Olive Ruth | 2 Months

Weight: 11 lb 12oz (actual)

Length: 21.5in (actual)



Likes: 
You love being talked to. You are such a big smiler and as soon as we say "hello" you just go crazy.  Your little grin that you were doing before has turned into the biggest giggliest smile.  You get a sparkle in your eye that is just so contagious.  We can't see you smile without smiling right back.  You love when we say "hello peanut" or your nickname "sugar" or as mom prefers, "sugardoos".

You still like your swaddle.  You are a little more of a Houdini these days and so we've had to perfect the double swaddle.  You have yet to bust out of the 2 layers, but I am sure that it won't take long before you figure it out.

You love your paci.  Thankfully, you don't need it constantly at night.  You fall asleep with it and as soon as you are out it falls out and you are content without.

You have come to love bath time.  You love just laying in the water.  We tried baths with your brother, but he is just a little too crazy for you.   You just want to relax and he likes to splash and dive bomb the duckies on to you.  So, we keep rocking the sink baths for you and you love it.

Dislikes:  

Besides having a full diaper, not much makes you unhappy.  Mom saw real tears for the first time at your 2 month appointment when you got your shots.  That was the first time we heard you really really cry.  For the most part, you are just a very content happy baby.



Milestones: 
You are sooooo close to sleeping through the night.  But not quite there.  You will have a couple good nights and then another night of being up every couple of hours.  You have done a couple 7 hours stretches and one 9 hour!  It was a good break for mom, but on average you are doing about 5-6 hours at night.  There is no rhyme or reason as to what nights you sleep longer, so we stopped trying to figure you out.  

You are up to 5 ounces every 3 hours during the day.  We just talked about upping you to 5.5 because you love to eat so much! :)

You officially have outgrown your newborn clothes.  You are wearing 3 month and even some 3-6 month clothes!  

You are starting to have a lot more awake time.  It's fun to see you start to react and interact with some of your toys.  We need to keep working on the tummy time.  You haven't shown any interest in trying to roll over at all. 





Firsts: 
Thanksgiving!  We had a few different Thanksgiving celebrations and you loved them all.  And by loved them, I mean you wore your Turkey Shirt like a pro and slept the day away.  You did sleep through meal time and allow your parents to eat handsfree which was great, so thanks for that! :)




Fun Fact: 
We have had a lot of people ask us if we think you look like Ellis.  Up until now, my response was that I don't think you really "look" like him, but that your mannerisms and movements remind me of him.  However, over the last few weeks your look has been changing.  And after taking these pictures, we have officially changed our minds.  You look just like him.  I searched for a few pictures of Ellis when he was 2 months old to compare and what I found was crazy!  Your brother is adorable though, so it's not a bad thing to look like him! :)  Also, I find it kind of funny that you are just about the same weight that he was at 2 months, but you are 3 inches shorter!




Happy 2 months Olive Ruth, we love you!

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Olive Ruth Throckmorton | 10.23.2013

4:00am...I slept a bit better than I expected to, knowing the excitement that was coming all too soon.  But I woke up about an hour before my alarm was set to go off, and my mind started racing.  All the preparing, planning, and packing was done.  Besides getting dressed and packing up my toothbrush, I was left with nothing more to do.  It finally sank in.  I was having a baby today.  There were no more days left.  Barely even minutes.  Within hours we were going to be a family of 4.  Then it hit me.  I was having a c-section.  I was walking into the unknown.  I was immediately scared.  All the stuff was done, and all I was left with was a fear that I hadn't addressed.  So I did what everyone does when they are scared in the middle of the night... I got out my iPhone to distract me, of course.  

4:15...4:30...4:45...you wouldn't think there was that much to look at on a phone, but between instagram, Facebook, and twitter, it wasn't too difficult to just keep my mind occupied.  Then it hit me again.  The fear.  My alarm was about to go off.  This was about to get real.  

Pray was all I could do.  What I should have done 45 minutes ago.  As I prayed, Fear is surrounding me, God...I had no huge revelation.  Just a peace.  He simply calmed my heart with the words from this song;  "Where feet may fail and fear surrounds me, you've never failed, and you won't start now."  God wouldn't fail me.  I had nothing to fear because, no matter what happened that day, God would reign.

5:00...alarm.  Game time, Here we go...

You call me out above the waters

The great unknown

Where feet may fail

And there I find you in the mystery

In oceans deep

My faith will stand

And I will call upon Your name

And keep my eyes above the waves

When oceans rise

My soul will rest in Your embrace

For I am Yours and You are mine

Your grace abounds in deepest waters

Your sovereign hand

Will be my guide

Where feet may fail and fear surrounds me

You've never failed 

and You won't start now

So I will call upon Your name

And keep my eyes above the waves

My soul will rest in Your embrace

For I am Yours and You are mine

Welcome Olive Ruth, we already love you beyond words.

- Lyrics from: Oceans by Hillsong United

20 weeks

20 weeks.

That means I am officially halfway through this pregnancy.

