Happy 7 months!

Are we sure she's related to us?

Oh yea...I guess those of you who knew me as a child would say that sometimes I could be, well "hyper". :) And I think Ryan's mom would attest to the fact that Ryan was well, "rambunctious". We were both spirited. And I guess she is too!

This crazy video is from last weekend. We had just arrived to Mucka & Papa's cottage, Uncle Aaron & his 4 Swedish friends were there, and our good friends the Yankowiak's had stopped by for a visit. Oh, it was also probably 8:30 at night. She was wound up and ready to go...and well, you will see...

Flashback

As Aidan will celebrate his 7 month birthday on Thursday, here's a little flashback to Olivia at 7 months. You'll have to wait unitl Thursday to see his 7 month self...and then I want to hear comparisons! :)

7 month birthday

7 1/2 months

BIG man!

Wednesday morning began as usual. Olivia woke up about 6:00 and came in bed with us...I try to fall back asleep (no luck). 6:15 Aidan wakes up. I let him grunt around for a few minutes in hopes that he'll fall back asleep (no luck). I walk into his room to get him and what do I find? Ready?

Aidan standing up in his NOT LOWERED crib, leaning his torso over the side! Oh, how I worked hard to hold back the expletives! I'm pretty sure I uttered something like "oh my goodness" because Olivia became concerned and has been talking about it ever since. :) We've been meaning to lower the crib this week anyway since he can now get from tummy to all fours to sitting, but it just hadn't happened yet. Now it has.

Doesn't he look tiny way down there? Little BIG man!

Oh, and by the way, if you haven't figured it out yet, he can now pull himself up all by himself...at 6 1/2 months. Yipes.

Family Pics

My lovely, lovely BFFOIKYA Bridgit came up to Ryan's folks place to take family pictures of all of us together while Aaron (Ryan's brother) is home from Sweden. It was so much fun to have her and we are STOKED to see the pics! Here's our little sweetie all ready for pics (Can you tell she has a jelly bean in her mouth? Gotta love bribes!):

Of course it wouldn't be the Thompson's without a jump in the lake to end our pictures! Here's the kiddos "decompressing" after having to be good and say "cheese" and "monkeys" a WHOLE LOT of times!

The adults and big kids jumped ALL the way in, but I don't have a shot of that! We'll get it from Bridgit soon enough! It was a great time!

More fun at the lake!

UPDATE: I don't know why the pics look so cruddy, they aren't on my computer!!

Up at the lake again last weekend--Here's some pics (now that it's Thursday!!):

Swimming "by myself!"
Aidan down by the lake

Riding in the rain...naked :)

Raegan & Morgan frolicking in the rain

Yeah....

Aidan's 1st time swimming (sadly, the best pic I got!)

:)

Pillow Talk

(No not what you are thinking...)

Olivia has been in bed for about 25 min....and has gotten up a few times. She's usually really good about staying in bed, but has decided she wanted some company tonight. I always try not to engage with her when she gets up and just put her back to bed...but how can you not when you are laughing? :)

(Envision me quietly picking her up and putting her back in bed)
Olivia: Mom, A ha.
Olivia: Mom, A ha.
Olivia: MOMMY, A HA!!!!!
Me: What?
Olivia: A HAIR!!! (Meaning: there's a hair in my mouth, get it out...she hates hair in her mouth)
Me: Okay (insert fingers in mouth, feeling around on tongue for hair)
Olivia: Mom, oo ha bu ey.
Me: What? (Take fingers OUT of mouth)
Olivia: Mom, you have blue eyes.

That's where she gave me the giggles and I had to give a cuddle before I put her back in bed...after I finally found the hair that is.

And then she said: Give me that hair, I think it's mine!

OH AND, Aidan crawled up 2 stairs at daycare today. I'm in for it...

May the best pic win...

I guess that's the best I'm gonna get today!

Dancing & Yoga

Here's the promised video! I know you've all been checking back hourly to see if it's up yet...so without further ado:

The Mark

If you can see in the picture from my post yesterday (look close!) my mom has a small beauty mark near the base of her neck. I don't notice it any more than I notice that my mom has a nose, nor do I think most people notice it, but I suppose you would call it a distinguishing feature. (side note: I always know when I have been watching too many crime shows when I think about what distinguishing feature of mine would help identify my body...sick...but if you must know what it is, I have a permanent retainer on the back of my top 2 front teeth...and if my teeth were missing, I have a birthmark just below my right calf...anyway, I digress...)
Olivia almost always notices Grammi's birthmark and has a funny little fascination with it. She often asks, "Can I touch your mark?" It always cracks us up!

The best part? When I showed Olivia the picture of Grammi & Grandpa "found", she said, "Oh look! There's Grammi's mark!" I guess that's how she knows it's really her! :)

I love her.