And this was Olivia on her way to our neighbor's 2nd birthday party. Thanks, Beki, for the bee costume!
Silly
6 years ago
Monday, October 31, 2011
Happy Halloween!
We took Olivia "trick or treating" to a total of two houses. She wasn't into it as I expected. She wanted to stay home and draw with sidewalk chalk on the driveway. That's what we did. She did like to steal candy for our stash we were giving away, though. Even though she wasn't into the trick or treating, she did learn to say "tri trea" and repeated that throughout her dinner, bath, and story time before bed. Cute!
And this was Olivia on her way to our neighbor's 2nd birthday party. Thanks, Beki, for the bee costume!
And this was Olivia on her way to our neighbor's 2nd birthday party. Thanks, Beki, for the bee costume!
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Gymnastics
I took Olivia to her first gymnastics class on Friday. She really liked it. It was a Halloween theme day, so all the kids dressed up in costume. Olivia liked the trampoline the best by far because you climbed up soft steps to get to it, bounced down the length of it (20 feet or so) and then tumbled (or slid) down a soft ramp. There was also balance beam to walk on (in various heights, including one on the floor), uneven bars (that Olivia just touched, but didn't play on), a bouncy floor where real gymnasts do their floor exercises, and a play area with mats for tumbling. It was $5 for an hour, so it was quite a deal compared to Kindermusik or CHOM (without a membership). I didn't get any action shots, but here is Olivia after the costume parade:
And waiting to get to go into the area with all the apparatuses:
And waiting to get to go into the area with all the apparatuses:
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Lately
This video was from a while ago, but Olivia is so hilarious I thought I would post:
This is when Mom was down here helping. (Thanks, Mom!! This is the only photographic/video evidence you were here. Mom painted the guest bedroom--two walls are cream color and the other two are blue. Bill, you were right. Behr paint covers much better than Valspar. We are going to put up cloud and flower decals. Pictures in the next few weeks as we get the queen bed moved out and Olivia's stuff moved in.) Olivia loves to play the piano, but note that the video ends the same way as the first--wanting the camera:
And here is Daddy and Olivia's new favorite pass time:
Mutti was down to help and got lots done for me. She finished all the rest of the felt leaves for Baby's room, lined all the drawers of the built-in bookcase so that I can move my part of the office out there, and washed and folded lots and lots and lots of baby clothes. Pictures to follow of the tree. It looks fabulous!
This is a picture of Olivia on the bouncer at our HOA party. She still talks about it and says, "I bounced!"
This was one particularly cold morning from a while ago when we went to the playground at seven in the morning. Olivia had to wear her bear house shoes. She didn't want her hood up; she wanted her Hello Kitty hat on. And those mittens are still a favorite. She asks for them on. One morning she wore them to school and wouldn't take them off. The teacher said she wore them for at least 30 minutes inside.
Charlie Bear is still a favorite to take on walks and to play with in general. She also wants him in her lap when she swings.
Olivia loves her Thomas early reader books. That is almost all she wants to read lately. Here is a picture of Mutti reading to Olivia while she was visiting.
This is when Mom was down here helping. (Thanks, Mom!! This is the only photographic/video evidence you were here. Mom painted the guest bedroom--two walls are cream color and the other two are blue. Bill, you were right. Behr paint covers much better than Valspar. We are going to put up cloud and flower decals. Pictures in the next few weeks as we get the queen bed moved out and Olivia's stuff moved in.) Olivia loves to play the piano, but note that the video ends the same way as the first--wanting the camera:
And here is Daddy and Olivia's new favorite pass time:
Mutti was down to help and got lots done for me. She finished all the rest of the felt leaves for Baby's room, lined all the drawers of the built-in bookcase so that I can move my part of the office out there, and washed and folded lots and lots and lots of baby clothes. Pictures to follow of the tree. It looks fabulous!
This is a picture of Olivia on the bouncer at our HOA party. She still talks about it and says, "I bounced!"
This was one particularly cold morning from a while ago when we went to the playground at seven in the morning. Olivia had to wear her bear house shoes. She didn't want her hood up; she wanted her Hello Kitty hat on. And those mittens are still a favorite. She asks for them on. One morning she wore them to school and wouldn't take them off. The teacher said she wore them for at least 30 minutes inside.
Charlie Bear is still a favorite to take on walks and to play with in general. She also wants him in her lap when she swings.
Olivia loves her Thomas early reader books. That is almost all she wants to read lately. Here is a picture of Mutti reading to Olivia while she was visiting.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Family update
I have been lax about getting pictures and video of Olivia up here. Bear with me. They will get here sooner or later.
Monday, after a whole week of contractions, I called Dr. Chwe and asked to be seen just to make sure that Baby was okay. Honestly, by this time, I was a little freaked out because the previous Monday they told me to call if I had more than four contractions in an hour. I never did, but I had them consistently two or three an hour, sometimes four, for sustained periods. I went in that day and they hooked me up to monitor my contractions and baby's heartbeat. After twenty minutes, the nurse came in and said someone else was waiting for the monitor, so she would show my printout to the doctor on call since my doctor had to go downstairs and deliver a baby. The doctor on call said not to let me up, to give me a Dr. Pepper, and monitor longer. The baby wasn't moving enough. That scared me. After twenty five more minutes and another contraction, my doctor came in. Everything was okay. The baby must have been sleeping and the Dr. Pepper woke him up. The contractions, though not typical, are not abnormal. My cervix is not dilated and the baby is not putting pressure on it, so that is good. Dr. Chwe reassured me and felt comfortable letting me go home. He said I might have contractions like this for another week, or it might be for the rest of the pregnancy. As long as they are not ripening my cervix, they are just annoying. He scheduled to see me next Monday and again for my regular appointment on November 10th, though. I feel much better knowing that these aren't hurting baby and aren't hastening his arrival. Annoying, I can deal with.
