Cute as a Button

Our Gorgeous baby girl is just about 4 months old now. She has become extremely aware of her surroundings, as well as the people within them. She gets very interested in color contrasts, such as in books, the t.v. and lights. She gets a kick out of "watching" cartoons, and sometimes she will even show a smile or give a little giggle while entranced in all the movements. It is a hoot to watch :) She has recently noticed that she can move her arms and legs in different positions then she had before. For example, she often straightens her legs, as if in a long stretch. She will also do this with her arms, and while doing so, she one day noticed that she had a hand. Only one though; her right. Lol. She will straighten it out, and wave it in front of her face, and look at it as though it is something that is going to eat her alive. I cannot help but to laugh when she gets that crazed look in her eyes...teehee. Since she has become aware that she has hands, she has been reaching out to try and grab things, like her toys, blankets and anything within her reach. She has learned so much over the last couple of weeks even. She has grown so fast. So fast, that it almost makes me want to cry. I cannot help but to take in every little thing she does. She is my baby girl, my Alivia. Enjoy the new pictures and video (sorry its sideways). Alivia thinks it's funny when we make animal noises at her......Here is an example.
Xoxo

Before our eyes...

I look at our baby girl everyday, I take all of her beauty in, and realize that my eyes have been witnessing her grow, learn and develop right in front of me. She has recently realized her voice can do more then just coo. She now screams...lol She loves "talking" to anybody who will listen, and sometimes she will even "talk" to her self :) I woke up this morning to her wide eyed and smiling making all sorts of noises, completely entertaining herself; It was the cutest thing in the world. I cannot wait for the days, months and years to come.
For those who haven't seen our precious girl lately or ever, you should get in touch, and see if we can get together...

7 weeks and 3 days

Our Beautiful little girl is getting so big!! She is coming into her own a little bit. She now makes little noises all the time and tries "talking", as well as smiles constantly. She usually has a little grin on her face and every couple minutes or so, she'll let out a big smile....We Love it. She's our little Angel....

Our trip to Hurricane Ridge

We hop in the car and head on a mini road trip. We drive towards Port Angeles, WA, which is about an hour and forty five minutes from our home. After a while of freeway sight seeing, we arrive. We decide that we were hungry, and we grab a bite to eat at a little place called "The Crab House". After some grub, we head towards the Olympic Mountain Range, which is near Hurricane Ridge. We had heard that it had gorgeous views and a cool place to go to play in the snow. It is 17 miles up the mountains!!! It took us about 35 minutes or so to drive up the road that lead to the top. It was really clear out; blue skies and no clouds and a ton of snow. We had gotten out of the car for about 1 min each to take a picture with Alivia. It was super windy and cold, so we decided it was a better view in the car...lol You can tell how cold it was, I'm sure by our pictures...teehee. It was the kind of cold that if you were outside for longer then 30 seconds it felt like days. It felt like your nose and ears were going to just fall off. It was a fun trip. It's so nice to just take the family out for little trips around town to make fun little memories. We had a fun day :)

love my two girls

I am the happiest father in the whole world. I get to come home to the two most beautful girls in the whole world. I have truly been blessed. I LOVE YOU guys with all my heart!!!

4 Weeks and 2 Days old...

Crazy huh? Our little baby girl is already a month old. She's growing up so fast already. You can tell in all of her little movements, sounds, smiles and giggles that she won't be so small for long. She has started using her baby voice, and let me tell you, it is the cutest thing in the world...it makes my heart melt. I'll have her down on her changing table (Which she loves to be on) and she will let out a little giggle then she'll smile because she realizes what she did. It's adorable. She is awake now for most of the day, which means Mommy and Daddy are getting a good nights rest :) She is everything we could of hope for and more. She is our Angel. Our baby girl.

Alivia's first bath :)

Today Jonathan and I gave Alivia her first bath; She loved it. She was a little curious at first...her facial expressions said so....lol But after a minute or two she was waving her little arms around and kicking her feet in the water. Not a tear shed the whole time. Can't wait to put this "First Bath" picture in her baby book for her to look at and talk about with us when she's older. We had a lot of fun today with bath time :)

Growing before our eyes

First of all, Thank You to all of you who left such special comments. We love you all :)

Since we have been home, we have been trying to get baby girl on some type of a routine, not quite working yet, but headed in the right direction. She is a lot more awake now and enjoys looking around and checking things out around her. She has realized that she has two hands now and like to hold them together...so cute! As of Wednesday, Alivia now weighs 9 lbs and 10 oz. However, I'm sure that's not the case today...lol She has grown so much already. She can only fit into a couple of her newborn outfits now :( and has to be put size 1 diapers already :( Our little baby girl is growing up so fast already. She is so precious and is the light in our lives. We honestly love her more then we thought we could ever love someone or something. Seeing her for the first time, was like a whole in our lives had been filled. I'm so happy and proud to be the Mommy and Daddy of Baby Alivia.
xoxo

To the begining....

Jonathan and I set up this blog so that our family and closest friends could stay in touch and up to date with the variety of aspects that our family will go through. To view pictures of our Beautiful Baby Girl growing up. To read about any adventures or events we might go on. To just be. To just see what we are up to or doing at the time you log on :)