What a Busy Week!

What a week! We have been on a hiatus since the crawling/pulling up/cruising week. This week she took her first step!!!! Only 1 single step and she hasnt done it since, but what a big girl! She also learned how to say "uh oh" and clap her hands! AND she popped her 3rd tooth out today! Just the edges have cut threw the gum, but its coming! What a week! I cant believe how fast they grow...way too fast!

I also have entered her into the Melonfests 'Beautiful Baby' Contest. Voting is from Monday the 10th until Saturday the 15th at noon. 1 penny = 1 vote. Baby with most votes wins $100 savings bond, $50 second place. there is a boy and a girl winner for each. SO if you would like to vote for Olivia, I am accepting "pennies" or you can vote at the 1st National Bank in downtown Howell. (Big red building on corner!)

Olivia Gets Her Own Room!!!

Olivia has continued to get up 3-5 times per night. Out of desperation I took her back to UofM and they arent sure if she has reflux. Sigh....so we decided to give her the medicine at night and see if that helps. We also decided to move my bed out of our room and give her her own room. The first night she was up 6 times. Last night, she slept ALL night! This is the first time that has happened in MONTHS! YEA!! So Olivia will keep the bedroom and Im living in the living room part of the basement, lol.

Also Olivia has learned to say "Hi" and wave at the same time. The first time she did it we were in Applebees and she did it to the guy in the booth behind us. It was really cute. She also has been standing by herself this weekend for long periods of time. I predict a first step will not be too far away!!

Here are just a few pictures from the past couple of weeks. 1 in her crib in her own room, Aunt Emily, and her boyfriend, Dominic giving her her binky!

9 Month Update!

We went to Olivia's 9 month appointment today. She got her last Hep B shot EVER! Wahoo! She didnt even cry, she whined with the poke and was done after that! Dr. Kottke said that he is not convinced that the rash was caused by the Prevacid (I am though) so I need to give it to her again to make sure. So I will start that up again tommorow to test it out. She officially weighed 18 pounds 10 ounces and was 28 3/4 inches long. He said she is developing great! She also can start eating some foods on her own...so tonight for dinner she ate her first real meal! A meatball and some mashed potatoes! Man did she love that!

I also found a daycare provider for Olivia today! I am very excited! It is a lady who does it out of her home SUPER cheap! Its about 20 minutes away but well worth the drive for the price! I felt really comfy in her home and will be comfortable taking Olivia there. Only a few other kids will be there, so that will be really good as well.

Took Liv for a playdate last night with her "boyfriend". they were cute. Although she was the bully of the bunch. There was a 5 month old baby and she kept taking his binky away! Here is a pic of Liv with Dominic and his mommy

9 Months Old Already!

Its hard to believe that she is already 9 months old! Didnt I just start this blog? We have had a pretty eventfull week....we started her on the Prevacid and she had been sleeping SOO much better at night. What a difference! I noticed a rash all over her monday night and thought it was linked to a food. Rash was even worse by Tuesday night and Benadryl didnt help....after a night in the ER and a misdiagnosis Dr. Kottke said it may be an allergic reaction to keep an eye on it. I forgot to give her her meds a couple days later and all of a sudden the rash disappeared! So I think the medicine was the culprit all along! We go for her 9 month check up on Wednesday.

Aside from all of that, she is busier than ever!! Crawling at master speeds EVERYWHERE! She is starting to really cruise around and pull herself up on everything. She has also mastered crawling up the stairs. Yep, all the way to the top!! She loves to say "HI" and says "mama, dada, and baba" Although Im not convinced she actually knows what any of that means... She started eating Cheerios, the Gerber Puffs, and Yogurt Melts and seems to really enjoy snacking!! She is loving summer and being outside. Enjoy the updated pics!

Olivia's First Trip to the Waterpark!!

Yesterday we took Olivia to Rolling Hills Water Park for the first time. She LOVED it!! She had soo much fun playing in the water and watching all of the kids play. We went in the lazy river and kiddie pool and she just splashed and played all day long. I cannot wait to take her again. Aunt Emma had a lot of fun swimming around too!

And I dont know if the medicine has kicked in already or if she was just whooped from the waterpark, but last night was the first night in WEEKS she slept good for Mama! Only woke up 1 time! And speaking of Mama...she has been muttering "dadadada" for a couple of weeks now (of course she would right?) But yesterday she said "mama" for the first time! And tonight she said it while crying and wanted me! Wahoo!!!

DUH!!!

Why didn't I think of this?? When Olivia was around 2 months old, we discovered she had reflux. They gave us medicine which didn't help so Dr. Kottke said not to use it. So finally as she got older and after thickening her formula, she seems to be improving. She quit throwing up as much and started growing. About the time we started her on food, in particular the 2nd stage of food she has been waking up 3-5 times PER NIGHT! I took her in 1 month ago and was told it was teething...none of those teeth cut through still. While talking about this at work one of my coworkers said what about her reflux? DDDUUUHHHH!!!!!!!! She is up at night cuz her tummy hurts!!!!! Poor kid. I felt so bad after realizing that was probably the issue. We went to the doctors tonight and she gave us a prescription to try. I hope it helps! Olivia has also been refusing fruit and she thinks that it is probably because it upsets her stomach. I cant believe I didnt put this all together myself!!! I feel so bad it has gone on soo long.

Olivia's First 4th of July

This year was Olivia's 1st Fourth of July. I had soo much fun watching the fireworks with her. As usual, I had her dressed up in her holiday outfit. I know Im a dork, but I cant help it! We had a low key day. We went to Great Grandma's for ribs and salad for dinner...(Olivia favored dessert, lol apple pie!) After dinner we went to Fowlerville where everyone EXCEPT Liv was eaten alive by mosquitos for the fireworks. She sat on my lap like a good little girl and watched all the fireworks. She LOVED them!!

On other updates, the facial expressions that Olivia makes these days are hilarious!!! They can be soo funny sometimes. The sweetest thing she does that I keep forgeting to post is that she gives kisses. You know, the super slobbery, wide opened mouth kind?? Although they are messy it is SOO sweet to get one of those! She has also been playing peekaboo the past several weeks. Getting closer and closer to walking....she is really good at cruising along the furniture.