A girl after Daddy's own heart

Oh Mommy...I dropped my favorite toys! Can you help me?
I can't get them out!
Oh there they are! My buck and my hunting video!
Daddy's girl at heart...

Be Mine?

Happy Valentine's Day!

And so it begins...

Welcome to the world of consistency and consequences! Olivia had her first time out this morning. She got into one of the kitchen cupboards (I know, we need to put our latches on), even though she knows she isn't supposed to, and she broke one of my butter dishes. Stinker. So, I thought, well perfect opportunity! She can see what she did and learn that it isn't okay to get in the cupboards because you can break things. So she had a time out in her chair for one minute while I cleaned up. She handled it fine, of course...because she didn't really get it, but she will!
Tell me about how you first began disciplining your children!!

Olivia's Jungle Gym

Don't worry, she knows when it's hot! :) Her word of the weekend was "hot"...she puts a cute little extra emphasis on the "t".

New things...

One of Olivia's new favorite things to do is to "play" nigh-nigh. She puts her head down on the couch, or a pillow, or a blankie, and says "nigh-nigh"... it is just about the sweetest thing ever. I managed to catch her in the act last week. Can't you just hear that sweet little voice?

What to do on a COLLLDDDD day??

Play in my tunnel! Thanks IKEA for your $15 deal!

I know what I want!

My new favorite thing:
When Olivia is whiny, I say "Olivia, what do you want?" And she answers! Sometimes she signs "eat", other times she says "nigh-nigh", sometimes she signs "more" and we still have a bit of a guessing game!! It is so wonderful that she is starting to be able to communicate to me what she wants/needs. It is refreshing!!

Work

I'm starting to take on a few more hours at work. I'm not thrilled, but it isn't awful either. I somehow feel more productive; I think that knowing I have less time at home makes me a little more motivated to get things done around the house. I have a harder time leaving Olivia though!! She's having a tad of separation anxiety--nothing too bad, but it sure makes leaving tough. I'm thinking about introducing a "transition" object to comfort her when I leave. What have you used with your kids?

Smile of the day...

Olivia @ 5 wks--One of her first smiles (@ Grampy)

Seems like such a long time ago!!

It's funny...

Today I was talking to my BFFOIKYA (aka Bridgit) and we were discussing how nice it is to not worry about things you used to worry about. It got me thinking about all of the things I used to worry about with Olivia, that I thought were LIKE THE BIGGEST DEAL EVER, and now I haven't thought about them in months! Here's a few...
1. Is she getting enough to eat? (She's little, but eats like a horse!)
2. Is her poop the right color? (This one still stumps me sometimes!!)
3. Will she ever take a nap? Will she ever nap more than 20 minutes? Will she ever fall asleep without us? (Obviously this one was big!)

Of course there are more little ones, but I worried about those things SO much when Olivia was little. It just goes to show that you move on, adjust, and become more comfortable and adept at being a parent. I'm so thankful for that!!