Olivia Update

 

 

 

I am super- overdue on an Olivia updated.  At this age I really need to do this more frequently as she seems to pick up on something new every day.  So she is officially 14 months as of Monday! 

·         First off, I’m happy to report that I have won her back and I think it’s fair to say she is a momma’s girl right now.  So much that I seem to have to carry her around – all.the.time!

·         She is funny when she is in bed with us because she can’t decide who she wants to be by.  She will roll to Keith, then see me and want to roll back. Then see him – and you can see how that goes. 

·         Still loves her pacifier and so do we.

·         She has a ton of teeth!  Front top and bottom four, four molars and she is working on her eye teeth.

·         She is very observant – just watches EVERYTHING you do and copies!  I was holding her in the laundry room and started to put my flip flops on – she wanted down and grabbed both her blue shoes and start trying to put them on. 

·         She loves when I sing to her, so we have been singing a lot lately.  She is really funny singing bringing home my baby bumble bee – she somewhat keeps up with the motions and then always yells at each part.

·         She is getting lots of words:  mommy, daddy, Stella, papa – she always says papa papa papa papa, rah-rah (daycare teacher, up (which she also thinks is down), hi, bye, she will try and say Jenny – sounds more like yenny, uh oh, help, and no- this one is a new one and she has been using it!

·         She loves wrestling with Carter and Dylan and is always trying to play with them acting like a big kid.

·         Unfortunately, she is becoming a pickier eaterL

·         I have her give Stella treats now, then she always claps!

·         She is getting a bit sassy – I was giving Carter a hug and she came over and tried to wedge herself between us and had some sassy words! 

·         She is wearing 2T clothes pretty easy!  I have no idea what size we will be for next summer

·         Her hair is finally starting to grow and we can do a little ponytail.  The back is getting curly too.

·         She gets plenty messy at dinner, especially when I let her feed herself yogurt

·         She loves reading books!

·         She is to an age where she is hard because she has no interest in just sitting

·         Big fan of the pantry

·         She is now getting into everything! Still not as bad as the boys – but still digging stuff out of drawers and cupboards

·         She doesn’t really have any toys she just loves to sit and play with???   Maybe my phone, which she always puts up to her ear

·         She still takes two naps at home, just one at daycare.  I have no idea how she makes it until 11:30because she gets pretty crabby at home. 

·         We have a water baby, she loves the water!

·         When she feels good, she is a really happy baby and is very sweet!

 

14 months and growing....

The boys are a little over 14 months now so I thought I would give an update on what they have been up to.

• They continue to be picky eaters, getting pickier by the day. And if you would believe it, they don't like sweets and every time I try to give them chocolate they push it right out of their mouths.
• Their favorite foods are cheese (even getting picky on the type), strawberries, cantaloupe or really any fruit. I just gave them some Apple Jacks this weekend and they resisted trying and then liked them so much they would do a little dance for more of them.
• Carter is a little obsessed with his blanket, he carries it around all the time.
• We do two naps one around 9:00, one around 2:00. We will have to give up the morning nap soon when they move to their next room at daycare, I think I will miss it most.
• They still really like Stella, I don't think she likes them.
• I think their FAVORITE thing to do is CLIMB onto everything they can possibly get a foot or knee onto.
• They still don't say a lot of words, but seem to know what we are saying. For example if we say "lets read stories", they go to the toy room and dig out books or "lets get our coat/shoes on" they go get their shoes or if we say "are you hungry or get in your chair" they go to their high chairs.
• They love when we read them books.
• Both dance all the time and love music! ESPECIALLY DYLAN!
• They put themselves to sleep really well, but have been waking up a lot lately and it seems Dylan ends up in bed with us at least three times a week.
• Dylan by far has more energy than Carter. Almost always the first one up and ready to start causing trouble.
• Carter is around 26 pounds, Dylan about 25 pounds.
• I can't carry them into daycare with the baby carrier anymore, so I try to get one to walk but it is certainly a struggle. Especially when they take off in the opposite direction. I wish I knew a better way to get them in and out every day.
• They are getting so fast, they can't quite get the knees up to run, but pretty darn close. They are the fastest when they are running away because they have something they shouldn't.
• They keep us really busy because of the constant chasing and messes they make, but they are at a REALLY FUN age!!!
• They continue to interact more and more, which I absolutely love.
• We finally dropped that night time bottle and are close to getting rid of the morning one. If I give them a sippy cup in the morning, they will throw it straight onto the floor and pretty much scream until they get their bottles.
• We have some nasty molars about to break through, hopefully soon!
• They sure know when we are coming and going, last night I put my coat on to go to the store and Dylan got his coat and tried to put it on and Carter clamped on and wouldn't let go, I sure felt bad leaving.
• They love to "clean", every night we have to use three wash rags, one for each of them and one for us to actually clean.
• A few favorite toys: lawn mowers, sit and spin (just for the music), books, push cars, kitchen stuff, pretty much anything that plays music.