Goodbyes and Hellos

I know that it has been a few days but they have been busy days! On Friday Olivia had a photos taken. However, she decided to cry through most of it so we will see how they turn out. Once I get my hands on them, I will be sharing. I also took her to Polka Dot Pottery and got her hand and foot prints done in clay. I was a little slow in getting to them but a month and a half is still pretty young. It was shocking to find out that it can take up to 6 WEEKS to get them back! I tried to make is a family outing but forgot that Mike worked a 12 :( such a long day without him. And then on Friday evening, Kellie (my maid of honor), her mom Marlene, and her sister Jamie came into town! Even after there long drive they had enough energy to come by to meet Olivia before they headed to their cousins house to sleep. Olivia just barely held out to meet them. She did end up getting fussy but she did pretty good.

Saralyn and Olivia after the photo shoot.

Excited to see the end result!

I found her giggles!

We spent all day Saturday up at Greenbluff. This made trip number three up to Greenbluff for Olivia! It is so pretty up there that it is worth it :) We went to the main farm, Harvest House, and could not believe how busy it was! We had lunch, bought Olivia a cute new hat, bought a few tiny pumpkins, and I did my first ever corn maze. It was not bad but it gave me a headache; no to mention all of the little kids that were running around. Olivia was passe out for most of the day. Afterwards, we went to have dinner at a buffet with Kellie's cousins. Olivia slept through that too.... this little Pumpkin sure does sleep a lot!

Jamie, me, Marlene, Kellie, and Olivia

Kellie giving Olivia lunch

We were so happy to have them over on our side of the mountain. Good time with old friends/adopted family. We spent the evening at their cousins house laughing, playing games, and being entertained by Olivia. Thank you, all three of you, for coming to visit! It really means a lot and I enjoyed every minute of it. <3 Love you lots!

Mike called his grandma this afternoon just to check and see what time her flight landed so that we could pick her up. This is great-grandma Joan, Mike's grandma on his dad's side of the family. We were then informed that Mike's uncle Skip (his real name is James but goes by Skip) and aunt Carleen were going to pick her up at the airport.... HUH!? We did not know they were coming.... But yay! We have not seen them in two years. They stopped and picked up pizza and salad at South Perry Pizza and hung out for a while. It was great to see them! Skip and Carleen are leaving on Tuesday and great-grandma is leaving on Wednesday. Great-grandma brought goodies for Olivia :) 

After our family visitors headed to their hotel, we were just relaxing in the living room when we noticed our cat Troy behind the box fan in the window about to know it over. Mike went over to stop him and ended up pushing the screen out of the window. After he put it back up, I went looking for Troy and could not find him. I always get worried when I can't find him! I was also in the middle of trying to get Olivia to fall asleep. He has a chip but I do not think it is registered. He was missing! After searching for a few minutes we found him under our neighbor's car. It took us a little while to get him and he was freaked out. But serves him right! Poor kitty.

She looks so little sitting by herself on the couch!

New hat!

Tawnee in the new hat. HAHA!

Sad that the Seahawks lost :'(

Great-grandma Joan meeting Olivia for the first time!

Okay, here is my mommy dilemma of the day:

I keep hearing from people how shocked they are that I take Olivia everywhere already, that she has been out and about so much, and that I am very open to letting other people hold her so much. Did I miss something? Every soon I will be keeping her at home all the time because the flu is coming. I am not saying that I am bothered by these comments but it got me thinking. Is there something wrong with me because I am okay with letting people take and hold her for extensive periods of time when she is only six weeks old? Am I too casual about it? Do I not tell people detailed enough how I want them to handle her? Should I be more protective?

It has just been such a long time since I have been around a little one. I love the fact that she is mine and I can do whatever I want with her and no one can tell me what to do or how to do it. Trial and error. I have never been an over emotional person. I am completely head over heels for our little girl. I am just trying to not become an extremely over protective mother because those days will come soon enough and once they start, WATCH OUT! Maybe it has to do with the fact that I am one of seven kids. We think that being exposed to things is good for Olivia at this point. We won't let it get out of hand though :) I love that she is not a super light sleeper. She really isn't that fussy of a baby. Just take it one day and a time; learn from mistakes; and be willing to forgive myself because I am not perfect. I do understand and appreciate not only my mother but all the mothers out there. You are all amazing and did/do the best that you can!