Ahhh, back at home with our new little bundle. What a blessing you are Olivia Lynn. We have been home for about 5 days and Olivia could not be a better baby. She is fulfilling all of her baby job duties like a pro, the eating, sleeping, and pooping! She really is a complete joy. Being born at 8lb 15oz, when we left the hospital she was down to 8lb 2oz. We had a doctors appointment on Monday to check her jaundice and weight. She was cleared of the jaundice and had gained twice as much weight as they required her to. Yea Olivia! She is also an excellent sleeper - which of course we love! She has been sleeping up to five hours a night, and would probably go longer, but we are sure to wake her to eat sooner. She is as precious as can be and still has all of the dark hair she was born with. One minute we think she looks like Ella, the next Bob, then me. We have decided that she looks like Olivia - which is gorgeous!
Daddy and Olivia getting ready to leave the hospital. Daddy picked out another adorable outfit for his new little princess! Great job daddy!
Olivia is ready to leave the hospital with a big yawn - she is all tuckered out from getting dolled up for the ride home!
Another family picture, minus poor Ella! We still haven't had a family picture taken of the 4 of us! Whoops!
Daddy and his girls! There is nothing sweeter!
Bob, Ella, cousins Ethan & Emma & Grammie looking in on Olivia in the bassinet.
Mommy and Olivia.
Mommy and her girls! Life doesn't get any better than this!
(Ella put that binky down - it's for the baby!)
Olivia and daddy's first nap together.
The three of us!
Grammie and Olivia!
We have to give an extra special thank you to Grammie. Grammie came to stay with us the Friday before Olivia was born and has been working her butt off since! She has been playing chauffeur to Ella, getting groceries, shopping for baby supplies, cooking meals (besides all of the meals she made ahead of time, froze and brought for us), cleaning the house, wrapping all our Christmas gifts, visiting us in the hospital, doing countless loads of laundry, taking care of Ella, then Olivia and Bob and I, and on and on. That just scratches the surface! She has been as sleep deprived as Bob and I, but she has been doing 3 times as much work! We would not have been able to survive this first week with out her being here. She has kept things going for us and kept Ella on her schedule which has been wonderful. WE LOVE YOU GRAMMIE AND CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR ALL THAT YOU DO! YOU ARE THE BEST! XO XO XO!
Daddy and Olivia!
I want the whole world to know that I am married to the best husband and father there could ever be. Bob impresses me every day with his character. I knew from our first date that I wanted to marry him and I can't believe how lucky and blessed I am, because I fall more in love with him each day. Seeing him with now our second daughter reaffirms even more what a spectacular person he is. There is no measure of the amount of love that he gives to me and to his daughters. I keep telling him that is takes a special man to be father to all girls and he is just the guy to do it. His patience is amazing (even when I smack him awake and start yelling in the middle of the night so he can "watch" me have a contraction - I'm so sorry babe)! I have loved watching his relationship with Ella, and how one minute they are wresting and playing ball and the next she is putting makeup on him! I am so looking forward to watching his relationship with Olivia.
I try to tell you daily Bob, but that still isn't enough, I love you, I love our family, I love our life! You are my dream come true and you have only made it better by creating two beautiful princesses with me. I love you!
Uncle Matt with Olivia. Uncle Matt is such a softy when it comes to his nieces!
This was the first time Ella saw Olivia. She ran in to the hospital room and yelled out "Ma ma"! Then she heard Olivia in the bassinet and yelled out "baby"! She has been hooked ever since!
Ella "shushing" Olivia as she starts to cry.
Ethan and Ella checking in on Olivia.
Ella giving one of a zillion kisses to Olivia! She loves to kiss her baby sister and of course give her, her binky. Ella is the binky police! She refuses to kiss Olivia if Olivia has a binky in her mouth. Ella always takes the binky out, kisses Olivia and then puts the binky back.
Nana and Papa Swanson with Olivia. They were able to come and spoil their new granddaughter for a couple of days. Both Nana and Grammie had made the prediction that we would be having a boy. However while not so patiently waiting in the waiting room, they both started thinking girl! Good thing they changed their minds! Papa actually overheard one of the nurses say "Baby Girl Swanson" while they were waiting, but kept the secret to himself!
OLIVIA LYNN SWANSON
Born at 7:42am on December 13th, 2010.
8lbs. 15oz. 20 1/4 inches long.
Lynn was selected as Olivia's middle name after her Aunt Megan Lynn. We love you Megan and are so glad our girls have such an awesome Aunt to look up to!
Olivia entered this world via c-section and while Dr. Bellaire was taking her out of my stomach she said "whoa this looks like a big baby"! Then when she was out she said "whoa, this is a big baby"! A few minutes later she said "how did you have that big of a baby in you", followed by "aren't you glad you opted to go with a c-section"! Yes I am Dr. Bellaire, yes I am! While I was getting my spinal before surgery, Dr. Bellaire held my hand and put her forehead to mine and said "I have to tell you something, I secretly want you to have a girl", I responded with "me too"! So when she delivered Olivia, she said, "it is what what I wanted you to have"! I was so excited to have another girl and poor Bob stood there not knowing what we were talking about until Brenda finally yelled out "it's a girl"!
We are so thankful for the blessing of another healthy happy baby girl. We are so excited to watch our family grow!
