Olivia & Co.

My Lovelies

2009-08-02T20:03:00.000-07:00

Baby Audrey

2009-07-17T20:29:00.001-07:00

A few pictures of our beautiful new baby

Oh, Baby!

2009-07-12T20:24:00.000-07:00

Well, we have a new baby! Audrey Belle arrived on July 6 at 7:38 PM; weighing 7 lbs. 5 oz. & 18 inches long. She is a beautiful baby, she looks a lot like Olivia did when she was born. Anyway, I haven't blogged in so long, I don't really know what happened. I'll try not to go that long without an update again. I just wanted to make sure I announced the baby's arrival, and I will get some pictures posted soon!

New Photos

2009-05-30T20:52:00.000-07:00

My wonderful friend Stephanie took Liv's pictures today, here are some of my favorites.

Just a Few Things

2009-05-18T22:03:00.000-07:00

Have I mentioned that Olivia is totally potty trained? I think it's worth mentioning, because it's fantastic! I am so proud of her, she is doing so well and luckily she took to it pretty quickly. She also gave up the binky about 2 weeks ago. It was about time! I think it was just as hard for me as it was for her to give it up. We talked about doing it for a while, and just the thought of not having it to soothe her to sleep at night was enough to send both of us into a panic attack. But we came up with a good way to let them go. I told her that if she left all of her binkies out on the porch for the "Binky Fairy" to pick up, she would leave a present for Olivia. So we put all the binkies in a bag and wrote a note to the "Binky Fairy" asking her to deliver the binkies to little babies that need them, and the next morning Olivia found a present from the fairy right where she had left the bag of binkies. It totally worked! She was so excited and proud of herself for giving up her binkies and she doesn't even ask for one anymore. My little girl is growing up!
Another thing I'd like to mention is the tentatively scheduled arrival date for our new baby girl (Lola Belle? Haven't decided for sure yet) I am scheduled to be induced Tuesday, July 7. That is a week earlier than my due date but because Olivia was so big when she was born (9 lbs. 11 oz.!) we're hoping that having her a week early will produce a slightly smaller baby. Anything smaller than that will be a breeze I'm sure. I'm measuring normally as of right now, so hopefully she won't be too big, but as long as she's healthy we'll be happy!
We also painted the baby's room and the playroom over the weekend, so I can cross that huge task off my list.
Anyway, I never know how to properly end a post, so I hope everyone is enjoying this warm, warm weather! Goodbye for now :)

Anniversary

2009-05-07T16:27:00.000-07:00

This week is a busy week for us. Yesterday was JJ's 24th birthday, Tuesday (the 5th) was our 2 year wedding anniversary and then Sunday is of course Mother's Day. For his birthday yesterday, I cooked JJ a roast for dinner and we baked his favorite cupcakes. He didn't want anyone to sing Happy Birthday to him, but Olivia did anyway. She's the only one that could get away with it :) And of course I didn't get any pictures of him because he hates the camera. What a party pooper! But in honor of our anniversary and his birthday, I found some pictures from our wedding to post....

Liv was so little!! She was about 9 months old when we got married. And I love the picture of her and JJ. I love how she's looking up at him, and it's rare to get a good picture of him with a big smile :) Hope you enjoyed that blast from the past!

My Life Would Suck Without You

2009-05-06T16:48:00.001-07:00

Today is my hubby's 24th birthday! Happy Birthday hun, I love you!! You better appreciate the meal and cake I've been cooking up all day ;)
And, like I mentioned, my life would suck without you

Things Are Looking Up

2009-05-03T16:37:00.000-07:00

Alright, it is looking much better now. I recovered most of the friends and websites I had before and I am actually kind of liking this new simple layout. I'll keep working on it and I should also have some more pictures to post soon :)

Quick update: JJ was out of town for work all of last week, and I had a long list of things I wanted to get done around the house. Needless to say, I only crossed one thing off of the list. Oh well, the long list of chores and piles of laundry aren't going anywhere. Unfortunately. There's always next week! But we did get to spend some time with G-ma and G-pa Zaccardi, so that was fun :)

Now I might go tackle some laundry. Or I might just color with Olivia for a little while. That sounds like more fun!

