No Looking!! Followup

I decided to sneak a quick video of Olivia being a brat.  Not the best example of her shenanigans, but you can get the point.  Notice the thick accent of her teacher, if Olivia doesn’t grow up with a SC accent I will be surprised!

 

Santa and Pictures

We went and got Olivia’s pictures taken on Sunday.  The plan was to go to our 4:30 appointment, get the pictures, then head over to the mall and get the picture with Santa Clause.  The picture place was running one hour behind, so we didn't even get in until 5:30 to get the pictures.  Keeping Olivia happy for an hour in a chaotic picture studio with tons of other kids and families was not easy, especially since Olivia isn't great at sharing the Lego's that were there, and her inability to sit still.  However, we got through it just fine and she did very well getting her picture taken.  We got some good ones.

After the pictures, it was about 6:15 and we headed to see Santa.  The Santa line was about 1/2 hour long so again with the waiting.  I walked around with Livi for a while and gave her some dinner while Brooke waited in line.  We were actually the last people in line because they closed the line right after us.  When we FINALLY got to the front of the line, Brooke approached the photographer and told him to just snap the pictures regardless of whether Livi was crying or not, then told Santa that we would back Olivia into him and to get ready for the picture quickly before she even knew what was happening.  The place was impressed with Brooke’s organization and project management!  Brooke carried Olivia into the area and backed her onto Santa’s lap and as soon as we both backed up out of the way the screaming began.  There were some good screaming pictures, but we decided on this pouty face since we have enough screaming pics of her with various holiday creatures.  Yet another in a long line of upset Santa pictures.  Some day Lee, you will learn to love him!!

Floater

Well it finally happened.  Livi pooped in the tub.  It wasn’t horrible, but was still gross.  No pictures…No long post…Just the haunting memory of Livi sitting in tub water with a few little poops in there with her.  Hopefully this does not become a regular occurrence.

1st Haircut

Long overdue, but Olivia had her first haircut Saturday.  She did real well, no crying.  Livi go a little squirmy, but sat still for most of the time with me helping keep her entertained.  It was sad to see the baby curls go away, but it looks good all being the same length in the back now.

New Table

Mima and Grandpa Rob got Olivia a new little table for Christmas. We received it in the mail early and got permission to put it together before Christmas. She seems to really like it. She asked for curious George this morning while sitting at it which is something she hasn't watched for a long time. She was so cute watching it. Laughed the whole time and kept naming all the animals in it to me. Thanks for the table Mima and Grandpa.

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No Looking!

One of Olivia’s personality traits is that she is not a morning person.  This can be observed in many ways.  I am usually first in the firing line when I go in to get her in the morning.  I will wait until I see her standing on the baby monitor.  I will not go in until she is standing because before that time it is way too early.  After standing I know that I have a shot of getting her out of bed in an OK mood.  Typically she will cry or throw a fit as soon as I pick her up and put her on the changing table.  The morning will get better once she gets out and gets her milk.

Getting dressed can be touch and go.  Typically she doesn’t like it, but she is getting better.  Brushing her teeth has added a new dynamic to her bad mood mornings.  She now does not like it at all, not at night or in the morning.

When Olivia gets to school, the other kids are usually sitting at the table waiting for their toast, she normally one of the last ones there since we don’t need to drop her off too early.  She will walk into the room, stand in front of the two tables and wave her arm with a “uuuhhhh” sound and say “No Looking, No Looking!!” or other times if they say hi she responds “No Talking!!”  Ms. Carolyn (her “teacher”) will always say “Ok you all, you know Olivia doesn’t like being talked to in the morning.”  Such a little prima donna. Already setting her own rules at school.  Ridiculous… She probably has the contract for the lead in the movie Mean Girls 2 when it comes out.

Ready For Winter

Livi is all ready for winter.  The socks were her idea, but the rest Mommy bought for her.