This week, Olivia: Plays pretend – pretends she is sleeping and snores, makes believe she’s a piglet and snorts Tries to show off for other kids – she gets all excited and yells and even did a dance when she… Continue Reading
I thought we had escaped Wonder Week 75 (which begins around Week 71), but Olivia had a few particularly fussy days this week. She wasn’t as easygoing as she normally is, and was pretty clingy. In fact, for the past… Continue Reading
This week, Olivia: Celebrated Thanksgiving and Hanukkah at our friends’ house. Olivia’s favorites were stuffing and gravy, garlic mashed potatoes and pumpkin pie with whipped cream! Likes to climb up and sit on chairs Got a bunch of new toys… Continue Reading
This week, Olivia: Is all about music! She recognizes the opening notes of Happy Birthday and starts to sing the song, she sings the Caillou theme song, Itsy Bitsy Spider, and recognizes the Wiggles. She’s even started singing along to… Continue Reading
This week, Olivia: Had a breakfast play date with her friend Blaire. It was so wonderful to see them interact. O even handed B her toys to play with! Experimented with dipping her fingers in a cup and then “drinking”… Continue Reading
Lots of big changes this week! First of all, we sold our house and moved into a temporary place while we buy a new one. I was really worried about how Olivia would handle the change, but I didn’t give… Continue Reading
This week, Olivia: Went to the pumpkin patch! She was just a tiny baby last year when we went, and now she was running around yelling “puh-kin” As is the case these days, she didn’t sit still for too long… Continue Reading
Ever since my success with the Kale, Avocado and Cheese Omelette Strips, I’ve been all about the strip/finger food format for my toddler. Olivia can feed herself, which she prefers, and these make no mess – which is great because her… Continue Reading
This week, Olivia developed a low grade fever that lasted 4-5 days. We thought it was due to teething at first, since she was gnawing on her hands like crazy, but it reached 103 on Saturday afternoon (the 4th day)… Continue Reading
Our 15 month appointment was this week and Olivia refused to sit on the scale. After a few attempts, we gave up and weighed her on the adult scale. She is 20.8 pounds! She also had a few shots and… Continue Reading
We took a quick overnight trip to our friends’ place this weekend, and although we were so nervous about Olivia waking up throughout the night the way she did the first night of our vacation a few months ago, she… Continue Reading
Ahh, Wonder Week 64. I got the Wonder Weeks alert email in my inbox and was struck by how uncanny the descriptions were: “Playing with emotions by practicing all sorts of behavior and facial expressions from sad to happy and… Continue Reading
This week, Olivia: Discovered she can move her Anywhere Chair anywhere! Throws food from her high chair and says “all done”. She is way pickier about textures and flavors that she used to enjoy. O also likes to take a… Continue Reading
This week, Olivia had her first fever, which reached 103.8 and lasted for a day. Surprisingly, she acted pretty normal, just a little less rambunctious than usual, and her naps were longer. O was not a big fan of being… Continue Reading
It always amazes me how Olivia can just make herself comfortable wherever she goes. This week, we went over to our friends’ new house for a play date. Olivia instantly made herself at home, and was so genuinely excited to… Continue Reading
This recipe is so basic, but I was so proud of myself for inventing it. Who are we kidding, I’m pretty sure I’m not the first to make an omelette and cut it into strips BUT I still had to… Continue Reading
I can’t believe we’re in our second-to-last Wonder Week phase! And what a little person Olivia has become! Wonder Week 64 has been pretty tame so far, and I notice that the older O gets, the less pronounced the phases… Continue Reading
Well, we are back from our first family vacation, and we’re totally exhausted but very happy. Some of the highlights include: Watching Olivia play with sand (and attempt to take little tastes) and collect rocks A totally sleepless first night, where… Continue Reading