Time is Flying by at 16 months

Olivia is growing up way too fast! She is 16 months today! Olivia is definitely into toddlerhood- the tantrums and today I even thought of it as Jekyll and Hydish.  One minute happy and playing and the next crying.  Olivia has gotten a little clingy sometimes and will run to our legs and throw her arms around them and if we don't pick her up then the crying starts.  She is very curious and loves to empty things and put them back where they came from.  She loves to clean up! This girls loves to help with the dishwasher and laundry! She loves her shape sorters and puzzles!

Olivia's speech has really taken off...lots of words.  Sometimes I think she likes to test us or else she is mimicking us when we ask her, "What's this?" Some of her favorite words are owl, airplane, apple, flower, water, dog, mama, daddy (also every male she sees she says daddy too), fish, and dirty.  Some of the more difficult words that she can say are octopus, lawnmower, watermelon, baseball. and animal.  It is so funny how she picks up on words.  She even says, "apple tree" when I pull out of the driveway.

Olivia is starting to like some fruits even though I still puree some stuff for her.  She likes apples, bananas, watermelon (sometimes), and today she ate 2 grapes (cut into tiny pieces).  Olivia LOVES her veggies though...this girl can throw down some peas and green beans! She also loves squash (yellow and acorn) and zucchini.

I think my main concern is her teeth at the moment.  She still only has 6! I have done lots of reading and lots of people say that it is ok.  I even spoke to my dentist about it.  She said not to be concerned until she is 2.  So from now until then those teeth better start popping through...even though teething is not the most fun.  I have given up on using teething as an excuse for when she is cranky.

Today Brendon was in the kitchen for a long time...her made apple sauce and apple butter.  He canned both of them- Olivia wanted no part in helping! It was kind of rainy off and on today.  We cut the grass quickly and made it to church.  Olivia was SUPER GOOD at church.  The best she has been in a long time.  Then we came home and had dinner and watched some baseball!

Applesauce!

Preserving the apple butter

Trying to get a good picture of a 16 month old is rather difficult!