She is finally becoming more independent. She always wanted me to hold her and walk her around everywhere. I, of course, obliged. And I, of course, was told I was spoiling her. Well - I already miss it! She doesn't want to be held and she doesn't want to hold our hand. She's too busy - ain't nobody got time for that!
Every single thing she does is my favorite in the world. We are totally biased. We're constantly saying, 'isn't she the cutest thing in the entire world.' And we keep her up way past her bed time because she's just so much fun. I'm not going to be able to capture everything she does in one post - but I'm going to try. I want to remember it all.
Genius: She claps for herself all the time. Every time she does something she thinks is awesome, she claps. I really think we should all start doing that. If no one pats us on the back, let's just do it for ourselves. The world might be a better place.
Blowing kisses |
This chick loves accessories. She has an opinion on which shoes she wears. She must wear a bow with all outfits, even PJs. She must pick out her own bow. We were even in the bath the other day, and from the tub she could see a bow. I told her she could wear it when she was finished. Even though she loves the bath, she got out immediately to be able to wear the bow. She loves vests and jackets. Anything that is round must be a bracelet and must be worn as such. So funny because she is surrounded by boys. Just shows there's some things that are them from birth.
Bow? Bow? Bohhwww!! |
Assuming my sports bra was a new vest for her, she insisted on wearing it around that day. |
Where's your belly? |
And cheeks. Ohh those cheeks.
She is really good with sounds. She doesn't repeat words easily, but she wants to repeat any sounds we make. She clicks her tongue and has whistled a few times. I did this french laugh (hoh hoh hohh) and she practiced it and now does it. Her book of animal sounds is one of her favorites - she likes who like an owl and buzz like a bee. If you put something in the form of a sound she'll not only repeat it but practice it. If only she treated words the same way.
Trouble: She always feeds the dog. She'll take a whole sandwich hold it over the floor near koda. I'll say 'no Olivia, do not give that to Koda' and she'll look at me, let go, and go "ut ut ut ohhhh." I see through you, little one. Then she'll say 'more.' It's like they've got a pact. Koda, everything they give me is limitless. I'll drop you some stuff and then I'll just get more for me. I got ya back.
Dan bought this chocolate cookie butter. (I think the chocolate takes away from the delicious cookie butter, but I digress). It's like nutella - some chocolate crap in a peanut butter jar. No one has eaten this in months. Olivia goes into our pantry to play, sees the cookie butter, gets it out and closes the pantry, takes it over to Dan and starts tapping on the lid and whining for it. How does she know its chocolate? She's never had it. But she KNEW she would love it. He had to give her a bite - she was just too cute taking the time to pick it out and ask for it.
Music: This chick loves her some good jams. She waves her hands high in the air, as if to say 'this is my jam' whenever one of her songs comes on. We've heard about how much she loves T.Swift's Shake it Off and Blank Space. Meghan Trainor All About that Bass. Mark Ronson's Uptown Funk. Really there's a million. I'll just stop.
She claps at the end of every song. In restaurants, where most people barely notice that there is music - Olivia claps every time.
She loves to dance, and this girl dances on beat. I love it! We were a little worried with Dan's
Favorite Cartoon Character: Taylor Swift. No really. She doesn't watch TV - so there's no Elmo or Mickey obsession. But if you have Taylor up on a youtube video, she freaks like a middle school girl. Anything Taylor. How does this start so early?
Oh, Olivia, my dear, I can't remember life before you. These have been the greatest 15 months so far, and I can't wait for a million more.
Love, love, love these pictures! Those eyes....! I hope she grows up to be just like you because you are a joy!
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DeleteWhat a cute little girlie girl! I love that she accessorizes! I hope Hallie still likes her bows as she gets older!
ReplyDeleteIt makes it so easy that she likes bows! What isn't easy is that she never picks the one that matches haha. But I just conveniently only show her the ones that match!
DeleteSuch a cute age!! Sippy cups on coasters, Taylor Swift obsession and her love of accessories might be my favorite things on your list. I also love that she's such a clapper :)
ReplyDeleteI knew you'd love her T Swift obsession. :) I love that she claps all the time. It really is how we should approach life.
DeleteSuch a precious precious girl!! Love the ut oh and clapping! And all the bows! Teague insists KC always have a bow which makes me think she may love it if her big brother is telling her to do it :) The sports bra picture is adorable - love her thinking - total genius!!
ReplyDeleteShe will totally love her big brother asking her to wear one. I have a feeling she's going to be so loved by (and get away with quite a lot with the protection of) her big brothers. :)
DeleteThat hilarious about her feeding Koda. And yes we all should clap for ourselves! Mason just woke up from his nap saw Olivia on my laptop and started pointing and talking to her. I told him "That's Olivia." he's said "Oooohhhhh-A" and pointed to each picture as I scrolled down. She's awesome at accessorizing I could use a few pointers from her lol.
ReplyDeleteThat is so cute about Mason! I'll have to show her pictures of him. And good job trying to pronounce her name. She has her handful of words, but she never tries to pronounce new ones. Mason is such a rockstar! And I could totally use pointers from Olivia - accessorizing is not my forte. However, if it ended in me going to work with a sports bra on the outside, I'm not sure anyone would want me taking her pointers.
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