You just changed your kid's diaper in the bathtub.
Not all these realizations are as cute as having a couple cheerios in the backseat of your car! And all I could think while I was washing her was, "I guess this is why she didn't want to finish her breakfast..."
Apologies to anyone reading this who isn't a parent. There is a lot of poop involved.
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
almost 9 months
Whenever people ask me how old Olivia is, I've been responding with, "she's almost 9 months." Kind of funny, instead of simply saying 8 months... I guess because I can hardly believe she's almost 9 months already!
We're all on antibiotics to get over the crud we've had the past week, so Olivia is feeling much better today. She cut a tooth last night as well, she's seriously been a little trooper! The unfortunate part of baby antibiotics are the side effects, which include some unpleasant and frequent diaper changes. Poor girl! She refuses to sit still to let me change her, so this has been a fun challenge of the day. I have to practically hold her upside down by her feet with one hand while she wiggles and writhes around.
I also had a revelation of motherhood earlier today when we went to the grocery store: there are officially cheerios in my backseat.
Olivia has taken several steps in the past few days, and is able to walk quite well holding onto just one hand. I have a feeling she'll be walking in no time...
We're all on antibiotics to get over the crud we've had the past week, so Olivia is feeling much better today. She cut a tooth last night as well, she's seriously been a little trooper! The unfortunate part of baby antibiotics are the side effects, which include some unpleasant and frequent diaper changes. Poor girl! She refuses to sit still to let me change her, so this has been a fun challenge of the day. I have to practically hold her upside down by her feet with one hand while she wiggles and writhes around.
I also had a revelation of motherhood earlier today when we went to the grocery store: there are officially cheerios in my backseat.
Olivia has taken several steps in the past few days, and is able to walk quite well holding onto just one hand. I have a feeling she'll be walking in no time...
Thursday, February 18, 2010
sickies
So we've been sick around here. No posts because there were no naps or down time to post during! Things seem to be improving now and Olivia is down for a nap.
Being sick doesn't seem to slow her down at all though! She's taken a couple steps in the past few days, and luckily hubs was here to see those! I'm in a state of disbelief as far as that's concerned.
She's also started making this funny "bloop boop boop" sounds, and making us laugh constantly. We had to go to the VA yesterday, and she was fantastic! Slept in the car both there and back... a nice change from a girl who hated the car since day 1!
Short post today since my house is a little disorganized!
Being sick doesn't seem to slow her down at all though! She's taken a couple steps in the past few days, and luckily hubs was here to see those! I'm in a state of disbelief as far as that's concerned.
She's also started making this funny "bloop boop boop" sounds, and making us laugh constantly. We had to go to the VA yesterday, and she was fantastic! Slept in the car both there and back... a nice change from a girl who hated the car since day 1!
Short post today since my house is a little disorganized!
Friday, February 12, 2010
slow down!
This happened today:
Seriously kid, slow down already! She's been standing on her own for a few days, but now she stands long enough for me to grab the camera and snap a few pictures!
As a side note - shortly after this picture was taken that sock wound up in the dog's water dish.
She's down for her second nap now, house is clean, things are organized... is this really mama time?!
nap time
Olivia is napping on her own at the moment, again! I should definitely be cleaning up this massive stack of papers next to me, or emptying the dishwasher, but instead I take this rare moments to myself to play around on the internet.
Olivia has been standing on her own quite well the past few days, and runs all over the house using her walker we got for her a couple weeks ago. Still waiting for those first few steps! I was looking at pictures of her birth yesterday, and thinking how it seems like she's always been as interactive as she is now. I couldn't imagine anything better than the day she was born, but being a parent just gets better. Remind me of this when she's 13.
I've been working out like a mad-woman lately, which is fun because Olivia does it with me. In the morning she plays while I do an actual workout for 30-45 minutes, then we take Gordon on two walks a day. I bundle her up and put her in the Kelty, and she loves it!
Olivia has been standing on her own quite well the past few days, and runs all over the house using her walker we got for her a couple weeks ago. Still waiting for those first few steps! I was looking at pictures of her birth yesterday, and thinking how it seems like she's always been as interactive as she is now. I couldn't imagine anything better than the day she was born, but being a parent just gets better. Remind me of this when she's 13.