Will post again soon, sorry for the technical difficulties.

Dear Timber,

2009-05-02T18:19:00.000-07:00

Don't mess with a good thing.

Sincerely,
Me

So I was playing around with my blog because I wanted to do something different, and I totally f-ed things up. Pardon my french! So I had to start over basically, and am now in the process of rebuilding. So forgive the mess that is now my blog, hopefully it will be fully functional in the near future.

More Easter Pictures

2009-04-22T15:07:00.000-07:00

Ok so obviously I'm a little slow. I meant to post more last week, but haven't had the chance. Anyway, here's some more pictures from the Easter egg hunt at great grandma's on Easter...

In other news, we got a new bed a week or so ago; it's a king size and it's lovely! While we were shopping at RC Willey, Olivia fell in love with this princess carriage bed and we couldn't get her out of it!

Easter... with Pictures!

2009-04-14T15:08:00.000-07:00

I never thought it would happen, but I can actually write a post with pictures! I love my new camera and we took lots of pictures over the weekend. So this post will be mostly pictures :)

First, we dyed Easter eggs at my mom and dad's house on Saturday

Easter morning, my attempt at bunny pancakes...

Liv's basket

Pretty girl in her Easter outfit

Sour candy!

To be continued... My laptop battery is dying!! Will post more tomorrow!

Slacker

2009-04-04T20:52:00.000-07:00

I've been slacking on the blog lately, sorry! Like I said before, we finally moved into our new house and we have been busy getting settled and used to our new home. But we still don't have internet yet, so I haven't been able to get online or blog very much. I did get a new camera today though, which I'm excited about. Hopefully I'll get a lot of use out of this one so I can post pictures for once! Anyway, we have pretty much got everything put away in the house, except for the baby's room which I am currently working on. We had SO much cleaning to do before we moved in, the old owners apparently didn't know how to clean. But I am a clean freak anyway so I scrubbed the whole place. It's all good now! And we pretty much painted the whole house. It's amazing what a difference a fresh coat of paint makes! Which leads me to me to this.... the orange wall. My husband insisted on painting something in the house orange because it is his favorite color. The swatch I approved was like a burnt dark orange-y red color, but somehow we ended up with traffic cone orange. It's on the biggest wall in our TV room, where we spend a lot of our time. So that room is still pretty empty and undecorated because I am at a loss about what to do with it! I need to figure out how to make the orange not so neon and a little more cozy. If that's possible. If not, I'll be changing it. He's lucky it's even orange still! He has a pretty darn nice wife if I dare say so. Especially since I'm 6 months pregnant, I don't have much patience at this point!
On another note, I think Miss Liv deserves an update. She is growing so fast! It makes me sad but I love seeing her grow and learn new things every day. She's a smart cookie. Our latest thing has been potty training. It hasn't turned out to be the nightmare I thought it would, thank heavens. She was almost potty trained in December before we moved, but I think moving in with grandma and grandpa threw her for a loop. But I am happy to report that since she's gotten used to the house, she is almost completely potty trained! In just a few days she went from asking for a diaper instead of a pull-up to telling me every time she has to go, and being excited about it. She even picked out Hello Kitty panties at the store (she's really into Hello Kitty lately). The last hurdle is pooping in the potty, but once she does that I think she'll be all set. I am so proud of her!! I really think it will make all our lives a little less stressful (and less expensive!). My goal was to have her trained before we had the baby, so I'm happy it has gone smoothly so far. She is a little over 2 1/2 now, but sometimes she seems so much older. She is so observant and she picks up on every little thing we say or do. It amazes me how intuitive little kids are. She's always listening and watching me, sometimes I forget that I am an example and role model to her 24/7. I just pray that I can continue to be a good example to her and that she grows up with good self-esteem and a strong sense of self-worth. I love her so much, and I can't wait for her to be a big sister. I'm getting a little anxious about having another baby, I hope I can handle two little girls! But we are very excited, I hope July comes soon! By the way, we haven't picked a name yet, but my favorite is Lola. I have started calling her Lola most of the time, so hopefully I can talk JJ into it, but we'll see!
Anyway, I will post again as soon as I can, hopefully with a few pictures!

