Liv playing around. We discovered that if you laugh to her, she'll laugh back at you. Perty smart girl!

Anywho... As you can tell, we are pretty much the luckiest parents in the world. We have the perfect little baby and lucky for you guys she changes everyday, so i'll be sure to keep you updated!