Olivia is One!

A little late on this... but keeping up with a three year old and a one year old is very busy and difficult to find the time to sit down and blog (as many of you know).



On August 12th, Olivia turned one year old. I can't believe how fast this year has gone! This little girl had two birthday parties. Her first one was a combined party with her cousin, Aubrey, who was born just nine days before her. She didn't really like her first taste of cake, but had so much fun with all her cousins on my side of the family.





Her second party was also a combined party with her cousin Finn, who was turning four years old!



Here is a poor attempt at a doggie cupcake, but she really liked it :) She is so into dogs right now, it is so fun to see how excited she gets when she sees or hears one.



She didn't really care for the cake the second time either...



But Finn (and the rest of us) sure did!



She prefers spaghetti... and she likes to pretty much cover herself in it :)



Here is something she is always doing. She says, "please, please, please" over and over and points at something, and we're trying to teach her to say it nicely:



She loves going outside. If one of us goes out, she darts for the door. Before we completely figured this out, we knocked her over a few times coming back inside, poor girl!



One of her favorite things to do right now is climb the slide and let herself go down backwards. She loves it and does it over and over again.



Some facts on Olivia at one year old:

Weight:18lb 6 oz
Height: 29.5"
Diapers: Size 3
Clothes: 12-18 months
Sleeping patterns: Usually two naps a day, and still sleeping all night.

- She loves any animals and practically jumps out of our arms when she sees a dog.

- She is still not walking, but will walk along the wall and push chairs around. She's just scared.

- Favorite foods: Rice, spaghetti, any pasta, bananas ("nanny" as she calls them), grapes, blueberries, oatmeal, and yogurt.'

- Favorite things: She loves her bear and calls it, "beh, beh." She also loves her doggies and her glow worm.

- She likes signing time and is starting to learn some signs (play, please, more, all done)

- She is talking up a storm saying: mommy, daddy, bubby, done, nanny, bumpa, poppy, mamaw, play, please, Sophie ("ophie"), mmm (after she eats/drinks something her likes), and puppets lots of words. It's so fun to see how excited she gets when she says something we ask her to.

- She loves the outdoors, she would stay out there all day if I let her.

- She loves music and hums when I sing to her :)

I love this girl and am so thankful for the year the Lord has allowed me to have with her and look forward to seeing her continue to grow and learn.