Crazy Quotes from the Comerford Kids

Please

2011-04-12T21:24:00.001-05:00

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Bluebonnets

2011-04-11T16:55:00.001-05:00

Lucky

2011-03-29T10:35:00.002-05:00

"I am lucky because I have a fish on my shirt!" --Olivia

Olivia asked me why Abby (her friend) had stairs in her house and we didn't. I told her Abby must be lucky to have stairs. She got a big smile on her face and said, "I am lucky because I have a fish on my shirt!" She then proceeded to make me kiss the fish on her shirt. :)

Tape

2011-03-26T12:10:00.002-05:00

"I need some tape for my bike because it keeps breaking." --Olivia

Honey, I don't think tape will work to fix the broken chain on your bike.

More mistaken identity

2011-03-23T21:48:00.002-05:00

"I am Elliott's father." --Olivia

No explanation. Just told me this while eating her waffles.

Mistaken identity

2011-03-22T22:45:00.001-05:00

Kelly: Did you know the universal code for bananas is 4011?

Eric: Yes, I used to be a cash register.

Wow, I think what he meant to say was "...I used to work in a grocery store...". :)

A little sassy

2011-03-18T13:30:00.001-05:00

"When I am a mommy, I WILL be sassy. But I'm not sassy now when I am a kid." -Olivia

Hot chips

2011-03-18T08:53:00.002-05:00

"Daddy, I don't want your hot chips because they hurt my feelings!" -Olivia

Too many panties

2011-03-17T18:28:00.003-05:00

"My tummy hurts because I am wearing too many panties!" -Olivia

O at the rodeo

Last night Olivia was having a hard time going to bed. She kept calling for me from her room. Each time I would go in there, she'd have another request. Usually it is to tuck her in, cover her up, get her socks, etc. I had already been in there a number of times, when the last request finally came through. I went in there and she was sobbing. She said her tummy hurt. I thought maybe it was because she needed to use the potty, or because she had just eaten dinner right before she went to bed. After asking her a series of questions to figure out why her tummy hurt, she began crying and said, "My tummy hurts because I am wearing too many panties!" Wow. I told her to stand up so I could check. I pulled down her pjs, and proceeded to help her take off her "extras" one by one until she only had one pair left. Nine. Yes, she was wearing nine pairs of panties. I will never know why, but for some reason, she got up, went to her closet, put on all the panties, and went back to bed. She was unable to sleep because they were so tight. She needed help. I was laughing so hard I was near tears. Unforgettable.

New approach to the blog

2011-03-17T16:15:00.005-05:00

I have decided to take a new approach to our blog. I don't have time to post long, in-depth posts very frequently, so instead I will be blogging about the funny things my kids say and do. Between the three of them, there should be something new every few days or so. :) I keep saying "I need to write that down" every time Olivia says something crazy, so this is how I will do it. Check back often to read about the crazy things we have said or done. I will also try to include new pictures when they are available.

No time for words, just pictures

2011-02-26T21:54:00.005-06:00

Ok, maybe a few words. Here are some pictures that Eric has taken recently. He's getting very good at it! ;) These were taken last weekend at Hermann Park.

New online photography portfolio

2011-01-24T22:10:00.003-06:00

Check out the new link on the left to see the new photography portfolio. It contains kids portraits at this time. Wedding/engagement portraits and landscape photographs will be added soon. Still under heavy construction. Thanks for taking a look!

Love these little ones!

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Elliott Robert

Olivia Reese

Julian Michael

December 2010

2010-12-29T12:43:00.003-06:00

This year we packed up the kiddos and headed North for Christmas! That's right...3 kids, 2 adults, and a 2 hour plane ride. All went very smoothly! Thank goodness! We spent the first few days at Lisa's house in Southern Indiana...very gorgeous! We hung out with the family and did our "Neeser" Christmas with my parents. Lots of fun! Then we headed farther North in the Suburban that we rented...for a 3+ hour road trip! Couldn't have asked for a better drive! We spent a few days in Peru visiting with Eric's parents and his sis and bro-in-law. We had a lot of fun with them, too! At this point, I think Olivia had consumed more sugar then she has ever seen in the past! :) We headed back to Lisa's house later in the week for some more fun. At one point, Lisa texted me to ask where we were, to which I replied, "Road trip HELL"...to sum it up. The rest of the visit was super fun, and we were sad to leave on Christmas day. The flight home was fairly uneventful. All in all, it was a super great trip and we would do it again in a heartbeat! :)

Whew, November was crazy!

2010-12-01T08:00:00.004-06:00

Sorry I haven't posted in forever, but with three kiddos...it's just not gonna happen. A quick recap to the past month:

Olivia...has been feistier than ever. Her hobbies include picking on Julian, asking "why?", and standing in the corner. Ok, we love her dearly and she's (mostly) very sweet, but the past month has been really rough. She is GREAT to Elliott and always wants to touch and kiss him, but she's a complete bear to Julian. Poor little guy. I think she's taking all her new baby jealously out on Julian. In other news, she can spell her name, count to 20 (to 6 in Spanish), say her alphabet, and can recognize her name in writing. She loves to do puzzles and play in her little kitchen cooking us whatever we ask for!

Julian...where do I begin? He's in to EVERYTHING! Every time I turn around, he's either somewhere he shouldn't be or has something he shouldn't have. Two days ago we were at our friend's house. Their little girl had used the restroom (#2) and forgot to flush. Yes, that IS where this is going. Anyway, I noticed J was not in the room anymore, so I asked Micah to go check on him. He came running out with an awful look on his face and said, "He's pulling the toilet paper out of the toilet and putting it in his mouth!!" WHAT!?!? I jumped up so fast and ran into the bathroom. Julian had sneakily let himself into the bathroom and fished the USED toilet paper out of the potty and ATE IT!! Now, luckily I saw the toilet paper before it went into the potty, and it was poo-free....but still...SOOO GROSS!!! Now is a good time to mention that he will eat anything! He has a great appetite and is not picky at all!

Elliott...he mostly just eats, sleeps, and poos. :) You know the drill. He loves to lay on anyone who will hold him. He also loves the ottoman. His dislikes include the swing, the bouncer, and not being held. Not so helpful to a mom who has 2 other kiddos.

Welcome Elliott!

2010-11-01T17:03:00.004-05:00

Elliott Robert Comerford was born on Wednesday, October 27th at 4:10 a.m. It was a very fast labor, about 3.5 hours total from first contraction to meeting the little man. He weighed in at 7 lbs. 5 oz. and is 20 inches long. We are in love!

So handsome!

I love this little guy!

Hm...wonder how I can get him out of here...

My crew...they are going to keep me busy!

I am going to have my hands full...I can tell already.

ZooBoo!

2010-10-16T11:22:00.006-05:00

Yesterday Olivia and I had a date! Julian hung out at our neighbor's house while Olivia and I headed to the Houston Zoo for a fun morning with some friends! They had lots of different Halloween activities, like a pumpkin patch, trick-or-treating, tatooes, etc. We spent the morning just walking around and playing. It was a lot of fun!

Ally, Reed, and Olivia

Julian is ONE!

2010-10-16T11:06:00.006-05:00

WOW!! Where did the last year go? Julian is such a sweet little boy. He LOVES to follow his big sister around and get into all of her toys. He is a great eater and will eat ANYTHING you put in front of him, without even really looking at it first. Down the hatch it goes. He is a super crawler, and is mega fast! He is pulling up on everything, and can cruise along the furniture and behind toys. He has stood up by himself a few times, but hasn't ventured out on his own for walking yet. He is so easy-going and well-tempered. Nothing (except the occasional bonk from Olivia) really phases him or upsets him. He transitioned super easily from the bottle to a cup and from formula to milk. This makes me a super happy Mommy.

He had a pretty fun birthday (I think). He slept in until about 8 or so. When he woke up, I made him some chocolate chip pancakes, which he devoured. Around 9 he took a nap...until almost noon! Then we had some lunch and headed to Toys-R-Us to pick out a birthday toy! He was rubbing his eyes when we got home, so he took another nap for almost 2 hours. When he woke up, we played with his new toy and then headed to McDonald's for his first ever Happy Meal. He ate almost all of his cheeseburger, and a few fries. We had to run to Target to get a storage bin set for all of his new birthday toys. When we got home, it was bath time. He LOVES taking baths. He played for a bit, had some milk, and then went to bed. Sounds like a fun day to me!

Yummy birthday pancakes!

Wow, I hope he doesn't eat like this when he starts dating.

All done!

A nice birthday nap in my bed!

Is this how I eat this thing?

He's not really sure of what he is about to eat.

More...I need more! :) Look at his little grin.

Almost done! He ate almost the whole thing!

Still hungry? :)

First haircut!

2010-08-23T14:21:00.004-05:00

Today I took the kids for their first real haircut. Well, Olivia has had two other ones, but they were both when she was only 1 year old. They both did great! Olivia sat there in the chair and didn't move a muscle. Julian got a little squirmy, so I had to stand really close to him and hold his arms down. :)

Miss Olivia

Before

She didn't move a muscle

Thank goodness for suckers.

What a cutie!

Ok, so it just occured to me that I did not take an "after" shot of Olivia. Coming soon!

Mr. Julian

Before

Such a big boy!

:) He did a great job!

Got a little squirmy...

Ta-da! Doesn't he look so handsome?

DORA!

2010-08-14T08:15:00.000-05:00

We got to see Dora at our neighborhood Chick-fil-A yesterday! :) Olivia would NOT get close to Dora without her two bodyguards, Micah and Sophie! That was the only way I could get her to stand anywhere near her for a picture.

