Two Months!

As of yesterday, little Olive is two whole months old! Where did the time go?! Do I really have to go back to work soon??

I feel like she looks so old now! Serious face...

Cooing face...

Silly face!

I was having a difficult time doing the "bunny photo" with these two helping out:

I also have that face when Fro tries to walk on me.

Ripley wanted to be in all the pictures and loves being by his sister...

We finally got a good one!

A comparison of one month to two months...

She is still in newborn diapers in some brands, but has totally grown out of newborn clothes because she's too long for them.  The three month outfits fit her well, but are pretty baggy because she's so skinny.  This month she loves baths, lamps and ceiling fans (she laughs at them!) and really really hates riding in the car for some reason.

Today at the doctor she was 23.5 inches long (two inches longer than when she was born!) and her head is 40.75 centimeters (which is ENORMOUS).  She only weighed in at 9.2 lbs, though, which is teeny for her size and age, so the goal for this next month is to put some meat on those bones.  Grow baby grow!

Visitors!

This past weekend, our very awesome friends, Lauren and Garrett came to visit us! Although we couldn't do as many of the fun Alaskan adventures that are so great for visitors because we had Olive in tow, we still managed some good outings.  I have a feeling that Olive was also a major reason for their visit, so we made sure to get in some good quality time with her, too.  

Sorry this picture is unflattering, but it's also hilarious.
I love Lauren with the bottle and the baby and Garrett with the beer can and the cat.

Lauren got some good bath practice in:

Don't worry - she does this every time we dry her off.  It is not a reflection of your parenting skills, Lauren...

When L&G arrived, it was pouring rain and was supposed to do that the whole weekend.  But the weather gods shined down on us and we were blessed with a weekend full of sunshine!! On Saturday we hit the fair.  First stop, veggies.  This year, since we visited on the second weekend, we got to see all the competition vegetables.  The giant ones we saw in years past were from 4H entries I think (still impressive, but not GINORMOUS).

I think they are posing in front of potatoes...

Me, Olive, and the blue ribbon pumpkin.  It's 1283.5 lbs - aka as chubby as I feel two months after having a baby.  Ooof.

Giant cabbage! (113 lbs)

Another big pumpkin - this one is only 772 lbs...

We had to take a couple of breaks for feeding along the way.

Olive also got to ride in her stroller (which she currently hates about 75% of the time for no apparent reason...)

We also visited the livestock.  This cow had a baby four days before we visited.  Too cute!

BABY DONKEY OMG I WANT ONE.

Of course, what trip to the Alaska State Fair could be complete without playing rat race.  We each started with a dollar and were able to play for quite awhile.

WINNERS!

Lauren, what is your hair? It's like you're auditioning for a shampoo commercial or something...

 We also made an obligatory stop at the "wine church".  Just look at that weather.  Amazing.

Those hats were left from the children who previously occupied the table. Saturday was mining day at the fair, apparently.

 The view.  While this may not be the Washington State Fair of my youth, I guarantee you it's 100 times better looking than Puyallup ever was or will be.

Sunday we ventured out for a light hike up Blueberry Hill near Flattop.  It was the most I walked uphill since I was about four months pregnant.  I am surprised I'm not still up there.

More gorgeous weather.  Oh look - a family!

We're posing like explorers for some reason.  I think I'm saying "this is the trail that Ann and Steve took us on and we almost died last summer."

It may have been the last day of August, but that is definitely fall up here.  So pretty!

Ripley enjoyed himself, too!

This is about 10 minutes after he tried to run away with two girls who were hiking in front of us.  Traitor!

And then...on Monday morning, they left us :(

It was a way too short trip but we had a great time seeing them and having them meet Olive.  Next time we'll be able to go more than 45 minutes out of town and go on some bigger adventures.  Thanks for visiting L&G!

Seven Weeks - Settled In

Little Missy was seven weeks old yesterday and she's starting to grow into her own little person.  Now that things are settled down around the house, we are settling into a good routine that we (mostly) stick to just about every day.  It's not the most exciting, but I'm sure she finds it thrilling.

We sleep in (usually) and then wake up in a pretty good mood!

I CANNOT GET ENOUGH OF HER CRAZY EYE PICTURES

We generally spend some quality time checking out the world in one of her three favorite places:

1. her changing table:

2. her playmat:

She just discovered her tongue recently.  It's pretty much always hanging out of her mouth.

3. her crib:

She loves her mobile!

We also play on the floor of her room a lot.  She cannot hold still these days!

During the day we also take a couple of naps.  She has to be swaddled for her naps or she punches herself in the face while she's sleeping.  Go figure.

Also, she's getting so big! I never notice it because I see her every day, but I have proof! I took pictures of her in the same adorable outfit on July 22 and then yesterday.  Look!

She has grown almost exclusively in length though.  She's so skinny but very very long.  Again, she can't possibly be my daughter.

Okay...I hear someone waking up from her nap.  Time to go!

One Month!

This post is a little overdue, but it's been pretty hectic in the Naylor house (when ISN'T it these days? I feel like this pretty much goes without saying since we have an infant).  On Sunday Andy's mom left us to head back down to Washington, which meant that, for the first time since Olive was born, we were left on our own (cue the ominous music...).  With Andy back at work, I've spent the last couple of days figuring out this whole mom thing on my own without a pair - or two! - of extra hands.  Sometimes just going to the bathroom seems like a harrowing feat, but I think we're getting the hang of things.  

On August 1, Olivia turned one month old! We decided to take a picture of her every month with the same stuffed animal to help document her growth.  She seemed particularly taken by the bunny, so it was the winner.  We also dressed her up in her cupcake shirt to mark the occasion.  She can still wear newborn clothes but only tops and pants (not the bodysuits because she's too tall).  She is fitting into 3 month clothes, but the pants fall right off of her - she has the tiniest little butt! 

She is doing crazy eyes in every full body picture I took of her with the bunny.  It's a good look.

We have noticed so many changes just in the last few weeks.  Little miss is SO alert - constantly looking around her.

She especially loves faces.

The hair is really starting to match! 

She still loves her hands and probably always will.

And Ripley still loves her.  Probably because she is delicious. 

It is so fun to watch her grow and become her own little person. Happy One Month "birthday" Miss Olivia!