The Olsen Family: September 2010

Catch up

Read on for many posts. I just played catch up.

Photo Sharing - Video Sharing - Photo Printing

Maddyn got a new bike from a guy Steve works with. It came with a pretty purple helmet. We went out and puchased training wheels to see if she would ride it. First time on the bike she could peddle around. Maddyn learns so quickly. She will ask everyday to "ride peddles". She loves to show us how she can do it. She has fallen over a couple times and will just jump right back on. It is so cute.

Grandma

My mom came to visit for a week in August. It was a blast. Maddyn loved sleeping with grandma at night and then showing her all of her tricks during the day. We also enjoyed all of her help! We were in the process of moving into Grammy and Papa's house so we can take care of it while they are away. My mom packed all the boxes and helped me paint the girls cute new bathroom. We miss her very much and can't wait to see her in november.

4 months old!!!

Last month in April, Zoey turned 4 months. She is getting so big to us. She was 12 lbs and 23 inches. She is only in the 12 percentile, but she is sure growing to us. She is just starting to take a bottle. It was a huge step for her to take a bottle. She has also discovered her thumb and will suck on that thing to no end. Zoey goes by the nicknames Zoey bug, Zo bug, Zoey bugga, bug, bugga, and sweetie pie. She is the most amazing baby ever!!!! She sleeps 12 hours at night and has done that since she was 2 months old. She will take 3 huge naps during the day and hardly ever cries. If she cries I KNOW something is wrong. She is so patient with Maddyn who wants to help with everything. Maddyn is very concerned about Zoey's well being at all times and will have a heart attack if she thinks something is wrong with Zoey. Zoey can roll over from her back to her belly and is trying to sit up. She is also loving oatmeal. She swallowed it the first time she tried it. We love Zo bug and dont know what we would do without her!

Best decision Ever!!!

I cut Maddyn's hair. It has been a huge fight everyday to brush the tangles out of her hair. Then when she takes a nap it gets all tangled again. I have not wanted to cut it because she had such cute curls and I knew they would not be there if I cut it. But since I have cut it, I have been able to brush it in one minute without Maddyn screaming and running through the house yelling NOOOOOO. It has been the best decision ever to cut off that baby hair!

Blessing

We blessed Zoey in July. She was so cute and adorable. Candice my sister in law also took a bunch of darling pictures of the girls.

Another surgery

The day after we got back from Oregon I went in for another surgery. The doctor was not able to get out the placenta the first two times, so he had to go back in so I would stop bleeding. It was only a day surgery and I was able to go home afterward. The nurse had trouble finding a vein and totally ripped my arm up again. The surgery was successful and I feel MUCH better now. I think I am done with all of that for a while.

Oregon Trip

At the end of June, we packed up the whole family and drove to Oregon so we could introduce Zoey to the whole family. It took us 16 hours. We drove through the night and got there at 4:00 a.m. It was a great decision to do that because the girls slept most of the way. We had so much fun cleaning out our parents attic, playing with the ducks, swimming, and taking family pictures. Maddyn absolutely loved playing with cousin "cake".