Olivia's 1 year check-up was great, she is right on track!
Weight: 22.1 lbs (65%)
Height: 29 3/4 inches (75%)
She was subjected to 5 shots including flu, H1N1, and a TB test....I hate watching them get shots, its so sad. She still had fluid in her ears and this time the doctor did seem a little bit more concerned about it than last time, but we have a follow up with ENT at the beginning of Nov. so we will just wait for that appointment and go from there. I still can't believe my baby girl is 1!!!
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Monday, October 19, 2009
Happy First Birthday Olivia
My Dearest Olivia,
I can't believe you are a year old already, your birthday seemed to come out of nowhere. This past year has been full of changes for our family and your birth was by far the best and most life changing for us. Even though you have only been in our lives for a year, we couldn't imagine our lives without you.
You are a joy to be around. You have an amazing sense of humor and you love to make us laugh. Your smile and laughter lights up the room and is very contagious. You like to be the center of attention and you can certainly put on the charm for anyone who will pay you a little attention! You are a monkey and daredevil. You climb up anything and seem to have NO fear! I don't know if this is because you are trying to keep up with your big sister or if its just your personality. You seem to be growing up quicker than I would like. While I am very excited to see you try new things and master new skills, I can't help but to think you are growing up too quickly. I think having a big sister aids in your doing things earlier than I am used to. You just seem to want to be able to do the things Abby does and you are one determined little girl. I knew I was in trouble when you rolled over at just 7 weeks old!
I think my favorite thing is to watch you with your sister. This special relationship is new to all of us and I love watching it grow. Abby has loved you from the minute she found out you were going to be a part of our family and that was something I never doubted. Your love for her has surprised me though. Not because I didn't think you would love her, but because of how early it seemed to start and how fast it has grown. Since you were just a little baby you just lit when you would see her and now you seem to be constantly looking for her. You love to play with her and she is apparently the funniest person you have ever laid eyes on! I love the way you search for her hand in the car so you can hold hands while we drive along, it just absolutely melts my heart. I do see glimpses of the future sibling rivalry though and you guys know how to push each other's buttons, but I think you are going to be the best of friends and being a military family I think that is very important.
Olivia, I know you aren't going to stop growing up just because I think you are doing it too quickly. I understand that you have things to learn, places to explore, and new things to try. I know you are just trying to keep up with your big sister and you are very proud of yourself (as you should be) when you are able to do something "big girls" do. Since you don't seem to be slowing down anytime soon, I guess it will be my job to do that. I will be the one to slow down and enjoy the little moments as much as possible. I will be the one to take the mental snapshots of you growing up and doing your cute little Olivia things. I will be the one to live in the moment and enjoy it because unfortunately, I am the one who knows how quickly things change. I am the one who knows that little girls grow up too quickly and things become "remember when" all too fast. And, of course while living in the moment and fondly remembering the past year we will all be looking forward to the future and all the adventures, fun, laughter and memories to come.
Happy Birthday my sweet, sweet Olivia. You are a wonderful little girl and we just can't imagine our lives without you!!!!
Love,
Mommy
I can't believe you are a year old already, your birthday seemed to come out of nowhere. This past year has been full of changes for our family and your birth was by far the best and most life changing for us. Even though you have only been in our lives for a year, we couldn't imagine our lives without you.
You are a joy to be around. You have an amazing sense of humor and you love to make us laugh. Your smile and laughter lights up the room and is very contagious. You like to be the center of attention and you can certainly put on the charm for anyone who will pay you a little attention! You are a monkey and daredevil. You climb up anything and seem to have NO fear! I don't know if this is because you are trying to keep up with your big sister or if its just your personality. You seem to be growing up quicker than I would like. While I am very excited to see you try new things and master new skills, I can't help but to think you are growing up too quickly. I think having a big sister aids in your doing things earlier than I am used to. You just seem to want to be able to do the things Abby does and you are one determined little girl. I knew I was in trouble when you rolled over at just 7 weeks old!
I think my favorite thing is to watch you with your sister. This special relationship is new to all of us and I love watching it grow. Abby has loved you from the minute she found out you were going to be a part of our family and that was something I never doubted. Your love for her has surprised me though. Not because I didn't think you would love her, but because of how early it seemed to start and how fast it has grown. Since you were just a little baby you just lit when you would see her and now you seem to be constantly looking for her. You love to play with her and she is apparently the funniest person you have ever laid eyes on! I love the way you search for her hand in the car so you can hold hands while we drive along, it just absolutely melts my heart. I do see glimpses of the future sibling rivalry though and you guys know how to push each other's buttons, but I think you are going to be the best of friends and being a military family I think that is very important.
