A Peek at our House

Ok, so I've been reprimanded by more than one person for not showing any pictures of our new house! The house isn't exactly ready to show, as we've only been here for one week and it's not finished, but here's a little peek anyway!

It's not an extraordinary laundry room, but it's better than my last one and I'm loving the rod to hang things!

Curtains not hung yet...

"Wonder Pets" on TV.

I spy a poodle.

We are LOVING the openness of this house. It's great being able to be doing different things but still being in the same room!

That's it for now! More decorating still to do!

$1 Monogramming Special

August 1 marked the beginning of the new Thirty-One Fall/Winter catalog, and it's awesome! I'm so excited to share some of the products with you! The month of August has brought $1 MONOGRAMMING! What a deal! It's never too early to shop for Christmas, so make your list, check it twice, and order from the convenience of your air-conditioned home! Your family and friends will appreciate a unique and personalized gift from you! We have lots of baby gifts as well. Don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or if you need ideas/suggestions!

Check out the catalog and order online at: www.mythirtyone.com/tdominy

Yes, we're still alive!

It feels like forever since I've posted about our lives! I guess moving requires more dedication than I thought it would! We've now been in our new house 1 week and LOVE it! To be honest, the night before closing I was having "buyer's remorse"....or maybe it was "seller's remorse"....or maybe it was just a little of both! I was seriously doubting whether or not we made the right decision about moving. I LOVED my old house. It was our first house. It was the only house Olivia had ever known. It was home, and I was really sad to leave it.

I can HAPPILY say that I no longer have any second thoughts. We have SO much more space and storage. I even have some kitchen cabinets with NOTHING in them! Oh, and did I mention the pantry? I think we are all in love with it! We didn't have one at all at our old house. It's Olivia's favorite "room". She goes in and closes the door at least a few times a day! The neighborhood is awesome as well. We've only met a few neighbors, but so far, so good! I LOVE our new HOME! It's the people in the house that make it a home anyway, right?

Since I've been slacking in posting lately, I've just decided to include some pictures of the past couple of weeks which will tell you what we've been up to. Enjoy!

Miss Olivia helped pack lots of boxes. Maybe she was worried we'd forget her stuff!

She loved those cabinets being empty!

We sold our furniture the week before we moved, so we spent a lot of time on pallets on the floor.



Olivia "helping" again.

Walking with the cool whip container on her foot. This was quite amusing for her.

We played in tutus (ok, SHE played in HER tutu) just like the Teletubbies.

So I've been told by more than one person (mom, Jason, Nicole...) that I'm being silly, but I was SOOOOO sad to leave this little girl's empty room **See beginning of post...I'm no longer sad!


Olivia's new wall in her new room! LOVE the way it turned out!

We've gone swimming in our new yard.

We've spilled Fruit Loops and had them stick to our feet.

We've gotten the puppies new beds, as we are attempting to have a "no couch" rule.

We've treated the new dog beds as baby beds!


We've spent time doing some serious coloring.

The "Masterpiece"

We've spent time watching our new "pet" dove. I'm sure she is quite annoyed by us. I'm sure she thought the house was abandoned when she decided to build her little nest. And now, here she is...stuck with 2 standard poodles and an 18 month old. Yes, I'm quite sure she is rather annoyed!

This evening the dove went out for food (we guess) and there are two babies! We previously thought there was only one, but there are definitely two. So cute (in an ugly cute sort of way).

18 Months Old

Our baby girl is 18 months old today! We went for her checkup today, which I guess wasn't a very good birthday gift for her! She weighs about 24 pounds (which we already knew as she is obsessed with the scale in my bathroom and weighs daily); she is 32 1/2 inches long. All measurements fell in approximately the 50th percentile. Olivia's feet turn in, so I asked the doctor to take a look. She wasn't concerned at all and said they should correct themselves over time.