New House!

2009-03-14T23:07:00.000-07:00

I'm just going to give you a quick update since it is after midnight. We FINALLY got our house this past week!!!! We are so excited and we have been cleaning and painting all weekend. I have some before pictures and I will take some after pictures once we get things more-or-less put together. Anyway, thats the latest, we have been and will be busy with that for a while so I will try to write, but don't be mad if it takes me forever!

Other than that, we are doing good. Olivia is so excited for her new pink room! She is just as cute and silly and dramatic as ever! Little baby (in utero) is also doing good, growing well and kicking a lot :)

I hope everyone is doing well, Happy St. Patty's day on Tuesday!

Sick and a Little Lonely

2009-03-04T23:38:00.001-08:00

So today is Wednesday. Well, technically Thursday since it is after midnight. I can't sleep. Which has become a common thing for me. Between being pregnant and being sick with a cold, I can't get comfortable or stop coughing for long enough to relax. At least I've got my laptop and late-night television to keep me entertained! I am a little annoyed though. I turned on Lifetime network at 11 to watch Golden Girls, which I do pretty much every night, and it wasn't on! They have been playing Desperate Housewives all week. It's stupid I know, and I have the whole Golden Girls series on dvd, but I am still a little peeved. Thanks for the heads up Lifetime! Wow, I'm sounding a little pathetic.

Which brings us to the Lonely part in my post title. JJ is out of town for work again, and I am a little lonely. But tonight I actually got to see several of my best friends. My wonderful friend Sarah colored my hair for me, AGAIN! I keep changing my mind about my haircolor. Thanks Sarah, for being such a good friend and putting up with my crazy haircolor requests :) It is always nice to just be with girlfriends. Also, two of my best friends from high school stopped by the house to visit tonight, and it made me realize how much I miss having girlfriends around all the time. (Thanks Steph and Melissa! And thanks for the milkshake :) you know how to please a pregnant woman!)

Anyway, I love my husband and my family, but it would be nice to go out by myself with friends once in a while. But then, just like most moms who put themselves at the bottom of the list, I end up feeling guilty for even thinking that I need to leave by myself for a few hours. I know it's not a foreign dilemma to any mom, so I'm making it my new goal to make sure I get a little ME time more often. Whether it's a quiet drive around town, a trip to Target by myself for an hour or an afternoon to go to lunch and a movie with girlfriends, it makes such a difference in my attitude towards my family and gives me much more patience to deal with every little thing at home. And my husband gets a little one-on-one time with our daughter, which is also much-needed for both of them since he works so much. I'll let ya know how it goes, hopefully I can make it happen!

Well anyway, I'm going to watch E! News and listen to everyone rant about the Bachelor (the jerk!!)

'Night.

My Husband

2009-02-25T22:34:00.001-08:00

So I got this note on Facebook and I thought it was kinda fun so I'm posting it on here. Lets see how well I know my crazy husband.

