Lolin 4 to 6 months

Lolin LOVES her Piglet that she got on her first trip to Disneyland. She looks for it when we put her in her bed and cuddles, hugs pets and kisses it. She always acted like she needed something to hold onto and hug when I put her to bed, so we tried this and she has been attached to it ever since. She also loves her binki and Ellie her baby elephant.




Look at that sweet little face. No teeth yet. I keep waiting and she acted like she would get her two bottom teeth two weeks ago, but the never popped through.



Feeding her cereal for the first time. She is liking food better now. She seems to love the butternut squash I made for her. I am making my own baby food this time around. It is so easy and so much cheaper.




The one and only picture of her on her first Christmas. She was sleeping when the kids opened their presents and for some reason we didn't get out the camera for the rest of the day. How sad!

My new motto...

Better late than never. That has become my new motto around our house. The hours, days, weeks and even monhts just fly by. There are just not enough hours in the day. I feel really silly posting Halloween pics right now in December, but seriously, where did November go? Anyway, here are a few pictures of us the last month or so....


We all dressed up for Halloween


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Waited in line for swine flu shots for three hours! Yes, Lolin is our THIRD thumb sucking child



Lolin decided she is happy being fat and bald


Three-year-old little boy was on this lion's Thanksgiving menu


Lolin refuses to roll ovet anymore



and we decorated our itty bitty Christmas tree.

Lolin's first pics

So, I finally took Lolin in to have some pictures taken. Only a couple weeks later than the other two. It went really well and I was pretty happy with the results. Enjoy!

Lolin is two months!

She is so cute and sweet and fun. She is starting to smile a lot and coo and talk to us. Halle and Vinny absolutely adore her and have a hard time leaving her alone! She is starting to sleep better at night (4 or 5 hours before she wakes up) so it is getting a little easier. She makes the funniest little sounds that sound just like a squeaky toy, that is the only way to describe it. An interesting thing about her is that she only poops once every 10 days or so. I have only changed 4 poopy diapers since she was two weeks old. Strange. I worry about her being uncomfortable sometimes, but she seems fine. It doesn't bother me any :) She LOVES to be on her changing table. Seriously, she will be screaming and we will lay her on it and instantly she is quiet and happy. I don't know what it is about it. Too bad she can't ever stay there for long. She also loves to take showers and baths. It always calms her down if she is worked up, which only happens when she gets tired. We are all having so much fun with her. It's so exciting to watch her grow and see Halle and Vinny excited for her to do new things. They love to play with her and make her smile.





Is there anything more precious than baby feet?

Lolin's blessing

Lolin was blessed on August 16th in Tyler's parent's ward. It was a wonderful day because all of our family was able to be there. Tyler was very sneaky and had planned a surprise b-day/baby shower for me with our families so Saturday evening everyone showed up and stayed the night. It was a lot of fun and I am so glad we decided to bless her there so we could see everyone. Tyler of course did a great job. Her dress was made by a friend of Tyler's mother for Halle when she was born. But because I already had my blessing dress for Halle, I decided to bless Lolin in this one. I can't imagine the work that went into it. She looked beautiful.

Our new arrival

Here she is! Our sweet little Lolin B. Atkinson. She was born on July 19th, 2009 at 8:29 am at UCLA-Santa Monica Medical Center in Santa Monica, California. 7 pounds 6 ounces, 20 inches. She has a little bit of dark hair and blue eyes, long, long fingers and toes. She is a petite little princess. Tyler and I love her cry which is very lady like, as lady like as a cry can be. She is so very sweet and beautiful. We love her so, so much.

I was wondering if she would come on my B-day, the 18th. Almost...

I had a couple of contractions that woke me up at 5 am. No big deal.. I would get these occasionally, although they felt a little stronger than they ususally did. I went to the bathroom, you know, for the hundreth time that night and came back to bed. I felt another one and got up again and this time I felt something trickle out before I got to the bathroom. My water had never broke with either of my other two, but it didn't take me long to realize that it had because fluid kept leaking out. I told Tyler we needed to go. We were both rumaging around getting things gathered up. Our friend Robert who had been staying with us for the week stayed with the kids. We got to the labor and delivery dept. at exactly 5:30. I am very glad it happened when it did because I was worried about traffic and parking and Tyler making it home from work in time, etc. Vinny came so fast- one hour after I was started on pitocin, so I was nervous she would be that fast if not faster. But, we made it in plenty of time. They got me checked in and hooked up to everything and the contractions kept coming stronger and closer. I had an AWESOME nurse, Greg, who was so supportive and helpful to get through it all without any pain meds. After she came out they put her right on me and I held her for a good hour or so. I was very happy with the whole experience. No one ever made us feel rushed and the staff was wonderful and helpful.



Shortly after her bath






Tyler and I both do not think she looks much like Halle or Vinny. She has a much rounder face, chubby cheeks and her eyes are further apart. Tyler says she looks like a Petersen, my mom's family. I have to agree. I do think she looks more like me. The other two were very Atkinson when they were born.

We are doing really well at home. I had practically no pain whatsoever and except being pretty tired for the first few days, I cannot complain. My mom is here until Sunday and I am so grateful. It has been nice to take a nap whever I feel the need. Of course Tyler has been a big, huge help too. We are so hapyy that Lolin has come to join our crazy lives. We cannot wait to see everyone in Utah in a couple of weeks! Love you all!

Happy Fourth of July to everyone! We are so sad that we did not get to go to Utah and see everyone for Tyler's family reunion. For part of the festivities each family was supposed to come up with a short skit to show-off their talents. Tyler came up with this idea of making a movie starring our family and then we could still participate and feel a part of the celebration. We had a lot of fun making this short little film. Tyler woke up one morning and thought: "Star Wars, it HAS to be Star Wars!", since the kids LOVE Star Wars. He called his best bud Rod who is an AMAZING cinematographer/editor and we filmed it one Saturday in about half an hour. Rod and another friend of Tyler's Robert edited it and put in the special effects and music. We thank you guys so much! The film would not be what it is without your talents! It's titled Darth Mom. We think it's pretty cute and fun and hope all enjoy!