May Days

Well as May is coming to a close, I thought that I would finally update our blog. We have had a busy month. Graduations, family visits preparing to move. I don't know of a day where we didn't have something planned.

Trent graduated on May 10th. That was a very exciting day for us. It was wonderful to finally have four years of hard work finally over. Both of our parents, my brother and grandmother were able to come. Our house was very full. At night we could hardly walk around but we really enjoyed having everyone there.

I also had the very rare experience of having both mothers and my grandmother in one place for Mother's Day. Trent and I really loved being able to celebrate Mother's Day with them in person. Neither of us can remember the last time we were with them for that day. We had 4 generations of girls together that day!

We have been spending the last week and a half looking for a home. Finding a home is sooo stressful and tiring. In the first three days we looked at over 80 houses. All of them started to look the same. We did find the perfect house but it is in foreclosure. We found out today that it would probably take at least 3 months to hear back about our offer. That is too long, so tomorrow we start all over again looking at those same house again. Luckily, we won't look at all 80 of them. Thanks goodness!

I have finally realized that my baby is not such a baby anymore. While Trent and Iwere out celebrating our 7 year anniversary (I still can't believe it has been 7 years!), Iwatched a new mom walking a brand new baby up and down the floor of the waiting area at the Melting Pot. I just couldn't believe that Livvy was that small only 6 months ago. The time has really flown. In just two weeks, we go to court to finalize our adoption. Just to think that this time last year we were hearing that we had almost been placed with a baby but it fell through.

As Livvy gets closer to 6 months, she is really making all kinds of big leaps in her development. It feels like overnight she grasps some new ability. Livvy really enjoys eating solid food. She eats breakfast and dinner with bottles for snacks almost everyday. I think that she would eat her solid food all day if i let her. I don't think that I am quite ready for that. Livvy is beginning to show all of the signs of rolling over. She rolls to her side quite frequently. We are just waiting to come in and find her screaming because she is on her tummy.

April Comes Rushing in Like a Lion

Well, life is finally getting back to normal after our spring break vacation. I will try to write this quick because it is nap time. I can hear Livvy cooing in her bed. I always smile at how she wakes up.

Success! We decided on a practice for Trent in Denver. We are still getting particulars from the dentist. We hope to have a firm agreement before graduation. Trent found out today that there is another serious buyer looking at the practice. So we are keeping our fingers crossed that he excepts our offer. This is not the kind of information that we needed with Boards at the end of this week, but we will survive. :)

Last week, we went to the St. Louis Cardinals opening day game. We were very excited. We had great seats that included an indoor area to sit and all you can eat buffet. Oh, did i mention that it was Olivia's very first baseball game? That was a big deal. Well the game was going great and then the rain started. Boy was I ever happy about the indoor seating available. The game was called for rain and they rescheduled it for the next day.
Trent and I made the very impromptu decision to stay and go again. Now keep in mind that we only packed enough diapers and formula for one day, had no extra clothes or toiletries and were not prepared for the cold front that came through (i.e. no warm clothes or coats for any of us.) I really can't remember ever making a decision like this ever in my life, especially with a baby! We were excited right up until we spent 45 minutes on the phone trying to book a hotel while driving in the pouring rain looking for a Wal-Mart to buy some necessities.

The next day we had better luck. We spent the day sight seeing from the car and then found a great parking place next to the stadium. That night was cold, I spent the entire game inside with Olivia. Trent went back and forth between our seats and relieving me. All in all we had a wonderful time at the game and brought home some wonderful souvenirs.

Side note: Livvy is up and telling a very vocal "story" to her play mat. It includes many screams of glee and cooing. :)

That following Saturday, Livvy experienced her first Garage Sale. She was such a great sport about the chaos. We placed her bouncy seat next to my chair and she spent a lot of time playing happily or napping there while I tried to sell everyone else my junk. We had a great day. It was only marred by Livvy experiencing another first: her first Sunburn! We felt like such horrible parents because we didn't even consider that she would burn that bad. Now in our favor, we did try to keep her out of the sun with hats and a blanket over her face when she was sleeping. Now we are just chilling and slowly packing up our house. Happy Spring!

Marchin' to Spring

I know, I know . . . I am very bad at updating our blog. Another whole month has gone by without a single post. I apologize to those who still look for updates. There is not much I can say about the long time between posts except that life is busy.

March has been busy for us. Olivia and I took a trip down to visit her Nonnie (my mom) during the first week. It was fun. We visited with my sisters and their kids, went shopping braved the freakish cold weather and just hung out. It was the last time that we would be able to get together in Oklahoma. Just us sisters were even able to go out for a night of food and shopping without kids. Thanks Mom and Dad!!!

I also went to a children's consignment sale and bought Livvy way too many clothes and toys. the only way that I still can rationalize it to myself is that I was able to have her set in clothes for the rest of the summer.

My Grandparent's came to visit us for about 3 days. They had a wonderful time visiting with Olivia. they really enjoyed watching or videoing Olivia.

Livvy is just growing like a weed. Our favorite time of the day is when she wakes up. She is always just giggling and laughing at nothing. Her smiles come more easily now. Trent and I love it.

We are spending the last week of March in Denver looking for a dental practice and spending time with family.

I am updating this in Denver so pictures will be added sometime next week. Happy Spring!!

The Month of Love

Well, February is coming to a close. Trent, Olivia and I have had one lovely ride. Olivia is growing like a weed (developmentally, she is still relatively petite). Her personality is starting to show. We have already established that she will be a drama queen, a diva and today I discovered that she is very happy as a semi-nudist (diaper and socks only please). Lately, Olivia has begun to mimic the sounds we are making and then giggle. Trent and I can't help make all sorts of sounds to see what she might try. We are still working for that elusive picture of her smiling. When the camera comes out, the smile goes away!

This month, also marked the first time that we left Olivia with Nicole overnight. We took the time to travel to St. Louis for a short visit. We went for a short day trip to see if maybe St. Louis was a place to look for a practice. Unfortunately, the answer we received was no to St. Louis. We did have fun touring the Cardinal's Stadium and going up the Arch. That has been a goal of mine for the last 7 years. Trent and I also decided that while we love Olivia, we have no problems leaving her with someone we trust for a break.

Life goes on...

I know it's been awhile since we posted (Courtney says she hasn't had time to update it). We had a great Christmas. We first drove down to Oklahoma to see Court's brother Grant receive the priesthood. We then drove 10 hours to Colorado and surprised my parents on Christmas Eve. It was a blast and Olivia did great in the car. We had a pretty uneventful Christmas and enjoyed spending time with all of our family that we don't get to see that often. We stayed through New Year's and then drove home on the 2nd. A couple of days later I received great news that I passed my part 2 boards. Just one more hurdle now to graduation. I have my clinical boards in April. Olivia is now up to 9lbs. 2oz and is finally able to fit into some of her 0-3mo clothes. She is starting to smile, but we never seem to be able to catch it on film. Courtney is enjoying being home and taking care of Olivia. My schedule is pretty light this semester as I am trying to finish up patient's treatment and getting ready for boards. My schedule is so light that Court is starting to get sick of me being home too much. I guess I need to find a new hobby or something. I was able to go to Denver a couple of weeks ago and look at a couple of practices for sale. I have a couple of promising prospects so I will keep everyone posted. Stay tuned for more to come!