Not too much

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday weekend! While it seems like a lot of people got warm weather and sunshine, we were trying to enjoy overcast skies and temps that were a little cooler. Phil got started with his garden in the backyard, as well as did some yard work in the front yard. Olivia and I tried to join him outside, but Olivia wasn’t really enjoying the great outdoors. She will learn to love them though! She is really in love with her ‘fun yard’ play set and we love watching her hit the toys and watch the lights.  I’ve been trying to do more sensory activities with her, but as I’m sure it is with every mom, I don’t know how much or what or when or if I’m doing things right! As always, I know I need to follow the mother’s intuition, but I don’t think I’ll ever get used to the feeling of wanting to provide the very best for my kiddos and the doubts that come with everything.

 

 



Just rocking my 'O-hawk'

Olivia has done better with her tummy troubles. We think the Zantac is helping, and I have also gone peanut-free in my diet (for those of you who know me, you know how much I LOVE peanut butter, so I’m learning to love other things). She doesn’t seem to be as gassy and in pain, so we’ll continue with things until her next appointment with her pediatrician in June. Olivia is also learning the art of sleeping! We have gone back to the beginning and have tried things again that didn’t work in previous weeks. We propped her head up a little in her bed. We got out the magic blanket again. She just likes to be warm and snuggled when she sleeps, so she can easily fall asleep in our arms, but when we go to put her down, she wakes up. So, it’s been trial and error to figure out what works and what doesn’t.

 

 

She loves her play yard!

We really haven’t had any other excitement in our lives. Swim team is about to head outdoors for the summer season (poor little kiddos are going to freeze the first week!) Phil continues to run a kick-butt airport and deal with the construction of the runways. My dad and brother will be here in 2 weeks, so we are excited to have company for a few days (and Olivia is very excited to finally meet Uncle Tommy Awesome)!