10 months

Ten Months

This marks the official, "mom can start planning my first birthday party" month, but who are we kidding, that was in the works months ago with my late night Pinteresting!  This month is also special cause it is NICU awareness month!

10 Months!

It is so hard to believe that in just two short months, we will have a one year old!  I think back to my 30 year old self, who had no prospect of a husband and no idea if kids were even in the cards, and am feeling very blessed by how much has changed in the past few years!  Big life changes, but all so great!  I definitely know God has this life planned out for me, Marc, and Olivia, because it all just fits so naturally!  We truly are blessed!

This month we have hit a bit of mommy-obsessed!  I think with her in daycare, that helps a little bit, but I can definitely see her favoring me over anyone else; but Dad is a very close second and I feel confident one day, he will be #1 in her life, so I am savoring these days as much as I can!

Olivia continues to grow, her weight is now 17lbs 4 oz and she is 26.5 inches tall!  She is still hoovering between 9-12 month clothes.  If it has to go over her head, it is definitely gonna need to be 12 month, but if we are talking long pants, then 9 month fairs better!  Short girl, big head!  😂

Our beloved Physical Therapist is going to work with a new company so this week was her last meeting with us and then we will be moved to a new PT to continue work on the same skills!  From her last report, she is basically hitting at her adjusted age or higher for every skill except rolling and for many areas, she is hitting right at her actual age, so they continue to be amazed at her progress.

I feel like we are still trying to hit the good rhythm with everything--not as much take out mexican and I even did our meal schedule for last week and this and have only missed one meal!

A few new milestones in the past month:
* Standing and walking while holding your hands
* Talking lots more
* First walk on the beach (we went to Myrtle Beach back in May, but it was raining so we did not get to make it to the beach)
* Trying lots of new foods (mango, broccoli, pear, peach, kale, sweet potatoes, butternut squash, etc)
* Started crawling backward
* Make her first Build a Bear
* First Carousel Ride
* First party at Uncle Andy's house

We love the beach!

Look Dad, fishies!

First time to an Uncle Andy party!

I feel like I have been saying this for months, but she is such a great baby and I think this may be my favorite age yet!  I would be remiss if I did not mention that she still isn't sleeping great...she is so close to perfect, if she could just sleep well!

Olivia being too cool for school (Also note the lady in the back with her dog in a carrier) :)

If you want to see how she is growing next to her beloved Lamb, check back to see last month or even at 5 month or 3 months!

NICU awareness Month

September is NICU awareness month, not to be confused with prematurity awareness month, which falls in November (the month of Olivia's birth).  1 in 10 babies born in the U.S. ends up in the NICU, not all are born early, some are born at term but have other underlining health issues that require a trip to the NICU.  Our NICU and NICU nurses will always hold a special place in our lives.  It is a lonely road to walk, the 10% that leaves the hospital without their baby, the 10% that longs to wake up in the night to a crying child instead of the suction of a breast pump, the 10% that goes to bed every night with a phone call check on their baby instead of a goodnight kiss, the 10% the understands that all babies are miracles but NICU babies are extra special miracles.  We felt alone in our journey at times, but we were never alone and that was a true blessing.  Friends, family, nurses, doctors, everyone walked this journey along with us and we are forever grateful!




Our 2 lb 4 oz Preemie-dona is now a thriving almost 10 month old!  What a miracle and blessing she is to us every single day!