First Christmas!

At 8 months we have our first Christmas as a family! Olivia is having such a fun day! Mommy and Daddy are so happy :)

Happy Halloween!

This year, 2010, was Olivia's first Halloween. She is 6 months old! Mommy and Daddy can hardly believe how big she has gotten. This year Olivia was a flower fairy.

Olivia went trick or treating with her friend Matthew, who was a ninja warrior. They had a lot of fun, but Olivia had to go home after about an hour because it was very cold outside (28 degrees). After trick or treating everyone came over to Olivia's house and watched a scary movie and ate some candy. It was a great Halloween.

Nature!

Part of the decision to move the family up to Alaska was made in order for us all to get outdoors more often and live a healthier more active lifestyle. Since arriving Olivia and family as well as our close friends have gone hiking several time. Olivia rides in a special back-pack carried by daddy. She loves it and has a lot of fun!

Made it to Alaska!

It took 7 days of driving but Olivia and family made it to Alaska. Olivia got to see some amazing mountains, lakes, and rivers along the way as well as a lot of wild life including wild buffalo, moose, caribou, and stone sheep! She visited Wall Drug and Mount Rushmore too! She was a great traveler the whole time!

In the news...

While doing the tourist thing before the families big move, Olivia and Corey were interviewed by the news! You can see us by clicking here and going to 3:15. As you can see Olivia was quite tired from her day already!

3 Months Old

Olivia is now 3 months old and she is getting bigger all the time! Today she fit into her first pair of shoes. She's growing up far too fast so Mommy made a short video to capture her beautiful smile. It can be seen here.

Sick baby girl

I called the doctors office once late last week and once about 2 days ago about Olivia spitting up/puking and they told me it was fine as long as she was wetting her diapers. Then last night she had just a little fever,about 99.5, but she was really fussy and not eating well and she started getting a cough. So we gave her some baby Tylenol and then the daycare called Daddy this morning and said that she threw up her whole bottle and has been coughing none stop. I called the doctors office and they were going to blow me off again because she doesn’t have a fever, but I told them no I want her seen because she was a preemie and had breathing issues, so Daddy took her in and it turns out she has a very bad right ear infection and her left ear is extremely congested and that is causing all the issues, even the goo she gets in her eye when she cries. Thank goodness her lungs are clear but they said for us to keep an eye on her breathing because the congestion can get down into her lungs. Daddy is going to stay home with her today and get her going on her medicine.

Hip Ultrasound

Yesterday Olivia went for a hip ultrasound. I guess it's something they do for all babies who were breech. Daddy took her to her appointment where she charmed the ultrasound technician. They had Daddy feed her while they did the ultrasound and she was still and cooperative while it was done, earning her a little rubber ducky. Happily her hips are fine, no dislocation! The ultrasound tech noticed how Olivia puts her hand/s on her bottle as if she wants to hold it and remarked that most babies her age don't do that yet. That's the second time we've been told that. I'm glad she is hitting her milestones in development. They told us at the hospital to expect her to do things a month later than full term babies, but she's been right on time!

Olivia on her way for her hip ultrasound

Happy 4th of July!

This fourth of July morning Olivia was enjoying some tummy time, when right before her mommy's eyes she rolled over from her stomach to her back all by herself for the very first time!! Mommy was so proud and excited she hurried and snapped this picture right after the big event.

Introducing Little Miss Miracle...

   Meet Little Miss Miracle, Olivia Alyce Thrower. She was born April 23, 2010 at 9:12pm in Philadelphia,PA at Thomas Jefferson Univeristy Hospital. She was impatient to meet her mommy and daddy and came into the world 5 weeks early and weighed only 4lbs 12oz. She spent 2 weeks 5 days in the hospital gaining weight and learning to eat but finally came home on May 11. She is now 9 weeks old and weighs over 8lbs!! She recently got her 2 month vaccines, which she didn't enjoy at all and She has also began daycare/preschool and is having a lot of fun there with the other kids and her teachers, she particularly likes that it is so close to where mommy and daddy work so they can sometimes stop by at lunch time! Olivia has also started holding her head up all by herself more and more. Soon she won't need any help at all!