Olivia's 2nd Birthday!

Dearest Olivia:

You are 2 now!!  I seriously cannot believe how fast you've grown.

You are such a spunky little girl.  You love to do whatever Tavin is doing.  You love fruit and meat and hate most veggies (except broccoli).

You are still my star sleeper.  We lay you down at 7-7:30 and don't hear a peep out of you (unless your sick) until we go into your room in the morning.

You hate having your hair put up.  I'm in denial about it as I constantly play with your hair.  Hopefully some day you'll enjoy someone doing your hair because before you know it, you'll have to do it by yourself!

You are saying more and more words everyday.  We can actually say a word and try and have you repeat it.  It's so funny listening to you because you through extra sounds in when you say them.

Your scar is healing nicely but you can still see the stitch marks. We are hoping that they will go away soon.

You still suck on your thumb... a lot!  Not sure when you are going to break the habit but hopefully you do it on your own and we don't have to force you.

You are still a Mama's girl.  If you hear Tavin asking for me, you do the same.  I feel like I need 4 arms just to hold both of you because you are both getting so big.

For your birthday, we celebrated on May 1.  It was a beautiful day compared to the weather we had been having (cold for end of April).

We had a special surprise planned for you....Elmo came to your party!  You were a little stunned at first but did so well, much better than Tavin did when Elmo came to his party!

Your birthday cake was also Elmo!  Dad again decorated the cake and did such a good job!

We love you to pieces!

Mama

Dear Olivia: 1 year old!!

Dear Olivia,

It is here.  You are no longer a baby, but a toddler.  I can't believe this year has flown by so fast!  The last month before you turned one, I found myself holding you for a little longer at night before bedtime.  Giving your more kisses than you probably want.  And in awe of the little girl you are becoming.

We are finding that you are going to be a handful!  You do not listen when we say no. You stop for a second and then go right back to whatever it was that you were not supposed to be doing. When we give you a stern look, you giggle.

You are starting to show interest in walking.  Trying to let go of objects and take a step.  Your little wobbly legs still aren't strong enough to hold you though.

You are still my sleepy baby.  I still can't believe the sleep differences between you and Tavin.  It's like night and day.

For the majority of the month, you still only had 2 teeth.  But right around your birthday, we noticed the 4 top teeth trying to pop through!  Surprisingly you slept fine and did not seem too bothered by them.

The only major event we had this past month, was Grandma's 65th Birthday bash!  You were a trooper being passed around and walking with whomever would walk with you!

We had your birthday party on your actual birthday since it fell on a Sunday.  You took a long morning nap so you were well prepared for the chaos!

We went with a sunshine theme.  I did this for monthly pictures

We did presents first.  You were more interested in the paper than the actual gifts.

Next was cake!  You looked at me funny when I showed you want to do with the candle.

Then we let you dig in.  Except you though it was a toy and just started playing with it...

So I showed you just what to do with it....

After that you were DIGGING in. ..

You got a whole lot messier than your brother did!

We did your first year pictures the day after your birthday.  You weren't the best subject but our amazing photographer captured some great pictures.

Grandma saved the dress from my first year pics.  So I thought it'd be fun to do the same for you:)

And not to forget--your monthly pics.

And the total recap!  It's so amazing to see how much you have grown!

Your favorite things are:

1.  your brother--you love to follow him around and play with whatever he is playing with.  He loves you to pieces too.  But he also loves to take away the toys you find to play with which results in mini tantrums--already!
2. The cats, especially Daisy.  You like to lay on her and give her "hugs".
3. Your thumb.  It's your comfort object (along with a little blanky) and while it's nice the first year, we will be cursing it later.
4. And eating!  You chomp down pretty much everything we put in front of you!

I still can't believe your first year of life is over.  You were honestly an easy baby and I could do it all over again if I knew the next would be as easy!

Love Always,

Mama