Some things just need to be said

2010-06-12T23:07:00.002-05:00

I am going to vent. Here it is....I strongly dislike Walmart. EVERYTHING about that store makes me cringe. But, I decided tonight to give it another chance. How did it go? Let's just say that I vow to NEVER (ok, only in emergencies) shop there again. I spent 25 minutes in the SPEEDY checkout line. Are you kidding me? While in line I came up with a list of 10 things I think I'd rather do than shop at Walmart. Here they are:

Instead of shopping at Walmart, I'd rather:

1. Eat mushrooms.

2. Give blood.

3. Wake up at 6 a.m. every day for a week.

4. Quit eating ice cream for a week.

5. Give a speech at church.

6. Step in a pile of fire ants.

7. Exercise.

8. Not take a nap.

9. Wear high heels.

10. Go bathing suit shopping.

To sum up, in case you missed it, I'd much rather do almost anything than give my money to that dreadful store.

HEB FOREVER!

Fun at the church cookout

2010-06-09T08:44:00.005-05:00

Olivia LOVED cheering on the softball players!

O + Sophie= BFF

J-Rock just being cute!

O-bug showing off her face painting!

Micah being cute as usual!

Sophie waiting for Dora to appear on her cheek!

Cute Pictures

2010-05-24T13:06:00.003-05:00

Olivia and Julian playing in the water!

Phew! What a tired little guy! Playing one minute, sleeping the next.

Snack time!

Olivia kept bringing him toys! So cute, always taking care of Julian!

Hello there!

Oh yeah? I betcha I CAN stick my whole fist in my mouth!

Olivia is obsessed with oatmeal! :) Strawberry oatmeal this morning.

And Julian is obsessed with....FOOD!

Fun in the sun!

Yes, ladies, I am single!

OrLaNdO!

2010-05-18T21:21:00.007-05:00

Last week we took Olivia to Orlando, Florida, to meet up with my sister and her family! We had a blast and are itching to go back!! We went to Busch Gardens in Tampa and the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World. LOVED every minute of it! :)

Julian was in great hands as Eric's parents stayed at our house with him. We thought he would be absolutely miserable and hot, so we decided to have him stay home. I am sure he had a blast with G'ma and G'pa Comerford! I know they had a great time with him! Thanks again Carl and Karen!!

Olivia was ABSOLUTELY AMAZING on the trip. She was on her best behavior at (almost) all times. She did a fantastic job of telling us when she needed to potty, and we made it through the entire trip, airplane rides and all, with only one accident (and it was our fault, not hers)! :) Way to go Olivia!! We are so proud of her. She was such a big girl on the trip!

Running through the water at Daytona Beach!

Olivia and Daddy on the carousel at Busch Gardens!

The girls had such a great time! They loved every minute of every day!

Silly Grover pushed down my sun glasses!

2010-05-04T16:54:00.003-05:00

Olivia's new getup. The apron and shoes are daily accessories for her. :)

Olivia with Anna, our good friend's new little baby! So cute! :)

Check out my new skill! I can sit up now! I am really enjoying seeing new things!

Julian is 6 months old!

2010-04-19T11:02:00.008-05:00

No way, it can't be! Yes! Julian is already 6 months old! Half a year! Crazy how time flies! Anyway, we just got home from his 6 month check-up and here are his stats:

Height: 26.5" (49th percentile)

Weight: 17 lbs. 7.5 oz. (47th percentile)

Head circumference: 44.25 cm (63rd percentile)

Dr. Johnson (so wonderful!) came in a picked him up and said , "Wow, he feels a lot heavier than he looks on paper." She said he is solid. Maybe he will be a football player! He's doing great! He has an ear infection, though, so she gave him a prescription. I was not thrilled to hear that. Why? Because I took both him and Olivia on Friday to the doctor for ear checks and neither one of them had an infection. I had to see a different doctor because ours was out of town, and the newbie said their ears looked great. How can an ear go from looking great to having a full blown infection 3 days later??? Who knows, but I want my copay back!

Julian LOVES two things, Olivia and his pacifier. :) Every time she gets anywhere near him or is in his eyesight, he is smiling from ear to ear. He laughs at her all the time and loves when she pays attention to him. She is always hugging and kissing him and tickling him. He also loves his pacifier. That thing is his best friend. Check out the picture...it speaks for itself.

J-Rock with his paci and his back up pacifiers. :)

Julian is catching a nap on Olivia's bed.

We have tried several vegetables: beans, peas, sweet potatoes, carrots, and squash. Squash is definitely his favorite! Pretty soon we'll move on to the fruits, which I am sure he will love. What baby doesn't like fruit?

He can roll like a mad man. He's learning to sit, and he is getting better every day. He can spin himself in a circle, and sometimes scoot backwards. I fear he'll be very mobile very soon. I am pretty sure my life will be over then. Just kidding. :)

The "phantom" pacifier

2010-04-08T18:44:00.002-05:00

Julian is addicted to his pacifier. This is good and bad. Good, because if he is getting fidgety or fussy, we just put that sucker in there and he's a happy camper. Bad, because if it falls out at 3 am. we have to go "cork him" to get him to go back to sleep. Well, I'd like to tell you about the phantom pacifier that he likes to suck. When he is in a deep sleep, he continues to suck on his paci. Most times as soon as he falls into this deep sleep, it falls out. He is so out of it that he continues sucking as if there is still a paci there. It is absolutely hilarious to watch. I'll try to get it on video soon and post it. He doesn't have anything to suck, so his little tongue finds it way into his lips and he begins sucking on his tongue. I know this isn't the best thing for development, but I'm sure it will go away. So, there he is, sucking on his tongue, making the weirdest sound ever. We have tried to mimic it ourselves, but we can't recreate it. It is great amusement to us almost every time, except when I am trying to take a nap. This kid will NOT nap unless he is laying on Eric's pillow in our bed. So, there I am laying next to him, desperate for a nap, when I hear the "click, click, click..." of him sucking on phantom. Ahhh! Yesterday I even tried ear plugs....and I could STILL hear it!

Aren't they cute?

2010-04-01T16:16:00.004-05:00

Olivia had an Easter egg hunt at school on Monday! It was so cute! She knew exactly what to do, and found 5 eggs! She soon realized that she would rather eat the candy in the eggs than hunt for more, so she plopped down and went to town on the chocolate. That's my girl!

What a handsome little man! He's such a happy little dude. Only three things make him cry: hungry, poopy, or extremely tired. Oh, and an occasional bonk on the head from Olivia. :)

I would empty my bank account to know what goes on in that pretty little head of hers at any given moment. She's probably thinking of her next snack.

I love this guy! He's so great! He is obsessed with rolling onto his belly, even though he doesn't really like being on his stomach. He's getting pretty close to sitting up all by himself!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

2010-03-17T18:36:00.002-05:00

Wow, it has been awhile!

2010-03-01T07:22:00.005-06:00

I just realized it has been a little too long since the last blog. I also found a blog that I hadn't posted yet from the day Julian turned 4 months. I'll just skip that one and add those pictures to this one. Our most recent fun news is that my sister Lisa and her daughter Addy just visited us for 5 days. We had such a blast! The girls played together super well! We had a few "mine" fights, but not too bad. They left on Saturday and we already miss them tons! Olivia had a fit when we took them to the airport. She was kicking and screaming when they got out of the car. We'll get to see them again in May when we meet up in Orlando for some summer fun!

Julian is finally starting to sleep through the night. He usually goes to bed around 8:30, and gets up between 6-7. Thank goodness! This morning he got up at 5:45, ate, and went back to sleep at 6:20. Of course, Olivia was up at 6:45, so I was up bright and early. He has mastered front to back rolling, and is extremely close to rolling back to front. He absolutely loves Olivia! Every time she is in eyesight, he strains to see her and smiles from ear to ear! He's babbling all the time, and laughs and squeals constantly. He's still a very happy baby! Julian loves to take his paci out of his mouth and play with it, chew on it, throw it...but then he gets upset that he loses it and lets us hear it. It is a never ending game of find the paci around here.

Olivia is such a sweet little girl, most of the time. Her fits in the past couple of weeks have dramatically reduced in number and intensity. I hope that continues, but I am not holding my breath. If I have learned anything as a parent, is that as soon as a good pattern starts to develop, something happens to interrupt it. She is really into her baby dolls these days, having one favorite in particular. Her name is "baby doll" (how original) and she takes her everywhere. She changes her diaper a million times a day. According to Olivia, this doll poops about 20 times an hour! Our tissue/wipe supply is dwindling rapidly! She still goes to her preschool twice a week, and is really learning a lot. She can count to 11 and can recognize her name when she sees it written on paper. She's reciting a lot of songs from school also. Olivia loves her teachers and looks forward to seeing them and her friends on most school days. She loves her little brother and wants to be around him as much as possible. She hugs and kisses him all day long. He has started pulling her hair, but she doesn't get too upset with him. I think she understands he is not doing it to be mean.

We have a very busy month ahead of us. Eric's parent's are coming to visit, I am going up to Fairfield, TX to throw my awesome friend a baby shower, and then my mom is coming to visit. That is all happening within a span of about 10 days. Forgive me in advance if my blogging continues to suffer. :)

Kids are fun!

2010-02-12T23:00:00.002-06:00

Mommy and her favorite little guy!

This is the best shot we could get of both of them, and we had to bribe Olivia with chocolate to get her to hold him. She kept trying to dump him off into the grass. :) No one offered me any chocolate to hold him, I did it willingly.

