Olivia seems to not be scared by any living creature (dinosaur bones coming to life and chasing Ben Stiller is another story though as I mentioned in a previous post.) She got very excited over this little bug that was climbing on our window. No, it was not a cockroach as it appears to be when you first see it in the video so don’t freak out. She also loves spiders and will chase them on the ground if she sees one.
Figured I would throw out one more bubble video since it is all I have right now.
Olivia has somehow lost the word “kitty cat.” The word for cat now is “ssssss” It is frustrating because kitty cat was one of my favorite words she said, and now it seems like such a lazy word. A cat will be on tv or outside and she will laugh, point and say “sss”.
I am also sad to admit that Brooke and I have become those parents that now have our own language, as well as have to spell things out. For example, if I am in the kitchen and Brooke is feeding Olivia, she will ask me to bring her some “dobbies” (strawberries.) or I will tell Brooke she ate a whole “mana” (banana) this morning. We don’t use these word with Olivia though because we want her to know the real words, but we do use it when talking to each other. What is with that?? We will also spell the fake word to each other instead of the real word if we don’t want her to know what we are saying. For example, if Olivia is not eating well, I will say, “do you think she wants a D-O-B-B-I-E?” Again, why??? Parenting makes you do strange things I guess..
We brought Olivia’s tent out again that Grandma and Grandpa got her on their last visit. She really likes it, and even can get the dogs in there on occasion with her. There have been a few times where she tries to exit the tent but ends up dragging the entire tent with her because it is stuck to her head.
Grandma bought Olivia some bubbles when she was in town a few months ago. She didn’t show much interest back then, so we decided to try again. First, Mima tried when she visited last Wednesday, then we had bubble fun on Sunday. She liked them a lot until she got some blown into her eyes, then she would run away from them when ever they were blown. I am sure if we give it a day or so she will be excited about them again. You should have seen her hair, looked like she just got out of the shower and forgot to rinse. She was the bubble soap queen by the end of this bubble session.
So Monday I had to take a 1/2 day at work because Brooke had a Dr. appointment and I needed to watch Olivia. I wanted to put something on that Olivia would watch so I could get a little work done before I gave her my full attention and had just recorded Night At The Museum the day before because we heard good things about it (though I was hesitant because it looks pretty boring.) She was 
She was standing in front of the TV when the dinosaur roared and started chasing Ben Stiller in the hall. Olivia immediately got a sad look on her face and slowly walked backwards all the way across the room while watching. I got the remote and fast forwarded through the chase scene and resumed when the monkey was running around. She liked that and went back to the TV and watched. Then a fight broke out with some other characters and she again backed up across the room.
Up until this point I have watched some pretty scary movies and most of it seemed to go over Olivia’s head, but as of now, I think it is time to cut out the violence and creepy stuff. It was fun while it lasted, but now it is time to switch to Discovery Channel or other programming like that. Most of the stuff I have on is just background filler anyway. Sorry Lee for exposing you to that, it will all be kittens, doggies and birdies from here on out.
The words keep coming these days. Some come easily, others just never seem to happen. She just has no interest in learning colors, but other words like applesauce, swimsuit, chip, all come in the first try. Her latest is applesauce (sigh sigh.) She also loves chips and learned to say “chip” real quick. And I also have to show off the crown jewel of her talents. You can see it right here in this video. “What does a crow say?” Enjoy….
Brooke met up with a friend and her daughter on Wednesday and went to a place called Giggle Bug. This is a huge indoor play area for kids. Wednesday mornings it is reserved for kids under 4 only until 12:00 PM. Livi had a great time playing in the ball pit and running around in the jump house. They didn’t spend too much time there as Ellie wanted to leave early, but she did have a good time. I want to go there sometime with her as it looks like a blast.