Here's a chance to see how well you really know your husband. Cut, paste and fill in the answers.Then ask your husband to see how right you really are.
1. He's sitting in front of the TV, what is on the screen? the Speed channel, King of Queens or House
2. You're out to eat; what kind of dressing does he get on his salad? Ranch, but he would order soup instead of salad.
3. What's one food he doesn't like? He's not big on Mexican food or Alfredo sauce. Two of my favorites!
4. You go out to eat and what does he get to drink? Usually Coke, but he's trying not to drink soda. At least around me!
5. Where did he go to high school? He was enrolled at American Fork.
6. What size shoe does he wear? 13
7. If he was to collect anything, what would it be? I don't have time to write it all down! Trucks and truck parts, mostly Dodge stuff. Tools, scraps, etc. He couldn't build a garage big enough for all his stuff!
8. What is his favorite type of sandwich? Turkey
9. What would this person eat every day if he could? Sandwiches. Maybe 'cause I try to make him one for lunch everyday.
10. What is his favorite cereal? He doesn't eat a lot of cereal. But right now he likes Crunch Berries.
11. What would he never wear? Boxer shorts
12. What is his favorite sports team? He doesn't watch a lot of sports. Unless it's drag racing. He liked the Cowboys when he was younger though.
13. Who did he vote for? McCain
14. Who is his best friend? Besides ME, it would be Dustin
15. What is something you do that he wishes you wouldn't do? I say "Sorry" too much.
16. What is his heritage? White... Well his last name is German if that helps
17. You bake him a cake for his birthday; what kind of cake? Yellow cake with chocolate frosting
18. Did he play sports in high school? No. He was a pro at skipping class and flirting with girls though.
19. What could he spend hours doing? Anything in his garage!
20. What is one unique talent he has? Making me laugh when I really want to be mad at him.

Well there ya go! I hope you learned a thing or two about my hubby!

It's a.....

2009-02-18T09:41:00.001-08:00

Girl!! We had our ultrasound yesterday and we found out that we are having another baby girl! We are so excited, we all thought it was going to be a girl so we weren't too surprised. My poor husband, maybe next time he'll get a boy. If I decide I want to do this for a third time. Anyway, the baby looked perfect, she is developing normally as far as they can tell, so that is a big relief. I was getting so anxious before our appointment, I just wanted to know that she is healthy.

Also, I wanted to scan the picture from the ultrasound on to the computer but the scanner and card reader thing is still not functioning. So, still no pictures. Of course as soon as I start taking more pictures to post, the stupid thing breaks and I still can't post anything. Sorry! Maybe someday I'll figure out how to make it work.

In other news, we are STILL waiting on our house. I'm not going to get into it because it will just make me even more mad and frustrated than I already am. So I'll let ya know if we ever get to move out of my in-laws and into our own house again!

We did have a pretty good weekend though. Olivia made little Valentine's for all her friends and painted Valentine pictures for her grandparents. We tried to deliver them to everybody, but we still have a few that we need to give. JJ and I went out to dinner that night. We wanted Outback but it was a 2 hour wait. Same at Olive Garden. So we ended up at Pizza Factory. Their 15 minute wait was more appealing than a couple hours anywhere else.

We also took Olivia to Build-A-Bear in the mall a few days ago and let her build her own animal. She was SO excited, I wish I'd had a camcorder to record her. She chose a Hello Kitty stuffed animal and dressed her in a sparkly white and pink dress, complete with silver shoes and a purse and Hello Kitty panties. She said she wants to go back to get her Kitty (who she named Sparkle) some pajamas and slippers so she can sleep with her. That was the first time she had been there, but we'll definately be going back soon, she absolutely loved it.

Well that's the latest, I hope everyone is doing good and had a fun Valentine's day :)

Random Updates

2009-01-30T15:41:00.000-08:00

So for whatever reason I can't get my most recent pictures to upload to the computer. I've been using the computer at my in-laws and apparently I need to have my mother in-law help me. So no new pictures. But thats not really surprising, since I've never really been on top of uploading any pictures anyway!

In other news, we find out the sex of the baby in about 2 weeks! I am getting really impatient but we are very excited! We've been asking Olivia what she thinks it is and she says "boy" more than "girl." Although the last few days it has been a "sister" so we'll see.

