Another Step

Take a look at the newest STEP in Olivia's life...

And a couple of days later...

heeheeheehee...how much do you LOVE that?!

I know I have said this so so many times, but this little girl is such a fast learner. Her daddy and I can hardly keep up with her!

She is still babbling up a storm and starting to laugh more and more. One of her most favorite things is kisses from Fletcher! She giggles and giggles while he licks her little face - It's pretty darn cute :)

She is forever saying "dadadadadada" Libbers loves her daddy!!

I made her her first protein for dinner last week. She had ground turkey mixed with sweet potatos. It wasn't her very favorite, but she didn't spit it out. This week she had ham and zucchini and strawberry yogurt. These things she is really really enjoying.

Her hair is getting really long in the front. I guess you would call those bangs, huh?! Long enough to put barretts in - so pretty!

KK...It's time for bed...love you all!



Hey there, strangers! It's been a while since we stopped and said hello! This has been a really busy and fun month for us. Josh has been traveling a lot and working really hard so the weekends have been filled with family time. Olivia is still babbling up a storm, crawling around chasing both us and the dogs, and getting into everything within her ever-growing reach. She started teething again a little over a week ago, but nothing's popped out yet - I'm sure it will be a while.
She has pooped on the floor twice in the last month!! The first time was in the early morning hours while I got ready for work....I almost kicked the dogs butts because her turds looked exactly like theirs :) I guess maybe we shouldn't let her run around diaperless, huh? But who wants to wear undies all the time? Noone, I'm sure!
She looooves dog food, but she doesn't do what you would think she would do...there's no eating involved. She just grabs a handful and drops it on the floor, grabs another handful and drops it on the floor. She just likes to make a mess for us to clean up. She sure makes a point to keep herself under close watch - we can't our eyes off of her, and I know she likes it that way!
Naptime has continued to be a struggle, but after today, we think we might be making some progress. Will keep you posted on that.
She is really starting to enjoy our book reading time at night. She will sit on daddy's lap and listen to him read an entire book - she loves looking at the pictures and turning the pages. It's a great wind-down activity for her right before bedtime. I hope the trend continues!

Well I will let you enjoy some videos and pics of the little love-bug!

PICTURES!!!

Learning to stand

Me and Daddy

Being cute in my toy basket

CHEESE!

Big girls don't sleep

Pretty Blues

Playing with blocks from Aunt Katie

More fun with blocks!

Spitting is Fun!

Super Sweet

Baby Anxiety

This little munchkin of ours is a very friendly little gal, but these days, she wants to be friendly from a distance.
I guess she is at that age where separation and stranger anxiety set in. She breaks my heart every morning and afternoon when I leave her at daycare. She cries and chases after me all the while sporting the best pouty lip you have ever seen and tears pouring down her face. She makes it hard on a mama, that's for sure!

She is also starting to get weary of strangers. Where she used to just reach out to whoever came near, she now holds back until she can give you a good once over (or more like a good 5 minute over). Once she intensly stared you down and plays bashful for a couple of minutes, she is pretty much good to go and will love the crap out of you.
Grammy and G-Pa and Uncle Brod and Krista were here over the weekend and Olivia was not too sure about them at first. Of course, she did warm up and have tons of fun playing and eating ice cream and all that good stuff, but it took a few! I guess that means we don't see everyone enough...have to work on that one!

I will post some new pics later for ya!