Sisters

Little Emma Nutley is almost 2 months old.

Still a week and a bit off of that now that I actually look at a calendar but close enough.

Things are going great with our little Emerald. She's a very happy and smiles all the time as you can see by the previous post. She's started 'coo-ing' and imitating us talking to her. She has her moments of crankiness don't get me wrong. It's not all sing-alongs and dancing around the Nutley house but she's a delight and very easy going.

Livi is doing great too. Repeating everything we say. EVERYTHING! She also says everything she is doing and everything she sees. We will be walking down the street and in 5 minutes our conversation is:

Liv: Bus!
Me: Yeah bus.
Liv: Dada, bus!
Me: Yeah bus Livi.
Liv: Bus, Daddy, Fun.
Me: Yeah fun on the bus
Liv: Mokol (motorcylce)
Me: Yep
Liv: Green. Blue.Poop. Emma. Cry. Oh gosh. Hat. Mickey.
Me: ??
Liv: One, Two, Three. Bus. hahahahaha
Me: :-)

Yep. She can count. She lines things up and can count to eleven. Sometimes she gets distracted and adds new numbers in. Bus seems to be a popular number that randomly pops in. I don't know what denomination a bus is though.

Happy Girls!

These are just too cute not to share...

Olivia (20 months)

Emma (6 weeks)

Emma Charlotte Nutley

Presenting the newest Nutley, Emma Charlotte Nutley. Born Monday July 23, 2012 at 9:42am and weighing 7lbs 15oz. Everything went smoothly with both Emma and Sam. Livi and I are holding up as well.

We spent two nights in the hospital and were home Wednesday night. After a few rocky sleeps we've settled better into a routine and things are going great. Very busy obviously but great. Lots of pictures and stories to come but for now here she is.

38 Weeks

38 weeks yesterday!! I've been told by a few people that I'm looking VERY pregnant lately, which I suppose is a good thing but I find it funny since I've often wondered if my belly looked smaller lately.  Maybe just wishful thinking on my part. ;-) Nah...I kind of like my belly and I'm sure I'm going to miss it eventually.

Anyway, this just might be the last belly photo of this pregnancy as we're scheduled to have a c-section on Monday (July 23rd)! We'll find out on Friday afternoon what time we're supposed to be at the hospital on Monday morning or if for some reason we've been "bumped"...which we're REALLY hoping doesn't happen. We're ready to meet little munchkin #2 for sure!

In related news...I'm headed into the hospital again today for another Non-Stress Test on the little lady since my blood pressure was a little bit high at my last doctor's appointment. I had this test done last week as well and although the bp was elevated, everything else was good so I was sent home and ordered to "rest and avoid stimulants like coffee and chocolate". Boo on the chocolate...I've been craving it like crazy lately! Anyway, nothing to worry about, we had this same test done a couple of times towards the end of my pregnancy with Olivia too and all turned out well...just a precaution to make sure little lady is still doing better on the inside than she would be on the outside.

As always, we'll keep everyone posted as much as possible and as soon as new baby arrives we will make the big announcement! Don't worry! :-)

Nutley family of three....for now (KOW)

As we enter the last week of being a one child family I keep remembering all of the familiar things I'm going to go through again. With all of the new babies around us, I see the faces and hear the noises that the tiny ones make. Olivia seems like such a departure from that now as she runs around the house and repeats every word we say like a parrot. It's going to be very exciting I know but also very busy. Not so much looking after the new spawn but chasing after the older one.

Speaking of our older monster, over the weekend we brought her to see Elmo Live!. Disregarding the rule "you don't wear the t-shirt of the band that you're going to see", we put the Livster in her Elmo shirt and drove out to Abbotsford. Quite a different concert experience from seeing The Rolling Stone's in BC Place or Social Distortion at The Commodore. Elmo and the gang put on a good show and the crowd of a hockey arena full of dancing toddlers was entertaining too.

This will most likely be the last update before the new arrival so we'll catch up then (when we have time obviously) and have lots of of new info, pictures and stories.

Maybe we shouldn't listen to The Fox anymore...

Well...for some kids its truck, others its frog, but for our hilarious little Livster its...Fox! We discovered this while listening to The Fox radio station in the car a couple of weeks ago. I know its not the classiest thing  for a little girl to say and we won't be encouraging it for much longer...but its just so funny!! Anyway, enjoy while its still cute! ;-)

Oh and here's a belly photo I took at work the other day...

This was taken Sunday which was 35 weeks. That's just one week short of 9 months! Can't believe that we should be meeting our new little girl in less than a month!

8 Months and New Babies Everywhere!!

Well, I actually managed to remember to take the 8 month photo! I'm shocked because we have had SO much going on in the past few weeks with all of the new babies that made their arrivals in the last couple weeks of May. 

First we got to meet Sean's cousin Angela's new baby girl Jayde who was born on May 20th, next were our good friends Derek & Laura who had another little girl, Genevieve, on May 22nd, and last but certainly not least were Auntie Daryl & Uncle Alex's who had their little guy, Beckett, on May 23rd! So many babies!!