Also... we FINALLY got the approval from the bank for our house!! After a month of waiting we were about to give up. So hopefully we don't run into any more obstacles in the next couple weeks. Cross your fingers!

Oh, and one more thing! Unfortunately, the salon I've been working in for the last year is going out of business. Tomorrow is our last day. It is going to be weird not going in everyday, it becomes like a little family. All the girls have been so great, and a lot has changed for all of us in the last year, so hopefully we can keep in touch. But I am hoping to put a small salon in our new house, so I will still be taking a few clients at home. We probably won't be in our house for at least a few weeks so if anyone needs their hair done, just call my cell phone and we can work something out :)

Gotta go start dinner, I'll try to post again soon!

Old Pictures

2009-01-10T14:24:00.000-08:00

So I just found these pictures from the summer of 2008, and I thought they were so cute and funny. I wanted to post a few until I get Christmas uploaded. Enjoy!

(Watering the rock, letting it all hang out)

And these are Liv with her 2 best buddies, McKenna and Jack.

Stressed

2009-01-08T09:23:00.000-08:00

I HATE MOVING.

That pretty much sums it up.

We've been trying to be a house for a while now and it seems like nothing is going to work out. We are living with my in-laws for the time being and I'm so grateful that they are letting us stay. But we don't know how long we'll be here and how long the house deal will take. I'm about ready to give up.

Sorry to be a Debbie Downer, hopefully the next post will be a happier one! I'm just so frustrated!!!! I wish I could fast forward like 6 weeks and be done with everything! Anyway, I'll let you know what happens, if anything does.

P.S. Christmas pictures are coming..... one of these days!

Pregnancy Brain

2008-12-22T16:17:00.000-08:00

Ok, I suck. I don't know where the last 3 weeks have gone! Nothing new to report... That's why I haven't posted I guess. I will say, I love the snow, but I may have wished for it a little too hard! It's beautiful, I just hate driving in it. And it's made my last minute Christmas shopping trips that much more stressful. Especially since I didn't even start shopping until yesterday! Ah! Hopefully it settles down tomorrow so I can finish. Another thing I'm loving right now is all the Christmas treats! I have had such a sweet tooth with this pregnancy and my mom has been good enough to make me some delicious fudge and shortbread. Yum! We've also been making sugar cookies and homemade cinnamon rolls. Mmmm.

Anyway, I just remembered a few important things that have happened that have kept us so busy! This is why the post is titled Pregnancy Brain. I'm losing brain cells by the hour and can't keep anything straight! So I apologize if I'm all over the place!

So we've been trying to buy a house and we found the one we wanted a few weeks ago. We put in our offer and got accepted. So we went under contract and started doing all the stuff you're supposed to do like appraisal and inspection and found out about 10 days before we were supposed to close that the house had been a meth house. Our inspector had tested it earlier this year and tested it again and it came back positive. Needless to say, we were pretty mad! Obviously we got out of the contract and are not buying the house. Luckily, the next day when we were looking at other houses online, we came across a house we loved before but was too expensive. They had dropped the price dramatically so we immediately put in an offer. We are so happy that they accepted our offer, and we are getting an amazing deal. So I guess it was supposed to be this way so we could get the house we really wanted. The bad thing is we might be living with the in-laws for a bit between moving out of our rental and moving into the house. Hopefully it won't be more than a week or two, but it will be worth it when we're in our house :)

I am also sorry to report that I don't really have any recent pictures yet. I am frustrated with myself, I will get to it soon! I know I will definately have some after Christmas though, so I will try to be quick about posting those.

Well I hope everyone is have a wonderful Christmas season, and is driving carefully in this blizzard!

Merry Christmas!!!!

