Lots of Photos!

This has been a very long two weeks. Olivia had her two month old shots a week ago Monday and was out of sorts for several days last week. By the time she started to get better my neck and shoulder went out. I couldn't lift her and the only relief I got was when lying down. Granny came to the rescue Sunday night and has been on Olivia duty. I am getting better after two visits to the chiropractor and lots of rest!

Andy is doing well in school and still just loves his job! We are gearing up for Fall Festival on Saturday and have been selling pumpkins to support the festival. Both events are huge! The local TV station came out last week to film us unloading the pumpkins and to advertise the event.

We still haven't worked on the baptism video, but until then you can enjoy these pictures!

Granny and her girls!

Daddy got a new "manly" sling!

Daddy and Olivia go to seminary!

Daddy is already wrapped around her little finger!

Olivia loves bath time! Her little tub fits right across our kitchen sink.

"Aww, Mom, no bath tub photos, please!"

We are all dressed up for church! This outfit came from our cousins in Christchurch New Zealand! Olivia loves to get dressed up and go to church--she loves the music!

Let's get this show on the road already!

Olivia told herself a joke!

Hanging out in the man cave with Dad.

Our Tia Susan (Aunt Susan) calls this hairstyle a faux hawk!
Granny loves it!

We were trying to get a smile...almost!

Olivia has a new BUMBO that helps babies as young as 3 mos sit up. Since she loves to sit up already we thought she would love this. It is made of stiff, yet soft rubber and we bought the tray as well. She can almost hold her head up enough to enjoy it now!

In a couple of weeks Olivia will really love her BUMBO!

Happy News and more Happy News!

Well, I can't believe it has been 12 days since I last posted. A lot has happened since then. Olivia had her upper GI and she did really well. She definitely has reflux and the doctor has put her on some medication that seems to help. We have also placed her mattress on an incline, feed her a wee bit of rice cereal with her bottle at night, feed her sitting up, and keep her sitting up afterwards. So, we have passed that little hurdle, no doubt due to all of your prayers.

This past Sunday (Sept. 30) Olivia was baptized with most of our Texas family present and her godmother, Susan (my best friend from high school). It was very nice. It was an amazing feeling to be standing up their with my daughter. I never could have imagined before how special these moments are. Sadly we didn't take any pictures, but we did video the event. So sometime this week (I hope) Daddy will get that video formatted and maybe we can add it to the blog.

Olivia is sleeping all night from 10:30 pm- 6 am. We are so blessed! She is a very happy baby. She is pushing up on her arms, holding her head (most of the time), kicking and scooting on her play mate, and trying to roll over. She even loves to stand-up! She is cooing, laughing, and making cute noises. She seems to be trying to talk back to us when we talk to her. It is so sweet. Of course, Daddy still thinks she is the most advanced baby in the world.

We had our pictures taken last week for the new church directory. We should get those back in about three weeks and we will be posting them and mailing some out. They were very nice, especially the ones of Olivia!

Andy and I are going to be attending a conference in Atlanta in November, so we will be heading up to Athens to see our friends. We are so excited about this trip! It will Olivia's first introduction to her Athens friends and family!

Everything at church is going well. Andy still loves his job and they love him. He is having his first parent's meeting on Monday and will be presenting his action plan and calendar. I am taking a women's Bible study class that starts tomorrow called Discerning the Voice of God. It is a morning class with other young women. I hope I can make some new friends!

We'll post more later. Please continue to keep us in your thoughts and prayers!