Jon & Kathy

Olivia likes baths, and this time managed to get the lid off of her shampoo.

I decided to upload some videos to youtube (instead of vimeo like we normally use). The quality isn’t as good, but its a much simpler and quicker process.

So, I finally managed to make some time for a post (Olivia is napping and Jon went riding)!

Last Sunday we had Olivia’s Birthday Party, we only invited family since she wont remember any of this!
Oncle Jeff and soon to be aunt Ashley came for a visit from LA and Olivia (and Mommy) enjoyed the entertainment.  Thanks to everyone for coming, this was a great day for all of us!

Here are some pics for everyone to enjoy.

P.s: If anyone has more pics please email them to us…..I don’t have any of Olivia eating a cupcake!

We’ve had to rename the cat because that is what Olivia likes to call her. Abby is too difficult I guess, so Olivia calls her Adee. I’m very pleased with her progress lately and I really can’t wait until she finally tries to take a step. Daycare said that Olivia is the fastest crawler they’ve had… she’s also probably the baby that has crawled and not walked for the longest period as well.

Took me long enough to post some videos of our beach vacation!

Olivia woke up this morning, happy like always. Kathy brought her into the bathroom to say hi to me as I was getting ready. Stan was on the counter keeping me company as he normally does. Its funny because she did this same thing yesterday, almost. She pointed to Stan yesterday and said “kiki”. Today, she pointed and said “kitty”. It was great. That is her first real word. She’ll look at me or Kathy and say “mama” or “dada”, but she’ll also say “baba” sometimes. This time she pointed and identified what she was pointing at. My kid is so smart.

Olivia started pointing at stuff and saying “uh” the other day… out of the blue. She points at the cats, the light switch, just about anything she normally can’t get to. Yesterday she started standing out in the open with no support. She did it a couple of times and seems to be getting good balance. Any day now she’ll take a step. I’ll try to get a video of her standing up  soon.

Thanks to the iphone 4 for this clear video.

Ohhh boy, Olivia made my day yesterday by saying “Mama”!

When I got home from the gym she was sitting in her highchair getting antsy for me to get her out. As I was reaching for her, still talking to Jon not really paying attention to her, she started talking and there came “Mama” out of her mouth!
The moment was great but short because as soon as I got her out I realized I had poop on my hand!

It was awesome, but the greatest thing is that she actually knows who I am…..or does “mama” mean pick me up?
Anyway she keeps saying it, we’ll see if she keeps it up!

Olivia had her 9 month check up the other day and she is now 17 1/2 pounds and 27 1/2 inches tall. We switched her to size 3 diapers. She is also anemic and we now give her Iron in her bottle everyday.

Olivia is growing up fast: she now can wave at you, and even clap her hands together. She gives us kisses….with her mouth open, and she likes to stand up holding on to the coffee table or the couch!
Its about time she says “Mama”.

Oh, and this past weekend she got another tooth on the bottom!!

Olivia loves eating Bananas, here are a couple of pics.