So, finally, here he is...Olivia's very first cousin: Beckett Roan Mead! This picture was sent to us today by Auntie Daryl...he is looking more and more like his mommy every day!

And here are a few from Beckett's birthday, May 23rd, 2012:

We're SO excited that he is here and we can't wait to watch him grow up! Love you buddy! <3

Some recent (adorable) photos...

Here are some recent photos of the Livster for those of you who aren't on facebook.

She absolutely LOVES the slide at the little playground by our house!

Daddy taught her how to kick a soccer ball and she can't get enough!

Practising for later...

Bear Creek Park

Grandad Paddy feeding her some ice cream...I think he may have enjoyed it more than she did! :-)

Livi's latest trick...feeding herself! yay!

Its been a while!

Wow, I can't believe we haven't posted anything since MARCH! Sorry to the 3 of you that actually read this any more ;-) I forgot to get a six month belly photo so before I forget again, here is 7 months (which is tomorrow). We've been to the doctor a few times in the past few weeks and Baby girl is looking good. We have tentatively scheduled her c-section for July 23rd so hopefully just a little under 3 months to go! 

Little Miss Livi is 16 months old, growing like a weed and getting smarter every day. As you can tell from the video below, she's learned her name, mastered her animal sounds and (not in the video) even figured out how to feed herself with a spoon and/or a fork! 

I'll try to keep up with the posts (I know I say that every time...) this summer but we've got a LOT coming up. I started my new job last week and so far its going really well. We're VERY excited for all of the upcoming babies that are due in the next few weeks. Especially Livi's very first cousin - Baby Mead! Hopefully the babies come nice and quickly and also safely!

Another Little Miss Nutley!

Yay! We were informed yesterday that Baby Nutley #2 is (probably) a GIRL and we couldn't be more thrilled! - they have to say "probably" just in case it isn't right so they can't get sued! lol! We're just going to trust that its right. :-)

We've started teaching Livi how to say SISTER and we may have settled on her name already since Livi can say it and it sounds SO cute! :-) We're keeping that one to ourselves for a bit though just to make sure its perfect.

We have our meeting set with the Surgeon (end of next week) as well, so we should know the Little Lady's approximate birthdate by the end of the month as well! Very Exciting!

5 Months!

I'm not sure if we're going to bother with all of the Facebook craziness this time around but since its still fun to keep track of the "belly photos" somewhere, I thought this would be the perfect spot. Here is the first one of this pregnancy at exactly 5 months. Its finally starting to look like I'm pregnant and not just that I've given up on any sort of exercise all together! Yay!

We also needed to have another ultrasound this morning because little babe was hiding a few things that they needed to see last week. So, here are a couple better profile/face shots. These ones are much clearer than the last ones!

Only one more week to go until we find out if the little babe is a boy or a girl! We are definitely ready to know and will share the news ASAP!

The Littlest Nutley - Ultrasound 03/06/12

We finally got to see the new little babe today and he or she is adorable! The pictures aren't super clear because he or she is VERY active but we did manage to get a couple of pretty cute ones. Take a look:

This is the little cutie's profile.

Here is a foot.

And here is the face.

They were able to determine the gender during the scan today but due to policy we aren't able to know until we reach 21 weeks which is not next Monday, but the following one (the 19th). Its a bit frustrating but it will be here soon enough! We'll be sure to share ASAP, don't worry!

Quack-Quacks

Nearing the end of February now and the 3 of us are definitely ready to start spending more time outdoors. We took a frozen walk over to the duck pond down the street. We're still bordering on 0° here and it even snowed a little after we got home. Nana and Grumpy came along too and took some great pics.

The "quack-quacks" must have been starving because they rioted when we started tossing some bread for them. Livi watched in awe at these strange creatures that don't look anything like her rubber ducky that floats around her bath tub. 

The new little Nutley is doing great. The doctors appointment a few weeks ago turned out great. Heard the heartbeat again and Sam is doing great as well. KOW. We're going to the ultrasound a week from today and will hopefully find out what we're having (boy or girl) a few weeks after that. I bet the anticipation is going to drive Sam nuts. Should be a good time!

Stinky Feet!

Its been quite a while since we posted anything on here so, since there really hasn't been much going on, I thought I would just share a cute video for those of you who aren't on Facebook. :-) In case you can't tell, we pretend that Liv has stinky feet... a lot!

We have the new baby's ultrasound coming up on March 6th so we'll be sure to post photos of that afterwards and once we find out the gender (a few weeks later) we'll let everyone know as well! I (mommy) felt him or her kick a couple of (TINY) times last night which was very strange because although it hasn't been very long, I had almost forgotten what it feels like. Of course as soon as I felt it, I knew what it was and was very happy! Hopefully it won't be too long before daddy and Livi can feel it too!

Oh yeah we're pregnant

I think it's a peach now that our little Nutley has grown to the size of. Pretty far along but still a long way to go. Sam is doing great as she did last time. She handles pregnancy very well and complains very little. She does lots for herself and is able to spend the day running after our little monster. A natural mother.

