how much change....

can happen in two months? This much.....

Two Months Old!!

Alivia is already two months old! Can you believe it? I can't. It is amazing (and somewhat frustrating) how fast time flies. I know at the end of my pregnancy I couldn't wait for the time to go a little faster so that Alivia would finally be here. Now I want the seconds to be minutes and the minutes to be hours. I only have three weeks left before I go back to work and I am not even close to ready. I always knew that I was wired to have children but I never imagined how rewarding and fulfilling it would be to be a mom. I absolutely love spending my days with Miss Livi!! Luckily I will be working 4 days a week rather than 5 giving me one more day a week with her!
Enough about me and more about Alivia. We have been busy busy busy. A few weeks ago we started to go to Mommy and Me at our church with some really amazing mom's and kiddos. Livi doesn't do much socializing but I sure enjoy it. We have also been spending time with a few of my friends with kiddos that are within a year or so in age. Tuesday (Sept 15) we had Alivia's two month doctor's appointment and the much dreaded shots. She is meeting all her milestones and is climbing the growth chart. She weighed in at 12lbs. 13 oz. and measured 22 3/4 inches tall. She is currently in the 86% for weight and the 56% for height. She got her immunizations which consisted of one by mouth and three shots to her chubby little thighs. They always said that you will become familiar with different cries and what each cry means. Well, we were introduced to the "OUCH, Mommy, Daddy, THAT HURTS!! What was that for?" cry. Not so fun for any of us. She had a little bit of a rough night which also meant that it was a bit of a rough night for Mom too. We resumed back to normal after she spent most of Wednesday sleeping. Friday Alivia and I went to a Rho Theta Alum FAC with girls in my pledge class and a few below us. Although she is a little young, I figure it can't hurt to introduce the idea of one day becoming a Theta sister!! Although I/we will encourage her to do and go where she feels comfortable I would love to see her as a Kappa Alpha Theta Legacy following her Great Grandma Maxine and me!! We spent much of this weekend preparing for her baptism next weekend. I am so excited about all the details that are falling into place. Her dress is absolutely perfect (pictures to come) and the gifts we picked out are really fun. So other than being a little social butterfly Alivia is smiling all of the time, recognizing some faces, talking more and more, kicking her legs and starting to attempt to roll. She loves laying on her back but doesn't so much love tummy time. I think she finds staring at the ground less fascinating than the toys that hang on her play mat or the ceiling fan. Here are some pictures from the last few weeks.

Spending time at the zoo with the Wilson side of the family

Hanging out with the girls when Meagan came to town

Spending Alivia's two month birthday at the zoo with friends

(even though she slept through it)
hanging with Will and Stella
(all ignoring the bear behind them)New Hats!!
Dressed to impress!!

GO BIG RED!!

Alivia didn't have a chance of being anything but a Husker Football Fan!! We are starting her young!!

First Husker cheerleading outfit

Ahh Bahh (baby talk for Go Big Red!!)

All smiles!!

Cheering with my cousin Ayla!!

Talking game strategy with cousin Ethan!!

Family Portrait

Birth Announcements

Just wanted to share our birth announcements and baptism invitations that I designed. I always have fun doing birth announcements but these were fun and stressful all at the same time. I am my own worse critic as well as my own worse client. It was all worth it though because I love the way they turned out!!

Front

Back

Baptism Invites

7 weeks and counting........

I had great intentions of posting once a week or once every two weeks but every time I seem to sit down to post I get side tracked or called away from the computer. So here I go with another attempt. Hopefully I get everything posted!!

Alivia is doing really well. I know I have said it before and I am sure I will say it many more times, but we are truly blessed!! Alivia is growing like crazy and gaining some healthy weight!! We (I really mean I) have had to do some adjustments to our diet by cutting out dairy products. Alivia seems to have a little bit of an intolerance so we are doing without any dairy for a while and will reintroduce it in a few months. We are grateful that we don't have to cut soy out, at least for the time being. We all have settled into a "routine" and have found many fun things to do throughout the day. We've gone on walks, shopping, play dates, Mommy and Me, the zoo, and the Children's Museum. All in all we are having lots of fun and not ready to think about going back to work.

