Here's Nina

Here are some pictures of Nina over the last couple of weeks that she's been home. She loves to sleep during the day...she doesn't like the quiet of night like the rest of us. Hopefully we'll find a schedule soon!

We love our little 'Peanut'. She's so much smaller than Olivia was that it seems strange when we hold her. But. I'm sure Nina will catch up quickly to Olivia...Nina can eat! She eats and eats and eats...I'm exhausted!

Nina is already lifting her head up a bit. She's doing so well with focusing on our faces too! She's growing so fast! At her 2 week check up, she had already grown about and inch or so and gained almost a pound! (She lost nearly a pound after she was born.) She's been such a "Joy" to get to know!

Can't forget Olivia

Although everyone is talking about and checking out the new baby, Nina, we are trying to make sure that Olivia is still getting her one-on-one time.
Daddy took her outside with him while he was raking the leaves. She was helping!

Nina Joy Blavka

November 17, 2008

7lbs 15oz

19 in

Countdown...

Well, we are about 24 hours away from meeting baby Nina! We get to be at the hospital bright and early tomorrow for the first spot of the day.

It's been fun with Haley and Maddy because they keep making their guesses about what she'll look like...Haley thinks she'll look like me and have dark hair. Then, of course, there are the guesses about how much she'll weigh! (If you don't know, Olivia weighed 11 lbs 1 oz when she was born.) The doc said that this one won't be as big as the last but she won't be puny either!

We've been so busy this weekend trying to get things straightened and cleaned up before we're off to the hospital for 3 days...we still have a ways to go.

Oh, for those of you that have been praying for Grandpa Don, Thank You! I don't have an update yet but hope to this afternoon.

Take care everyone!

Need Prayer

I just got a phone call that Grandpa Don isn't doing well at all. They are only giving him a few more days. Please pray for him and his wife, Candy. They do not know the Lord.

Don and Candy are very kind, loving, giving people. When their daughter, Lu Ann, married my dad in 1998, they welcomed me into their family with all the love grandparents can give.

When Frank and I married in 2006, Don walked me down the isle. Here is a picture of that day.

Thank you, in advance, for your prayers. I will keep you posted as I hear news.

The Many Faces of Olivia

There are so many funny faces that we're able to capture of Olivia. She is constantly making us laugh. Here are just a few...can you spot who she gets these funny faces from?

Tinkerbell

Sorry it took so long to get these posted...

Olivia was Tinkerbell for Halloween. We didn't go out trick or treating but we did answer the door for a few. We weren't sure how many kids we'd have since this is the first Halloween in our new house. We only had 10 kids or so but we bought enough candy for an entire school...we have a lot left over. And, of course, we bought candy that we don't particularly like so we wouldn't eat it...that was silly. Not one bag of chocolate!!!

Anyway, as you can see, Olivia wasn't very happy when we first put her costume on. Actually, I think it was the fact that we tried to put a little ponytail in her hair (since she has hair now!) Yea, she didn't like that at all. But, once it was in, she was fine. She even got to eat her dinner in her costume.