Olivia at 4 Weeks

Our little girl is growing and gaining weight! I decided to weigh Olivia on her one month birthday to see how she's progressing and was shocked to find that she's now 10 pounds 4 ounces!! That was fast! She also moved out of Newborn size diapers and into Size 1. Looking back even to the previous week's photos is shocking at the difference of how much she seems to have grown. She's doing really well and we're enjoying having an infant in the house much more than we did with Sofia, simply because we know what to expect and are much more relaxed about the whole process. Plus, there's always Sofia to entertain us (and baby sister).

Last week, on the advice of our pediatrician, we had an ultrasound of Olivia's hips done at the hospital because there is some chance that girls who are born in the breach position can develop hip dysplasia which causes more problems down the road. After, I took her to a pediatric orthopedic who looked over the ultrasound and recommended that we put little Olivia into a Pavlik Harness (google it - it looks like an early torture device) for up to 8 weeks! Needles to say, it was a very upsetting diagnosis and difficult to believe that she would wear the harness without notice, as the doctors kept saying. We decided on a second opinion and thanks to CK's boss, we were able to go to Scottish Rite Hospital in Dallas which is on the cutting edge of childhood bone and muscular issues. Thankfully, the pediatric orthopedic there, Dr. Rathjen, looked over the ultrasound images and suggested that we reevaluate the decision in a month. He felt that the mild problem he saw on the ultrasound would correct itself naturally in a matter of weeks, however, if it doesn't or gets worse, she'll have to wear the harness. He didn't feel that she'll need to wear it though, thankfully! So, at only a few weeks old, we've already been through our first stressful parenting event with Olivia. Otherwise, Olivia is doing great and we're enjoying our infant before she's a big girl like her sister!

She doesn't suck her thumb, but when she's hungry (like in the photo), she tries to chew on her hand....


"Mom, I'm hungry!"


Such a little girl in a big chair!


Look at those big eyes - they are blue, although they don't look it in this photo.