My little man

2010-02-08T19:17:00.002-06:00

Hi Guys! What's up?

Yes, I AM this happy all the time!

Thankful Thursday

2010-02-04T13:26:00.003-06:00

Today I am having a wonderful day with my son. I should be cleaning everything in my house, but I am not. I have done a little work here and there, but I just couldn't pass up the opportunity to play with Julian and take tons of pictures of him today. He is at such a fun stage. He smiles at me every time I walk into the room. If I say one word to him, he cracks up as if I am the funniest person he knows. Well, that might be true actually. :) I took some video of little man rolling over. He can roll front to back now, and is working on back to front. He is taking a nap now, which is why I am continuing my "not cleaning" and blogging instead. I am going to make this short, because I also need to take a shower. I love Mondays and Thursdays when Olivia is at school and Julian is napping and I get to take a shower BY MYSELF. :)

I know, he IS the cutest baby ever!

I love you Julian, with all of my heart!

:)

2010-01-23T10:33:00.002-06:00

Olivia and one of her best friends, Abby

Amy and I must have been on the same wavelength because we both decided to potty train the girls on the same day. We hadn't planned it, but it ended up that way. Both girls are now permanently in big girl panties! :)

Mr. Julian

I know this is a little dark, but this shows his personality PERFECTLY! I never knew a baby could be this happy all the time!

Julian is 3 months old today!

2010-01-13T15:01:00.005-06:00

Wow, I can't believe my little ham is already 3 months old. The past three months have been totally crazy, filled to the brim with activity and excitement. Three months ago at this moment (3:02 pm) I was trying to decide whether or not to call Eric and have him come home to take me to the hospital. Here is the story: This Tuesday started out like any other. Olivia and I headed to Kingwood for one of my dr. visits. The nurses used to scold me when I wouldn't bring her, so I decided I would let her tag along for this visit. I was 38 weeks and 2 days pregnant. I was chatting with my doctor, telling her I couldn't wait to meet the baby and find out what it was. She calmly said "are you really ready" to which I answered "yes!" About two seconds later I was in the most intense pain I have ever felt. Holy cow, what just happened?!? My doctor calmly says she is just "angering my cervix". Wow. So, without any further detail, she informs me I am still 1.5 cm and that the baby should be "coming soon". Ok. I started telling her about the birthday party we had planned for Olivia that was to take place that Saturday. She gave me a very nervous look, so I jokingly told her we could reschedule it if there was a baby by then. O and I packed up and headed to our friend Amy's house (like we do every Tuesday) to play with Abby. We were eating lunch and my stomach started feeling a little weird, but I was eating a burger, so I just thought that was why. We went upstairs to play (by this time it has been about 45 min since my appt.) and my stomach was in knots. I felt like I could vomit. I started getting really hot and my stomach was cramping. I don't know why, but I happened to notice that my stomach was cramping every 4 minutes. Weird. The last time I looked at my watch, Amy noticed and asked if I needed to leave. I told her that I thought I might be having contractions. She seriously said, "Well go home then! I don't know how to deliver a baby!" Ha! I thought I just needed to be sick and then take a nap, so we headed home. On the way home I realized what was happening...I was in labor. Two huge contractions on the way home while driving. Scary! I got home and immediately put O down for a nap. I started trying to pack a bag and texted Natalie (my awesome friend who happens to live across the street) that I thought I was in early labor. She called right away and told me she would come over to help after she picked up her son from school. At 3:00 I made the decision to call Eric. I called him and told him what was going on, and he told me to wait 30 min and call him back. He was in mandatory training at work. I waited a whole 2 minutes and called him back saying he needed to come home now. He had to drive 30 min to get home and then we had another 30-40 min drive to the hospital depending on traffic. Fast forward through a miserable hour. 3:50 Eric walks in the door to find me hunched over and Natalie asking him if he was ready. My bag was in the car and we were out the door in 5 minutes. 4:00 pm is NOT a good time to be heading N on 45 (for all you Texans), in fact that is probably the absolute WORST time of day. I didn't think I was going to make it since my contractions were now on top of each other. Fast forward through some more pain. Got to the hospital at 4:40 or so and was at 4.5 cm with contractions every 2 minutes. I got an epidural an hour later, and it stopped my labor. Thank goodness, some time to think and relax. Not much time though. About 9:15 a nurse came in to check me, and as soon as she did she said, "DON'T MOVE" in a nervous voice. Julian was RIGHT THERE ready to come out and the doctor had just left to take his dad to a nearby hotel. Lots of scary stuff happened in the meantime, but then 7 minutes of pushing and we met our little baby boy! I was in total shock when Dr. Sam said it was a boy. You see, we were 100% convinced it was a girl, and with good reason. We saw the ultrasound and swore it was a hamburger (girl). The ultrasound technician told us she thought it was a girl. So, when he was not a she, we were shocked. He came out with tons of fluid in his lungs, so (and I didn't see this) they stuck a tube into his lungs to drain it out. That didn't work I guess because they took him away to the NICU for what seemed to be eternity but was actually just one hour. He was all better. So I can honestly say that I am having so much more fun today than I was 3 months ago at that time. Why can I say that? Because Olivia and Julian are both fast asleep at the moment! :)

Goodbye diapers, hello panties!

2010-01-10T10:48:00.003-06:00

That's right! Olivia Reese is officially a big girl now! She has been in panties since Thursday after school. I picked her up from her preschool at 2:30 and let her play at the indoor playground until 3:30. We got home a little before 4, and her diaper was dry. I thought, hm...maybe today is the day! So, we jumped in head first! I took off her diaper, sat her on the potty, and told her to pee. She did it! I was shocked. I put her in panties and she did great! Only one accident the first day! Friday we stayed home all day and basically did nothing but make frequent trips to the bathroom. Four accidents, but each time she immediately realized she was wet and ran to the bathroom to finish. Yesterday she only had two accidents. She even stayed dry during her nap. She did great! The first accident was actually on the way to the bathroom, and the other was after her bath in the evening. And much to my surprise, she stayed dry all night long! We put a pull-up on her for naps and overnight, but so far she hasn't needed them. So far no accidents today! Yay Olivia!

My Christmas Angels

2009-12-26T19:56:00.005-06:00

I call this dynamic duo "OJ"

oLiViA

JuLiAn

Debi Gomez, a local photographer, took these pictures of Olivia and Julian when Julian was about 1 month old (O is 2 years old). She took TONS of awesome shots, but these were the three I chose. Check out more of her shots at www.lifesimages.com!

Professional Pictures

2009-12-24T08:54:00.005-06:00

Hey guys, just wanted to post some pictures and let you know it will be a while before new posts appear. Lupe (our dog) and I are the only two members of this family who are not sick. :( We have a lot of fun things to blog about, but that will have to wait. Sorry! These pictures were taken last month, when Julian was about one month old. Side note, Olivia is chasing Lupe around the house with a tissue saying, "Lupe, blow nose?" Too funny. The following pictures were taken by Jeni Hendricks, a local photographer.

This pictures CRACKS ME UP! It looks like he is saying, "Hey guys, what's up?"

"Hey ladies, check out my muscles!"

I absolutely LOVE this picture of Olivia!

Classic. Olivia has her finger in her mouth and Julian looks scared to death of Olivia.

It is so hard to get both kids doing anything relatively normal. Olivia was looking over at "puppies" in the room. There were no puppies, but O thought there were. Silly.

I couldn't say it better myself. This is EXACTLY what Olivia does when confronted by anyone she doesn't know. Such a shy little girl.

Julian is TWO MONTHS OLD

2009-12-14T21:15:00.003-06:00

Height: 23 1/4" (63rd percentile)

Weight: 11 lbs. 4.5 oz. (40th percentile)

Head circumference: 39 1/2 cm. (38th percentile)

WOW! It seems like last week Julian was born! I can't believe he is already two months old! He's really starting to interact with us. He smiles, coos, giggles a little, and tracks you everywhere you go. He's such a great baby! He eats well, sleeps well at night, and is very alert and calm during the day. Little guy even slept through the night last night! We put him down at 10, he fell asleep around 10:30, and I didn't hear from him again until 6:30!

Things are definitely picking up speed at our house. Olivia has attempted to give Julian a pretzel and some water from her cup. Last night I caught her pulling a strip of paper out of his mouth that she had given him. She also continues to try to pick him up. Here's the story. It was time for Olivia's bath, so I told her to go get undressed in the bathroom. I told her I'd meet her in there because I was going to go get Julian. He sits in a bouncer in the bathroom with us so we can talk to him. I put the bouncer in the bathroom, and went to grab O's pajamas from her room. Olivia was in our bathroom, and Julian was laying by the Christmas tree looking at the lights. Next thing I know, I hear Olivia struggling in the living room. I came out to see what she was fussing about. There she was, standing there holding Julian in the "hug" position. She had obviously bent down, hugged him, and was attempting to "help me" and take him to the bathroom for me. She was fussing because he was too heavy for her. He wasn't crying or anything, just looking at her. I was inches from grabbing him from her when she just kind of threw him back down onto the boppy (pillow). She ran away crying, and he just kind of laid there like nothing had happened. This is now the second time I have caught her picking him up. I thought I scared her enough last time that she knew never to do it again. Guess I was wrong.

I came into the room the other day to find Julian like this. I guess Olivia thought he needed some shoes. She cracks me up!

Julian LOVES to lay by the tree and look at the lights.

Getting close and snuggly with his "snuggly" frog.

