Wow, that's all I can really say, WOW. Olivia is 14 months old today. To most, 14 months doesn't seem like a huge span of time, but in the world of babies, it really is. To think of how far she has come in 14 months, amazes me...
She has been walking for a few months now, and at this point, she runs, walks backwards, hardly, if ever ,falls, stumbles or tumbles.
She has 8 monster choppers (which she has had for quite a while), and molars that should be popping through any day now. And she loves brushing her teeth!! I'm actually in the process of making her first dentist appointment..."excited" to see how that goes!
She is around 24lbs now, and getting taller by the second. We haven't measured her lately, so I'll have to do it. I'll be scheduling her 15 month check up for April, so I'll be excited to see what her latest stats are!
She's picking up more and more words. In this area, I don't expect too much...everything I've read on the topic says that bilingual children take longer to actually speak because they are taking in so much and trying to separate everything. My mother in law speaks Spanish to Olivia pretty much at all time...Christian does occasionally (I wish he did more!), and other than that she gets English...so she gets a good mix of both. At this point, she has "baby" down pat, she says it non stop (and does know what it means...she looks at my belly and touches it when I ask her "where is baby"...it's adorable). She says "stop it" ALL the time. She says "si" and "que", and knows what they mean (yes and what in Spanish). She's been saying "mama" and "dada/papa" for quite a while now, but unfortunately prefers "dada". Those are her main words at this point. She seems to be repeating us more and more, which is hopefully a sign that she's catching on!
She's been off formula for a little over a month now (and our checkbook is happy about that), and hasn't had a bottle period since last Thursday, which is very exciting! She loves food...ALL food...meats, veggies, fruits. She is a great eater, so hopefully that sticks. She takes her sippy great so she still gets about 24oz of milk per day, plus some water, so that makes me very happy!
And, the best part of her is her amazing personality. She isn't afraid of anything...she'll jump, roll and throw herself off just about everything, she wanders into dark, empty rooms on her own to explore, she "talks" to and plays with anybody and everybody (child, adult, friendly face, stranger)....she flashes a great smile to everybody we pass in the grocery store :). It is scary, but at the same time, I love how brave she is. She always has a room lighting smile on her face, and the BEST laugh I've ever heard, so she'll brighten anybody's day! I've said it before, and I'll say it again, we definitely hit the jackpot with this amazing little girl!
FINALLY - I got the pictures up and they are ready for the world to view! Here is her 2 Month/14 Month comparison...my what a difference a year makes!
She has been walking for a few months now, and at this point, she runs, walks backwards, hardly, if ever ,falls, stumbles or tumbles.
She has 8 monster choppers (which she has had for quite a while), and molars that should be popping through any day now. And she loves brushing her teeth!! I'm actually in the process of making her first dentist appointment..."excited" to see how that goes!
She is around 24lbs now, and getting taller by the second. We haven't measured her lately, so I'll have to do it. I'll be scheduling her 15 month check up for April, so I'll be excited to see what her latest stats are!
She's picking up more and more words. In this area, I don't expect too much...everything I've read on the topic says that bilingual children take longer to actually speak because they are taking in so much and trying to separate everything. My mother in law speaks Spanish to Olivia pretty much at all time...Christian does occasionally (I wish he did more!), and other than that she gets English...so she gets a good mix of both. At this point, she has "baby" down pat, she says it non stop (and does know what it means...she looks at my belly and touches it when I ask her "where is baby"...it's adorable). She says "stop it" ALL the time. She says "si" and "que", and knows what they mean (yes and what in Spanish). She's been saying "mama" and "dada/papa" for quite a while now, but unfortunately prefers "dada". Those are her main words at this point. She seems to be repeating us more and more, which is hopefully a sign that she's catching on!
She's been off formula for a little over a month now (and our checkbook is happy about that), and hasn't had a bottle period since last Thursday, which is very exciting! She loves food...ALL food...meats, veggies, fruits. She is a great eater, so hopefully that sticks. She takes her sippy great so she still gets about 24oz of milk per day, plus some water, so that makes me very happy!
And, the best part of her is her amazing personality. She isn't afraid of anything...she'll jump, roll and throw herself off just about everything, she wanders into dark, empty rooms on her own to explore, she "talks" to and plays with anybody and everybody (child, adult, friendly face, stranger)....she flashes a great smile to everybody we pass in the grocery store :). It is scary, but at the same time, I love how brave she is. She always has a room lighting smile on her face, and the BEST laugh I've ever heard, so she'll brighten anybody's day! I've said it before, and I'll say it again, we definitely hit the jackpot with this amazing little girl!
FINALLY - I got the pictures up and they are ready for the world to view! Here is her 2 Month/14 Month comparison...my what a difference a year makes!
Until tomorrow!!!
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