New Vacuum

Our old vacuum had its motor burn out (only had it for 1 1/2 years) so we had to get another one. The fact that it has been 2 weeks since the house has been vacuumed is pretty scary (and emotionally scaring to Brooke.) We brought the box for the new vacuum in and Olivia immediately went to the dog picture on the vacuum advertisement. As always, she loves her puppies.

Oh and what is it with Livi and the dog bowl. I wish I had gotten a better shot, but she loves standing in them. This picture was as she was getting ready to exit the bowl. Earlier she was just laughing and not holding on to the table. I guess she likes to balance in stuff. Chili is wondering "is this my big dinner????"

Ungraceful Exit

Livi is sick yet again. She has been throwing up at frequent intervals yesterday. She is in very high spirits though, dancing around, laughing and playing hard. You would not even know she was sick if it wasn't for the wet spots all over the floor, chest soaked in stinky fluids, and a nose that won't stop running. We are even out of baby decongestant, so have to wait until Monday to see the doctor to get it refilled. Oh well, no real temperature, just a cold, I think she will live.
On another note, what are kids good for if you can't laugh at them occasionally. Olivia will on occasion get herself in a predicament that typically needs parental guidance or a helping hand. What is this good Dad's first response to these situations? Get the camera!! I got it at the end of her little "stuck on the chair" fiasco as she was in that position for a good 20 seconds before I got it. She was trying to get off the chair and for some reason tried to exit it face first and just couldn't make it, all the while chewing on a Cinnabear cookie. Talented, but not very graceful.

Happy Mornings

Olivia was having an unusually happy morning the other day.  She is normally happy in the AM, but she was really doing her "bend over and laugh" a whole bunch, so I grabbed the camera and got some of it on video.  I realized after the fact that she didn't have a hair clip in so she is very disheveled, but cute none the less.  She keeps wanting to play with Lu but can't get the hang of throwing a dog toy instead of her own toys.  Lu has already taken a few bites of her animal puzzle pieces and a bite or two of her little people.
Speaking of biting, as I write this, she just tripped and bit her lip.  I didn't realize it until I went to pick her up to comfort her and there was blood on her lips.  It looked worse than it was, and she really wasn't crying too bad, just her normal I want you to hold me cry.  She would even stop, look around, then look at me, and let out a cry.  Kind of pathetic at times, she can be a drama queen!!
It was another bad week at Young World.  We think she is the kid nobody likes now.  Cries nonstop throughout the day and constantly wants attention that they are unable to give just her.  We still hope that she gets over it (like crying it out) and are not sure what we are going to do if she doesn't.  We will keep you posted.  I still disagree with the lady there saying that she is intimidated by the other kids.  I think she is just bored.  We also think that she needs more food than they are giving her, she can get REAL cranky if she isn't fed as we see on a day to day basis, and it is like a switch it flipped as soon as she is hungry, no warning, just "ahh ahh ahh ahh ahh" the whole time you are preparing it.  She doesn't understand the whole "it will be ready in 1 minute" phrase. So that could be a big part of it as well.

Ride em Cowgirl

Olivia starts daycare again today. Lets hope that it goes well in the new year. I think if she can have a few weeks of straight daycare she will get the hang of it. The holidays are behind us now and there shouldn't be any more interruptions (other than her getting sick.) Speaking of which, she got her second round of H1N1 shots yesterday, so she is on her way to being protected from the old swine!

Livi is loving her pink pony. She keeps wanting to climb on it and ride, but is still having trouble getting on. Her dismount is not pretty, but she can get off of it now with out any help. Check out that form she has, one arm and all, like she is riding the mechanical bull!!

Play Ball

Olivia is now on the next size diapers.  She had overflowed her last diaper the past few nights so we decided to up the size.  She is at that awkward between diaper sizes stage right now, as the new ones go up half her back.  She doesn't seem to mind though.

Brooke and I had a nice night out Saturday evening.  We left Livi with Mima and Grandpa and we went and saw Avatar, then went to a Hibachi place for dinner.  So much food, but sooooo good!!  Olivia had a good time as well.  She even got to snuggle with Mima and Grandpa in the morning when she woke up, a treat that she doesn't get at home (would be as much of a treat for Mom and Dad as it is for Livi.)

One question I have for the other parents out there, when you have a child as cute as Olivia and she does bad things, she knows that they are bad things, but after she does them she just looks up at you and smiles and laughs, how do you not break down and laugh as well!!  I find myself sometimes having to turn my head and silently laugh and get it out of my system before I turn back around with an angry face.  She will bang her cup against the glass window in the sun room, I will say "NO" and she will stop, then do it again and do the cutest squeal laugh and smile.  It gets difficult to be strict, but I am working on it!

Olivia is also getting good at playing with her ball.  She is getting the hang of throwing or rolling it for the dogs.  She also has gotten good at throwing other toys that for the dogs to play with, toys that they will destroy.  Gotta work on that one I guess.

New Table

We got Olivia a new play table when we went to Toys R Us the other night so she would have something to bang on and to color on instead of our coffee table.  She has not taken to it much yet, but does like to flip it on it's side and push it around.  The little chairs are slippery, I put her on one yesterday and she immediately slid down and off of it hitting her chin on the table on the way down.  Very big crys after that.  I felt so bad.

Oh, and we have tooth number 8 coming in.  This makes top and bottom even now!!

Beverly Hills Chihuahua

We finally got around to watching Beverly Hills Chihuahua with Olivia. Olivia loved it. She watched the whole thing, most of it while standing in front of the TV (nothing to be proud of I guess, but cute none the less.)  I really don't know who couldn't like this movie anyway.  Chili and Lu could have been stars!!