Yes, I do realize that all these pictures feature the pacifier. He absolutely LOVES it. Olivia never took one, but this kid is addicted. Hey, if it makes him happy, it makes me happy.

Anyone want to trade?

2009-12-11T10:26:00.003-06:00

I'd love to trade days with anyone who is willing. Let me tell you a story:

Olivia was helping me fold the clothes this morning when she found her panties. She took off her diaper, put on the panties, and put her pants back on. I thought maybe this meant she was ready. So I let her keep them on. I heard Julian fussing, so I got him up and started feeding him. Olivia ran over to me to let me know that her pants were wet. Grr. I put Julian down, took Olivia to the bathroom, stripped her, and cleaned her up. I gave her another pair of panties and went back to Julian. I no sooner than picked him up when I hear a huge gush. I looked over to see Olivia standing at the back door as if she were a little puppy waiting to be taken out to potty. She was standing in a giant puddle of her own pee. Arg. I got up to get a towel, and when I came back into the room, I hear the familiar sound of Lupe gagging. Where is she? I finally found her standing over a pool of vomit in Julian's room. Lovely. It just keeps getting better. Ok, to recap, I now have a hungry baby, a puddle of pee by the back door, and a puddle of vomit in Julian's room. What to tackle first? I put O on the potty, cleaned up the puke, cleaned up the pee, went back to get O, and then returned to continue feeding Julian. Ok, so all is well. Or so I thought. I hear Olivia in the kitchen, then I see her running toward the bathroom saying something about potty. I go into the kitchen, and sure enough, there is a huge puddle of pee by the trashcan. What's more is that there are now little footprints of pee leading all the way to the bathroom. Awesome. Did I mention that this is mostly carpet?? I put O on the potty, got out the swiffer wetjet that I JUST bought, and went to town wiping and mopping the floor. Keep in mind Julian is STILL hungry. So after I cleaned up the kitchen, got Olivia off of the potty and in a PULLUP, I returned to finish feeding Julian. Thinking everything was over, I took J to his room to change his diaper, and I feel something wet. Yep, I stepped in another pile of vomit that I had not seen before. Awesome. And it is not even 11 yet. Yikes!

A first for Mr. Julian

2009-12-10T21:11:00.002-06:00

After we dropped Olivia off at school today, Julian and I headed to Target. We were looking around in the clothing area, and I was talking to him about...I don't remember. Anyway, he was smiling at me, so I kept talking to him trying to get him to smile bigger, when all of a sudden..he laughed! He was giggling at me and it was the funniest sound ever! It was so cute! I called Eric to see if I could get Julian to laugh for him, and it worked! Eric got to hear Julian's first laugh, too! It was the most adorable little giggle!

And for those of you who care, Olivia has now gone "poo-poo" on the potty three days in a row! She won't go pee pee on it, but she manages to do her #2 business in there. Hooray!

What's up?

2009-12-09T10:05:00.002-06:00

Not much happening here...but we have had some interesting things happen:

1. Olivia pooped in the potty yesterday! Want me to go into more detail Cindy?

2. Julian is flashing us some pretty handsome smiles when he sees us!

3. Olivia's vocabulary is rapidly increasing these days, and this morning she told me "Tigger and Pooh are awesome!"

4. Julian is doing a great job at night, usually only getting up once, maybe twice and ALWAYS going right back to sleep after eating.

5. We have our chip-e-chee (Christmas tree) up and Julian LOVES to lay under it and look at all the lights.

6. Eric and I have given up drinking soda!

7. Olivia is OBSESSED with reading books. We will finish one and she will immediately say "do it again" and expect us to read it again.

8. Olivia threw up in her hand at the mall and tried to hand it to me. NOT at all what I want for Christmas.

9. We are looking forward to most of our family coming down to visit next week and the week after!!

10. Can't wait for Christmas!!

A White Christmas

2009-12-04T15:52:00.003-06:00

For everyone in Indiana...(and you friends in Michigan and Georgia too)...

Some new reading material

2009-11-25T19:28:00.003-06:00

Background info: Olivia LOVES to sit by me and talk to me while I pump. As soon as I sit down in "the pumping chair" she runs over to me and waits to turn it on for me. She turns it on and pushes the buttons for me. As soon as I finish, she says, "All done pumping Mommy?" and asks to see "Julian's milk". Then she grabs the pump, puts it up to her chest, and says "Olivia's boobies now?". No, I am not kidding.

Just a few minutes ago: Olivia climbed up into the "chair" and declared that it was time for her to pump. Eric and I immediately stopped what we were doing to watch her. She opened the bag, and pulled out the instruction manual. She told Eric she was going to read it. She has been sitting in the chair "reading" it for the past 5 minutes. Silly girl.

Olivia's School Pictures

2009-11-22T18:36:00.002-06:00

Cute pictures

2009-11-19T19:44:00.004-06:00

Olivia brings Julian toys to play with...and he doesn't always like them.

Like my new hat? I insist on wearing it inside the house!

He is so precious! He looks like a little angel here!

O laid down by him to talk to him and ended up falling asleep!

Can you feel the love?

2009-11-15T16:41:00.001-06:00

Family visit

2009-11-11T20:02:00.003-06:00

Eric's sister Andrea and her husband, Matt, visited us this past weekend. We had a lot of fun and a LOT of good food! :) Olivia really likes her aunt and uncle, but has a special liking for Uncle Matt. She constantly asked where he was whenever he was out of her site. I can't even estimate the number of times I have heard "Mommy, Matt go?" since they left. Julian favored Aunt Andrea, because she paid a lot of attention to him. She fed him, changed his diaper, held and kissed him, and did all the things fun aunts do with their little nephews. We all were sad when they had to go home. We had a really fun time with them!!!

Olivia with Uncle Matt and Aunt Andrea

Big sister Olivia and little brother Julian

From this morning: No clue what she was doing.

Little J-Man! :)

I love you, Julian. -Olivia

Happy Birthday TWO Olivia!

2009-10-30T21:43:00.002-05:00

Yay! Olivia is TWO!

Olivia, we love you so very much and have really enjoyed the past two years with you. You are super sweet and extremely funny! You are the best! I could go on and on, which I will most likely do tomorrow (if this headache ever goes away), but I just wanted to give you a fun birthday post!

We love you tons,

Mom and Dad

What a cutie!

2009-10-29T21:37:00.002-05:00

Check out those super long fingers!

I'm tired Mommy!

Mommy combed my hair like Uncle JC's!

I love this little guy!

My FAVORITE Men

2009-10-28T14:40:00.001-05:00

I love you guys!

look...Julian is smiling!

My brother and me

2009-10-23T20:32:00.003-05:00

I really love my new baby brother. He is very cute and little and doesn't cry very much at all. He likes to look at me. I like to stuff, I mean, put his pacifier in his mouth all day long, even when he doesn't need or want it. Sometimes he smells funny and then Mommy changes his diaper. Sometimes my brother likes to pee or poo all over the place right after Mommy takes off his diaper. I hold Julian a lot. I wonder what "gentle" and "careful" mean because that is what I hear Mommy and Daddy saying every time I get close to him. I think it means I should poke him on the head. I do that a lot, but then I get in trouble, so maybe that is not what those words mean. I think I'm going to like being a big sister.

Olivia's 2nd Birthday Party

2009-10-19T18:08:00.004-05:00

Yes, I am totally crazy. We had Olivia's 2nd birthday party on Saturday. Yes, brought our son into the world on Tuesday and had her party on Saturday, but...as I said, I am crazy. It had been planned and all the work was done (pretty much) so we went ahead and had it. I wanted her to feel special and have a celebration all for her. It turned out really well and everyone had a great time. The kids decorated pumpkins and made candy necklaces. We borrowed our neighbor's trampoline, which turned out to be the highlight of the party!

Julian Michael Comerford

2009-10-16T09:38:00.002-05:00

He's here!

Julian Michael Comerford

13 October 2009

6 lbs. 8.5 oz.

19.25 inches

9:44 p.m.

We are so excited to welcome a new baby boy into our family! I'll post the complete birth story later, I just wanted to get this on here now. We are all doing great! At the moment, Julian is alseep in the swing, Olivia is at the park with Nana Becky, Eric is eating cereal, and I am blogging. :) A full photo album is available by clicking on "online photo album" on the left side of the screen.

Big sister Olivia

Proud Daddy Eric

Proud Mommy Kelly

It's a Boy!

2009-10-13T22:23:00.002-05:00

Kelly just called me with the news!

Julian Michael Comerford
6 lb 9 oz
9:45 pm

Mom and baby are doing fine.
Julian is getting some mucus out so he can breathe better.
Kelly had a very fast labor and is doing great!

I will try to post more details tomorrow when I talk to Kel

Love
Lisa

Labor Update!

2009-10-13T20:26:00.002-05:00

Hey everyone, it is Lisa posting for Kelly. It is 8:30 pm, and Kelly is at the hospital in labor. She is 5 cm, and is doing very well. She has an epidural, so she is comfortable. She expects to have a baby by midnight! (It is my day in the baby pool- hooray! ) I will update more when I get news! :)

Labor Update!

2009-10-13T20:26:00.001-05:00

Friends are FUN!

2009-10-09T14:05:00.002-05:00

Krisslyn, Olivia, Sophie, and Micah

Finally finished

2009-10-05T13:18:00.002-05:00

Olivia's big girl room is finally finished. I finally found bedding that was cute, but not too grown up or babyish (Thank you Target!!!). It sure is hard finding kid's bedding for a full sized bed. Everything cute was only available in twin. The big "thing" hanging off the side of her bed is her bed rail. We put it up at night and during naps, and keep it down during the day. We really like it, and it keeps her safely in bed. She hasn't fallen/gotten out of bed yet! She's been in this bed for a week now! Good job Olivia!