Baby, It's Cold Outside

2008-12-01T10:59:00.000-08:00

Well, not really. It has actually been really nice having such warm weather in November, but now that it's December I'm getting into the Christmas mood and longing for a little bit of snow. It just doesn't feel like Christmas time without the snow, or even the cold weather! I'll be hoping for a white Christmas! :) And I am itching to put up our Christmas tree and decorate, but we are trying to buy a house right now and we'll probably be moving sometime right before Christmas. So I might not have a Christmas tree up in the new house until right before the big day. Like maybe the day before. It is really depressing. Oh well... A new house will be a wonderful Christmas present! We feel very fortunate that we're able to buy a house right now, with so many people losing theirs. I know we have a lot to be thankful for, even if I don't get to have my Christmas tree up all through December :)
Olivia and I have been listening to Christmas music the last few weeks though, so that is getting us in the spirit of the season. Her favorite song so far is Little Drummer Boy. She sings the "pa rum pum pum pums" as loud as she can! Oh, and if anyone hasn't heard the SheDaisy Christmas album, you must buy it immediately. It is so good and unique, I can't get enough. I have had my copy for like 7 years now and I haven't been able to find it this year so I had to buy a new one. It is definately worth the $12! Go buy it!
Anyway, we spent Thanksgiving in Arizona at JJ's grandma's house. We had a great time, we mostly hung around her house and relaxed! We were really boring actually. But it was nice to get away and not worry about anything for a week :) We drove the whole way home on Saturday, about 11 hours. It was a long drive but Olivia watched movies and slept the whole time. She did great, I was so happy the she didn't complain at all. It is nice to be home, but now I have to start packing up the house and cleaning in preparation for the move. I'm praying we'll be moved in by Christmas, but nothing is even finalized yet and there a few things we're going to have to get for the house before we can move in. I wish I could just fast-forward the next few weeks and have it all be done! It will be worth it in the end :)
Last thing, I know I said I'd post pictures of the trip, but we really didn't do anything and I didn't really take pictures of anything. I'm the worst, I always have my camera but I always forget to take pictures! I'll see whats on my camera and try to post something. Sorry this was so long, it's been a while since I posted anything. I hope everyone had a happy Thanksgiving and is feeling the Christmas spirit! :)

The Joys of Pregnancy

2008-11-21T09:18:00.000-08:00

I think I have told pretty much everyone at this point, but... I am pregnant! :) And since I haven't posted anything in over a week I thought I should think of something to write. I am only about 7 weeks, so I have a long ways to go! I have been pretty sick the last couple weeks, and I think Olivia is starting to get annoyed with me. I am no fun these days. And I can't lay down for more than a few minutes without falling asleep. So almost everyday I end up taking a nap with Liv and not getting anything done around the house. Or I fall asleep on the couch while Olivia is playing or watching a show and she's left to entertain herself for 20 minutes... or 40. I'm horrible.

Anyway, we are leaving for Arizona tomorrow and will be gone for 10 days. We are very excited to visit JJ's grandma and have a vacation :) But before we can go we have to do all of our laundry and clean the house. I hate coming home from vacation to a messy house! So I'll probably be cleaning all day and putting Olivia to work with me! At least that will keep me awake... hopefully! But yeah, my point about being gone for 10 days was that I probably won't post anything while we're gone, so I will take pictures and post them when we get back :)

Ok, time to get cleaning! I hope you aren't completely bored after reading all of this!
Happy Thanksgiving everybody!

Pretty Pictures

2008-11-12T09:55:00.000-08:00

So the only pictures I have on my computer right now are the ones I had done for Liv's 2nd birthday. They were taken by Allison at Pretty Little Pictures in American Fork; I would highly recommend her. They turned out amazing, as you'll see! Hopefully I can have her take more pretty soon!

