Baby Olivia and a hodge podge of other things

Yesterday our baby niece made her appearance in the world. We are so happy for the Kaase family. Olivia Danielle born at 7:48/9 (I received two messages with different times :) ) weighing 7lbs 10 oz and 19 inches long. What a perfectly sized baby! We are so excited to meet her. It took everything in us to not jump on a plane and head to Dallas, but ultimately we want to wait to go out till everyone is all settled in and when we can all spend time at home as a family. It is amazing how you can already love something so much and you haven't even met them yet. That is definitely how we feel about Olivia. Each of my nieces and nephews will have a place in my heart with unconditional love. Christmas' and other holidays are going to be so much fun from here on out! Here are the only picture I have so far that shows her face. ::cough cough, someone needs to send this anxious lady some more pics!::

On Saturday Zig went to help my brother install a window air conditioner before he moved into his new room at the Sigma Chi house, so Rebecca, Em and I took that opportunity to go for a walk around the duck pond. Rebecca and I had some delicious Golden Pride, while Em munched on a Mum Mum and we enjoyed watching the ducks swim around the pond.

We are bad parents, judge away, but we usually always have a tv on as background noise when we get home from work. This will likely phase out once Em becomes more mobile because I am sure we will be busy chasing her around the house all night long. For now, we play with her on the floor and there's always something on in the background. Usually about once a week we let Em watch a Baby Einstein video. I move her highchair in the living room and she just hangs out for the next 30 mins allowing me to get stuff done around the house. It is fully entertaining to her. She loves them.

Lastly, check out my strawberries from our garden!

All our veggies are doing so good! We have been eating fresh lettuce on our sandwiches and I even whipped up a batch of pesto from the basil we are growing. We even have a baby bell pepper growing, tons of strawberries and tomatoes, and even a couple blossoms on our cucumber and zucchini plants. It is so much fun to watch everything grow!