Cute Costumes!

Olivia enjoyed her first Halloween. She liked the pumpkin costume and she didn't cry at all in it. We decided to try out a couple of costumes for our amusement, so see the pictures below. We took a neighborhood picture of the kids and their costumes (Olivia had her pumpkin butt sleeper on for this since she was asleep when the kids were ready to go). After the picture, all of the kids went trick or treating in the neighborhood across the street. We had a great time and the babies behaved.

Blake as a black cat and Olivia sleeping in her pumpkin butt sleeper in the back row. The three spider men are Dillon, Jack, and Austin in the front row (left to right).

Blake and Olivia

Glow Worm

Cotton Candy

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween!

This cute sleeper makes me laugh every time we put Olivia in it (Thank you LuAnne-we love it!). We will be trying out Halloween costumes tomorrow and hope to post pictures this weekend of Olivia's first Halloween. Hopefully, she doesn't cry the whole time. The borrowed costume that we will trying has a history of making babies cry so we will see how she does in it.

Here is a video of Olivia kicking and stretching in her Halloween sleeper. Enjoy!

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Getting Bigger!

Our baby is getting big! Last week at her 1 month appointment she was 9lbs 1oz and 21 1/2inches. She has outgrown her newborn clothes and is now wearing her 3 month outfits. The 3 month outfits are a still a little big on her. We decided that it was time to starting giving Olivia real baths in her tub and she loved it. She is staying awake more during the day and sleeping longer periods of time at night. Knock on wood, but most nights she is sleeping about 6 hours before getting up to eat. It is so much fun watching her grow.

First Big Girl Bath

Olivia is 1 Month Old!

Today, Olivia is 1 month old. It is hard to believe that she is already a month old. Olivia is growing like crazy and I can't wait to see how big she is at her doctor's appointment tomorrow. Our little Birdie is starting to spread out her feedings and sleep longer stretches at night. She is almost completely over her cold. A baby does change your life but it is such a wonderful experience being a parent and loving your little one!

Look at that big belly!

My haircut is just like Mommy's!

Keep that paci in my mouth!

Sick

The whole Alvey house has been sick since last weekend. Olivia has a cold and has been congested. Her congestion has started to drain which is making her breathing and sleeping difficult. We have become dependent on the nose sucker and a saline drops. They make her feel better but she hates the process. I feel bad for our poor baby. Hopefully the movement of her drainage means that she is about over her cold and will be back to normal soon.
Scott is back to normal and I am feeling much better. There is nothing sadder than a sick baby.

3 Weeks Old!

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!