Olly the Dolly - 21 Months

My baby Olivia is a ray of sunshine. I'm so blessed to have her. She learns so much every day. She's about 30lbs and she's quite tall and athletic. She likes to climb, swing, run, jump, dance, clap and kick the ball at the soccer field. Olivia needs activity, otherwise she lets me know that she's unhappy. She also enjoys going to the library. bed time stories, watching the ducks at the local lake and pretending she's taking on the phone. She enjoys watching Barney.

Olivia's Words:
Hi
Hello
Bye Bye
Soo-Soo (soother)
ba-ba (Bottle)
Shoes
Coat
hat
Streoller
Walkies (Walk)
Night Night
Mama
Baba (Grandma)
Car
Cat
Neigh-Neigh (Horse)
Moooooo (Cow)
Cheese
Potty
Barnie
Dora
Chair

I try to keep a bedtime routine with Olivia which is evolving. She's always been a pretty good sleeper. Though getting her to simmer down before bed takes a bit of creativty and routine. Before bed or nap time, we read a few stories together. Then the stories go "night night." I play relaxing nature sounds on my Ipod whcih really helps. If she's gets out of bed, I pick her up and place her back into her bed. Sometimes this takes 3 times, sometimes it takes 12 times. But it's coming along.

One big change with Olivia, is that she has become affectionate and I love it. She loves huhs and kisses and cuddle time.

I've been getting more time for exercise and relaxation which makes me a happier and more patient mommy.

Olivia-17 Months

My dear Olivia is growing so quickly. She's wearing size 5 diapers. For clothing, she's wearing 18-24 months; for shoes, she's into a size 5. She runs, dances, climbs and loves practicing going up and down stairs with mummy.

She nows says the following words:

Mama
Cat
Ok
Uh-oh
Mine!
Hi

She understands much of what she hears. If you ask her where her coat is, she will walk over to the closet and point. If you ask her where her "blanky" is, she will go to the bed, pick it up and bring it to me. She receives a lot of encouragement and seems very pleased with herself:)
She will point to her hair, teeth, tummy and toes when asked where they are.

After 17 labour-intenive months, I am starting to feel more rested and relaxed. Before I had a Olivia, I had zero concept of how hard parents work and how the first while is exhausting. I am fortunate to have some very supportive and loving people in my life who have guided me through this time. I am very thankful.

Olivia 15 Months

My dear, sweet Olivia is growing so quickly. She runs around,climbs,dances, plays "peek-a-boo" and practices doing sommersaults. She's also a big fan of creating enormous messes wherever she goes:)

She lets me know what she likes and doesn't like. For example, Olivia really enjoys going swimming. She shrieks and laughs and kicks her feet with delight. Olivia really doesn't enjoy getting her hair combed. She yells, tries to block the comb with her hands and tries to wriggle away from me.

She has started waking up at around 7:30 or 8:00am, which is great. For the past 3 or 4 months, she was waking up at 5:00am which was really hard for me. I'm not a morning person, regardless of when I go to bed the night before. So at the moment I sort of feel like a lady of luxury.

The holidays went really well. Olly was able to spend some time with her aunt and uncle from Switzerland. The forecast is calling for snow this evening. If so, I'll take her out in her new sled tomorrow.

14 Months Old!

Darling Olivia had a terrifc week! She kept busy running around at the park, playing with her little friend, Elijah, and rading on the Christmas train at the mall.

Olivia dances and sings funny little songs. She starting to say "mama" regularly especially before bed time. When she wants to be picked up she raises her little arms arms and says "uh!"

She has started hugging her favorite teddies, she likes the really soft ones. She also enjoys holding books and looking at the pictures.

Olivia will be 14 months tomorrow. She is growing so quickly! I love my daughter so much. She is an angel.

My Darling Olivia

Olivia is now 13 months old! She's running around, getting into everything, smiling, waving and eating lots of 'big girl' foods. Last week it snowed and Olivia was very fascinated. She seemed intrigued at the crunching sound her little winter boots made in the snow. She enjoyed watching other children tobaggen at the local school yard. I will post some more snow photos in the weeks to come as we are supposed to have a very cold and snowy winter.

Halloween 2010

Olivia at 1

On October 1st, 2010, little Olivia turned 1!

We had a family birthday party at our home. She had a lot of fun and received many special gifts. Her grandparents bought her a baby recliner, it's adorable!

Olivia has been walking since August 25th. She's says "mama" fairly often and loves to dance. She has 12 teeth and loves to eat!

She has had a bit of seperation anxiety lately. From what I've read, this is totally normal.

I love my little munchkin so much.