I've been working out like a mad-woman lately, which is fun because Olivia does it with me. In the morning she plays while I do an actual workout for 30-45 minutes, then we take Gordon on two walks a day. I bundle her up and put her in the Kelty, and she loves it!
Yup. Awesome.
I just had a peek at Olivia, who was stirring and looking as if she was going to wake up, then she put herself right back to sleep! If you are having a baby or know someone who is - white noise machine. Get one. I can count on one hand the number of nights I've had to be up with a crying baby. She wakes up and gets soothed right back to sleep.
Need to go clean the house before she wakes up!
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Day 256
And I'm finally settling in to do this. I've looked for the best way to document life with Olivia, because it's the day to day pieces I want to remember.
Today she is napping on her own. For a week straight, it's been naps on her own. It's funny because this seemed impossible just last month. She is growing and changing so fast (hello, cliche, but it's true)! She's an expert crawler and has been for some time, most recently she has been standing on her own and trying to take a few steps. She cruises while holding onto the furniture constantly. Are we really going to have a 9-month walker?!
She says "dada" all the time, "mama" every now and then, and "hi" and "uh-oh". She's so smart, and she's starting to actually resemble me a wee bit. She definitely got her daddy's eyes (and eyelashes, lucky girl). She also waves hello and goodbye, and gives high-fives.
I couldn't be luckier to get to stay home with her. I'm not sure how we've made this past year work, with hubs in school and me staying home, but it seems like we are more comfortable now financially than either of us were before.
Additionally, I'm glad I wrote everything else down the old-school way in her baby book up until now, so I guess from this point I will try to note funny/cute/notable things she does daily. I tried to fit that in the baby book, and it just wasn't working.
Maybe I'll add a birth story in too, I suppose I've been meaning to write it, but I've always felt at peace with the birth I had. I had a drug-free, natural birth with midwives and on May 31, 2009 at 7:58 am my girl arrived! I was in early labor for probably 24 hours (she was so late, I don't think I believed I'd ever be "not pregnant") and then went to the hospital at 3:30am on the 31st. Pushed for 22 minutes. She was 7lbs 9.5 ounces, and 19 inches long. Everything was perfect from that moment forward. Nursing was easier than I thought, we coslept from the beginning and parenting was naturally lending itself to ap.
Now she's 26 inches, almost 19lbs, and busy as can be. So far, I'm doing it right!
Today she is napping on her own. For a week straight, it's been naps on her own. It's funny because this seemed impossible just last month. She is growing and changing so fast (hello, cliche, but it's true)! She's an expert crawler and has been for some time, most recently she has been standing on her own and trying to take a few steps. She cruises while holding onto the furniture constantly. Are we really going to have a 9-month walker?!
She says "dada" all the time, "mama" every now and then, and "hi" and "uh-oh". She's so smart, and she's starting to actually resemble me a wee bit. She definitely got her daddy's eyes (and eyelashes, lucky girl). She also waves hello and goodbye, and gives high-fives.
I couldn't be luckier to get to stay home with her. I'm not sure how we've made this past year work, with hubs in school and me staying home, but it seems like we are more comfortable now financially than either of us were before.
Additionally, I'm glad I wrote everything else down the old-school way in her baby book up until now, so I guess from this point I will try to note funny/cute/notable things she does daily. I tried to fit that in the baby book, and it just wasn't working.
Maybe I'll add a birth story in too, I suppose I've been meaning to write it, but I've always felt at peace with the birth I had. I had a drug-free, natural birth with midwives and on May 31, 2009 at 7:58 am my girl arrived! I was in early labor for probably 24 hours (she was so late, I don't think I believed I'd ever be "not pregnant") and then went to the hospital at 3:30am on the 31st. Pushed for 22 minutes. She was 7lbs 9.5 ounces, and 19 inches long. Everything was perfect from that moment forward. Nursing was easier than I thought, we coslept from the beginning and parenting was naturally lending itself to ap.
Now she's 26 inches, almost 19lbs, and busy as can be. So far, I'm doing it right!
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