...and happy to say I am feeling much better than my last update!  They say each pregnancy is harder on your body and I believe it.  I'm already feeling aches and pains that I didn't feel until the end with Ellis.

I felt like the beginning of the pregnancy crawled by, but now the weeks seem to be flying.  I am sure they will slow down here again towards the end when I'm hot and ready to be done.

I can't eat tomatoes/red sauce this go 'round...and it's killing me.  I lived off of pizza rolls during my last pregnancy.  I swear I crave them daily...but my stomach just can't handle them.  So, Baby Two, you better know I am making huge sacrifices for you. :)

Already outgrowing my clothes and on the brink of having the "I have absolutely nothing to wear" freak out that hits all pregnant women about this time.  Bryan says it's a worse phenomenon than the first trimester hormones.  Probably because this one costs him money.

We find out on Thursday if little "Baby Two" is a boy or a girl!  Bryan and I are both still leaning towards boy, but we will see!


All in all I am feeling great and enjoying the seasonably cooler weather while it lasts.

Ellis wanted to join me for my 20 week photos this time around.  And we were photobombed by Stan a few times as well...but I left in a few outtakes for you to enjoy :)

10 months

Weight: 19 lbs 9 oz
Length: 30 in
(You shrunk...I'm blaming it on the helmet)

Likes:  Thomas the Train.  I think we have an addiction :)  You get to watch 1 episode a day, usually right when you wake up.  You crawl right up to the TV and sit cross legged and laugh at the TV.  It's pretty cute.

Still love playing peek a boo!  Now you will cover your face and wait for someone to play with you.  You've even been found playing peek a boo with Thomas.  (Yes, on the TV.)

You love going on rides.  You've been a pretty easy sleeper, but when we really can't get you down, we can put you in the car seat or the stroller and you are out pretty fast!

Dislikes:  When we leave you in your crib.  You are not a happy waker.  If you wake up, you want out of that crib, quick!  We've tried putting toys/books in the crib with you and you want nothing to do with it.  You jump and scream and shake your crib until we come get you.  Please oh please don't try and jump out.  We are just waiting for the day...

Milestones: You are so close to walking.  Everyone that sees how easily you stand says that you should be walking any day.  You will walk behind your push toys, but haven't taken a step yet on your own.

It's been a BIG improvement in the eating world!!!  We are so proud of the changes in your eating :)  You will now eat soft breads and very small pieces of meat and cheese.  No fruit or veggies yet, but you still get those from your purees.  We attempted to make purees again in an attempt to save a little money, but you continue to be a very picky eater and want nothing other than the expensive, store bought food no matter what we do!

Thankfully your sleeping has gone back to normal.  Not sure we could handle that for much longer :)  You sleep through the night like a champ and have even started going to bed a bit earlier!  You go down around 7:30.  Now, if only we could get you to sleep in a little later, that would be great!  But you have a good time hanging out with your dad in the mornings, so I think you wake up excited to do that!

You have 2 bottom teeth and are starting to work on the first top one.  You are working at about the rate of 1 tooth a month.  Man, this is a lot of work for teeth that you are just going to lose in a few years!!

Firsts:  As we said, you are standing and walking behind your push toys.   You have started walking along things, scaling tables and chairs.  It's really fun to see you learn and explore these new things!

Fun Fact:  I started to work in office 3 afternoons a week and so you get to hang out with your dad for 2 whole afternoons a week and your grandma Lisa for one afternoon!  You love it!  I think it's a good break for me and it gets you someone else to play with :)

Also, we found out this month that you are going to be a big brother!!  We love you so very much and can not believe that you are already almost a year old and REALLY can't believe that you are going to be a big brother!  We are going to have our hands full for the next few years!

Sweet boy please stop growing so fast!!

Pregnancy Update + Giveaway Winner!

This pregnancy has been no joke.

2 trips to the ER for fluids and many days and nights spent praying I'll stay awake/feel well enough to take care of Ellis.  

The days are slowly starting to get better.  I feel like I'm out of the worst of it and starting to see the light.  

However, feeling better has brought on a new wave of emotions. 

I want to "enjoy" this pregnancy as much as I did with Ellis...I feel like it is my mom-ly duty and only fair.  However, I feel this tug on my heart to enjoy Ellis as much as I can as an only child before baby dos gets here.  Can I do both?  I'm working on it, but it's not easy.  I feel like I'm neglecting one or the other.

I'm either sitting on the couch taking it easy while my 1 year old plays in his playpen for the 3rd time in the day.  Or I'm up and playing and running around with Ellis while baby 2 is yelling at me to slow down or reminding me that haven't had a glass of water in days.  Yep.

Just being real here.  It's no easy battle.  

I just try and remember that I'm not the first one to do this.  I'm not alone and it can be done :) So I battle on and pray that each day will be better than the last. 

Oh, and if I had any trouble remembering I was pregnant...I finally stopped and gawked at the sight of my belly yesterday.  With being sick and losing so much weight I didn't think the bump would be making an appearance anytime soon.  But I was wrong.  Oh so wrong.  

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