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| One! |
Weight and
Length:
21 pounds
and 30 inches. Olivia is long and lean.
She never got super rolly polly. It seems that when she would start to chunk up
a little she would get taller.
Diapers and
Clothes:
Size 3
diapers. We switched to size 4 for a couple of days but they are still too big.
She has been in 12 month clothing for a few months already and I’ve had to
pull out quite a few items from her 18 month stash.
Sleep:
She was
sleeping through the night for a long time but now she wakes up about once a
night. I’ve switched her to one nap a day which she goes down for really
easily. She goes to bed at 8PM and sleeps until about 9AM most days and naps from
about 1-4.
Firsts:
Olivia has learned
how to blow kisses, clap and high five. She says mom and dad and babbles all
the time. She nods her head when we or
other people are talking as if she knows exactly what they mean. I Love it!
Olivia had
her first ER visit and overnight stay at the hospital a few weeks ago. She had
a runny nose for a couple of days but then woke up one morning with labored
breathing. She wouldn’t eat and she was very tired. Olivia doesn’t sit still
very often and never snuggles but that morning that was all she did. I put Vicks on the bottom of her feet and steamed
her out in the bathroom but when her breathing didn’t improve we took her in.
It was on a Sunday so that is why we went to the ER. She had a slight fever and
her oxygen levels were about 85-90% which they said weren’t scary low but they
didn’t like how hard she was working to breathe. A chest x-ray revealed
inflammation in her lungs which they called bronchiolitis. Her tests came back
negative for rsv and influenza and they actually never told us the results of
her viral screening. They gave her a couple of nebulizer treatments and a
steroid but wanted to keep her overnight because we live 40 miles away and they
wanted to monitor her longer. After the meds kicked in she was back to normal
pretty quickly. She was running around in her little hospital crib giggling and
shaking the bars. The doctor even said that he never sees kids bounce back as
fast as she did.
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| Isn't she kind of cute in her little hospital gown! |
Andy and I had our first date night without Olivia the day after our anniversary. It was strange leaving Olivia and I wasn’t sure how long I should wait before checking up on her =) She did great without us. Thanks Kelsey!
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| Just the two of us! |
She isn’t
walking on her own yet but does well when she is holding my hand. I will even
let her lead but as soon as I let go she stops, stands there for a little while
and then plops on her bottom.
Teeth:
She has 6
teeth. Four on top and two on the bottom. I think there are more coming soon
though.
Olivia’s
likes and dislikes:
Olivia likes
looking at books and playing with her finger puppets. We also had fun ripping
up one of the many tool catalogs we have =) she giggled each time the paper
would rip. I probably enjoyed it too… a little too much! Haha!
She likes
eating eggs, potatoes, banana, green beans, cooked carrots and many other
things. I haven’t found any food that she dislikes yet but I’m sure we will get
there. Last night I gave her one of my bow tie noodles and she put it on top of
her head! She ate it a little bit later but I’m curious if she really thought
it was a hair bow. Especially because she doesn’t have much hair!
She loves
animals and actually pets my parent’s cat very well. She lets out a high
pitched squeal anytime a dog or cat comes near.
She loves it
when we chase her. I am amazed by how fast she can crawl!
She LOVES
stairs and goes up them very well.
She also loves to swing! She giggles so much and so hard! It is really cute!
Happy
Birthday to our sweet Olivia!!!
I am in awe
of this day. We were so ready for you to join our family and you were so worth
the wait. I can’t believe that 1 year
ago we welcomed you into this world. You have brought so much joy and laughter
into our lives.
I Love
watching you discover this world and love how I have been able to see it in a whole
way because of you. Even through the tough and tired moments, motherhood has brought
me more contentment than I have ever felt.
I Love how you have shown me a whole new side
of your dad. He is such a good dad and Loves you so much. It is fun to see you
light up when he comes home from work and I know that it makes his day. I Love
watching him crawl around the floor chasing you and I LOVE how you will go lay
right next to him with your head resting on his belly when he is laying on the
floor. You are not a snuggler so it seems as though this is how you show your
affection and we love it! 
I Love the
way that you look at me when I come pick you up out of your crib in the
morning. You give me the biggest grin and even let out a little squeal sometimes.
When you sleep in, I find myself anxious for your morning coos that tell me you
are waking up. I Love how you truly stretch with your whole body. Your fists
straight up in the air, your belly pushed out and your feet pointed out in
opposite directions.
I am so
excited to celebrate you today. To see you rip open your presents and to watch you
eat cake for the first time. To look through photos from the last year and
marvel at the gift that you are to us. I’ll try not to cry today… no promises though.
You are so beautiful and funny and smart and I am so incredibly thankful that I
have the honor of being your mom.
I Love you so
much!
~Mom~
