sweet little ollie

i just couldn't help myself...Ollie is just too cute!
a few photos from this afternoon's photo shoot...
enjoy

"sleep is for the weak"
fits perfectly!

this one is brandon's favourite

little fingers

little ears

little nose

little umbilical cord

he was so alert during the photo shoot...makes him look so much older than 1 week!

this is his favourite blanket...so soft. he loves to sleep all curled up in it. looks like he's in a little cocoon.

little Oliver has been such a great baby...he's sleeping in 2-3 hour intervals and eating wonderfully!! and he loves to smile!! i will have to post a couple photos of him smiling.

photos of little ollie...

a few photos of little Ollie

so peaceful...still in the hospital

little ears

little fingers

look at that cute face!!

wearing the outfit he came home in...a little big, but still cute!!

a very goofy face...so i had to add it!

sleeping in his crib with his little monkey from grandma carla and grandpa wayne...

okay, it didn't last too long...and he wanted to eat again!!

more photos soon!

The arrival of Oliver Martin!!

Oliver Martin
03-25-09
8 pounds 9 ounces
20 inches
absolutely adorable

shortly after he was born...

proud daddy and oliver

grandma bonnie with oliver

grandpa bruce with oliver

Baby Oliver Clothes...

Here we go...this post is going to be completely pathetic! i took photos of all the clothes i bought for Oliver while shopping yesterday in Mankato!! But they are just waaay too cute not to take photos of them and share!!
Yesterday, Liz and Jenny and i met in Mankato and had a fun-filled day of shopping. i think we shopped from about 11-4 (with a little break in there for eating at Panera Bread!). Yes, i was completely tired out at the end of the day!! But it was worth it!! And my tootsie-toesies were pretty sore too...but that is my own fault (as Brandon says) since i insisted on wearing my cute purple shoes instead of my comfy tennis shoes!!

Here are my finds:

Super cute swim top for this summer...just have to find the right swim shorts now!

Herberger's was having their Goodwill sale...so this little comfy outfit was a super good price...for this coming fall.

Gotta love Carter's!

Our poor little boy had lots of onesies, but no pants to go with them!! So i stocked up on a few!

Just found this to be super adorable!

and how can you not **love** little denim jeans?? found these at Old Navy.

i had this little sweater from a trip to Babies R Us...but no pants, so i was finally able to find a pair yesterday that matched!! i think this going to be his coming home outfit. With the cute little booties that Lisa made!! and the little white hat that Brandon's grandma Elsie made.

Isn't that little bear so cute!! and the little bear buttons...not so easy to button up, but he only has to wear it once!!

and this is the little outfit i was thinking he might be able to wear for Easter. It might be a little big...but i'll try it anyways!! When i saw it...i couldn't pass by without it...so i splurged a little!! But, he'll look super cute in it!!

Photos of the Lundquist's

This afternoon, after work i went over to jenny's house and took their photos! i absolutely love taking their photos...they are the best!! Such a cute family...not to mention just how cute the kids are!! Finally super nice weather is here...so that meant outdoor photos!!

Family photos...

Little Lola is such a doll!! And the colour orange is simply *her* colour!!

playing on the grass by the tree...peek-a-boo maybe??

Little Fletcher...growing up so fast!

For some reason it is always sooo hard to get a photo of the two of them together. So, after a few failed attempts...we put the kids in the large tree (they couldn't get out!!) and got a couple of cute photos!

i was so happy to be able to take photos today...so much fun! But, i do have to admit...it tired me out!! Once i got home i laid down for a little while and then i couldn't wait any longer to upload the photos and play with them!!

Thanks, Jenny, for letting me take photos!!

a visit from Mason...

Last night Jon and Nichole came over from Sioux Falls with their new little one!! This was the first time Brandon and i got to meet the adorable little guy! He was born the 12th of February weighing in at 7 lbs 4 oz. With all that hair!!
So, we had a dinner last night with Jon and Nichole and also Travis and Kristin (here in Blue Earth) and their 6 month old, Aubrey. Nothing too spectacular...just grilled burgers and brats! But it was fun to get together with everyone!!

gotta love baby toes!

i think this one is my favourite!!

