We figured it was time for Olivia to have an electric toothbrush just like us. She has taken to it well. Now she has a new toothpaste (training toothpaste) and she likes it as well, because it taste fun, unlike the mint stuff she had earlier. My favorite part is when she thinks she is spitting it out. I need to work with her on how to spit out water. Maybe we should practice in the tub?
We had a great Thanksgiving this year. We headed down to Lexington after Olivia’s nap and got there around 3:00. Brooke made cupcakes shaped like turkeys for dessert and also bought a pumpkin pie. We ate lunch and then played in the back yard for a while, then came back in for dessert. We thought ahead and brought the DVD player so our trip home would not be full of screams, and it worked perfectly. It is our new best friend for the long car rides.
Poor Livi. Last night after her bath, she got her normal crazies where she wants to run around wild instead of having story time. I was standing in the living room with her book heading back to the couch when Livi came running out of the bedroom and right past me into the sunroom. A second or two later we heard a loud thump, then the silence of the impending loud scream that would happen after she took her next breath. We ran to her and saw that she had tripped on the dog’s pillow and landed face first into the sliding glass door track. Just in time for Christmas pictures.
This morning she seemed fine, except she kept touching her cut. It doesn’t seem to bother her too much though at least. Hope it goes away soon!!
Sunday we finally got a chance to bring Olivia to the Zoo. We decided to go early and not wait for the afternoon after her nap to get a good amount of time there. We got to the zoo around 10:00, met Mima there and started our little zoo adventure. Olivia was pretty tired to begin with and we had her in her stroller for the first 45 minutes. She didn’t seem to care too much about anything, but did smile and say some of the animal’s names. We decided after we got into the reptile building to let her run around and see stuff instead of being stuck in the chair. This is what she really wanted and after that she had a great time. We saw all kinds of animals and the weather was perfect. She got to ride a carousel again and loved it. She got to feed giraffes and have birds sit on her head. When we bought the little cup of nectar for the bird area we had no idea how close the birds would come. The lady said “go in and hold on to the cup tight.” As soon as we walked in the birds swooped and were all over us. Livi was pretty tolerant until two landed on her head, after that it was a little much and she started squirming. I passed her off to Brooke and the birds stayed with me, except on that stayed on Livi’s head for the rest of the time, but I don’t think she noticed. We just couldn’t stop laughing. It was a great day at the zoo and plan on going again for sure.
Here are a few more videos of Livi’s 2nd birthday party. I also forgot to mention that Saturday night after we got home from the party, I put Olivia on the potty as usual, and she pooped. One giant step for Livi, and she laughed and loved it. I was very surprised.
This video was from before we headed down to Mima and Boto’s house. We decided to open a few gifts in the morning so we didn’t have to transport them back and forth between our house and Lexington.
This video is at Mima and Boto’s house. It also features the famous singing card that Livi could not put down!!
Saturday Olivia turned 2 years old. She could even tell you if you asked her how old she is that she is “two.” She is becoming such a big girl.
Friday afternoon Mom and Dad got into Clinton to spend Friday and Saturday with Livi before heading back home Saturday evening. They got some good Livi time in Friday evening before bedtime. Saturday morning they came back to our house and played with Olivia before her nap time. After nap, we all headed down to Lexington to have Livi’s part at Mima and Boto’s house. We opened presents, which started with a musical card that captured Olivia’s attention for a long time to where we had to hide it so the opening could continue. Who knew that a music card would make Olivia NOT want to open presents.
After presents, we had dinner and birthday cake. It was a long day for Livi but she had a great time. Happy Birthday Lee!!
