It's been a while since I've done a full update on Olivia...and since she'll be turning 11 months old this Wednesday, I thought now would be a good time to update y'all on her. Overall, Olivia is just a happy, healthy girl! She had what turned out to be a rotavirus a few weeks ago and we just replenished her fluids slowly and gave her little bits to eat. A note to all you parents out there, if you're baby is throwing up and the doctor suggests you give them half Gatorade-half water to help keep them hydrated, grape Gatorade (which actually has more of a blue color than purple) is not the best selection. If the grape Gatorade happens to come back up and isn't cleaned up quickly, it can stain carpet pretty good. Since then, she has been healthy.
A couple weeks ago, Amanda, Olivia, and I got the chance to go back up to Red River, New Mexico for a station-sponsored weekend of fun. We had the 5, 6, and 10 newscasts from up there and I got the chance to show Olivia during the 5 and 6. Whenever we're out and about, lots of people will come up to us and tell us how much they like seeing her on TV whether it's pictures or just her. I show pictures of her around the 29th of every month. Once she turns one, I'll probably back off to once every other month. It's fun though because I do get the chance to show Olivia off.
As you would expect by 11 months of age, Olivia is quite mobile. She has a little "power crawl" that she sometimes does and it gets her from point A to point B pretty quickly...almost too quick at times, so we put up a gate between the front room and the kitchen. It does great keeping her in the front room and out of the kitchen (and away from the dog food), that is when we actually latch the gate. If either Amanda or I forget to latch the gate, Olivia makes a bee line for it, throws the gate open, and she's over by the dog dishes before you know it. We think that Olivia sees the dog food as oversized Cheerios. Maybe she just likes the taste. Who knows.
She also is trying to maneuver a little more while she's standing. She'll stand at the coffee table then work her way up and down the table using a kind of hand crossover, foot step method. My guess is the start of walking is not too much further away.
Olivia is also doing quite a bit of "talking" as well. Besides the usual squeals, she also likes to say long sequences of "da da da da da da da da" and "ma ma ma ma ma ma ma". Occasionally, she'll do just two of each ( "dada" or "mama") and Amanda and I will repeat it back to her while pointing at ourselves, but it hasn't quite stuck yet.
Overall, Olivia has been a very good girl and we've really been enjoying playing with her, taking her places, and just loving on her. Not a day goes by that she doesn't do something that makes Amanda and me smile and laugh. She's such a joy to have in our lives. Here are some recent pictures of Olivia. The first couple pictures are just for you, Mariah. I wanted you to see what Olivia looks like when Amanda decides not to do Olivia's hair. Enjoy!
A couple weeks ago, Amanda, Olivia, and I got the chance to go back up to Red River, New Mexico for a station-sponsored weekend of fun. We had the 5, 6, and 10 newscasts from up there and I got the chance to show Olivia during the 5 and 6. Whenever we're out and about, lots of people will come up to us and tell us how much they like seeing her on TV whether it's pictures or just her. I show pictures of her around the 29th of every month. Once she turns one, I'll probably back off to once every other month. It's fun though because I do get the chance to show Olivia off.
As you would expect by 11 months of age, Olivia is quite mobile. She has a little "power crawl" that she sometimes does and it gets her from point A to point B pretty quickly...almost too quick at times, so we put up a gate between the front room and the kitchen. It does great keeping her in the front room and out of the kitchen (and away from the dog food), that is when we actually latch the gate. If either Amanda or I forget to latch the gate, Olivia makes a bee line for it, throws the gate open, and she's over by the dog dishes before you know it. We think that Olivia sees the dog food as oversized Cheerios. Maybe she just likes the taste. Who knows.
She also is trying to maneuver a little more while she's standing. She'll stand at the coffee table then work her way up and down the table using a kind of hand crossover, foot step method. My guess is the start of walking is not too much further away.
Olivia is also doing quite a bit of "talking" as well. Besides the usual squeals, she also likes to say long sequences of "da da da da da da da da" and "ma ma ma ma ma ma ma". Occasionally, she'll do just two of each ( "dada" or "mama") and Amanda and I will repeat it back to her while pointing at ourselves, but it hasn't quite stuck yet.
Overall, Olivia has been a very good girl and we've really been enjoying playing with her, taking her places, and just loving on her. Not a day goes by that she doesn't do something that makes Amanda and me smile and laugh. She's such a joy to have in our lives. Here are some recent pictures of Olivia. The first couple pictures are just for you, Mariah. I wanted you to see what Olivia looks like when Amanda decides not to do Olivia's hair. Enjoy!
Olivia right after waking up from a nap
Holy hair, Batman!
Olivia loves to look at the baby in the mirror
Carrying Olivia around like a sack of potatoes!
