New Parent Orientation: Harvest Time

This weekend we decided it was time to harvest our potato crop. We waited for Olivia to wake up from her morning nap and then Mom, Dad, Libby, Cooper and Fletcher all headed out to the backyard.
Libby has never loved the feel of grass under her feet and doesn't venture off of the blanket she sits on. She will crawl to the edge and pick the grass but never leaves the blanket. Today was a different story...I set her up with her toys and then took 4 steps over to the garden box. Not one step behind was the little lady - ready to get dirty!

First Taste of Dirt...NOT Impressed!

It was a lot of fun watching her explore out there today...she's always surprising us with new things she wants to check out and try.

We played inside a lot this weekend, too since it's still so stinkin' hot out! We are still working with her on walking and she's getting braver and more balanced all the time. It won't be long!!
She talks talks talks all day long - She seriously is such a girl! She squeels and screams and smacks her lips. She kisses her babydolls and batts her pretty little eyes.
Somehow she became attached to her bedtime blanket. She wants to drag it around with her everywhere...We would like to try to limit her attachment to it to naps and nighttime, so a little effort needs to come from our part to keep it to that.

I had a talk with the owner of the daycare and we are getting her moved up to the next room in the next 2 weeks. She has trouble napping in the baby room because she's a light sleeper and it is REALLY NOISY in there. Plus, she likes to nap in the dark, with her blanket. In the baby room they can't turn the lights off and she's not allowed to have a blanket. In the Transition Room they have scheduled naptime with lights off and they can have a blanket. It's going to be a great move for her. We think it will help her to walk, too because she will have older kids to look up to where in the baby room, she is not the oldest but she is the most advanced, so the other kids are learning from her. Can't wait to get her in there.

There was a break-out of Hand Foot and Mouth Disease this week - in the Transition Room , so thank goodness we didn't get her moved this last week. They send 8 of the 12 kids home with blisters on their hands and feet - Poor little babies! Thankfully she didn't catch it...

This coming week we have her 9 month appointment, so we are looking forward to seeing how all of her stats have changed....I'll fill you in after we go...