Little Mason Stephen...

another scrapbook!!

The day before yesterday i was in a cleaning mood here at the store. i tossed tons of outdated catalogs that were piling up under the counter in the scrapbook store...but saved 2 of them to convert over to a scrapbook. Making Memories has the neatest catalogs...they look like a scrapbook! So i just covered the front and back with cute paper and ran a strip of ribbon down the binding (there are words on the black binder). And the inside is a 6-ring binder...so it's going to work perfect for adding pages! i cut up a bunch of cardstock...all different colours and some with little "tabs"...just waiting to be filled with photos of little Oliver!!

This one already has pages put in...

This one still needs a strip of ribbon and pages added...but i think i have time before they are *both* filled with photos!!

Just waiting for little Ollie to be born to start taking photos!!

An attempt on Monday...

Well, we attempted to have our little one on Monday. We went in bright and early for an induction! That meant Sunday was spent cleaning the house and doing laundry...packing for the next morning and hardly sleeping at all in anticipation for the following morning!
We went to the hospital at 7:30a...got checking in and all settled in the room. The doctor came in...he wanted to break my water, but we didn't feel comfortable with that (i really really want to avoid having a c-section!!) so they started me on pitocin. After a little while i could feel it starting to work!! Our hopes were high!! But, even though i was having contractions (fun to watch on the monitor!) they were not consistent...they were 4-5 minutes apart, but after 4 or 5 contractions there would be a long pause before another one would come. And still no cervical change...i was still only dilated to a 2. Bummer. So they upped the meds and i could feel them coming on stronger and some of them were closer together...hopefull again! But after doing this a couple times...the doctor said we could just go home! So, we were there from 7:30a-4p with no baby to show for it!! We were sooo disapointed...but the little guy has to come eventually!!

Brandon snapped a couple shots of me before we left for the hospital.

And he caught me off guard with this one! All hooked up and ready!

The day was super boring!! i had brought a couple magazines to look at...we had a tv...and brandon had his crossword puzzle book...but it's still rather boring!! So i would talk on the phone to mom, liz, jessica and jenny...it was so cute, they would call off and on "just to see if there was any news"!! Thank goodness for good friends!!

So, now i guess we are just going to wait a little longer and see when Oliver wants to come and see us!!!

more of Ollie's room

Finally, today i decided to put photos in some frames for the baby's room. Jenny had given me these super cute white frames...they did have a little print in them with matting, but it didn't go with the bedroom. So, i printed off a few of the photos that Jenny had taken of Brandon and i and cut new mats for them (love having a frame shoppe at my fingertips!!). The green in the photo is not exactly the right shade...but i didn't feel like going back in and taking another photo!! So, now i think i have accomplished everything i wanted to do in little Oliver's room!! And of course, once he's here...i'll just have to take photos of him and put those in the frames!! i have a feeling they are going to be changed out frequently!!

38 weeks

Brandon really wanted to take a photo of my belly a couple nights ago...he said it was looking so cute and big!! (i think that was a compliment!!) Yep, it's definitely looking much larger now...but that will mean we'll have a nice healthy baby...hopefully really soon!!

We had a doctor's visit last Thursday and everything was really good. i was super excited when he said i was dilated to a 1!!! i was kind of hoping for a 2...but i'll take a 1!! That means things are going good and this little babe is getting ready to see us!! We go to the doctor again on Friday (Friday the 13th!!) so we'll see how things are going then!!

37 1/2 weeks

Here is a quick photo i took at 37 1/2 weeks.
Growing quite nicely!!

Over the weekend...

This past weekend, my family came down for a visit!!

i got a call from dad on wednesday evening asking what we were doing that coming weekend...not too much happens around here on a weekend...so we were free! dad said they were thinking of coming down for a visit before the baby was born!!

So, down they came on Friday evening!! Lots of fun...chatting, eating and going bowling! and Ceara, Laura and Lisa stayed late here on Saturday night to watch The Dark Knight with me!! For some reason...i didn't take a single photo!

Thanks for coming down for a visit guys...it was great to see everyone again...and hopefully we'll see you guys again soon!! (they are going to come down for a visit after the baby is born too!!)