Today I had several contractions. Probably two to three some hours and only one others. They are still waking me at night, though. I think this is just going to be the way it is.
Monday, after a whole week of contractions, I called Dr. Chwe and asked to be seen just to make sure that Baby was okay. Honestly, by this time, I was a little freaked out because the previous Monday they told me to call if I had more than four contractions in an hour. I never did, but I had them consistently two or three an hour, sometimes four, for sustained periods. I went in that day and they hooked me up to monitor my contractions and baby's heartbeat. After twenty minutes, the nurse came in and said someone else was waiting for the monitor, so she would show my printout to the doctor on call since my doctor had to go downstairs and deliver a baby. The doctor on call said not to let me up, to give me a Dr. Pepper, and monitor longer. The baby wasn't moving enough. That scared me. After twenty five more minutes and another contraction, my doctor came in. Everything was okay. The baby must have been sleeping and the Dr. Pepper woke him up. The contractions, though not typical, are not abnormal. My cervix is not dilated and the baby is not putting pressure on it, so that is good. Dr. Chwe reassured me and felt comfortable letting me go home. He said I might have contractions like this for another week, or it might be for the rest of the pregnancy. As long as they are not ripening my cervix, they are just annoying. He scheduled to see me next Monday and again for my regular appointment on November 10th, though. I feel much better knowing that these aren't hurting baby and aren't hastening his arrival. Annoying, I can deal with.
Today I had several contractions. Probably two to three some hours and only one others. They are still waking me at night, though. I think this is just going to be the way it is.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
A little warning
I've been doing too much. I know it, but my body made me slow down yesterday. Sunday afternoon I took Olivia to the block party our HOA was throwing. They had inflatables for the kids, and Olivia loved the one for the 1-5 crowd that was essentially a flat balloon with zoo animals on it. She could bounce and pet the animals all while holding my hand. I stood next to her and lifted her up and down for about two and a half hours. Then we walked the mile home. I felt bad Sunday night, but it wasn't until after our two mile walk and 45-minutes of playground time that I realized I was having contractions. Not really painful contractions, but contractions I couldn't get to stop just by laying on my side and drinking water. The doctor told me to get off my feet and rest and drink lots of water and call back if I had more than four in an hour. I had four in an hour several times, but not five. So, I took Olivia to a neighbor's and laid down. The contractions stopped around 4:30 PM. I didn't work last night and I didn't go in today because I was up from 11 PM to 1 AM with contractions again. I haven't had more since this morning, and I am feeling better. Mom is here now and she is going to help with Olivia so that I won't be taking her to the playground and going on real walks for a few days. Anyway, I am going to take it easy for a little while, as difficult as that is for me.
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Friday, October 14, 2011
The zoo and a couple of rough days
Today, Olivia and I went to the Birmingham zoo with a group of moms we know from story time at the library. It went well, given that we were coordinating five kids under 18-months. The weather cooperated beautifully, too. The highlights:
My friend Jennifer and her daughter Mary Grace, who live in our neighborhood and rode with us to the zoo, joined us for a picture. Jennifer is expecting about a month after I am, so both our kids will be in the same classes.
Olivia looking at the elephant.
Looking at the giraffes. I think these were her favorite.
Seeing the vultures.
All the kids in their strollers! Amazing!
We had a great time at the zoo. But, we probably stayed 30 minutes too long. (We stood in line for the train ride for at least 30 minutes that we paid $3.50 to ride, only to give up and leave because all the kids were so fussy.) Olivia was very tired by the time we made it back to the car. She would have slept in the car, but Mary Grace kept talking and laughing. By the time we got home, Olivia was miserable. She only slept about an hour and fifteen minutes, though. She woke up shaking, sweating, and crying. She had a fever of 101.5. My poor girl. This after sitting in an ant hill yesterday afternoon and being bit at least ten times before I got all her clothes off and all the ants off (after only napping for 45 minutes that day, poorly at that--after being up from 3:30-5:30 AM that night from a runny nose). Anyway, she is sleeping now and we are hoping for a better day tomorrow. I have a head cold, too, but no fever. I thought Olivia's runny nose was from allergies because she had no cough and no fever. I guess those just came later.
My friend Jennifer and her daughter Mary Grace, who live in our neighborhood and rode with us to the zoo, joined us for a picture. Jennifer is expecting about a month after I am, so both our kids will be in the same classes.
Olivia looking at the elephant.
Looking at the giraffes. I think these were her favorite.
Seeing the vultures.
All the kids in their strollers! Amazing!
We had a great time at the zoo. But, we probably stayed 30 minutes too long. (We stood in line for the train ride for at least 30 minutes that we paid $3.50 to ride, only to give up and leave because all the kids were so fussy.) Olivia was very tired by the time we made it back to the car. She would have slept in the car, but Mary Grace kept talking and laughing. By the time we got home, Olivia was miserable. She only slept about an hour and fifteen minutes, though. She woke up shaking, sweating, and crying. She had a fever of 101.5. My poor girl. This after sitting in an ant hill yesterday afternoon and being bit at least ten times before I got all her clothes off and all the ants off (after only napping for 45 minutes that day, poorly at that--after being up from 3:30-5:30 AM that night from a runny nose). Anyway, she is sleeping now and we are hoping for a better day tomorrow. I have a head cold, too, but no fever. I thought Olivia's runny nose was from allergies because she had no cough and no fever. I guess those just came later.
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