Thank you Wilkinsons!

2009-10-03T16:23:00.002-05:00

I wasn't having the best of days today until...I received these! Thank you so much for my beautiful birthday flowers Lisa, JC, and Addy! You know how to make a gal feel special! :) For anyone wondering, my birthday is tomorrow!

Too cute not to post

2009-09-30T13:00:00.003-05:00

Olivia is so gosh darn cute! I can't help it, I'm her mother!

ps. this is her new bedding!

A "Kelly Belly" Comparison

2009-09-28T10:42:00.003-05:00

This is me on September 27, 2007. I was about 36 weeks pregnant with Olivia.

This is me on September 26, 2009. I am 36 weeks pregnant with Baby #2.

Not much of a difference, although this time my hair is shorter and my thighs aren't quite as big. Check out my voluptuous (haha) rear! :)

I love you, Olivia

2009-09-27T13:21:00.003-05:00

You are so sweet, and I love you so much!

36 weeks and Olivia update

2009-09-27T12:50:00.003-05:00

I'm 36 weeks today! ;0) Yay! We can't wait to meet our new family member!

Excuse the half wet and messy hair!

On another note, Olivia did a FANTASTIC job last night. About 10 minuts after she went down, I heard her door open and close, but there was no sight of Olivia. I guess she just wanted to show us she COULD come out if she wanted to. Stinker. When we went to bed, we checked on her, and this is what we saw.

Pathetic little hand reaching out. She was totally asleep.

We don't know if she slept on the floor all night or not, but at this point, we don't really care. All we know is that she didn't come out until 7:30 am and she was in a GREAT mood!

Rough Night

2009-09-26T09:01:00.002-05:00

My friend Sophie came over last night, and we got into all of Mommy's stuff. We got out every single pair of her shoes and almost everything else from her closet. Playing dress up is so fun! Sophie is my best friend ever! --Olivia

Bed time did not go so well last night. We had put Olivia to bed around 8, and she started up her usual bedtime chatter. About 20 minutes later, we hear her door open and she peeked out. Eric saw her and told her to go back to bed. She closed the door and we didn't hear h her again...until about 5 minutes later. She did the same thing, so he told her to go back to bed again. She closed the door and was quiet. About 40 minutes later, we went to check on her, but were unable to open the door. Why? Because she had fallen asleep on the floor right up against the door. How pathetic. My sister used to do this all the time when she was little.

Yes, we did turn on the flash and take a picture of her asleep by the door.

Anyway, around 11 she had finally rolled away from the door, so Eric put her back into her bed. At 2:30 she was running into our room crying. I picked her up, and took her back into her bed. She stayed in there, quiet, until about 3:45. She came back into our room, but was super quiet this time. Know how I knew she was in there? She grabbed my toe. Talk about having a scare in the middle of the night. Cold fingers surrounding my hot, out of the covers, big toe. I jumped and yelled her name. She simply replied, "yes?" Then she said, "nap done Mommy" as if she thought it were daytime and that her nap was over. Eric took her back to bed and she stayed there until 6:45 am. Arg. So much for sleeping in today! :) Hopefully this phase doesn't last long!

Fun!

2009-09-23T21:00:00.002-05:00

Please go to http://www.expectnet.com/games/Comerford to have some fun!! The winner will receive a prize!

New kicks!

2009-09-22T14:43:00.000-05:00

Thanks for my new kicks G'ma Becky!

Puddle Jumping

2009-09-21T20:12:00.003-05:00

This evening on our walk, we stopped to talk to some new friends of ours that live just down the street. As time progressed, Olivia got closer and closer to the puddles, and before you knew it...well the pictures explain everything. ;) We came home for a much needed bath shortly after.

Big girl bed!

2009-09-21T11:38:00.000-05:00

In 5 weeks we will be celebrating the arrival of a new family member! We need the crib for the new baby, so we are beginning to transition Olivia from the crib to a big girl bed. We started by leaving the side rail down for a few nights. Then on Saturday we took it off completely This is what it looks like now. She has spent two nights and one nap in it like this, and all has gone smoothly. She did get up herself both mornings and played around in her room. She turned off her monitor and then came out to greet us. It was very cute. She didn't get out of bed after her nap, though. She called for us to come and get her. :) In about 2 weeks, we are going to swap out the crib for her new big girl bed, which is the full sized bed we have for guests.

Olivia's first (ok, third) day of school and more

2009-09-17T09:56:00.004-05:00

I guess I am a little behind. On Olivia's first day of school, I did not have any time to take pictures. I had to sub that day, so I was rushing around trying to get her and myself ready. Then my neighbor took her to school on her second day, so today (her third day) I pretended it was her first day and did the whole "aww, it's your first day of school" routine. :) She graciously allowed me a few pictures. I think she likes school so far. I stood her in the hallway so I could unload her stuff (nap mat, cup, lunch...etc.) and the next thing I knew she was running into her room. She blew me a kiss goodbye and that was it. What a sweet girl!

Olivia with all of her school gear.

What kind of a face is that?

Yesterday Olivia's friends came over and asked her to play in the sprinkler with them, so this gave her a chance to wear her new bathing suit. The pool has closed for the season, so I didn't think she was going to get to wear it until next year. Hooray for friends and water!

Cheesin' and posin' for the camera.

She is really into putting her pants on by herself without any help. Of course, she has trouble getting the back over her diaper, but don't you try to help her, or she will start all over. She prefers to wear them up in the front and down in the back. She is obsessed with changing her baby doll's diaper and wiping it's bottom. After she changes it, she wraps it up in a blanket and puts it in her little stroller. It is her little baby. It is super cute. It gives me hope that she will love the new baby, until she grabs her baby by the arm and flings it across the room. Ouch.

Let's see, what else can I tell you? Here are some of Olivia's favorites:

Food: berries of any kind, green beans (who's kid is this?), noodles

Drink: juice has won over milk these days

Toy: baby dolls, Bear

Phrase: OK, Olivia do it

Just 5 weeks left until we meet our new family member. We don't know the gender, so we are really anxious to find out! I'm feeling pretty good still, just mainly tired of being pregnant, and all the things that go along with being pregnant (frequent bathroom trips, can't eat cookie dough...you know). :)

Oh, I almost forgot. If you have a blog, please leave me your blog address as a comment so I can catch up with your life! I know of a few family members who read this that may have a blog of their own, so let me know!

Funny story and new pictures

2009-09-13T18:13:00.003-05:00

Olivia can also be called Houdini. She can get out of her car seat, out of the house, and now she has learned how to take those child locks off of the door knobs. Great. Here's a little story of what happened yesterday morning:

Knock, knock, knock. Where is this knocking coming from? Why am I hearing knocking this early in the morning? "Mommy, help!" "Mommy! Mommy! Help Daddy!" Olivia is running into our bedroom yelling this at me yesterday morning. Confused and groggy, I look at the clock and see that is it 7:15. I'm a little upset, as Saturday is my morning to sleep in. Eric had gotten up with Olivia at 6:30. Hm..wondering what is happening. Olivia then climbs into bed with me and starts playing. After a minute or two, I realize that Eric is not coming in to get her, which can only mean one thing. Putting all the clues together, I realize what has happened. Olivia has locked Eric out of the house. I climb out of bed and head toward the back door, only to find Eric standing out there in his boxers talking to Lupe.

I was definitely right. Eric had opened the back door to let Lupe (dog) out. She will NOT go potty unless you push her out into the grass. So as Eric is doing so, he hears a dreaded "click" behind him. He said he immediately knew what she had done. She had gotten a step stool, put it up to the door, and locked it. He tried for 15 minutes to coach her on how to unlock it, but no success. He was knocking to try to get my attention. He finally told her through the door to "go get Mommy to help" and she did. What a smart girl. :) What are we going to do with her?

Olivia LOVES playing with Bear and dollies!

IU or Purdue? I'm so confused Mommy!

Fun at the Children's Museum!

I could stay in this ball pit all day!

Pancakes anyone?

2009-08-23T12:18:00.004-05:00

Olivia decided to be a sweet little girl this morning and make us some chocolate chip pancakes!

Ok, I just throw in some chocolate chips...

Stir, stir, stir...

Stir with another spoon...

And I'm all done! ;)

Is it Friday yet?

2009-08-13T21:46:00.005-05:00

This week has flown by! I could have sworn yesterday was Monday. I live for weekends when I get to spend time with Eric and he is here to help with Olivia. Olivia is pretty "easy" these days, but still very tiring. I am enjoying my last couple of months with Olivia as the only child. It will be wonderful to meet our new little one, but definitely different to have two kids.

Olivia loves our friend Natalie and ALWAYS asks about her. Every time we step foot outside, she points at her house and says her name. She used to give Natalie's husband Brandon the cold shoulder, but has recently been asking for him, too. Today she saw him and got super excited and started squealing his name. He is becoming a favorite for O now. Also on this list is my friend Cindy from AMS. Olivia really likes her, too. She will ask for her and pretend to call her on the phone. Today we saw a silver car and she pointed at it and said, "Cindy?" as if that was her car. It was so cute. She even took a nice long nap on Cindy's bed the other day. Very cute. Did I happen to mention she soaked through her diaper and peed on Cindy's bed? Woops.

