Pit Stop

Earlier in September, we had a girl's road trip to Kerrville to see my Grandmother. My sister Emily, my mother, Liv, and myself went down. We had SO much fun. I had so much fun, I forgot to take pictures at Grandma's.

However! We made a stop at the rest stop outside Lyndon B. Johnson State Park and took some photos of playing with Olivia.

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As you can see, we are now frantically baby-proofing.

 Olivia enjoys her blackberries.

Olivia went to her first kids' birthday party. She helped me wrap the present :-)



She's so damn cute!



Olivia's First Car



  

We had to lower the crib so that our little climber didn't climb herself right outta there.



Her buddies.

Tooth!

Okay, so this isn't the tooth, but it's proof that it's there.

She is very skilled at making messes.



My sleeping angel.





What's On Her Head?

Olivia has brachycephaly. In other words, she has a flat head from spending so much time on her back. This video explains it pretty well, with the only differences being she has brachycephaly instead of plagiocephaly (her flat spot is symmetrical, not lop sided) and she doesn't have stiff neck muscles.

Olivia's new head gear:



She's had it since Monday, August 22nd. We went for her first adjustment on Monday the 29th, and she already shows improvement! Her head grew 2mm, which accounts for the quick changes. When she took her bath last night, I was surprised at how much of a change I could see already! The squareness in the back has really softened up. I'm so proud of her :-)

Sorry for the crappy iPhone pics, BTW.

7 Months Old ... A Month Ago

Way back on July 30, Olivia turned 7 months old, and I have the pictures to prove it!

She's had milestones in leap and bounds lately.

Tuesday (August 16) she got her first tooth! You can still hardly see it, but you can certainly feel it. It has caused her all kinds of discomfort. She's waking a lot at night, and fussy during the day. However, we have discovered that ice Popsicles work wonders.

She's been pulling up for a while, but now she's learned that she can push most things she's standing on to get to new places. Activity tables, walkers, chairs, toy boxes ...

And she's finally (finally!) started crawling. She crawled for the first time almost 2 months ago. Then she got bronchitis and was sick for almost 4 weeks and didn't crawl once in that time. Wednesday, with some help from Poppy (my father), she decided to master it. She still prefers to cruise around on furniture, but if she has to crawl to get where she's going, she will ;-)

And last but not least, she's waived a couple of times. She doesn't have it mastered, and she mostly just gets a very serious look on her face and moves her fingers. Yet, she has actually gotten her arm in on the action and really waived twice now. Both times at Poppy, who I've decided is her favorite person in the world. Humph.

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My family, just hanging out ♥

Olivia learned to pull herself up in her crib. Time to lower that mattress!

She had some bronchitis and had to use a Nebulizer for a couple of weeks. Poor baby :-(

Toilet Paper fun in the mornings!

Music videos on the laptop will make any sick baby feel better.

Someone learned how to open the cabinets and ... make a mess.

Post bath time cuddles.

First pony tail!

Holding her own bottle for some thirst quenching water. It's hot in Texas!

Lost puppy, who is now home, but sure liked Olivia.