Scrub a Dub Dub

I.. have... no ... words... this is melting my heart...
My girl LOVES LOVES the water!! If it didn't break my back, I'd bathe her everyday for an hour.. we sure have enough bath toys!

Her cute little tummy makes me wanna set a tripod up in the bathroom...

As of last week (a few weeks shy of 9 months).. Olivia weighs 18.2 pounds and is 30 inches long! Tall (100th percentile) and skinny (50th percentile)!

A Message to You Sooner Fans...

"Listen here!"

"Really, Mom?! Why would anyone cheer for OU? That's silly!!!"

"We're going after the WIN!!!"

GOOOOOOOOOOOO
POKES
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I'm 8 Month's Old!!!!

I'm a HAPPY HAPPY GIRL! I love to stand and bounce... I crawl so fast and giggle as mommy and daddy chase me and scoop me up :) My second tooth will probably make an appearance any day now... I hope it's as razor sharp as my first one! I have a new 'laugh' that mommy and daddy say sounds like a little lamb.. I'm so cute! I still love bath time - I can't wait 'til I'm bigger so I can swim in the pool. I'm getting a little bit more hair, but not too much. I can wave bye-bye!! Sometimes, mom tries to get me to show off too much, and I just giggle :) I giggle a LOT!! I'm learning to clap my hands... Well, enough about me! Oh wait - here are a few pics!

Standing!!!

We went over to play at Owen's house this morning so mom could have a cup of coffee with Heidi... and look who decided to stand up all on her own in the pack-n-play!!!!

She was proud of herself!!! And I love her Patagonia top - thanks Heather!!!! I can't believe she's big enough to wear it!

Spoon!

During dinner tonight, Olivia wanted to use the spoon to soothe her gums! What a little stinker :) We couldn't resist taking a pic! Of course, just after the flash went off, she smiled and the spoon (with all the food) fell on her lap!

A Few Recent Pics!

Haven't posted in a while, so thought I would catch up with a few of my favorite photos from the past few weeks!
Nothing is cuter than a sweet baby in a full pa-jammie suit! Cuddle bear!
I wanted to see if Olivia was ready for her new car seat - so we tested it in the living room.. She apparently thought that was a fun time...
This was two weeks ago just before we left for church!
Playing in her new walker!
What a cutie pie! I think half the reason she likes the walker is so that she can pull on the baby fence!
Dad - don't let me fall!! I really want to practice pulling up to my knees!
Olivia loves Daddy.. he's had a few days off work lately, and they've had a fun time hanging out!

She's growing toooo fast -- not quite 7 months, and already pulling herself up to standing!

As of this morning - - Olivia's first tooth has appeared!!!!! She's almost ready for a chile relleno - oh wait - maybe I'm ready for that... OH HOW I MISS MY MEXICAN FOOD!!!!!!

Highchair Time!

Here are some recent pics of Olivia and her start with solid foods!


(This was her first time with rice cereal! She looks a little out of it!!)
This one, I think she's saying, "Who... me??"

I realized when trying to decide which pics to post, that I really need to take more fun pictures of her with food on her face :) What can I say?! We're pretty clean! AND - it's challenging to feed her and take pics!

We started rice cereal about a month or so ago. So far, we've tried rice and oatmeal cereal, sweet potatoes, carrots, peas, bananas, and applesauce. She hasn't had much of an appetite the past week (I'm guessing that we might be seeing a tooth soon!!) but tonight we had sweet potatoes and some banana for dessert and she looovveed it!

I can't believe my girl is SO big! Where have the past 6 months gone!?

Side note - at her 6 month check-up last week, Olivia weighed 17 pounds and was 27.5 inches tall! (She's off the chart in height .. in the 102nd percentile! and close to the 55th percentile for weight.)

More Crawling Practice!

"Oh, hi Mommy... You wanna see my new tricks again??"

"Here I go!" "Are you ready?"

"Woaaahh, I'm a bit wobbly!"

"That was close!!"

"Here I go again!" "Are you getting this on film??"

"Not too sure where to go from here!?"

"That's it for now!"

"Come play :)"

"What's in here?" "I better look quick - I usually don't sit up too long before I tip!"

TV ..

She was bouncin'.. playin'.. oblivious that the TV was directly behind her. It wasn't even possible for her to see the TV (or so I thought!!) Not two seconds after I turned it on, this happened :
She's a little stinker...

No TV for Olivia = No TV for Mom. Duh!

Oh - and just FYI - it was even on MUTE.. and she still wanted to watch! Guess I'll wait 'til nap time :)

She's A Rockin!

Olivia is up on her hands and knees... rocking back and forth!! My baby, my tiny baby.. she's getting so big... Wow - almost 6 months old?! I remember when she started smiling, grabbing, reaching, giggling, rolling... All these 'firsts' and she's not quite half a year old yet. These snapshots in my mind are wonderful - I can't journal enough to save all the memories and milestones!

Almost crawling!!? I can't hardly believe it! For now, we are enjoying watching her learn this new skill of rocking. I hope it lasts a while. I'm don't know if I'm ready to chase her around everywhere - but once she starts something, she goes all for it!

She's so proud of herself as she scoots all around to grab a toy. Rolling, scooting, and now rocking! And, oh, the sweet little beaming smile as she realizes how proud of her we are. Even this small, she knows. She's gonna be a little performer.. And it makes my heart melt..

Lazy Day

Today we spent lots of time playing on the floor with the shape puzzle bucket...
The lid is her favorite!

She is scooting all over the floor!


This cute face cracks me up! Mom, really? More pictures?

I was laughing as I posted these pics! She's one busy girl with all her activity centers - floor mat with hanging toys, bouncing jumparoo, etc! As you can see in the background, we installed the safety fence around the stairs.. Hard to believe that she's soon to be full out crawling. She worked really hard to scoot over and knock down the tower of shapes I built!

Happy First Birthday, Owen!!

Owen loved his carrot cake!
Olivia was really interested in that cake!

Emily and Olivia and Emily and Henry :) Poor Henry, with that terrible outfit! We won't hold it against him though!

Heidi and Josh hosted a great celebration for Owen. Steaks on the grill, good friends, and carrot cake! Happy One Year Owen - we love you!!