One of my favorite parts about blogging is looking back at memories and being able to see all of the funny and sweet things Olivia has done or said in the past. I'm not great about keeping a baby book (sorry Mom) and I'm trying to get better but for now, I'll keep those memories here ;)
Favorite Foods: Pepperoni, pasta, olives, cheese, fruit, butter, ranch dressing, baby carrots, french toast, milk, seltzer, nibble trays, bacon, sausage, hot dogs...
Who is this child?! I'm not a huge lover of meat in general and she has started to love most of it. I'm happy that she is getting protein but I need to cut the girlfriend's processed meat down. As in, "no, we have to get more at the store" - lies. Pretty much every day I ask her what she wants for lunch and 99% of the time her answer is, "pepperoni, cheese and chips"...thanks Daddy for that. Um, we may be out of that for most of the week ;)
Favorite Activities: Reading, arts & crafts, playing "soccer", brushing her teeth, taking showers, playing with friends, playing with her bunny house, Barbies, and Little People, going to the library, going shopping, Play Doh
The list goes on and on, she is so busy at this age! She loves coloring and doing arts & crafts, especially if it involves glue and glitter. She absolutely loves books! I moved her to some higher level readers and her favorites are Fancy Nancy, Pinkalicious, Splat the Cat, Henry and Mudge, and anything fairy tale related. We've started reading her chapter books at night and she really enjoys listening. She has such a great imagination and it's so fun to listen to her playing with her toys because often I hear her repeating what was in a book we've read and acting it out. She normally asks to "read" to us and will often go page by page and recite the words or scenario. It's so important to instill a love of reading early on and I'm so happy she enjoys it so much.
Funniest moments: She is seriously a character! I think this age is definitely one of my favorites. The things she says are so hilarious and clever, she keeps us laughing all day long. Some things she's said lately that come to mind...
"Really Mommy, really? Are you serious?"
While helping me to roll some coins we had around the house, "Mommy! I rolled all your nipples! There's so many nipples!"... Thank God we weren't in public with our nickels ;)
While her and Brynn were playing and having a little toddler argument, "Don't ever, ever come back here again BB. You never, ever come to mine house again"...I had to hide my laughter while telling her that wasn't nice and would hurt Brynn's feelings. Where did she get that from?!
"Leave me by myself in the shower Mommy, you go downstairs and play with Daddy. I'll be fine"
Everything we get for the baby, she always says "one for baby, and one for Baby Jesus". She loves helping to get ready for the baby but insists her baby doll gets the same. Try leaving Target without random pacifiers while your toddler is yelling "where are Baby Jesus's B's??? Baby Jesus neeeeeeds them" No, stranger staring at me, I'm not naming the new baby Jesus;)
While driving to Target (I know, there's a theme) I called my mom on the bluetooth and said "call Mom's cell" and Livvy says "no call Mama" and I asked her how she knew it was Grandma and her reply was "because I'm cute, now you can call Mama"
The things she says, I swear she's almost three going on eighteen.
She's officially been in her big girl bed for a few weeks now and her room is almost finished with accessories and decor. I can't wait to share soon! She does seem to take a longer time to go to bed (read: wants to read 475 books) but she normally sleeps through the night until about 6:45/7. If she starts to come out of her room any earlier, I may invest in that time-to-wake clock for my own sanity ;) I've started leaving toys in her room after she goes to sleep so she can play quietly in the morning and some mornings she does, some she's bright eyed and bushy tailed staring at me at 6:40.
Potty training has been unsuccessful and I've decided not to push her from everything I've read. She won't be going to college in diapers so I know it'll just be a short while until she's trained. Her response to anything potty training related - big girl undies, potty seat, pull-ups, etc - is "when the baby comes out." So, I guess we'll be having two in diapers unless she changes her feelings in the next few weeks. I'd rather her not regress when the baby comes, so we're just going with the flow...or not;)
She is going to be the best big sister and is so excited for the baby. She always talks to her and loves to kiss and hug my belly. She asks all different questions, like if she can help give her a bath and change her diaper so I think she'll be a great helper. I'm sure there will be some jealousy but she's very nurturing and sweet so I think be so sweet to see them together.
Can't wait to see what March brings for us...her last month as a two year old! XO
