Tiny Shoes and Tired Parents

    My sister Stacy and her husband Jason welcomed Olivia Belle into the world on Wed July 3rd. We were nervous that the c-section took so long but relieved that they were both okay. She was born 9 lb 10 oz and 20 in long. She started out in the NICU because of low blood sugar which is typical of babies born with diabetic mothers. She is also a little jaundice but they are monitoring that closely as well. They were discharged Saturday and drove home from Iowa City.
    On Sunday Riley and I left for Ottumwa to see how everyone was doing and to meet Olivia. I always forget how small newborns are. It was special to get to see Stacy, Jason and Liam bonding with the newest member of the family and to get to hold her myself. Riley liked Olivia, she would giggle and try to touch her tiny hands. It was also fun to get to see her wearing a lot of the clothes that Riley used to fit into. I got to help cook meals in the evening while my mom watched the kids and Stacy tried to take a nap. Most of the time the naps didn't really pan out but hopefully she can get some extra sleep soon. It's difficult to take care of a busy 3 year old and a newborn on empty but she never complains. Liam is learning to be a big brother and that his parents now have to divide their time between the two kids.

 Riley just loved playing with that firetruck.  She would fill the back with other toys. She was always watching Liam and doing what he did. He was pretending to be superman so after a while she took to zooming around with her arms in the air too.  It was really funny!