She's Accomplished A Lot!

Wow! It’s been over two months since I posted on here. In that time period we’ve had some ups and downs, traveled to see family and friends several times, and watched Olivia grow and develop immensely!

Olivia is pulling herself up on anything she can possibly find. She is growing taller too because she can now reach shelves that were once safely out of her reach! She stands up in the middle of the floor without holding on to anything and we can tell she desperately wants to walk, she just hasn’t figured that out quite yet. She pulls herself along objects and she does well walking if she’s holding on to our hands. She even feels comfortable doing it while holding on with one hand…I’m sure she’ll be walking before we know it! She likes to climb on things like sewing boxes, cardboard boxes…pretty much anything that represents a step. She also climbs inside of her exersaucer and sits there to play with toys.

Her hair is getting longer so I either put it in a ponytail, piggy tails, or a barrette every day. It’s really long on top and won’t stay out of her eyes. In the back, she still has a mess of little curls that are quite unruly and hard to put into a ponytail.

She loves feeding herself from a fork too. We put the food on the fork, give it to her, and she puts it in her mouth. She does really well with it and only flings food on the floor if she’s getting full.

It’s hard to believe that she will be one year old tomorrow. My, my how time flies! I promise I’ll post pictures on Thursday of her with her birthday celebration.

While we were traveling with family, Olivia experienced many new ‘firsts.’ She played on a big trampoline, met extended family members, went for a wagon ride, played in the sprinkler, climbed up one step, stood by herself, cruised along a coffee table (walking), went tubing, rode a jet ski, went down a water slide, slept on a houseboat, learned how to blow a kiss, and stayed the weekend alone with her Grandma Carol. She is such an easy-going baby and really enjoyed spending time with her cousins, aunts & uncles, and grandparents.

Here are some updated pictures……
(you can also look at more pictures at my Picasa site: http://picasaweb.google.com/cincychelle)

Chris' cousin, Diana took this picture - then several people took turns editing the colors.

This is Olivia playing in the sprinkler in Ohio.


My sister-in-law, Amy, took this great picture of Olivia when we visited them in Tennessee.


Olivia is doing 'so big' after finally making a mess in her early birthday cake.

She belongs in Hollywood!

She loved swimming in the lake - this was a very happy week for her!

This is her first day with a ponytail, and she just happened to be standing on her own as well.

This doesn't look like a very good picture - but she is blowing me a kiss!

I just thought this was a cute picture!

This is Olivia's first water slide ride into the lake....Daddy tries to 'pass' her to Grandpa, but Olivia goes flying through the air instead. Surprisingly, she didn't scream or throw a fit!