The Curl Report

Curly hair is serious business. I should know.  In order to properly chronicle the lovely head of hair on Little Olive, I'm creating The Curl Report.  I'll be using the most scientific of measurements to track and document the lovely little locks on her tiny head.

The Curl Report: Volume 1

Lone Rider Curl

Lone Rider 2.0. The lone curl has created a following of curls.

Feather Curls - they flock together.

Aqua Curls. When water is applied to the curls, they miniaturize into tiny aqua curls

The 1st Week

We've shared our home for one week with Little Olive.  It gives me goose bumps to think about God's  perfect timing. There have been people praying for her little life even before she was born. She's already found her way into our hearts and we just adore her.

Plus, she has the cutest piggies in the whole galaxy!  O.M.G. look at them. Scrumptious.

Being our first newborn, we've jotted down some new learnings.

Little Olive Toes

1) Too much milk consumption can result in a "milk coma"

2) Newborns squeak

3) Swaddling is the bomb

4) 4:00am seems different than I remember

5) Like my brother, newborns can fall asleep anywhere

6) They are portable

7) They fit in a Christmas stocking (don't worry, we did not hang said stocking above the fireplace with her in it)

8) Babies make even strangers smile

9) They also grunt

10) Newborn diapers are as big an an iPhone

11) Baby hiccups look violent

12) We never thought we'd be happy to see someone poop

13) Bottles remind me of Cheerios

14) People are generous. Within a week, this little girl who had nothing, has a full wardrobe, toys, blankets, baby carriers, diapers and lots people rooting for her.

15) My husband still makes me swoon (especially when he coos over a baby)

Nickname

We have a nickname for our newest! As you know, for their protection, we can't share too many details about the children in our home. That means we get to think of creative nicknames for our "Littles" in order to write about them on the blog.

We wanted a Thanksgiving themed name because she came to us just after Thanksgiving. And we are so thankful she's with us!
So we tried Pumpkin, Sweetie Pie, Turkey Leg, Cornucopia, but alas, no name stuck until.......

For as long as I can remember, one of my favorite things about Thanksgiving is my mom's annual appetizers. Every year she makes an olive tray that I attack like there is no tomorrow. I LOVE the annual olive tray. It makes me so happy.

So we now have a  Little Olive.
The nickname stuck.