Discouraged

2008-11-11T09:19:00.000-08:00

Ok, so potty training is not fun. Not fun at all. I read the book and it made it sound so easy. A few hours of intense training, and the hardest part would be over. However, for the training to be successful the child must be cooperative and engaged. I did everything it said to do, but Olivia is stubborn and just wanted to defy me. We both got so frustrated we eventually had a meltdown. Imagine both of us crying in the hallway, me begging her to sit on the potty. It sounds so pathetic! Ugh! Maybe she's just not ready. I'm sure it's scary for her, but my concern now is that I have scarred her with a bad potty training experience and therefore all future attempts will be doomed. Ok, I'm sure it's not that bad. But it will be tough no matter when we do it. I know she's learned a lot from the training, she knows exactly what to do on the rare occasion that she's willing to try. She just doesn't want to do any of it. I guess we'll have to wait a few days or even weeks and try again.
Anyway, another thing on my to do list is to get more pictures onto the computer. I'll try to do that in the next few days. They are mostly of Olivia of course, but who doesn't want to see more pictures of Olivia?!
Oh, and I just have to tell this cute story really quick. We went out to breakfast the other morning and we were telling the waiter our drink and food orders, and all of the sudden Olivia jumps in with her own order, "Yes, and a juice please! Apple juice. And pancakes. Mickey mouse pancakes! With fruit." We were laughing so hard! She was so proud of herself. What a big girl, she knows what she wants and isn't afraid to say it!
Well that's all for today I think. Liv got up right before 6 this morning. Nap time!

Number Two

2008-11-07T09:32:00.000-08:00

So right now I'm listening to Olivia watch the Doodlebops for like the 3rd time in a row this morning. I feel like a bad mother for giving into her addiction to this colorful childrens rock band. But she's dancing and singing and running around with them, so at least she's not sitting on the couch being lazy. I think that's a good rationalization.
Anyway, Olivia is doing this new thing where she always complains about something hurting in order to get out of going to bed, or getting dressed or putting her coat on. Her biggest complaint is, "My knee hurts!" Apparently her knee always hurts. Then we end up having this screaming wrestling match just to get her clothes on in the morning. Thankfully this doesn't happen everyday, but when it does it's exhausting. I guess my question is, does her knee really hurt? She says it so much I'm starting to feel guilty for not doing anything and assuming that it's just a stalling tactic. Who knows... hopefully she'll grow out of it soon.

Our next big hurdle is potty training. I'm not excited about it, but it beats the heck out of
changing diapers 5 times a day. My friend Julie recommended a book called Toilet Training in Less Than a Day. I ordered it online like 2 weeks ago and finally got it yesterday. So tomorrow it
begins. She is a smart girl, hopefully she picks it up quickly. My goal was to have her potty trained by the time we head to Arizona for Thanksgiving, in about 2 weeks. Wish me luck!

Number One

2008-11-04T22:05:00.000-08:00

So I finally figured out how to do the blog thing! And now it's time to write my first post. Here's the issue - I am painfully boring and now that I've got a cute background and all of that, I'm realizing that I don't really have much substance to fill the rest of this space. But I'll do my best! I don't know that many people will read this, but for those of you that stumble upon it, I'll get more creative with my posts at some point. Although I always have something to say about Olivia, and she is very entertaining. I'm sure this will turn into her blog completely. All Olivia, all the time! As it should be.

She is getting so big, just turned 2! And I'm in awe of her everyday. She is smart as a whip and talks amazingly well. We were at Target the other day and I was basically having a conversation with her, and this woman shopping near me was shocked to see how well the little girl in my cart was talking. Now, I don't have any other children to compare her speech development to, so it's all normal to me, but I felt so proud of my little girl! I can't believe how fast the last 2 years have gone by, and I really miss having an infant. But it is so fun to be able to talk to her and have her talk back and to play with her. I often feel like I'm reliving some of my childhood when I play with her. Her imagination is just unbelievable, and I find myself getting easily lost in imaginary play every day. Whether we are looking for fairies under the bed or in the grass or playing "mommy" with her baby dolls, she's always thinking of something for us to do!

Ok, so I had a lot more to write than I had anticipated! Can't wait to keep updating, this might be easier than I thought it would be :) Hope you enjoyed it and I hope you return! G'night.