Fussy, Fussy!

Somehow overnight our sweet, smiling baby became fussy. This morning she was crying up a storm.

Antz was walking around with her, he swaddled her, he changed her and she was still unhappy. I felt so terrible to hear her screaming. I feed her but lately her feeding have been shorter and shorter and she spits up after eating. She is eating every 3 hours but now my milk is in I think she's taking in a lot more than a week ago. I am worried I am over feeding her but that seems to be the only thing that stops her from crying. We are meeting Gilli for lunch today at 1pm. I have calmed her down and she is laying next to me with her pacifier. Antz is giving Max a *much needed* bath. I straightened up the bedroom so I feel more comfortable. Today is the halfway point of Antz month off. I would love to go on a mini vacay *Palm Springs or Las Vegas* one week of this month but we can't take Liv out just yet. Maybe in August. I see incredible changes in her everyday. She is growing like a weed! She can actually hold me when I burp her on my shoulder and that melts my heart.

Summer Lovin'

Today we finally made it to BabyGap. We thought the mall wouldn't be so crowded but I suppose the summer crowd was in full effect. I am a bit disappointed in the selection at BG, we were looking for a sun hat but the ones they had resembled an episode of Blossom *early 90's reference*. So we only got 3 outfits and 2 of them are striped. Liv still doesn't have that much color in her wardrobe, she still needs an outfit for her photo shoot on the 4th. I used my Bath & Bodyworks gift card and got some anti-bacterial soap and shower gel. We had lunch at the mall but it wasn't so yummy. Oh! did I mention I FINALLY had some delicious Tenno sushi on Saturday night?!! I couldn't believe I only ordered shrimp tempura rolls and california rolls and I was stuffed. So, today I am making the long awaited cornbread from Fresh & Easy.

Hopefully it turns out nicely so I can level up to the vanilla cupcakes and maybe next Sunday I will make my strawberry pie.
I am hoping we can take a road trip before the end of the month. This week we have lunch plans with Gilli tomorrow so she can meet Olivia. Thursday we are having lunch with Aimee.

Super Sunday

Has it really been a week? I LOVE having Antz at home. I am going to be so bummed when he has to go back to work on the 5th. Today we took our Angel to the Montrose Farmers Market.

No idea why we look so forlorn but it could be sleep deprivation. The band was sweet, they placed Dixieland music that reminded me of New Orleans Square at Disneyland.

Our Olivia slept for most of the day. You can see her hair is getting curlier by the minute!

I bought kettle corn, Antz bought lamb/chicken kebabs. We bought these sweet flowers for Liv's nursery.

I was going to buy strawberries for my *pie* but Antz made a strong point, I have cornbread and vanilla cupcakes in the pantry that I promised to make when we got the new stove and that was in March. So I have to make those before I venture into pie making. I did pick up some strawberries at Fresh & Easy today. I plan to make strawberry lemonade. We really need to take Olivia to Baby Gap. She needs short sleeve onesies, a sun hat and a dress for her photo shoot in July. We will go to the Glendale Galleria tomorrow because we have a lunch date with Gilli on Tuesday. Today has been heaven, Liv and I took a long *4 hours is long now-a-days* and Antz made me a lovely glass of Mimosa. I wish I could make time freeze because I see changes in Liv everyday and I love her smallness and I don't want her to grow up :( Antz is looking forward to her getting older *walking age* so we can take her to more places. I can't tell you how desperately I want to go on vacation *ideally The Atlantis in the Bahamas*. I have to stay focused and save for the 2012 Olympics because they are right around the corner. It seems everyone laughs when I tell them we are taking Olivia but I am used to proving people wrong.

First weekend with our Olivia

Well, that may not be so acurrate but this feels like the first weekend with her. So far she has eaten, had a bath and slept. Not so glamourous, I know, but we were going to Atwater Village to check out this childrens store *that is constantly closed* but I'm being lazy. Antz just went to get lunch. Yesterday for some reason Liv was quite fussy and we couldn't make her happy. Today she is being a dream. I booked Sarah for her bebe portraits on July 3rd so I need to find her something snazzy to wear.

Time needs to slow down

I feel like this first week needs a do-over. Olivia is growing sooo fast! She is already sleeping 5 hours at night. I actually feel guilty that I am getting so much sleep at night. I want to wake her up every 3 hours but she is a hard sleeper *like her Dad*.

We love spending time in her nursery. It feels like her sanctuary.

Today I have tons of errands to do so I'll be gone most of the afternoon. I really need to have my finger sized so I can order my ring *push present*. We don't have any plans this weekend but our friend, Kim, invited us to Hollywood Forever cemetery to see Beetlejuice. Sounds like fun but we can't take Olivia just yet. *Boo* As much as I want time to slow down, I am ready for her to be old enough to go out without worrying about her getting sick. When we took her to Larchmont Village I was concerned about her being around so many people *it was crowded for a Thursday*.

She is so amazing. She can lift her head and she loves to pull her self up on my chest. Antz is making these rad flash cards for Olivia. They look awesome, I can't wait for her to learn all the words we teach her!!

I am searching for a map that is big enough for her to see but small enough for us to store it away. Antz wants one that can roll up and he can put over the window in her nursery. We have her birth announcements ready to go but we bought the wrong paper at Target so I have to return it today. Hopefully we can send them out tomorrow morning. Story is coming by to visit this afternoon so I need to get out of here and finish my list of things to do!

Well not only did I go to Kinkos to buy the paper *for the announcements* and shopped at Target in under 1 hour but I was able to take a nap with Liv

I was able convince Story to hold her this time. Olivia was unusually fussy today. We have been feeding her almost every hour and a half and she hasn't slept for more than an hour. I think she'll sleep longer tonight.