Olivia playing on the couch!

14 Months Old

14 months old! Already??? Gosh time is flying by! Here are some fun things and not so fun things about a 14 month old.

Fun things:
1. She is walking! Started about 13.5 months! Her favorite place to walk...up the driveway.
2. LOVES milk! She is a milkaholic.
3. Likes to imitate people.
4. Loves to talk.  It seems like she is picking up words all the time.  Tonight I sneezed and she said, "Bless you!" We must sneeze a lot.
5. Likes to swim
6. Climbs the stairs like a champ and knows when you say go to your room...she knows where to go.
7. Has become a snuggler...will climb in your lap
8. Likes kisses- when you say give me a kiss she lowers her head so you can kiss her forehead.
9. Finally starting to say mama!
10. Carrying less stuff in the baby bag...and have even started using a smaller bag!
11. Loves the couch and recliner...makes her giggle and smile. 
12. Taught herself to sit in her chair!


Not so fun things:
1. More teething...molars! Molars = crying
2. Starts crying when you take things away from her.
3. Still HATES the car seat at times...more often than not.
4. Sometimes eats like a champ and others eats like a bird.
5. Throwing food on the floor.  Jake is good for clean up for that though!
6.  Still not a big fan of fruit which equals making purees still (except bananas...loves bananas!)

That's all I can think of now! But it sure is fun though! We had a great trip to Target today.  She was looking, pointing, and talking a lot while we were there.  She even said, "Bye-bye," to the cashier!

Here is our 14 month old photo shoot with outtakes of course!

#1 Throwing animals overboard out of the crib.

#2 Not looking at camera

#3 Picking her nose

#4 Finally a smile!

Jake and Swimming

Poor Jake! Friday afternoon after Brendon left for work and I was putting Olivia down for a nap, he snuck into the garbage and ate the leftovers of Brendon's ear of corn.  He ate the whole thing! I was so worried.  I called the animal hospital and they told me to watch him for any signs of distress like vomiting etc.  Well nothing happened Friday and nothing all day Saturday.  Well Saturday night he was not acting like himself.  He went to the bathroom several times and was just not doing what he usually does- sleep.  Then about 11:20ish, he went into his crate and vomited.  He is so smart to go in there so we don't have to clean the carpet.  There was some corn cob in there and I called the animal hospital again and they said to bring him in.  Brendon is such a great husband that he took Jake.  The hospital did x-rays and gave Jake some medicine and he came home.  Today he was feeling much better.  We need to watch him the next few days to make sure he is ok! Poor guy! We love him so much!

Jake's abdomen

Jake's profile.  On the far right you can see a piece of the corn cob!

Today we had some fun outside.  We set up Olivia's sand and water table, so she tried that out.  Then Nikki, her mommy and daddy came over and we went swimming and played. The pool was a bit chilly even though it was 80 degrees, Olivia got the shivers at the end! We had a fun time! Then we ate dinner.  It was great to have them over and swim!

Nikki!

Olivia!

Nikki and her daddy!

Mommy and Olivia

Sand and water table!

Michelle loved playing in the sand!

Happy Birthday Griffin!

Today we celebrated Griffin's 1st birthday! What a gorgeous day it was today! Griffin had Tammy from Lasting Moments by Tammy there taking pictures.  Olivia was so excited to see her and gave her some smiles! We saw all of our friends.  We had snacks and drinks and played.  Griffin did a good job with his cake and didn't get to messy.  Olivia had fun playing with the bubble machine and bubbles!  We are so glad we got to celebrate Griffin's special day with him.  We are so happy to have met him at Gymboree last summer!

Happy birthday kiss!

The chair that Olivia loved!

playing outside

Bubbles!

The birthday boy!

Violet and Bianca

Time for some cake!

No don't take my cake!

Olivia eating cucumbers and pointing at daddy!

Happy Rebirthday Karyn!

Last night we celebrated something really special! One year ago yesterday (May 18, 2011) our neighbor Karyn received a second chance at life.  Karyn has/had Wilson's Disease which affects the liver.  She has been off an on sick for many years.   But shortly after Olivia was born she got worse.  She got so bad that she was put on the transplant list to receive a new liver.  There was lots of waiting, hoping, and praying for her and her family.  Then the call finally came they had a lover for her.  I still remember finding out and calling Brendon and he couldn't even understand what I was saying! Shortly after the transplant she returned home and had an awesome recovery.  God truly gave her a miracle and a second chance at life.  It was amazing to see how fast she recovered and seeing her laugh and smile.  We had a small gathering last night for her and had some cake and ice cream to celebrate such a special day.  I know that Brendon and I are organ donors, and if you are not you should think about becoming one.  After Karyn's transplant we realized how special life is and to cherish every moment!

Heavy lifter!

Olivia has lately started carrying stuff around.  It started with a blanket, then her lawnmower, and today her 2 dogs- one stuffed and one that is a pull toy.  It is funny.  Also today she carried her ladybug pillow around and then would do a belly flop on it.  Too funny! Brendon got a great shot showing her top teeth too!

Olivia went grocery shopping with daddy too and did a great job.  We all went for a quick family swim today since it was warm.  Olivia cried a little bit at first but then was fine.  She is really chomping on her fingers and lots of other things....so those teeth must be coming but I can't quite see anything yet.  I feel the bumps from brushing but can't get her to open wide enough to see.

Look at my top teeth while doing belly flops on the ladybug!

I like to lift heavy things!

Melted my Heart

Today was Olivia's last day of daycare for awhile.  I picked some dates in June and July for her to go so she doesn't forget who Susan is! I got a big surprise when I picked her up today! I got my Mother's Day present! Susan painted canvases and Olivia's finger prints are the flower stems and ladybugs.  It is sooo cute! I cried...I just love homemade crafts and this just melted my heart. Then when I got home my other Mother's Day present came.  It is a necklace from The Vintage Pearl I tried to take a picture of it but they were all blurry.  So if you click on the link it will take you to what it looks like but mine says Olivia with her birthstone.

Olivia took a long nap and I tackled a long to do list which I am almost finished with.  Olivia also taught herself to sit in her little green chair tonight.  She knows to turn around and then sit.  It was hilarious to watch her figure it out.  She needs a little help because she sticks her leg through the one arm though.  But she was really fussy tonight after dinner and playing outside.  I could say we may have had a little tantrum.  She cried when I took something away from her- oh well.  Then she cried the entire bath which is not like her.  I know she is not the happiest because of all the teeth so hopefully she will sleep ok tonight.

Reading my books

My first painting from Olivia