This week, Olivia: Had an awesome belated birthday play date with her bestie, Olive, at the Santa Monica Pier! The girls had so much fun riding the Merry-Go-Round (although once it started moving O wanted to get off her horse… Continue Reading
This week, Olivia: Slept through the night three nights in a row and actually asks to get in bed again! We’ve turned a corner on this whole vacation-sleep-disruption thing. It only took two weeks of sleep deprivation and me sleeping… Continue Reading
This week, Olivia: Said “No, shoo fly, MY dinner!” to a fly that landed on her plate when she was eating outside Saw a rubber duck on TV and said “Mommy and daddy buy you a duckie.” Loves to go… Continue Reading
This week, Olivia: Started a new Montessori pre-school right when we got back from vacation. She did really well the first couple of days (all of the teachers remarked on how she adjusted from day one), but now cries really… Continue Reading
We went on vacation this week, and celebrated Olivia’s second birthday at the lake with her cousins. We had some really nice moments, but the weather wasn’t great, and the long travel time (4 hour flight + 5 hour drive)… Continue Reading
This week, Olivia: Can now draw the letter O! Got a new stuffed friend (a unicorn), and when we asked her what its name would be, she said “Honey” I didn’t think she could get any cuter! Gets really upset… Continue Reading
This week, Olivia: Went to the zoo and loved it! Of everything we saw, the elephant pooping made the biggest impression because she talked about it for the next few days! She also loved the Merry-Go-Round (unlike the first time… Continue Reading
This week, Olivia: Loves crayons and coloring. She lays down on the ground and really gets into it, her nose almost touching the paper as she draws. Threw a couple of mini dramatic tantrums, where she flung herself away and cried… Continue Reading
This week, Olivia: Says “I like shrimp” and “I like lollipops”. Mind you, she’s had, like, two lollipops ever. Started waking up super early, around 5:30AM, which makes for some lovely weekday mornings. Asks us to wash her hands when… Continue Reading
This week, Olivia: Says, “Yup” instead of “Yes” sometimes – it’s the cutest! Went to the botanical garden! She loved playing in the Children’s Garden and splashing her hands in the little fountains. Recognized a “P” on a parking structure! Has… Continue Reading
This week, Olivia: Went to the library for the first time and loved it, although we definitely need to work on her “inside” voice. She asked the librarian for a Humpty Dumpty book, and loved the one she picked out… Continue Reading
Oh my gosh, guys! I’m FINALLY caught up on our weekly blog posts after a month of craziness at work. It feels amazing. One thing that became abundantly clear as I was uploading the photos for the posts – O… Continue Reading
I had to go out of town for a business trip this week, and it was my first time leaving Olivia overnight. Man, was it rough. She handled it way better than I did and – between our Facetime sessions… Continue Reading
This week, Olivia: Knows the days of the week, in order Makes the cutest silly face when she’s about to get some treat she wants – “wooahh” (see below, haha!) Loves squash “spaghetti”, which I make with my new vegetable… Continue Reading
This week, Olivia: Is speaking in full sentences Has a terrible fear of Play-doh and has to be separated from the kids at school whenever they play with it Loves eating my oatmeal in the morning Is starting to say… Continue Reading
Another week, more changes as we try to get settled! We moved into a new house this week, and O started daycare here. When Mike and I dropped her off, she started playing and didn’t even glance back at us… Continue Reading
One of the unexpected (but totally awesome) byproducts of having a baby blog has been meeting some wonderful online mommy friends in real life, like 7x7xmommy and this week, Mary from Ryan & Wren! Mary makes the most gorgeous hair accessories,… Continue Reading
We spent this week exploring our new surroundings! We miss our friends so much, but I have to admit that it’s nice living in a city again. In our old neighborhood, everything was within a one mile radius – daycare,… Continue Reading