My first Mother's Day:)

Lets start by reminding everybody how tiny our baby girl arrived to us just 3months ago...



Just 1 week old

1 Month old

2 Months old

3 MONTHS OLD!!!! Do you believe how big she has gotten??

For as long as I can remember, I've wanted to be a mother. Even though I have always known that I wanted to be a mother, I never could have imagined how much love I would feel for my child. I just stare at her. I'm in complete awe when I look at her, when she looks at me, when she smiles at me, when she sleeps, when she reaches out at touches me, I just can't get enough of her. My first Mother's Day was very nice. We spent the day at home together and Joselyn napped:)

This is what I get when I ask for a nice picture of the 3 of us...Don't worry, I did end up getting a picture where everybody is smiling and nobody is making rock and roll fingers.

My view on Mother's day:)

My first Mother's day!!!

Now a bunch of pictures of Joselyn and her many expressions... I take all these pictures trying to catch a smile. She doesn't seem to enjoy the fact that I have a camera in her face most of the time...

Or the fact that I put this hat on her:)

haha, caught one

Yelling at me...its her new thing. She has found her scream and when she can harness it, she yells in my face:)

Not too sure about the bumbo chair

Jay and Joselyn like to do lots of things together...such as dressing alike, polo style(but do not like their picture taken apparently)

And they like to take Army correspondence courses online together.

I swear I put her down in her bed the right way... she gets herself like this every time now.

Then she kicks the side until I respond to her:)

And finally.... Joselyn's first mohawk. Its a little one, but it will do:)

Operation Toes in Mouth

I know what you're all thinking... 3 POSTS IN 1 WEEK??? SCORE! Well, don't get used to it:) Recently Joselyn has been working pretty hard at getting her toes in her mouth. I'm pretty sure she has given up on trying to get her thumb or fingers in her mouth as they generally poke her in the roof of the mouth. She has been trying from different angles... toes to mouth and mouth to toes. She tries to grab them, but is usually only successful and getting a hold of her big toe (which doesn't give her a good enough grip to bring it all the way up to her mouth, especially when those legs kick without any warning!)

CAUGHT ONE! She kept it pinned here for a while, and tried to get her open mouth down to her toes, but just couldn't get that far:)

For your viewing pleasure:)

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funny videos:)

This morning I was able to catch, on video, what Joselyn does when she is trying to wake up. Please excuse the messy room. Its laundry day:)

Joselyn waking 10 weeks old from Jodi Rivera on Vimeo.

This one is a little long, but I think its worth it:) She spends A LOT of time on the changing table and she likes to talk while laying there. Her legs do that ALL the time, changing her is becoming quite a sport. I used to only have to contend with the inevitable explosion, that I'm sure she waited for her diaper to be off to do. Now its the gauntlet of crazy legs along with the occasional explosion(I've gotten pretty good at catching them though). Can't wait till she figures out how to roll!

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Recent pics

Not much has been going on here lately. Joselyn continues to grow...10lbs 13oz, 22 3/4 inches long now! She has been showing us her little personality more and more. She loves to smile, but we haven't quite gotten a giggle yet. She LOVES her daddy, and I have found that sometimes if I hold her up to his picture, she will stop crying if he is not home to hold her himself. She prefers to be without pants, even if its a little chilly! And she always has a big smile for me when I go to pick her up out of her bed.
Per specific request of Colleen LoVullo, a couple of pictures of Joselyn AND myself...
Here we are trying out yet another baby carrier! She is sleeping peacefully in this picture, but its the only time she has allowed me to put her in it, and I'm wearing it backwards.
Does she look like me yet??? (please excuse the complete lack of make up, which is highlighting my new accessory... mommy bags...under my eyes:))
Talking and staring at daddy... seriously, she's so in love with him, I guess it runs in the family:)

Telling mommy a story. We have our best conversations on the changing table

The other day, we attempted naps multiple times... and sometimes I found her sleeping like she should be. So peaceful...

A little later that day, we attempted another nap. It didn't last long. This is the look I got when I asked "why are you awake?"
Then she showed me her moves and how quickly she can kick of her blankets.
Later that night we tried again... and again, she decided sleeping was not in the cards
Maybe it was because she somehow got her head jammed up against the bassinet?

Actually, this is how I've been finding her lately. Sometimes she's turned even more with her little legs propped up on the side. I'm not sure how she gets like that, since she only moves when nobody is looking;)

This is a little long, but she has a lot to say:) I have a hard time getting a video or picture of her smiling or talking since she tends to go completely still when I bring out a camera. I was able to catch quite a bit on this one though:) Enjoy

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Videos!

Here is Joselyn listening to her favorite singer. He is like an off switch for her:)

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Tummy Time...She's not the biggest fan (PW is JAR215)

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Our happy girl:)

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8 weeks old:)

Well, we've made it 8 weeks! In the past two months we've learned that Joselyn loves the water (both being in it, and listening to it), Andrea Bocelli, eating, being social, eating, being naked, and eating. She is quick to smile at us now and has started to coo and 'talk' to us on a regular basis. She does NOT like having a wet diaper, being in the back seat alone, being her her car seat for very long (especially if she is alone in the back seat), or being restrained in any way, car seat...baby carrier...or blanket. We feel so fortunate to have our little girl, and fall more in love with her everyday!

Tummy time usually turns into rest on the pillow time:)

HAPPY EASTER!

Visiting with Nana

Visiting Daddy at work

Although I swore that I would NEVER put one of these things on my baby, it came with the sunglasses that we got for her, so I tried it. She's so cute:)

She fell asleep on the changing table immediately after having her diaper changed and clothes put back on. She loves the changing table... I don't know why
Here is her monthly quilt photo:)
SOOO BIG!!!!
I have some videos to share as well, but they will come in the next post...soon, don't worry:)

Joselyn's First...

I just wanted to share with you a few of Joselyn's Firsts since I finally figured out how to get these videos on the blog!

This is Joselyn's first day home being greeted by cousin Elise. Just 2 days old:)

Elise meets Joselyn from Jodi Rivera on Vimeo.

This is Joselyn's first bath that we gave her last week. She was so patient with us!

Joselyn's first bath from Jodi Rivera on Vimeo.

And Joselyn's first smiles. We've been seeing them for a little bit, but they are getting very regular now. I've tried to get them on camera, cell phone, or video, anything to document her beautiful little grin, but they have been quick and fleeting and I'm usually too late. NOT THIS MORNING!! I got the camera out last night and put it near the changing table (its where we get the most smiles, of course) This morning, before I even laid her down, I turned it on and got ready to capture a little smile...and I did:) Nothing has ever melted my heart the way her smile does. Its the most amazing thing I've ever seen.

6 weeks old--First smiles!! from Jodi Rivera on Vimeo.