Olivia, I know you aren't going to stop growing up just because I think you are doing it too quickly. I understand that you have things to learn, places to explore, and new things to try. I know you are just trying to keep up with your big sister and you are very proud of yourself (as you should be) when you are able to do something "big girls" do. Since you don't seem to be slowing down anytime soon, I guess it will be my job to do that. I will be the one to slow down and enjoy the little moments as much as possible. I will be the one to take the mental snapshots of you growing up and doing your cute little Olivia things. I will be the one to live in the moment and enjoy it because unfortunately, I am the one who knows how quickly things change. I am the one who knows that little girls grow up too quickly and things become "remember when" all too fast. And, of course while living in the moment and fondly remembering the past year we will all be looking forward to the future and all the adventures, fun, laughter and memories to come.
Happy Birthday my sweet, sweet Olivia. You are a wonderful little girl and we just can't imagine our lives without you!!!!
Love,
Mommy
Monday, October 12, 2009
Diamondbacks Baseball Game
Since Abby had so much fun at the Rockies game, we decided to go to an Arizona Diamondbacks game. The stadium is really nice and they had the dome on since it was so hot outside. It was nice to enjoy a temperature controlled game and not have to sweat like a pig. Abby enjoyed the game, Olivia however was a little antsy. She did not really want to sit still for very long so we decided to go have lunch at TGI Friday's which is inside the stadium and you can still see the game from inside the restaurant. It was a nice break from wrangling a squirmy Olivia. I think next time we head to a sporting event we will be getting a babysitter for Olivia. At least until she can sit still for more than 2 minutes!!!
At our seats. Olivia did good in the snugli for a while but once she got out it was hard to keep her occupied and in one place for very long.
Daddy and Abby...a self-portrait
Watching the game. I don't remember who won, they were playing The Brewer's.
Cotton candy, a ballpark must have!
Eating lunch at Front Row Friday's....it was really cool that we could enjoy some lunch while still watching the game!
Chase Field
At our seats. Olivia did good in the snugli for a while but once she got out it was hard to keep her occupied and in one place for very long.
Daddy and Abby...a self-portrait
Watching the game. I don't remember who won, they were playing The Brewer's.
Cotton candy, a ballpark must have!
Eating lunch at Front Row Friday's....it was really cool that we could enjoy some lunch while still watching the game!
Four Peaks Brewery
We have been enjoying the fact that there are so many good restaurants in our area. Whenever we go out to dinner we try to go to a new place, but we are quickly finding some favorites. A few weeks ago we went to Four Peaks Brewery in Tempe. The food was really good and we had a good time. We sat out on the patio and enjoyed some people watching as we ate our dinner.
Andrew and I enjoying a beer from the brewery, mine was peach and very yummy! Abby took this picture, she is actually pretty good!
The girls
Olivia enjoying some of the really big pretzel we got as an appetizer
Andrew and I enjoying a beer from the brewery, mine was peach and very yummy! Abby took this picture, she is actually pretty good!
The girls
Saturday, October 10, 2009
1st Day of School
Abby started school here in Arizona on Sept. 1st. She missed the first 3 weeks due to our move but she jumped right in and the teachers said you couldn't even tell she started late. She picked right up on the routine and made friends right away. I didn't get a very good picture, there was a lot going on that morning. Abby LOVES school and she is even taking spanish which she is loving as well. I am so relieved that this transition went so smoothly!
Monday, October 05, 2009
The moving-in process
As you can imagine, or as you may know first hand, moving with children is quite a process. We were lucky enough to have Grammy Susan fly in from Wisconsin to help us and without her help I am sure we would still be living amongst boxes (even more so than we are now, because we still have a few that have yet to be unpacked). We can't thank her enough for all of her help! Moving wasn't all work though.....
Abby and Daddy made a box castle in the living room
Decorating the "box castle"
The girls having a snack before we found the high chair. Of course Abby wanted to join Olivia on the table even though the chairs were available for her sitting pleasure!
Abby swimming in the moving paper
Olivia playing in the empty cabinets!
Playing the toy jail I made for them while the movers were still bringing in furniture and boxes. It kept them in one place, happy, and out of the movers way!
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