3 Months Old!

Ian turned 3 months old on Monday, February 22nd! I can't believe how fast he is growing!

Here is a photo I took of Ian on my phone, so the quality isn't the greatest, but it's still one of my favorite photos right now! Ian is a very happy baby and loves to smile and "talk". We have a learning gym for him and it says "hello" and counts in 5 different languages and Ian loves it when we say the words together. It's so fun to watch his expressions.
Another milestone: Ian giggled on Sunday, February 21st! I tried to record it, but every time I start the camera, he becomes shy and just stares into the camera! Here is video of Ian "talking" and I'll keep trying to record his giggle!



Ian was doing well at night -- only waking up twice a night--but this week he has reverted back to waking and nursing every 3 hours! I'm hoping this is a growth spurt and that we'll get back to twice a night soon!

The Sweetest Valentine

Today was Ian's first Valentine's Day!

Here is Ian and me with our red Valentine outfits.

Today Ian went to Church for the first time. We went to Decorah Lutheran and there were so many young families and babies! Ian enjoyed the music and singing and even started to sing along. He was very good in church and didn't cry once.


I finally was able to get Ian to smile for the camera! I've tried countless times to "catch" him smiling, but these are the first photos of his smile...the best Valentine gift Ian could give me!Here Ian is getting tired of me taking photos...
Ian has booties with bells on them and he loves to move his legs to make the bells jingle. At first he didn't know where the sound was coming from and was a little frightened, but then when he realized he could make the noise, it became a fun game.
Happy Valentine's Day!

Growing So Fast

We haven't had internet at our rental house, so now that we are up and running, I hope to update the blog more often! Here is a brief update of the past few months...

We hosted the Klocek Christmas at our Fort Dodge house and Ian got to meet his Auntie Jessie, Uncle Scott, Uncle Jon, Missy and his cousin Avery!

Avery was so gentle with Ian and would stop playing to gently pat Ian on the head and say "Hi". It was too precious!


Ian also got to meet his cousins Riley and Hailey when they came to help us move in early January. Ian loved to look at them and watch them run around!


Ian had his 2 month doctor appointment on Friday, January 27th. Ian weighed 12 lbs. 14 oz and is in the 80th percentile for weight and 60 percentile for height! The doctor said he's an extremely healthy little boy and has impressive head control for his age! Ian smiled quite a bit at the doctor, until it was time to get his shots. :( Fortunately, Ian didn't have any reaction to the immunizations.

We spent this past Saturday and Sunday at Nana and Papa's house and Ian loved all the attention! Great Grandma Betty came over and Ian loved to smile at her. I need to get better at taking photos, I didn't get photos of Ian with Nana and Papa! We'll make sure we get some on the next visit!

Three Weeks Old!

I cant believe it, but Ian is three weeks old today! At our two week check up, Ian weighed nine pounds and grew 1 1/2 inches in length! He usually feeds every two hours, so we are still adjusting to the new sleep schedule, but lately Ian has started to sleep for three or hours at night so we hope this continues!


Ian's pets, Boomer and Charlie are still adjusting to the new sleep schedule as well! Boomer is very curious about Ian and wants to be near him. He has tried to give him "kisses" so we have been watching him close so Ian won't be covered in dog slobber! Charlie is somewhat interested. She likes to watch Ian from a distance.

As you can see, Ian has already changed in looks! We love watching his expressions and his personality develop.

Welcome to the World Ian Oliver!

Ian Oliver entered the world on Monday, November 30th, 2009 at 11:13pm. After laboring all day (water was broke at 8:30am) Ian reluctantly decided to join us!
Ian weighed a healthy 7lbs. 7 oz and was 20 1/2 in. long.



We were able to take Ian home on Wednesday, December 2nd and he was able to meet his Grandma Olson and Nana and Papa that evening!

Ian has his first doctor appointment on Monday, December 7th. We are eager to find out how much weight Ian has gained. In just one week, Ian is already changing in looks and growing big and strong. Here is a photo of proud Daddy O with Ian.

2 Days Past Due Date

Baby O has decided that our due date of Sunday, November 22nd will not be his/her birthday. We have had very mild contractions all afternoon today, but they do not seem to be growing in intensity. Our next doctor appointment is tomorrow (Wednesday) and if we are not in labor, we will talk about an induction date. Our doctor stated she won't induce us until we are a week overdue, so if Baby O doesn't pick a date soon, our doctor will most likely pick Sunday, November 29th to start labor!

We'll keep everyone updated!

Two Weeks and Counting!

We are now at 38 weeks and are only 14 days from our due date of November 22nd! At our doctor appointment on Friday, we learned that Baby O is head down and has a heartbeat of 150 bpm. Our Doctor said everything looks great and we just need to wait until Baby O is ready! We were also informed that they allow first time moms to go one week overdue before inducing labor. The positive spin I place on that is that the longest I could be pregnant is 3 weeks. Hopefully Baby O decides to come sooner rather than later, but we'll do whatever is best for our little Baby O.

The nursery is ready and just waiting for our Baby to arrive. I washed all Baby O's clothes and blankets this weekend. It was fun to look at each outfit again and imagine our Baby in it!

We are proud to announce that Casey & Boomer successfully completed their obedience training. We have noticed a significant difference in them and they seem much more comfortable now that the "pack order" has been established. We learned that we needed the training as much as we did! It was nice to spend one-on-one time with the boys and they thrived on the attention and praise!