Olivia's 1st Haircut!

Olivia got her very 1st haircut on friday. Well, I guess it was more like a hair trim. My friend Chelsea did it for us.(THANK YOU) Olivia hated it and cried the entire time! (She is such a stinker!) It was worth it though, becuase now the hair is not in her face!

BEFORE

AFTER

Other than that, not much going on here. Olivia has yet another cold, and I have been home with her for the past 2 days. I hope she gets better soon, I hate it when she is so sick! She actually layed on the couch and watched cartoons today for about 30 consecutive minutes. (She never lays down or watches tv so I definetly knew she felt terrible.) She says so many words these days, I cannot even begin to list them. We are looking forward to spring coming so we can get outside and play and have fun!

What a Big Girl

Olivia has recently begun to brush her teeth, all the time! She loves to do this! She will spend as long in the bathroom as we let her "brushing" her teeth. She mostly just sucks the water out of the toothbrush, but she kinda moves the brush too. lol. Its really cute. We also went to Castaway Cafe this weekend. She ended up having fun when she got used to it. She liked climbing but not going down the slides! I even took her in the big part and sat her on my lap and she still hated the slides.(Unfortunately many of her friends were sick after visiting there so I dont think it is something we will be doing again.)

She is talking up a storm and saying many new words each week. She also attempts to say things and her versions are soo cute. She tries to say 'Family' and says "mamly" She very clearly says Mommy and is very clingy to me lately. Im going to soak it up while it lasts. Some of her newer words are "Tickle, tickle, tickle" and "nummies" She says that or "eat!" and points to her highchair. This girl doesnt stop eating! She also says, 'Owwwwww' all the time. She doesnt really say it when she is hurt, just when she wants something. She loves to look at books and her favorite is a dog book (big surprise, she loves dogs) she got for Christmas. Growing bigger and doing more things as quick as the days pass!

15 Months old!

Olivia had her 15 month well check today! (About a week late due to yet another cold!) She weighed 2o pounds 12 ounces and was 31 inches tall! He was pleased with her height, but not her weight. She has actually lost weight the past two months and should have actually gained about 1 pound. He was happy to hear about everythign else she does and said she is developing wonderfully! She says many words now: Mama, Mommy, Dada, Papa, Poppy, baby, ball, dog, tickle (well not quite tickle but ticka ticka) Olivia minus the V sound, more, I think that is all for now. She is very smart and understands what you tell her. She loves playing babies still and anything that Emma is into. She is for the most a really good girl. She does hit when she is angry though. This is something we are trying to work on. I almost forgot to say that we are officially a pacifier free household!!! She has been doing better than expected with this! She is completely fine furing the day, and just whines a bit at night. Im so proud of her, it went much easier than I thought it would. We are busy as usual just trying to get through the days! She is getting cuter by the day and developing such a cute little personality!

Merry Christmas!!

Merry Christmas! I hope that everyone had a wonderful holiday! We sure did! It has been very busy for us the past few weeks as all holidays are in our home. I took LOTS of pictures during the Christmas festivities! Olivia was a very lucky little girl and got soo many things! She has a complete wardrobe in size 18months (which we still dont exactly fit into quite yet!), so many baby dolls, legos, a big farm, a car, stuffed animals, books, a few Little People sets, bath toys, a purse, a tea set and lots of other toys! So much so that we have stored about half of them away to pull out in a few weeks when she gets bored with the ones we opened! She actually opened many of her gifts so that was cool. She had a great holiday! We spent it with many of our family and friends so it was really nice.

In other news, she had had 4 more breakouts since Thanksgiving. We took her back to the allergist who said that we need to write down what she breaks out to and bring in the package. It is something she is eating, but we can't quite pin point what? At least so far the reactions have been mild and only involving a rash. She has been battling a cold/sinus infection for most of this month, so that has been fun! lol She has learned to run and now chases Emma. Its really cute. She is having fun each day and getting so big! She was up to 21 pounds 13 ounces at the allergist, although we don't know where she puts all of her food?!?! She still eats constantly!

Frankenmuth

This past weekend, Chris and I took Olivia to Frankenmuth. We went with Aunt Mel and Uncle Chris. We walked around Bronner's, which was VERY busy! Olivia kept pointing at these lighted bulbs that were hanging all over the store from the ceiling...so Chris bought her one to use as a nightlight in her room. She LOVES it. Wakes up every morning and points going, "Whats this?". While in Frankenmuth we all had the chicken dinenr. Olivia was really good through dinner and loved everything!

She is getting soo big and already acts like such a big girl. The transition away from the bottle didnt phase her at all. She loves to look at books and be read to. She is very independent and doesn't like to play with you. She prefers to play in the play room with Emma now.

My Baby is growing up...

No pictures this time...sorry :( . I have been kind of slacking on the pictures. I had really great intentions of taking some on Thanksgiving and didnt even get my camera out of the diaper bag!! We have been very busy trying to keep up with Olivia these days! She is into EVERYTHING!

First thing is that Olivia climbed out of her crib the other day!!! All by herself, there were no toys near here or anything!! I can't believe she figured out how to do that already, she is only 13 months old!!! So we have lowered it down to the last level and I am really hoping that this will hold off the toddler bed for a couple more months!! Wish me luck with that.

I am officially trying to "de-baby" the house. Olivia is on her second night bottle free!! WAHOO!! She's doing great so those are all packed up and ready to store! All the baby toys are packed up, and the baby clothes... Now we just need to get rid of the pacifier (soon...springtime), diapers, and the crib (but like I said I can wait on that!!!)

She is starting to talk more and say things (or attempt to say things). She says, Mama, Dada, Baby, PaPa, ball and still "gog". Her newest is "whats this?" while holding or pointing to something. (She points at EVERYTHING) Its funny because it doesnt sound like "whats this" it sounds more like "oh shit" and she repeats it about 20 times per item!

All in all we are enjoying her, she gets funnier and cuter everyday. And I almost forgot to say that this kid can EAT!! Thats all she does...eat, eat, eat, ALL.DAY.LONG! For breakfast she eats a breakfast bar, a WHOLE banana and sometimes still wants something else! And so far she is not picky either, she will eat almost anything you give her! Just have to keep an eye on her...she got hives from Thanksgiving dinner. Not sure what was in it that made her break out but we will be keeping an eye on that! Will post pics next time!

Halloween and Other Happenings

Ooops! It appears time has gotten away from me. Been quite some time since I have posted an update! Halloween has come and gone...She had soo much fun dressed as a ladybug. We did go trick or treating to a few houses and got some candy. And I even let her eat some of it!! Note to self: 1 year olds are not AT ALL interested in carving pumpkins!!! lol the pic is decieving! Aside from Halloween we have been really busy. Trying hard to stay in touch with everyone and getting things done. I have been working alot. Olivia has 2 new teeth, on the bottom for a total of 8. She is walking/running all over the house. She loves playing with Emma. Her favorite song is the Black Eyed Peas, "I Gotta Feelin" and she will dance to that everytime she hears it. The past week she has done nothing but eat. I mean that too....today her and her friend Dominic polished off an ENTIRE can of Gerber crunchies! (cheese puffs) She is getting bigger and cuter by the day! We are down to 1 bottle a day. She is also suddenly becoming more attached to her "blankie" which at this point she has a few different favorites! We have even been lucky enough to enjoy some time outside as we have had a handful of 60 degree days. Other than that she is her same cute, quirky self!