Olivia meets her cousins!

Most of the Alvey family was down this weekend to visit. Olivia got to meet some of her cousins. This was the first time that we got to meet the twins in person. It was cute to see all three babies together for the first time.

Aunt Jenn, Nana, Papa, Ayela, Olivia, and Makenna
Cadence with Olivia

Mia with Olivia

Ayela and Makenna

Ayela, Olivia, and Makenna

The Girls taking a group nap.

Hanging out at home!

I wanted to post a couple of pictures from this week. We have mostly been hanging out at home. We did have Olivia's 2 week doctor appointment on Tuesday. She weighed 7lb 9oz and was 20 3/4 inches. I also ventured out with her alone on Tuesday. She did really good. We went to get my hair cut and visit my friend Eleni. She slept through my hair cut and while we were in the car.

Aunt Kristen got her first babysitting opportunity on Friday night. Kristen and Cory watched Olivia for a couple of hours and they did great. Olivia was so kind to break them in with a huge poopy diaper but they were champs about it.

We broke out the activity mat this week. Berkley was scared of it at first but now is becoming more curious and slowing checking it out. We will see if Berkley decides it is her activity mat.

Olivia watching the cardinals play off game with Daddy. Hopefully, they will play better today.

Week 2

Olivia is 2 weeks old today. We take her for her 2 week doctor's appointment tomorrow. We are anxious to see how much she has grown. The second week has been good. Olivia is opening her eyes more and staying awake for longer periods of time. We have had a couple of rough nights but we are hopeful that these we will get better as we adjust to each other.

Peacefully sleeping.

Everyone want to cuddle with Mommy on the couch.

Bright eyes.

The First Week!

Yesterday, Olivia was 1 week old. It is hard to imagine life without her already. We had a week full of firsts! Here are some pictures from the past week.

First Bath!

First Car Ride with Berkley! They are both sound asleep.

First walk!

First Visit with Nana and Papa Alvey!

First Tummy Time!

Olivia and Mommy watching the Colts Game.

First Ride in the Swing. It put Olivia right to sleep.

Newborn Pictures

We had Olivia's newborn pictures taken on Friday by Joni Streit. She has posted some of her favorites on her blog. They look amazing and we can't wait to see the rest of them. Here is the link to check out her blog: http://jonistreitphotography.blogspot.com/

Go Irish!

Olivia watching her first Notre Dame Football Game with Daddy!

Coming Home!

We got discharged from the hospital on Wednesday afternoon. We were so excited to get back home. We were ready to spend some time as a family and introduce Olivia to Berkley. We felt so bad leaving Berkley at home on Sunday or shall I say Monday very early in the morning. We left for the hospital a little after midnight and got to the hospital at 1am. We decided Berkley should just stay at home until Kristen could pick her up Monday morning. She was very confused and sad when we left. We were also anxious to see her reaction to her new baby sister.

All buckled in and ready for the ride home.

Berkley greeted Olivia on the front porch and gave her a friendly sniff and snort.

The Complete Family.

Berkley just checking Olivia out one last time before she decided that we could keep her.

It's a Girl! Welcome Olivia Rene Alvey

Olivia Rene Alvey was born on September 21st at 9:06am. She was 7lbs 4oz and 20.5in. We are all doing great. Labor and delivery went very smooth. We are so excited that to we have this beautiful, healthy baby girl. She has a perfectly round face, bright blue eyes, and the fullest head of dark brown hair. We already can't imagine our lives without her. We love her so much!

Getting all cleaned off!

Daddy and Olivia's first picture!

Mommy feeding Olivia for the first time.

Aunt Kristen

Grandma Hubertz

Grandpa Hubertz

First Family Picture

Watching her First Colts Game with Daddy.

Olivia is already telling Daddy how it is!

39 Weeks

We have made it to 39 weeks and now we are just waiting. Everything is ready to go once the baby decides to make its move. It won't be long now!

Welcome Ayela and Makenna Hoehn!

On Thursday, September 3rd, our nieces Ayela Marie and Makenna Ann were born. Everyone is doing great and the girls were very healthy! Ayela weighed 5lbs 3oz and Makenna weighed 5 lbs 10oz. We are sad that we couldn't go to Evansville to meet them but with me being 37 weeks pregnant, we couldn't make the 3hr trip. We can't wait to meet them after our baby arrives.

Congratulations Jenn and Chad!

The Proud Daddy!

Ayela and Makenna

How Sweet!

Getting Ready to Go Home!

All buckled in to go home!

5 Year Anniversary!

Yesterday was our 5 year wedding anniversary. We celebrated by going out to Sullivan's, nice steakhouse. We figure this will be our last sophisticated dinner before the baby comes. It was a nice evening. I can't believe that 5 years have gone by already and now our first baby is due in 3 weeks (currently 37 weeks pregnant). In the past 5 years, we have sold our first house, lived in a rental house, designed our dream house, and moved into our dream house. We have had a great 5 years and I can't wait to see what the next 5 years will hold.

Congratulations Matthews Family!

Blake and Big Brother Jack

Our Friends Scott and Christy welcomed their second son, Blake Daniel on September 2nd. We are so excited that he is finally here. He is a very cute and mature looing newborn. Big Brother Jack is super excited and is already being very helpful. Blake and our baby will be playmates and best of buddies hopefully since the Matthews are our neighbors. I am excited to have Christy on maternity leave while I will be so I have someone to spend time with and go on walks with during the day.

Another cute picture of Jack that I couldn't pass up posting.