October 21st marked Olivia's 8 month birthday!! We celebrated by taking her to Hope's Fall Fun Fest at church. She may still be a little young for the games and moon bounces but she had a blast watching everyone.... she even entered a costume contest!! The contest must have been rigged because she did not win.... oh well.... I think she was the cutest one there:) She stays quite active these days and loves to babble.... it is absolutely amazing how much she changes each day. A few weeks ago she was weighing in at 17lbs 5 oz at the pediatrician's office when she got her flu shot... which she was a big girl for.... just a little whimper and she was done.
New tricks:
- crawling on all fours
- can sit herself up when she wants to now
- screaming at top of lungs just for the heck of it
- getting into the dog's food dishes
- can pull up on me with help
Olivia is such a happy baby.... we are very blessed. This morning the ladies at church were fighting over whose room she went to. She is generally all smiles so when she does cry.... it's usually for a good reason. As long as she gets a catnap in the morning she can usually make it to anywhere between 1pm and 3pm for a long nap. However.... I laid her down in her crib for a nap about 30 minutes ago and I am sitting here watching her play in her crib on the video monitor. She keeps laying down and then popping up.... I guess she's afraid she will miss something:)
Grandpa Bill came over all by himself last night to keep Olivia. The two of them had a great time... and Olivia was well fed and asleep when we got home, so grandpa passed:) We took advantage of our time by going out and buying a new car!! My lease was up on my Altima and I wanted something a little bigger.... so we got a new Nissan Rogue..... which I love so far! I plan on driving this car until it dies.... so I better love it:)
All in all things are going great and Ben and I could not be happier with our sweet little girl... I thank God each and everyday for our precious gift.
