Olivia says "Jake!"

almost walking

Just wanted to let everyone know that our Livvy-Lu has taken as many as five steps! They are more like stumbling to a fall than actual walking but it's a start! I've been trying to post some video but for some reason I'm having trouble with the video making software.

Here's a picture of her trying to be a big girl!

Let's dance!

She loves rockin' out in her car seat!

words

It's hard to really tell at this point but Olivia does seem to have a few "words" that she uses consistently. She doesn't have too many consonants yet so everything sounds like a form of mama, dada, or baba. Sometimes I point to Jake and say his name and she'll say "da" and I know she thinks she's saying his name!

ba-ba= used to be bottle but now is a sippy cup

mum-mum= food

nana= banana

ba= ball

da-da= kitty

uh-oh= something fell

ny-ny= night-night

buh=book

haaa=hi

Happy first birthday!

What a tiny little peanut we have! Maybe I should let her eat the whole entire cake!

17 lbs 6 oz 3-5th percentile

29 3/4 in 50-75th percentile

She got the green light to switch to milk, but the doc is a little concerned about her eating. She's still not using the pincer grasp which is directly related to chewing food. If after one month she's still not doing it, she'll have to go to physical therapy. =( She also doesn't point, which is something that's supposed to happen before the one year mark. I can't blame it on being premature because she's doing everything else a one year old should be doing! Cross your fingers that she won't need therapy!

Indoor park

Whoever thought of this was a genious! It's the only thing that helps us get through the Winter months when we can't run and play at a playground. There are three different community centers in my area that do the indoor park and I've been taking Jake for years. Now that Olivia's one, she get's to join in the fun too! There are always more than enough toys and space to run around!

Poor Roscoe!

Dog: "Now where did I put my ball?"

Baby: "YOUR ball? No way dude, this is MY ball!"

Baby: "I'm just going to go sit in the corner with MY ball."

Dog: "Oh man, she's getting baby slobber all over MY ball!"