Visiting w/ Dani

So this past weekend, our good friend Dani was visiting from NYC. So we just had to share more LOVE! Here you will see Olivia playing with her giraffe, Sophie. Hands free. What talent!

Grandpa Moore's B-day!

Well, we had an eventful weekend! We celebrated Grandpa Moore's B-day! So we could not resist sharing the LOVE.....

5 1/2 months!

Hello dearest family and friends,

Our little O is now 5 1/2 months old and is developing quite a personality! She now grabs everything in sight and is miss smiley. Well, I should say she is happy as long as she is not teething (still no teeth yet but on the days her gums swell she is not a happy camper). We are still taking her to the pool for swim lessons, so the pictures below are of this past weekend in the pool. Olivia is getting really good at "hiding her eyes" or what is know as going under the water. This weekend she did it 3 times and still no tears :)

We are still signing and singing to her. She is not signing back just yet, but we have caught her attention now, so that is the first step. Our yoga class together on Wednesdays is still so much fun. This past week we had 8 mamas and there babies! I am also proud to report that not only does Olivia do a great cobra and salambasana (per our report last time) she does a fab happy baby pose.

Overall, life is good. We feel like after Olivia reached 3 months, either we settled into parenting or kinda figured out what to expect (which is not to expect anything at all as once we feel we figure things out - it changes). Both Kevin and myself feel so blessed to have Olivia in our life. We honestly don't know what we would do without her now! I am settling into my new routine of teaching part-time with SBCC and Kevin is enjoying his time with little O on Friday mornings. They are a great father/daughter duo!

Til next post!

We are truly blessed,

The Moores

5 months!!!!

Hello Friends and Family! Well, Olivia turned 5 months this past week! Really, she is all grown up now...well kinda. About 4.5 months she started really rolling from back to belly and back again. YEAH. So now she is a pro on the floor! She also does the best cobra pose you have ever seen (thats our little yoginni). We are still singing and signing, doing yoga together and most recently we have added swim lessons :) !!!!!

Enjoy the pics ... more to follow this week!

Happy V day!

Blessings, The Moores







Olivia and Braeden doing "cobra" pose

4 months and 3.5 weeks ...

Hello all!
Although this is Friday and I should have posted on Monday, I have a good excuse, I started back teaching at SBCC this week! ...And I honestly don't know how parents who work full time do it! I am just working part-time. The great thing is that most of my classes are online - which means I work when Olivia goes nighty-night, around 8pm (not so great if Olivia does not sleep;)). Then I have one class face to face on Fridays. So Kevin just watches Olivia while I head to the classroom. Still, I am trying to get in the groove..... Deep breathes..... :)

Lots to report though as our little girl is developing oh so quickly AND yes, of course we think she is the SMARTEST GIRL ever! So here is the scoop: Olivia is now officially rolling from her back to her belly. You go Olivia! So as I am sure you can imagine, playtime is oh-so lively now. Although she is not signing back to me yet, I have been reading, learning and practicing baby sign language with her. We even go to a baby signing, singing and development class on Tuesdays in the morning where we practice these skills. FUN! Olivia is a better sleeper too! She is now napping about 3, 1 hour naps a day and is sleeping til 4:30am and going back to sleep for another 2 1/2 to 3 hours before she starts her day (much better than last weeks report of her getting up and staying up at 4:30am - ouch).

Every day is even brighter with little Miss O. She is truly our blessing and can't wait to see what she does next.

Til next blog,

Love and well wishes, The Moore Family

4 months and 2 weeks :)

Ok.... Really, life just goes by so fast with Olivia.

This week our picture was taken on Monday, or MLK day. Given that President Obama called us all to a day of service my mama group decided to do a beach clean up...... so below you will see myself and Olivia (Olivia is all bundled up in my turquoise wrap). Pretty cool that she is already into helping out! :)

Other news this week is that Olivia a hoot to be around. She is smiling up a storm and she simply cracks us up all the time. When she sneezes she lets out a big "ahhhhh" afterward. At dinner time she has been oh so pleasant and is now trying to grab things, like my hair, my fork, etc. She is also successful at rolling from side to side and when I put her on her stomach she can roll to her back (with much effort and grunting). She loves the water! I know I featured her bath time photos last week, but I just have to share that when I say "kick, kick, kick" she does exactly that. I know.... she is smarty ;) The only not-so-fun thing that Olivia has decided she likes to do is that she now wakes up at 4 or 4:30pm and decides that that is it... she does not want to go back to sleep and simply wants to be entertained by her mama (fun). She smiles and coo's and giggles and puts her feet in the air and rolls around (between 4 and 7am)... so any suggestions any of you might have would be welcomed. :)

Tis all for now.... I am off to get some sleep before our bundle of love wakes up and wants me to play :)

Blessings, Emma, Kevin, Olivia and Astro