A Day in the Life of Olivia....

If you lived with us (other than there being not very much room in the apartment), you would get to know Olivia very well. But, since most people who read this are so terribly far away, I thought I would share some of her quirks with you.

Olivia.....

*Now has 6 teeth, 2 on the bottom and 4 on the top

*Grinds her teeth together when she is really tired or seemingly bored

*Enjoys drinking out of a sippy cup and doesn't dribble too much of it on the front of her shirt

*Sits with her legs crossed when she plays with toys on the floor

*Hides her toys under the couch and tries to get them out again

*Crawls all over the place and loves to follow Chris and me around the apartment

*Stands on her feet with her hands on floor and her tush in the air

*Goes from sitting to lying down to crawling to sitting, etc....over and over and over again

*Enjoys finding every electrical cord in the apartment to play with
*Chases the cat (much to the cat's dismay)
*Loves yogurt and would eat it for every meal if we let her
*Likes leaning sideways and turning her head parallel to the floor to look at you (hoping you'll do it back)
*Crawls across the room to see us then kisses our legs when she gets to us (as much of a baby kiss as you can get)

Hmmm...that's all I can think of to share with you right now. It's so amazing to watch her learn and grow. We feel so blessed to have her as our daughter.

So Much in One Month!

Olivia is truly growing and changing every day. Within the past month, here's what she's accomplished:

*She sprouted two teeth

*Still scoots around the apartment backwards

*Tries to crawl by getting up on her hands and knees and rocking back and forth

*Enjoys screaming as loud as she can for as long as she can (in a happy way)

*Loves to feed herself and drink from a sippy cup

*Her best friend is the cat

*She loves looking at, playing with, and talking to other little kids

*She hugs you back when you give her a squeeze

*Sleeping through the night every night

*Completely weaned and doing great with it

*Loves fruits, vegetables that aren't green, steak :), and chicken

*She gets out every toy she can possibly find and spreads them around the apartment

*Loves to look at pictures of famiy members - but loves pictures of herself more!

See her teeth?

Mother's Day

She is super excited about seeing a picture of herself!

Ohio/Indiana Trip (3/9-3/16)

In the car seat, ready to go see family

Dressed up as a bunny on Easter - this used to be Daddy's bunny suit!

Hanging out with Grandma Marion - not feeling very well

Still not feeling well, but playing with Bradley

Family Visit to NY (3/27-4/1)

Learning to share toys with cousin, Elijah

Diaper Days with Elijah

Photo op at Rockefeller Center

Updated Family Photo

Trip to Boston (3/12-3/15)

Sitting on the window ledge, tapping the window, looking out at the hotel

Checking out the jelly fish exhibit at the New England Aquarium

Watching the penguins

Ready for a nap - but Mommy wanted to watch the sea lions!

Before her first swim in a pool at the hotel

After her first swim in a pool (it was nap time!)

First Trip to Ohio (3/6-3/11)

Olivia's first ride on an airplane (LaGuardia to Detroit)

She did very well!

Olivia watching kids play at her cousin Corey's 4th Birthday Party

Olivia's first ride down a slide

Riding on the police bike with her cousin, Bradley

My Mom, Dad, Maternal grandparents, brother and our kids
(Chris and Angie couldn't be there - otherwise they would be in the picture too)

Cousin-love

This is on our layover in Washington DC on the way back to New York.
If you look closely, you can see the Washington Monument in the background, just to the left of the plane!

Here I Am!

Wow - the past 6 weeks have completely flown by. We've made a trip to Ohio, made a trip to Boston, had family visit for 7 days, made a trip to Ohio via Indiana...and now we're finally back home settling into a routine again. We've been blessed to have safe travels, although we had two canceled flights, an unscheduled layover and a delay...we still made it to and from all of our destinations safely.

Olivia even spent the weekend away from Mom and Dad for the first time...and we all did great! :) The worst part (and this had nothing to do with being away from us) was that she got sick when we saw her again and spent several days unable to keep any food or milk down. It was sad to see her to lethargic and sick, but it only lasted a few days and now she has all of her energy back.

She'll be 8 months old on Sunday - my how time flies! In fact, just yesterday, I noticed her first tooth start to pop through the gums. It's on the bottom, and so cute...I keep looking at it! :)

She sits up by herself and is trying real hard to lean over and crawl, but just can't quite get a handle on it and always falls over. She eats lots of fruits and vegetables now, along with cereal and has started to hold both her sippy cup and her bottle by herself. She loves waving at people and makes mouth noises while Chris and I are eating. It's such a blessing to have her in our lives! I'll post some pictures so you can see her throughout the past six weeks.