We have a woodchuck

How much wood would a woodchuck chuck
if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

Well we will let you know since Olivia is a woodchuck and is gnawing on her crib! Brendon showed me the 2 sides of the crib and he said he could actually hear her gnawing.  So I looked online at crib rail covers- super expensive.  Then Duh!!! I used her bumper that doesn't get used! I will get a picture of it tomorrow but basically I folded it in half along the railing and tied it.  I had to use some extra stuff to tie it.  But for now that is working. This afternoon I wasn't feeling so hot- major headache and then Olivia topped it off by throwing up some of her carrots tonight.  Not sure why... but she seemed fine.  So needless to say it was an interesting afternoon and evening!

Barely hanging on with that elbow!

Not a lot of naps Monday

Olivia was not the fan of napping today.  Brendon had a hard time this morning getting her down and she didn't want to nap after Gymboree today.  Since she did not nap this morning she wasn't the most active participant at Gymboree. But she was alright there and then she took a cat nap in the car on the way home.  Tonight she tried mixed vegetables and some pasta tonight and she did great.  Also after dinner she stood on her own for about 20 seconds! She was of course distracted by holding something but she stood there all by herself!

You can kind of see the teeth!

Going for a tube ride!

Baby soccer!

Bubbles

Eating table food!

Action shot of eating!

Checking out what is in the recycle bin

Relaxing in daddy's chair!

Super Bowl with a Baby

Well this year was way different than last year.  Last year I ended up with SUPER bad heartburn after the Super Bowl and probably Olivia was quite mad at me for eating wings last year.  This year it was different with Olivia.  Trying to get her fed before the game and cooking at the same time.  Also eating during the game... we had to use the exersaucer so we could eat.  Which isn't horrible since she still kind of likes it.  But I missed most of the 2nd Quarter and the half time show taking care of Olivia and giving her a bath, bottle and down to bed.  I don't mind- It is just part of being a parent and my job.  Responsibility becomes more important than football games- it is just a game! It will be on next year with different teams.  There are more important things that take over the superficial things- like having that quiet moment with her when she is drinking her last bottle and watching her giggle and smile when I put her in the crib.  So Madonna sorry I missed you...maybe next year.

Swinging on this beautiful day!

Carrots for dinner...no snacks for me!

Playing in the saucer watching the big game!

Drinking from my cup!

One tired pup!

This is how you eat during the Super Bowl!

Olivia picks the winner for the super bowl

Different Saturday Routine

We are not doing Gymboree on Saturdays anymore so we had a different routine and I could tell Olivia knew.  She woke up very happy but as soon as Brendon woke up she was a hot mess.  She was fussy and crying.  I did notice she sounded a little stuffed up so I hope she is not getting sick!! I put some Baby Vick's on tonight and hope that does the trick- even though she is upstairs crying right now- which she normally doesn't do before bed.  I am just going to let her cry it out.... Olivia and I went to Hallmark today and stopped by Tractor Supply.  I was a little crafty this afternoon and worked on Olivia's Valentines.  She needs 2 sets of Valentines- one for daycare and one for our Valentine party on Friday.  I found an idea and pinned it to Pinterest and it went haywire on there and got repinned lots of times.  Who knew that it would go a little viral?  Kinda crazy. Anyways I worked on those while she napped this afternoon.  Then we played and ate like usual.  We can't wait for the Super Bowl tomorrow! And she finally stopped crying... thank you Ferber method...cry it out!

Time to go shopping momma!

I'm ready- excuse the blurrines...

Let me think...

The start of one of Olivia's Valentines- goes with Goldfish crackers

The 2nd Valentine- goes with Teddy Grahams.

Finished product #1

Finished product #2

The position I just wish she would push up to stand on her own!! Maybe a few more weeks??

Olivia Talking at 10 months old

Better Mood!

Olivia was in a much better mood today except at lunch.  She is not liking the stage 3 types of food.  I think we may just skip some of them and start doing more table food. It is not worth all the fuss and crying.  She did well with the stage 3 squash the other night but I think the texture of the turkey and rice is what she didn't like today.  Daddy took Olivia grocery shopping and he had to take one toy away from her cause she kept dropping it on the floor.  Overall a much better day and I got some of her talking on camera.  She likes to talk now.  Lots of different letter and sound combinations.  I guess we will have to see if she is going to be chatty when she grows up!

Talking with Jake