Archive for the ‘Olivia’ Category
4 Aug
Heat wave
Temperatures were in the high 90s yesterday, and it’s already 90 here this morning. The forecast high is 101 for today. The nice thing about all this heat is that if you fill a wading pool at noon, it’s warmer than a bath by 4 p.m.
4 Aug
Sunday morning outing
We took the girls to the zoo bright and early on Sunday morning. We were hoping to avoid the heat, so we arrived just as it opened at 9 a.m. We were one of just a handful of families there, and we even got to see the zookeepers feeding the eagles and the bears.
“Nemo?”
This bird whistled at everyone that walked by.
If I had a farm, I’d have a fleet of these geese. A fleet? Or a flock?
Trying to keep cool…
We ended the trip with a train ride around the neighboring park.
3 Aug
Farmers’ Market
We took the girls to the farmers’ market Saturday morning. Ava brought her baby (and her travel mug of juice) so she could pretend she was a grown up, a game she continued throughout the day.
As a side note, I shot these photos, wrote this post and published it all from my phone. Pretty handy!
Oh, and Gramma–I know you’re always wanting to see more photos of me on the blog. That’s my shadow on the bottom of the last shot!
30 Jul
Weekend fun
28 Jul
A change of scenery
Olivia’s eight months old today.
She just figured out how to clap yesterday, and she still spends a fair amount of time babbling. She has yet to say “Dada,” but it isn’t because we aren’t trying. (She does say “Mama,” but I think it’s more in reference to need than to me specifically. Need a toy? “Mama!” Need to be picked up? “Mama!” Need a nap? “Mamamama!”)
She’s sporting six teeth (four top, two bottom) and is really mastering solid foods. I don’t think she had anything pureed all weekend–she’s self-feeding most of the time now. She’s weighing in at a healthy 21.5 pounds. Bry called her “Butterball” yesterday, and I would have scolded him had I not referred to her leg as a drumstick early in the day.
Olivia is still a very good natured baby. She takes two long naps a day, and while she wakes up once or twice every night to nurse, she goes back down very quickly. She’s working hard to keep up with Ava, and her knees are rug-burned and red from crawling. She’ll pull herself up on occasion, but I’m not really encouraging that.
Despite my pleas otherwise, she’s determined to move through this short baby phase as quickly as possible.
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