No Rest for the Weary

I can do it myself!

The OG is really developing! This week, she impressed us by holding her own bottle. Like her parents, when it comes to food, the OG does not mess around!

She’s funny. Sometimes, she puts the pacifier in her mouth, backwards, so that she’s holding the rubbery part and has the plastic ring in her mouth. Other times, Olivia will put the pacifier in her mouth, correctly, but then she forgets to let go of the plastic ring, so when she moves her hands, it pulls the pacifier out of her mouth again. This week, she’s been getting much better at putting the pacifier in her mouth and letting go…unfortunately, she’s sharpened her skillz at the same time that we have to wean her from the pacifier.

Olivia is also reaching out and grabbing for things. Anyone who has been to our house can see all of my hair that she has pulled out. She also leans forward to grab toys and blankets and books…she even once grabbed (successfully) my peanut butter sandwich, when I wasn’t looking.

Not only did the OG continue to develop her fine motor skills this week, she also worked on her gross motor skills. It seems that if you set her down in one place and then blink, she will have moved at least 2 feet from the spot that you laid her down. She still can’t quite crawl yet, but she is getting very close. She does an army crawl type thing to move backwards and forwards; and, she’s perfected her rolling. Sometimes she uses a combination of these motions to get wherever she wants to go.

Ah-Gohng’s little girl

Olivia got a lot of Grandpa time in this weekend. As far as my dad is concerned, Olivia is my best accomplishment. He routinely calls our house, in the evenings, asking how “his baby” is…he also informed me this weekend that “[he] only had one baby,” one guess which one of us that is!

Another week, another boyfriend

On Saturday, the OG and I went to a luncheon to celebrate Uncle Eddie and Auntie Vanessa’s marriage. While there, Olivia met her new boyfriend, Henry – sorry, Tom! Henry and his parents (Maggie and Jonathan) were in town, visiting from Boston. Henry will be one, next month…and he is already walking like a pro! Way to go, Henry!