Temper tantrums crack me up. They aren't what you would imagine they would be from Olivia. She just lays herself face down on the floor and whimpers. She looks up every now and then to see if you are looking at her, and then puts her head back down. It is kind of like she is putting herself in a time out or something. After a few minutes, I will kneel down next to her and push her hair out of her eyes. She looks up at me with a huge smile, climbs up onto me, hugs me, and off she goes. I'll take that over kicking and screaming any day. Picture below.

Corner? Doesn't work. Olivia actually likes the corner. In fact, sometimes when she does something bad, she'll tell me she needs the corner with the biggest smile on her face. I should tell you that the corner never worked on me when I was a kid. My mom would put me in it, and then after I had served my time, she would tell me I could get out. My response? "No, I like it here." I guess what goes around does come around. When I do put her in it, and then go to get her out, she has the biggest grin on her face! What a silly kid. Enjoy the random pictures.

Olivia trying on Mommy's new "shirts" as she calls them. :)

Olivia loves to climb into our bed and pretend to go "night night".

Oh, you meant put the shoes in the basket.

What do you mean I am too big for this stroller?

Cheeseburger. She loves for me to take pictures of her and then hand her the camera so she can see them.

One week

2009-07-31T14:00:00.000-05:00

Olivia has made it a full week without even touching the glue on her head. Way to go O! The doctor said it would start to fall off on its own within 7-10 days, so it should be coming off soon. Yay for healing! She doesn't like it when people look at her head. As soon as people look at her and start talking to her about it, she immediately turns her head and will not look at them at all. Poor girl!

Dress up

2009-07-30T17:36:00.003-05:00

Olivia LOVES to pick out socks and shoes and have Daddy put them on her. She never does this with me during the day, ever. As soon as Eric comes home, she takes him to her room to get some socks. It is always a different color pair. Then she takes him to the closet to pick out some shoes. This is today's combination.

Put me in coach! I'm ready to play!

I love to climb on the chairs!

I still have a little internet shopping to do.

No splashing, no swimming, NO FUN

2009-07-29T14:04:00.004-05:00

Olivia can't get her head wet (read previous post), so giving her a bath has proven to be HARD. She can't sweat, so going out to play is out of the question, and swimming has been banned for over 10 days. NO FUN! So, if you live within 30 miles of us, call me, and we'll come visit you!

The culprit

Olivia's bath time "fixings". What's up with the one sock?

Three words: Lupe did it. We got home from VBS today to find this.

A not-so-fun Friday night

2009-07-25T09:19:00.004-05:00

While wondering what to do last night, going to the ER was not on our "Top 10" list. In fact, it was probably #1 on our list of things we didn't want to do. But, we did it anyway. Why? Because Olivia gashed her forehead open. Yuck. I was standing at the sink when I heard her scream (less than 2 ft. from me). I turned off the water, and bent down to her. When she looked up at me, all I saw was blood. Blood on her face, her clothes, her hands, EVERYWHERE. Immediately I go into panic mode and scream for Eric to call an ambulance. I honestly didn't know where the child was bleeding because it was all over her. About two seconds later, I gained control of myself, grabbed a paper towel, and started wiping her off so I could see where she was bleeding. Right smack in the middle of her forehead. She hit it on the corner of our island. Not the corner of the counter top, the actual corner where the cabinets come together. How? Who knows. Anyway, back to the story. So then she sees all the blood on her hands, feet, shirt...and majorly freaks out. If you know her at all, you know she can't stand to have ANYTHING (liquid, food, dirt, etc.) on her hands or feet. So while giving Eric orders (in a nice way I was told later) on what I needed, I was desperately trying to get all the blood off of her so she would calm down. Up next on the orders for Daddy was a juice box and fruit snacks. This really worked. Next I needed him to move Lupe, who was frantically trying to clean Olivia by herself and would not let me do it. Poor Lupe, scared and confused. So, we change her into pajamas, pack up a bag, and head down to TX Children's for some stitches. When we got there, it was empty and we got right in. After coming out of the nurse's room to head over for stitches, we were met with a line OUT THE DOOR! Great timing O, 5 minutes later and we would have had a LONG wait on our hands. So, the Dr. said she was the perfect candidate for Dermabond (glue) and that it would hurt much less than stitches. Excellent! They glued her up and we headed home. The whole trip from start to finish was only 2 hours! Is that a record for an ER visit? I think so! Needless to say she was such a trooper! We weren't sure whether or not to take pictures of this event, so we just took a couple. We are all much better today!

Before

So sad (another before)

After: Check out my glue

Sleepover with Sophie

2009-07-21T18:15:00.004-05:00

My BFF spent the night with me last night, and we had a great time. We made messes of ourselves with our dinner (ravioli), spent an hour chasing each other around the park, and then turned into prunes during bath time. :) Sophie went to bed without fussing, but I didn't. Mommy said I am a stinker. I gave up after about 5 minutes though, and went to sleep. This morning we had oatmeal, eggs, and kiwi for breakfast! It was so fun! I plan on spending the night over at Sophie's house when they come back from vacation. I am excited!

Sophie wearing her ravioli sauce

Olivia with her ravioli sauce

An after bath story with Eric

Sophie going in for a kiss before bed

Good night Olivia, Good night Sophie

There must be a way out of here somewhere

Being silly at the table while waiting for breakfast

After breakfast story time

26 weeks!

2009-07-19T10:10:00.004-05:00

So I'm 26 weeks pregnant, and feeling great! I thought my pregnancy with Olivia was easy, but I really think this one is easier! There are days that I completely forget that I am pregnant. Never sick, not too tired, and not too big yet. I think I could make a living out of being pregnant. And this time around, I haven't gained as much weight as last time, so I'm not feeling so "fat" these days.

No words necessary.

2009-07-17T20:30:00.002-05:00

Visit to Hoosierland

2009-07-11T15:02:00.004-05:00

We went North for a little family visit. On July 2, we all hopped on a plane to Louisville, KY. Olivia was an ANGEL on the flight. She played for a bit, ate a sandwich, and zonked out on me (K) until we landed. Perfect. We spent the first part of our trip at my sister's house in Jeffersonville. It was a blast. We took the girls to have their pictures taken, went to the zoo, and ate some really great food. :) Lisa and I even got pedicures! We celebrated Addy's 1st birthday while we were there. It was a really fun party! Eric flew back home on Monday, and I set out for my parent's house in Northern Indiana. My mom drove down to pick us up. We had a great time hanging out in good old Peru. Olivia got to see G'ma and G'pa Neeser and G'ma and G'pa Comerford. She got to see Aunt Andrea and Uncle Matt, and even her favorite person Sandy (my old neighbor). We had a really fun time. Her favorite things were my neighbor's cats, my mom and dad's TWO sets of stairs (that she went up and down a million times), Andrea and Matt's cats and dog, and climbing in and out of my Mom's car a gazillion times. I got to see my good friend Jenny and her new baby, Landon. So cute! Olivia and I headed back to TX and had the LONGEST flight on Earth. Olivia never fell asleep, and was fidgety the entire time. She kept trying to "beep" the nose of the man sitting next to me. Then she was rubbing his leg and his arm. Nice. Anyway, we had a great time, but are very glad to be home again with Daddy.

My good friend Jenny's new baby Landon Michael

Addy, are you ready? We're outta here!

Blowing bubbles at Addy's party!

My new favorite picture of us! Smile!

We haven't had a family shot in a long time!

Uncle Ju (he provided Olivia with juice) and Addy

Addy, are you ready for your bottle? She carried it around yelling "Addy!"

Cousins having some fun during bath time!

Happy Daddy's Day!

2009-06-21T09:00:00.003-05:00

We love you Eric/Daddy! :) This Father's Day is a little different because we are celebrating with one child here and one on the way! Olivia let Eric sleep in a little this morning, but after listening to "where'd Daddy go?" for 30 minutes, I let her wake him up. She gave him the card she colored for him, made him coffee and chocolate chip and butterscotch pancakes, and then made a nice big present (poo-poo) for him. ;) I said, "I know it is Father's Day, but I have changed the last 200 poopies, so it is your turn." Nice, huh? Here is the conversation as I hear it from the other room:

Eric: Oh gosh.

Olivia: What?

Eric: Oh my.

Olivia: What say?

Eric: I could use some assistance.

Olivia: What?

Haha, Olivia is always asking us what we said. She is also obsessed with bugs. She doesn't like them at all. Those darn beetle things, June bugs I think, keep coming in the house on Lupe. Olivia will squat down next to it and yell "buggie!" until someone comes to get it. The other day she told Daddy to "get the buggie!" and we were dying laughing. It was so cute! They are quite a pair! We love you Daddy!

Reading a bedtime story with Daddy after her bath!

I want to be just like Daddy! I love to walk in his shoes!

I'd like to eat lunch on Daddy today. And she did just that.

Splish Splash

2009-06-12T15:43:00.003-05:00

We borrowed our neighbor's little pool the other day to keep cool. :) I love Olivia's new bathing suit! I decided that she looks GREAT in orange, and I just happened to stumble upon this one the other day.

I Love Noodles (of any kind)

2009-06-11T07:23:00.004-05:00

It is true. Olivia has a new obsession for noodles. Noodles of any kind. Oodles of noodles. :) If you don't believe me, take a look for yourself.

Mmm, I think I'll just drink a little milk.

Forget the milk, I want noodles.

I think this spoon is slowing me down...

...so forget the spoon too, I'm using my fingers.

Which way to the bath?

We are having a...

