Friday, July 16, 2010

Olivia 18 months



It's hard to believe that in only a few days (fingers crossed) Olivia will no longer be the baby in the family. It does sadden me a bit. Of course I'm excited to add a new little guy to our family but no longer will it be just us and the girls.

Olivia is such a character. She's always out to have a good time and a super happy little girl. Although, she does do her fair share of whining at times but more and more she's using her words to communicate and her vocabulary is growing quickly.
She's super attached to her binkie and carries her bottle around with her as if were her blanket or a stuffed animal. I'm going to have to surgically remove both items after we've all adjusted to baby brother, it's not going to be pretty.

She's really into reading books with animals and loves making animal sounds. Her best animal sound yet is the monkey (she mastered that one when she was 13 mos).

She loves to play in the water and to jump on the trampoline. She loves to touch any animal but isn't too excited about bugs.

It takes her a moment to warm up to a new environment, but within a few minutes she seems to feel right at home. She's over the hitting strangers stage and plays well with other kids.

Olivia is still fearless, brave, has a lot of spunk and energy and a pretty strong personality which I think will serve her well.

She is definitely the performer and entertainer of the family. She makes me laugh all of the time.

Olivia is still very attached to me but does more and more to exert her independence.

I adore her and for the foreseeable future I think she's still going to be my "baby".


A few stats at her 18mos well check:

Height: 84%
Weight: 61%
Head Circumference: 90%

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