Olivia's own update...

as you can see above I am so grown now that i am typing my own blog. how are you all doing? (notice i didn't say y'all? Mom and Dad are teaching me the northern dialect. hee hee) i just want to let everyone know that even though i have so much going on with growing, learning, doctors and toys I still think about each of you and miss you all. thank you for checking in on me here on my site.

Love, Olivia Grace

Ok, so i had to help her with the typing, but our little girl really is growing up right before our eyes! Yesterday her friend from Early Intervention came out to the house (it's been about a month) and was so impressed with everything that Olivia is doing. It looks as if they were just playing together...similar to what Mike and I do with her...but then she explained all of the things that she is looking for while she is playing and we are happy to report that she got straight A's on her report! She was looking for things like...

Sitting up with out support.

Rolling from front to back and back to front.

Transfering toys from one hand to the other.

Being able to keep a toy in one hand when a new toy is introduced (not dropping one for the other).

Realizing that when a toy is dropped (or taken), that it is still there and looking for it rather then it just being "out of sight out of mind".

Hiding a toy under a blanket and having her realize it's there and going after it.

Looking when she's called.

Vocalizing.

there were sooo many things but I'm at a loss for what they are at this hour. But speaking of vocalizing... here are two short videos of Olivia telling us about her dr.'s appointment today. (notice the eyebrows and you'll realize she got her shots).

Smiley girl on her way to the doctor today. (a healthy 13lb 10.5oz & 25" long)

this picture isn't the best quality (she was not happy ~who could blame her~ and squirming) but i think you can see the ring around the injection site where they must have pushed the syringe in so hard that the tube itself left a bruise. all of them were like this. she got hep B (?), polio, RSV and the flu shots today. she is really a trooper... these vaccinations are no joke! nothing that a hug from daddy couldn't cure though. daddy makes everything better. (below) (if i wasn't so dang tired i might have considered cropping the picture to remove our laundry situation in the background...lol...)

these pictures are from a few days ago when our freind James brought his baby girl Celeste over for a visit. Grandma Melville will probably remember them, she was able to hold Celeste when she was just days old. she is two months old now and cute as ever! will you take a look at how big she is getting already. Olivia is so interested in her. Celeste is her first friend that is this much younger....i can't really say "smaller" because that is not the case. aren't they sweet...and i saved this picture for last b/c i think it is representative of all that Olivia has/is overcoming. i made her this boundry of cushions today to keep her from getting on the hard floor...but as you can see.... NOTHING is going to stand in her way! we have a determined baby girl on our hands. a little problem solver!

the first few times i showed this picture today...no one noticed the escape artist in the top left corner of the picture...they thought it was just a picture of her mat... another minute searching for my camera and she may have been down the hall in her sisters room! hee hee.