2009-06-09T16:44:00.002-05:00

...BABY! What kind, you might ask? We don't know. ;( We went to my 20-week ultrasound today pumped up and ready to find out what baby #2 is going to be...only to be left still wondering. Long story short, the umbilical cord was between the legs making it impossible to tell. So, I guess we will just have to wait until Oct. 25 to find out. We had been going back and forth deciding whether or not to find out, but I guess God decided that one for us. We're sad, but we'll live. :)

Breakfast Photo Shoot

2009-06-02T20:21:00.003-05:00

I love to smile for the camera now.

And I will copy whatever Mommy is doing.

I know I know, I'm super cute. What can I say?

This modeling thing is so easy. The camera loves me.

One word: Grandpa.

Ta Da!

2009-05-14T06:54:00.009-05:00

I know what you are thinking..."It's about time!" I agree. To be honest, I have actually had a few blogs ready to go, but I was too cheap to spend the money to buy more "picture space" on here. Seems as though we have run out of available space on our blog and our Picasa, so I finally caved in and bought more. So, now I can continue with our regular weekly blog updates. :)

Not a lot new to report. I am now 18.5 weeks pregnant with baby #2. My belly is starting to poke out, causing my pants to fit a little more tightly. Pretty soon they aren't going to fit anymore. We can't decide whether to find out what we are having this time or not. We go back and forth, weighing the pros/cons to knowing/not knowing. :) My guess is that we will find out, because we are both pretty impatient in that area.

Olivia has been super funny lately, coming up with new words all the time. She is putting words together for little "mini-sentences" and I love it! She likes to say, "Mommy, Daddy go?" when she can't find Eric. Last week, she said, "Thank you, Daddy." It was precious. Her latest thing is to point to all of her boo-boos and say "hurt" and beg us to kiss it. It is SO CUTE! Her favorite word is still "yeah!" which I will take over "NO!" any day. Some close contenders are "what" and "why"...which are slowly starting to get very aggravating. She has become very good at using a fork, but still not so great at using spoons. She gets a huge kick out of flipping the food everywhere when using a spoon. She does, however, love to say spoon, which comes out "poon!" every time. Every utensil is a poon! I have been trying to get her to answer "what does a kitty say?" for ages, but she won't do it. However, she tooted once and I said, "Did you toot?" She grabbed her bottom and immediately said "toot" and has said it ever since. Geesh. I can't get her to say "meow" but she learns "toot" after doing it ONCE.

Lupe is combing the house looking for new hiding spots every day. She can't seem to get away from Olivia, who loves to grab her by the collar and lead her around the house like a show dog. It really is amusing.

Eric and I are about to dive into a summer full of home updates. We are getting the living room and kitchen area repainted a very light taupe color. We are going to have an entertainment center built in to the little "cut out" we have in the living room. Actually, I think Eric is going to try to build that himself. We want to get our patio extended and put some kind of awning over it. Bye bye tax refund! :)

She calls peaches "bubbles" and LOVES to eat fresh ones!

Just helping Mommy take the seat off so we can reupholster it!

Cheese! She actually looked at me and said "cheese!" BEFORE I told her to do it!

Mommy, pay no attention to the fact that I am climbing the ladder.

My finger fits perfectly inside this little hole.

Whatever it is you think I just did, I probably did it. I'm guilty.

Olivia + Mommy = BFF

Did someone say belly? Here it is!

Hamming it up for the camera early one morning!

A good photographer?

2009-04-25T17:54:00.002-05:00

Anyone know of a good photographer in the Humble/Atascocita/Kingwood area that isn't TOO expensive? We want to get O's 18 month pictures done somewhere OTHER than a mall photo place. We don't want to spend a fortune, but we want to get some great pictures and poses. :) Anyone out there trying to start up a business or just wants some practice? We'll take it!

Some pretty cool news

2009-04-22T17:13:00.003-05:00

We would like to share some awesome news with everyone! We are going to have another baby! Baby Comerford will be making his/her entrance into our family on/around October 25th! We are super excited and cannot wait to find out what we are having, which should be some time in June. Here's the story of how I told Eric.

I wanted to surprise Eric and give him a positive pregnancy test for his birthday (Feb. 14), but they kept coming up negative. I was bummed, but figured since it was our first month of trying that it was to be expected. So, on his birthday I broke the news to him about the negative tests. Well, then I realized I was about 5 days ahead of myself and it was too early. I didn't tell him, but a few days later I tested again. Olivia had followed me into the bathroom, so I thought I'd be clever and send her out of the bathroom with the positive test to take to Eric. I gave it to her and, not thinking, didn't put the cap back on the end. Naturally, it was headed straight to her MOUTH! NOOOO! I yelled and pulled it away. Of course this really made her mad and she wanted it back. All Eric could hear from the kitchen was "Take it to Daddy. NO! Don't put it in your mouth, take it to Daddy! No! Eww! Take it to Daddy." By that time Olivia was screaming and crying and fighting me for the test. I decided to give it to her, so she took it to Eric with tears streaming down her face. If anyone had seen it, it would have looked like she was just hit with the worst possible news ever! To make matters worse, when Eric saw what it was, he screamed really loudly and was jumping up and down. This completely scared Olivia to death, and she froze. Poor kid. Traumatized already and the baby isn't even here yet. :) We think she'll be a great big sister!

Rain, Rain GO AWAY

2009-04-18T16:51:00.004-05:00

It has been raining pretty much nonstop since this morning. It rained a lot last evening, but then it stopped. It is POURING!!! We want to go outside and play but we can't! We really just want to jump in the puddles, which we would totally do if it weren't also lightning and thundering. Boo! Having an 18 month old and an extremely active dog shut up inside all day long is NO FUN! On the plus side, the house is now very clean and I got ALL of the laundry done!

Oh, here are a few pictures from Thursday night when Olivia was looking like such a big girl. Olivia had solidified her hair with peanut butter, so Natalie did what any pro mother would do and wet it, combed it out, and put it up! So cute!

Happy Easter!

2009-04-13T11:08:00.004-05:00

We had a super fun Easter yesterday. We got up and went to the early service at church. The message was phenomenal! Olivia had a lot of fun in the nursery playing with the other little girl that was in there. Then we came home so Olivia could take a nap. As soon as Olivia woke up, we headed over to our "parent's" house in Atascocita. They are actually Brandon's (our best friend) parents, but they have kind of adopted us since our parents are all back in Indiana. We had a delicious meal and some really tasty desserts. The kids hunted eggs in the front yard over and over. Ok, actually just twice, but we stayed outside and played for a while. Olivia was definitely hyped up on sugar, even though she didn't really eat all that much candy. Actually, we have no clue how much she ate, because different people kept giving her things when we weren't watching. I know this because she came running up to me with chocolate all over her face, but neither Eric nor I gave her any chocolate. :) Oh well, it is only Easter once a year! We headed home and when we walked in the door, Olivia ran to the jelly bean bowl and started asking for some. NO MORE CANDY! She cried and cried when we repeatedly said no. She did scarf down her entire dinner shortly after. :) What a fun day!

The little yellow thing hanging off of her basket is a duck calling whistle. She LOVED it and played with it most of the day.

Olivia trying desperately to eat through the wrapper to get to the chocolate.

Yay! Another egg!

Hey guys, look at my basket!

But I don't want to sit and pose for a picture Daddy! I want to play!

I sure am getting good at finding these little eggs!

Olivia + Lupe = BFF

2009-04-11T16:30:00.001-05:00

Sisters

Weekend with Grandma and Grandpa Neeser

2009-04-04T11:57:00.001-05:00

Last weekend my Grandma and Grandpa Neeser came to visit me. I had so much fun seeing them and playing with them. They took me out to eat a lot and fed me delicious food. On Friday when they got here, I was still taking a nap at my neighbor's house, so Grandma (Nana) Becky baked some cookies. When I woke up, she gave me one and now I am hooked on "tookies"! Saturday morning we got up and drove downtown to "The Breakfast Klub" for some breakfast. It is a little local joint and it was SO AWESOME! My pancake was as big as my head, and I ate half of it! Everyone was shocked! After my nap, we went to Old Mac Donald's Farm for some fun! I chased the goats around, and then they chased me around trying to eat my jacket. One escaped and started running all around the farm. It was funny. Then we went to Toys-R-Us to look for a little vehicle that I could ride. I threw a HUGE fit when it was time to leave. All I wanted to do was keep on riding the little trike they had there. No one would listen to me. That's ok, then we went to Target and G'ma and G'pa bought me a lil quad! :) I rode it all night in the house, and then played with it all day Sunday, too! We relaxed on Sunday and enjoyed spending time together. I had an awesome time with you Nana and Buppa! I'm sorry if I forgot any part of your visit, but I'm just a kid. Love you!

I love my new ride! Mommy will put the stickers on today!

My Nana and Buppa!

Shortly after this photo, I became obsessed with this statue.

I don't think Mommy hears me saying "off" and "down"...so I'll yell louder.

I'm not too sure about this doggie. (She thinks everything is a doggie.)

Nice bunny.

Bad bunny. Or should I say bad Olivia. I don't know why she kicks animals.

Mommy, why is this doggie eating out of my stroller? She was so confused!

This goat made several attempts to eat O's jacket and my engagement ring!

I love to swing. Weeeee!