Daddy and Me

Playing with my doggie Rascal

Our first trip to the zoo!

We love baby legs (aka leg warmers)

Check out my cheeks!!

Playtime!! All Smiles!!

Our long awaited glider and ottoman!! We spend lots of hours rocking and sleeping in this chair. It is so very comfy!!

One Month Old........

A month has gone by and each day I love being a mom even more. She is growing and changing more and more. The last couple weeks have been pretty busy. Alivia has met many of our family and friends, visited her pediatrician Dr. Cohen, become an avid shopper, attended church and had a couple of play dates (more for mom). We have been so blessed with generosity in gifts and food that we can not even begin to express our gratitude. We traveled to Sidney to meet some of my home town neighbors and cousins. We also had Alivia's newborn pictures taken by Kelly Highby (see previous post). The 5.5 hour trip was most interesting with two dogs and a newborn but somehow we managed (and I caught up on some sleep). When we returned we started to finally settle into what seems to be some sort of schedule. We have at least started to only get up once in the middle of the night and once early morning. Livi is such a joy to have in our lives. We enjoy getting to know her and we are so excited to see more of her personality unfold. Here are a few new pictures from the last few weeks.

Family Picture

Spending time with Aunt Beth and Cousin Ethan

Cousin Ethan checking on Baby Livi

Meeting my new friend Will Freeland and his mom Sarah Meeting Jackson Seger Riding with Pixie to Sidney Sharing the couch with Rascal Sleeping BeautySay Cheese!! Meeting my new friend Kate Shearer and her mom Denise. We are two days apart. Kate was born on the 13th of July.
Going to Church for the first time Going to meet more new friendsWearing a dress from Grandma and Aunt Beth to my first Wedding.

Photo Shoot

Just a quick blog (since I can't seem to find enough time to download pictures off my camera and write a full blog).

We went back to Sidney last weekend to have Kelly Highby take newborn photos as a part of our baby plan. We are so extremely excited about how they turned out that we want to share them with all of you. So here they are!!

Alivia's newborn pictures (click the link or copy and paste this into a new browser http://www.kellyhighbyphotography.com/slideshows/ ) Then follow the instruction that Kelly provided.......

Please click on the “clients” link from my home page. Then, enter your password “alivia” when prompted on that page. You can view your show as many times as you would like during the next week, and please feel free to share it with all of your friends and relatives! Your slide show will expire on August 6, 2009.

You can also view a sample preview on her blog or by copying and pasting this link http://kellyhighby.typepad.com/kelly_highby_photography_/2009/07/baby-alivia.html

I have some fun new pictures to share from weeks 2 and 3 plus some updates on our sweet little girl but my Mommy duty calls so you will have to check back soon.

Week One at Home........

What a blessing!! I can not even begin to tell you how much we are "in Love"!! I always knew that I wanted to be a mom and that one day God would bless us with children but I never knew how amazing it would be. Alivia is our little miracle!! We came home Monday afternoon and have started to settle into some sort of routine. My mom is here until the beginning of next week and we are so very lucky she is able to stay with us. She is such a great help!! Tom went back to work on Tuesday and Wednesday for half days and started back full time today. Even though he is back "full time" he is able to swing by the house during the day to check on us. I knew that he would be a great dad but he continues to amaze me each day. It is so wonderful to see how much she has filled his heart!! I don't know how many times we have commented on how hard it is to believe that we have a baby but how much harder it is to remember or imagine our life without her. We are so very grateful for our little blessing from God, Alivia!!

Daddy and Livi

I love my Auntie's and my Auntie's love me!

Grandma Donna aka Gigi

Meeting Mommy's side of the family...Grandma Sue, Aunt Beth, and Cousin Ethan

Meeting Cousin Ayla
Auntie Jamie

Going Home!!

Mommy and Livi

Grandpa Bill aka Papa

Uncle GrantFirst bath at home Home Sweet Home!!