A friend warned us, that when your newborn baby finally sleeps and you should be getting some rest as well, all you’ll want to do is sit and stare at them. This was just a few days before my due date and I didn’t quite get what she meant.
Now that our precious baby girl has arrived, I find myself doing exactly that: staring at this beautiful angelic face with her tiny hands + toes and the prettiest eye lashes. ALL.THE.TIME!
I think it’s obvious that we fell head over heels when Olivia Joy Leilani joined our little family on July 3 at 6:35 pm. Weighing 7 lbs 5 oz and 19 inches long with a full head of soft + fluffy hair.
That was 2 weeks ago already. Both, baby and me, are doing really well. She has already outgrown a few of her clothes. And with our growing baby girl so does our love for this precious gift from heaven.
Of course, there is no denying how much work a newborn baby is. It is quite humbling to realize that this little being is completely dependent on us, yet completely unique and already a character of her own.
Taking care of a newborn 24/7 goes hand in hand with very little sleep and all its consequences. The other day I took Olivia out for a walk and picked up a couple items from the grocery store.
Only when we got home did I realize that I never took my purchases from the bagging area. Funny enough, I remembered to take the receipt and when I returned to the store with it, my bag was waiting for me.
Despite all sleep deprivation, I can’t help myself but sit in awe and gaze at the beauty + wonder. Excuse me while I am off to do just that 🙂
F Auger
Beautiful baby – you are blessed. Congratulations!!!
Regina
Awww…. thank you so much! Olivia surely is such a blessing that I am grateful to God for every single day.
Melissa Belanger
Congratulations! She’s beautiful!! Did you take these photos yourself? They are wonderful. Such natural cuteness! I hope you are all doing well and that you are loving this time with your new babe!
Regina
Thank you so much Melissa! Yes, my husband and I took the pictures ourselves. She was less than a week here and was sleeping most of the time. So it was “almost” like food photography. Only had to hold back biting off her cute cheeks 😉
ellie @ fit for the soul
Awww congratulations on your beautiful angelllll!!! She is soooo adorable….and this makes me want to give birth all over again, ahhh! Why are we made like this, huh? 😛 It will definitely be a process of sacrificial love taking place with all the things you get used to as a new mom–but it will go so fast that you quickly look back at the hard times and think it wasn’t TOOOO BAD. 🙂
Regina
Thank you SOO much Ellie!! 🙂
Mommies sure are strange creatures 😉 I never thought I could function on so little sleep and never believed other women who said you forget the pain. But now I have to say, I already have 😀 I think it helps that they are just soo cute and your love for them covers everything else
Jacquee @ I Sugar Coat It!
She is so PRECIOUS!! Great photos and once again, congrats! Hope you get some sleep though, Regina. xx
Regina
Thank you so much Jacquee. So far I am lucky, Olivia only wakes up to eat a couple times a night and usually goes right back to sleep. Now daytime can be a whole different story at times
Melissa Barbakoff
Congratulations!!! She is beautiful….You will get to sleep in once she turns 12 but by then you will be used to waking up early. #cruelirony
Regina
Lol…I figured she’ll cure me of all night owl/sleeping in tendencies 😉
Angie (@angiesrecipess)
Soooooooooo sweet and adorable! Congratulations, Regina.
Regina
Thank you Angie. Appreciate it very much
YN
Super Cute!
Make sure you’re well-rested, take care.
Regina
Thank you YN!
I try to nap as much as possible when baby sleeps 😉
Anna @ One Prickly Pear
Cuteness overload! 🙂
Regina
Thank you so much Anna. Of course we couldn’t agree more 😀