Things are a bit different this go around in the fact that lots of times, we completely forget that there's a baby on the way. You'll catch yourself thinking all of a sudden "Oh yeah, we'll have another one of these in July." KOW.

Olivia is currently fighting a cold. Only her second or third since she's been born which is good. She's very congested and coughing right now which wakes her up quite a bit. She woke up a few times last night and was a bit of a struggle getting her back to sleep. Thankfully my wife took care of that one and spent a while in her rocking chair soothing the little Smellybean back to sleep.

February should be a quick month with lots going on. A doctors appointment in a few weeks for another checkup on Sam and Livi's flushot. Then we're into March where we go for another ultrasound and eventually find out whether Livi's going to be a big sister or brother.....wait that's not right.

Adding to the Nutley horde

Come July little Miss Nutley is going to have a little brother or sister.

Last week we heard the heartbeat at Sam's 3 month checkup. Both Sam and the baby are very healthy. KOW. He/she is currently the size of a peach and apparently is already kicking. We had one ultrasound last month but there wasn't much more than a dot to look at. We've got one scheduled in March that will show us a better pic as well as telling us whether it's a boy (Mortimer) or a girl (Mortimena). Those are not names we're considering AT ALL but some goofy name's we've been using so far. 

Livi is doing great. We keep finding out more and more everyday how smart the little stinker is. She can point out people and Sesame Street characters in pictures. She says a lot of different words now and not just repeating what we say to her. She's very good with shapes and matching as well as figuring out how things work. 

She's eating a huge variety of foods now including meat, eggs, dairy and chunks of fruit and vegetables. We're in the process of switching from formula to full on milk which is going well. She's not picky yet which is good.

So yeah, there we go. Big news from the Nutley house. Things are obviously busier than before. In addition to all of this we've got a 13 month old who runs and grabs and yells and eats and poops EVERYTHING! She also laughs and smiles and makes us laugh so I'm not complaining.

ONE YEAR OLD!

I can't believe its been a whole year already, but its official...Olivia Rees is ONE!

Our sweet girl has grown so much in the past year its astonishing! She has learned to walk, grown 10+ teeth and can say a handful of words like: mama, dada, nana, daryl, uhoh, santa, don't and good girl among others. She is the sweetest, kindest, funniest baby you'll ever meet but definitely has an emerging wild side as well. The next few years are sure to be interesting as she already keeps us on our toes!

Anyway, thank you to everyone who has been involved in our little girl's life so far. We have been blessed with this little sweetheart and thank you for your wonderful influences on her life.

Here's looking forward to the next year!

Happy Holidays.

Christmas Is Coming!

Christmas is coming!! So, we spent the weekend, well mostly Sunday, having a lot of Christmas fun! Friday night we decorated our tree and watched a bunch of Christmas movies, which is always mommy's favourite part. Then after a nice low key day at home on Saturday, we set out for our very busy Sunday.

First we went and did a little bit of Christmas shopping, Olivia loved walking through the mall (mommy is so proud!) and then we headed downtown to see the Santa Claus Parade.

It was crowded and very COLD but SO much fun! Livi even got to meet Santa in person!

After that we made our way over to Stanley Park to ride the Christmas train (traffic took FOREVER!). Livi had a great time looking at the lights and trying to sing along to all of the Christmas music.
Finally, after our very long day, we ended up at Nana and Grandad Nutley's house for dinner and Olivia helped decorate their tree. She was a wonderful helper! We can't believe that in just two weeks our little munchkin will be ONE! Her birthday party (on the 17th) is going to be so much fun!

Surprise!

This past Saturday, we had a trial run for Olivia's first birthday party...

Liv's Godmother, Auntie Kinsey, threw her a Surprise Birthday Party because she will be working in Florida for the month of December, meaning she'll miss the real party.

It was a Princess/Cupcake theme and fortunately (after a previous wardrobe/diaper malfunction) Livi's outfit matched the theme PERFECTLY!

Livi had never opened a real present before...she was SO excited!

Livi especially loved her Princess Hat!

Kinsey gave her a Disney Princess tent and sleeping bag set, which packed up neatly into a great little backpack. Once Liv had her bag all packed, she grabbed the in flight announcement booklet and was ready to go be a Flight Attendant with Kinsey right away!

We set up the tent in Livi's play area this morning and she absolutely LOVES it! She's been crawling in and out, bringing in new toys and shrieking with delight since I finished putting it together!

Thank you again to Auntie Kinsey for going out of your way to make Livi's first birthday SO special. We love you SO much!

Olivia is going to be ONE!

As we mentioned in our last post, Liv's first birthday is quickly approaching (crazy!) so we thought we would post the details of her party here for those who live far away or just in case your invite didn't arrive like it should have:

Here is the invitation we sent out (designed by Mommy):

The party will be held on:

Saturday, December 17th at 1:00pm

at The Salus Aqua Club

6671 121 Street in Surrey

Everyone is welcome so please feel free to join us if you're able. We can't wait to celebrate our little girl's first year of life with everyone we love!