Teething?

Things are moving right along in Olivia land!  She has definitely gained a considerable amount of weight in the past 2 weeks.  It's getting harder and harder for me to lug the car seat around and still look like it's no big deal, however the stroller continues to make me look like an idiot every time I get it out of the car.  I swear there must be a better contraption out there.

I was beginning to feel terrible that Olivia has to stay in the shop with us day after day.  Her naps are never perfectly on schedule, and when she is finally sleeping Tim always has to noisily put a skateboard together.  I was starting to really stress out about it, but a very wise mother of 4 girls (sister Stephanie) reminded me that this is normal for her and she doesn't realize she could be sleeping a more perfect schedule.  Plus we are beyond lucky we both get to hang out with her all day every day.  I think being closed Mondays will help me feel a little more rested too.  She usually enjoys her naps in stroller anyway.

I can't believe I have to get back on the weight loss journey yet again.  This up and down weight over the years is terrible for my health.  I know this time I at least did have a baby to explain the gain, but I still am not happy about it.  I am hoping my most recent purchase from craigslist will help me get back on track.  The elliptical is a little budget and kind of rickety, but I think it at least gives me the opportunity to work out again.

We are still trying to figure out if Olivia is indeed teething at this early age.  She was drooling, irritable, not eating much, not sleeping well.  The baby books all point to teething when babies are like this, but I don't see any teeth yet.  Perhaps just a huge growth spurt?  Who knows, we are certainly learning as we go.  She continues to maintain her chunkiness with her formula/breastmilk diet.  All we could have hoped for was a healthy, chubby baby, and we sure got one!

She definitely has her mom's legs, unfortunately!

We Are Blogging!

So we finally decided to jump on the ol' bandwagon and write a family blog.  Tim made it painfully clear to me today that we are extremely behind the times, we being iPhone-less, so I feel this will be a great way to keep everyone updated with family happenings, baby, business, that sort of thing.  Facebook can only do so much, and not everyone can sit there for hours at a time reviewing old posts.


For those unaware Tim and I have had a crazy but blessed year so far.  We got pregnant with our perfect little daughter Olivia Rose last October.  I had a stressful and very uncomfortable pregnancy with scares of placenta previa, gestational diabetes, extreme exhaustion and bad muscle pain.  I am not one of those women who misses being pregnant!  We both feel very fortunate and blessed to have had a big healthy baby girl after such a ride.  Olivia is now a happy 3 months old, smiley as can be, and such a joy to have.

We have also embarked on a brand new business venture, Tim's dream for quite awhile.  With the help and expertise of the entire Lay family, we have opened a boutique style skateboard shop here in Las Vegas.  With my retail background and Tim's passion and knowledge of the sport we felt it would be a wonderful joint venture, especially as Vegas lacks that great down-to-earth local shop.  Olivia gets to hang out with us all day at the store, which is more than I can ask for, and so far it has been quite fun and interesting.  I am learning way too much about skateboarding, and Tim has taken an extreme course in retail.  We are here all day every day so the house work suffers, as does my sanity sometimes.  Everyone needs a day off at some point!  But we had a killer grand opening full of people and even a P. Rod. appearance.  Chanel from Fantasy Factory on MTV also signed autographs.  Kids were really happy!

I am trying to get better at taking pictures, so some will be posted soon.  Thanks for reading!