Yeehaw! Fun at the Rodeo

2009-03-22T13:39:00.004-05:00

Yesterday we went to the rodeo! :) Eric, Olivia, Beth (a great old friend) and I met the Cochrans (Nick, Jaime, and Latham) at the rodeo for some fun. Parking was NOT fun...and that is all I will say about that. :) Anyway, when we FINALLY got in, we went to the kids area for Olivia. Her favorite part BY FAR was the outdoor petting zoo. As soon as she got in, she threw her arms out in the air and squealed! It was so cute. She was following all the goats around and squealing at them. She had a couple little goats that she always went back to, but she was a wild girl in that pen. She "petted" the animals violently, and I kept having to remind her to be gentle. At one point she made several attempts to KICK a little piggie, and when that didn't work, she made her best effort to RIDE the little piggie. When that failed, she decided she would try to PICK UP the little piggie. Poor piggie. I didn't know pigs could move that fast. :) She pulled some ears, swatted at some tails, and slapped a few noses. All in all, I say she had a marvelous time.

You can't catch me Mommy!

Latham and Olivia enjoying the pig races!

Olivia is telling that little boy all about baby goats. :)

Just try to get away from me goat! I dare you!

Some of that tail slapping in action!

This little goat was just her size. She loved it! Later they had a staring contest.

Olivia and me. She's staring at Jaime, who is behind the camera trying to make her smile.

This is the only kind of carrot I will eat. Hey, where is the ketchup?

Hiya cutie!

Our weekend with Lisa and Addy!!!

2009-03-15T17:19:00.004-05:00

Olivia is taking a rest on Addy, who doesn't seem to appreciate it much.

All weekend, Olivia would touch Addy's head and say, "Addy!" It was so cute, but Addy never thought so.

Rock star #1 (Don't her legs look super short? I don't know what happened.)

Rock star #2

Addy is sooo close to crawling!

This time Olivia put the truck on Addy's head and said "Addy".

She really liked to inspect Addy's hair.

We had a super fun weekend because my sister Lisa and Addy came to visit us. Too bad the weather was so...not fun! Oh well, we still managed to have a blast. They came in on Friday evening, and the girls met again. Olivia LOVED Addy!!! Addy really liked Olivia, until she came in for the hugs and kisses. It was then that Addy wasn't quite sure what to think of her. Addy LOVED Lupe...until she got up close and personal for some loving...then Addy wasn't too sure of her. Silly Addy. Saturday we drove to Katy Mills and got the girls some cute stuff. They played some more today and then we went out for lunch. Both girls ended up with snotty noses this weekend so between both girls I feel like all we have been doing is wiping noses! We just took them back to the airport! :( We didn't want them to leave! Addy, Olivia is already looking for you. OK, maybe she's really just looking for your sea horse...but she said she misses you. When are you coming back???

My weekend with Grandma and Grandpa Comerford

2009-03-08T21:21:00.005-05:00

Last weekend, Grandma and Grandpa Comerford came to visit me. We had a lot of fun together! They took me to the park, let me play on the playground, and took me on lots of stroller rides. We went out to eat at some great restaurants while they were here! My favorite was Chuy's! I hung out with G'ma and G'pa on Friday and Monday while Mommy and Daddy were at work. They really know how to have a good time! Thanks for coming to visit me Grandma and Grandpa! I love you!

Happy Birthday Eric! Happy Valentine's Day!

2009-02-14T12:14:00.002-06:00

We want to wish everyone a very Happy Love Day! Today is also Eric's 26th Birthday! :)

Our '80's babe!

Why I really really dislike Walmart

2009-02-09T20:37:00.007-06:00

1. They have 20+ cash registers and only open 2 of them.

2. A lot of them, including the one by our house, are filthy.

3. They do not care one bit about customer service.

4. Every single employee hates their job.

5. Every single employee is therefore disgruntled.

6. Did I mention they (Walmarts) are dirty?

7. Tonight when I went, my line was moving very slowly because the cashier was TEXTING the entire time!!

8. You could have one thing to purchase and wait in line for over 20 minutes.

Ok, so you get the point. We strongly dislike Walmart and only go there out of desperation because it is so close. I finally broke down tonight and called a manager to tell them we hate shopping at their store. I even tattled on my texting cashier! It felt so good!

Moral: NEVER trust a company whose sole purpose is to sell everything on Earth for cheaper than anyone else. They just don't care about you. -Eric

Sick :(

2009-02-07T14:44:00.006-06:00

Olivia is sick! :( This time it is not related to teething (we don't think). She has had a nasty fever (103.2) since Thursday morning. I took her to the doctor, and they did blood work and a urinalysis. Nothing. All they found was an infection. It is not bacterial, so she cannot have antibiotics. We were told to just keep her hydrated and medicated with Motrin/Tylenol. Poor kid. She has been sleeping A LOT. Last night she woke up crying, so we gave her medicine and milk...I think the milk was a bad idea. As soon as she started drinking it, she threw it up all over Eric. He handed her over to me, and she gave me a dose of it, too. Yuck. We got her all cleaned up and gave her more medicine and she went back to sleep. She didn't get up until 10 am! It is only 2:45, and she is on her SECOND nap of today. She is miserable.

On a more positive note...I am getting a helper for my 6th period Science class!! Yahoo! That class is absolutely crazy and I am really excited about getting help! :) Mrs. Roseland...you rock!

Here are some new pictures! Check out the "online photo album" by clicking on the link to the right!

"Uncle JC says I look like a piranha. Check out my new choppers!"

"I just love getting kisses from Daddy!"

"I can make spit bubbles! I am obsessed with bubbles of any kind."

"Touchdown!" Yes, she really was doing the "touchdown" sign while watching the Super Bowl.

"Hi Mommy! I see you!"

One day last week we could not find Olivia anywhere. I was starting to worry. I checked our room, but I didn't go in the bathroom because the door was shut. That should have been my first clue as to where O was. She is always going in rooms and closing the door. Eric found her, and as soon as he did, he was busting up laughing and calling for me. This is what I found:

"Hmm...I wonder why Mommy and Daddy haven't found me yet."

"Maybe I should go find them!"

"Mommy, why are you giving me that disapproving look?

"There is plenty of toilet paper for all of us to play with!"

Bubbles!

2009-02-01T15:23:00.004-06:00

That is one of Olivia's new words. :) The conversations usually goes something like this:

Olivia: bubbles!

Eric/Kelly: Bubbles! Where are the bubbles?

Olivia: bubbles! as she runs to the bath tub in our room

Eric/Kelly: Did you find the bubbles?

Olivia: bubbles! as she is pointing at the bubble machine and trying to climb into the tub

Olivia LOVES baths. I think she lives for them. No matter what time it is or what she is doing, as soon as she hears water (of any kind) running, she RUNS to the bathroom and tries to get into the tub. As soon as you put her in, she is in heaven. Last night she was in there for quite some time, and then told me she was all done. She even pulled the stopper up to drain the water. She sat in there until all the water was gone, and still would not get out. She just kept playing in the empty tub. What a stinker.

"All done" is another new set of words for Olivia. She used to just wave her hands together, which was close to the sign for all done. Now she actually (sometimes) says the words all done. It is very cute. Another addition to her vocabulary is hello. We would say, "Olivia, say hi" and she would just wave at people. But lately she has been walking around the house saying "hello?" over and over. Too cute!

In other news...school is ok. Some of the kids are really giving me a run for my money. What does that phrase even mean? Anyway, they are a handful. Most of the problems occur in 6th and 7th periods. Thursday was especially bad...I was headed home in tears. But thanks to our WONDERFUL counselor Jana, I went home smiling. She always knows just what to say to make you feel better. Thanks Jana! I just keep telling myself that I can do it, and that summer isn't that far away! Teaching just isn't the same without Katie! Come back, Katie!

Anything else? Oh yes, Lupe has begun work on the front windowsill AGAIN! Stinkin dog. She is very close to earning her right to becoming an outside dog. Ok, I'm all talk...she'll never be an outside dog. Although, I think she'd like it at this point so she could get away from Olivia. Olivia is a monster to her. She hits her, steps on her, tries to brush her...needless to say Lupe is NOT a fan of Olivia right now. Her new skill of running has left poor Lupe all worn out. :)

Crazy Quotes from the Comerford Kids

Please

Bluebonnets

Lucky

Tape

More mistaken identity

Mistaken identity

A little sassy

Hot chips

Too many panties

New approach to the blog

No time for words, just pictures

New online photography portfolio

Love these little ones!

December 2010

Whew, November was crazy!

Welcome Elliott!

ZooBoo!

Julian is ONE!

First haircut!

DORA!

Some things just need to be said

Fun at the church cookout

Cute Pictures

OrLaNdO!

Julian is 6 months old!

The "phantom" pacifier

Aren't they cute?

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Wow, it has been awhile!

Kids are fun!

My little man

Thankful Thursday

:)

Julian is 3 months old today!

Goodbye diapers, hello panties!

My Christmas Angels

Professional Pictures

Julian is TWO MONTHS OLD

Anyone want to trade?

A *first* for Mr. Julian

What's up?

A White Christmas

Some new reading material

Olivia's School Pictures

Cute pictures

Can you feel the love?

Family visit

Happy Birthday TWO Olivia!

What a cutie!

My FAVORITE Men

My brother and me

Olivia's 2nd Birthday Party

Julian Michael Comerford

It's a Boy!

Labor Update!

Labor Update!

Friends are FUN!

Finally finished

Thank you Wilkinsons!

Too cute not to post

A "Kelly Belly" Comparison

I love you, Olivia

36 weeks and Olivia update

Rough Night

Fun!

New kicks!

Puddle Jumping

Big girl bed!

Olivia's first (ok, third) day of school and more

Funny story and new pictures

Pancakes anyone?

Is it Friday yet?

One week

Dress up

No splashing, no swimming, NO FUN

A not-so-fun Friday night

Sleepover with Sophie

26 weeks!

No words necessary.

A first for Mr. Julian