Olivia is changing daily. She's been in the 2-3 year old classroom a lot this summer and I can always tell the difference in her "mood" on the days she is in the big kids' room! They must have a lot more attitudes than the 18-24 month class and Olivia definitely picks up on it! Lately we have been hearing "MINE!" a lot more! Her new word this week is "night-night". She likes to pretend she's going night-night and points to herself and says it. She's such a little ham. Our bed is apparently SUPER fun and she throws herself around in the pillows. Her bedtime is still around 7:30 and she sleeps until 7:30 or so, but stays in bed until after 8:00. She is the best self-entertainer in the mornings! She likes to wake up and talk to herself and play by herself before we ever go in and get her. Such a sweetie!

In addition to the Well Visit today, we had to go for more bloodwork so they can run tests on her immune system to make sure it's working properly. Hopefully we will know something soon....I'm expecting and hoping for "normal"! Prayers for our baby girl are much appreciated! :)

Boxes Everywhere

Well, we are now less than 2 weeks away from moving! We have a garage sale scheduled for next weekend, so it is getting a little bit hectic around our house! Luckily, Olivia thinks the boxes are the best toys ever! She loves playing in them (when she's not trying to help pack). We didn't even get out of our pajamas on Saturday until 7pm when we took a bath! Then we just put on more pajamas! We had a pretty busy day packing, but there's still SO much more left to do!

Big Cup, Little Girl

I get a large diet coke every mornin from our cafeteria at work. Once I'm done, I fill it with water for the rest of the day. I always take it with me for the ride home. Olivia has decided that this is HER cup. The second she gets in the car from daycare and sees it, she asks (whines & points) for it. She then proceeds to carry it all over the house an drink from it. It's funny to watch, as it's just about as big as she is!

At this point, she was running from me saying "mine". A wonderful word she has learned. Ugh!

Birthdays

My mother-in-laws birthday was Saturday, so we went over to their house for a casual evening. Olivia was luckily feeling ok Saturday night and we let her take a pretty late nap so she'd be well rested! After dinner, birthday cake (and a little dancing), we went home and relaxed the rest of the night. Happy Birthday Elizabeth/Gram E!

Today is my mom's birthday, so Happy Birthday Mom!!! Wish we could have seen you too!

Liv playing with her baby at Gram E's house. I LOVE that she's being motherly with the babies now!

Emily and Elizabeth dancing in the kitchen....Jason and I just really don't fit into this family! We are WAY TOO reserved! HA!

Make a wish!

Sick....again

Olivia began running a high fever (106.1) Tuesday and we spent the night in the ER (again). They did bloodwork and a urinalysis and everything came back normal with a diagnosis of "probably a virus". Those are three words I'm really sick of hearing! She has had fever thru today, although it has been lower. She wakes up with it ranging from 102-103 and it typically goes down some during the day, although it doesn't go away altogether. We're hoping & praying she wakes up fever free tomorrow!

Ohhhh Baby!

I've always hoped that I would have a little girl that loved to play baby dolls. Well, my little girl is definitely turning into a true little girl. She loves jewelry, purses, and babies.

I snapped a few pics of her this evening after her bath. She played and played with this baby doll in its carrier.

So prissy

She had to put on her baby's backpack/diaper bag.

Is she not the cutest?!?!?!? I could just eat her up!

Little Swimmer

I unfortunately had to work today, so Jason and Olivia had father-daughter time. They went over to Gram E's and went swimming this morning. Jason took a few pictures for me, as this was Olivia's first real swim of the summer (besides the backyard pool). It looks like she enjoyed it!

Independence Day

We really didn't do anything especially for the "Fourth" this weekend. We spent most of the day Saturday going back and forth with the sellers of our NEW HOME! Then on Sunday, we did the usual....went to church, ate lunch, napped, grocery shopped....there was no way I was going to attempt to keep Olivia up to watch fireworks, especially since I had to get up and go to work on Monday! Here are a few pics from the weekend of our precious baby girl!

Jason has charged up an old cell phone for her to play with...she thinks she is BIG stuff with her real phone!