May Merriment

It's time for an Olivia update!  We've had a busy month since our last post.  Olivia went on her first official playdates with my moms group in mid-May and had loads of fun hamming it up with her new friends.  It is fortunate that she enjoyed herself at the time, as she inevitably contracted her first cold shortly thereafter.  Our poor baby was completely clogged and struggling to breathe, and also cut her first tooth at the same time.  Needless to say we spent a couple of sleepless nights taking care of our bundle of joy, and we are glad to report that she is now back in tip top shape!

Olivia happy to be using her new tooth to eat shredded cheese

A snapshot of Olivia's first tooth inching it's way out into the world

Rob sporting the 'Major Attitude' bib
(he was upset that Olivia got him sick)

Olivia has perfected crawling since our last post, and she is constantly on the move!  Upon reaching this milestone, we immediately discovered that Olivia couldn't wait to get her hands on Buster and Pedro (to the chagrin of her huge box of toys and stuffed animals [and Buster and Pedro!]).  If she catches a glimpse of our canine companions she makes a mad dash for them and isn't happy until she gets a handful of their fur and twists away!  Pedro sees Olivia barreling towards him now and immediately jumps to higher ground (i.e., the sofa); Buster is a bit crotchety in his old age and doesn't want to budge when Olivia approaches. Since Buster recently snapped at our darling Missy as she tried to touch him, we have to be very careful that the two never make contact.  Nevertheless Olivia has currently made it her daily goal to finally get ahold of Bubba.

Olivia bolting after Bubba

 Here is a video of Olivia just before she perfected her crawl:



And another one of her finally on the move:



This past weekend, Olivia finally got to spend some quality time with the Hauser Family (Kathryn, Wade and David).  Wade worked with us at Prosodie Interactive and he and his family have been good friends of ours ever since.  Here are some photos of our visit:

 

Olivia had fun playing with David's birthday favors

 Last but not least, here are:

A lovely little video of Olivia listening to her Dad:



And another fun video of Olivia giggling: