Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Yumm


Olivia's favorite foods are blueberries, cheese, guacamole, and chicken noodle dinner baby food. She also loves prunes, but she only eats those when it's necessary ;)

Sunday, June 22, 2008

Home Improvements




Friday Luis took the day off (or so he thought) so that we could finally paint our kitchen and breakfast area. After staring at the white walls for 2 years we were ready for some color. I love the way they turned out, and I think I have to give Luis all the credit. I spent more time keeping Olivia occupied and away from the paint fumes, than I did actually painting. I'm hoping this paint will be a lot more kid friendly too.

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Splish splash


Today Olivia and I took our first trip to the splash park. I wasn't sure how much she would enjoy it before she started crawling, but now that she's on the go, I thought we'd give it a try. By 10am it was already pretty steamy outside. Thank god they had canopies so we could hang out in the shade. There were a lot of older kids at the park this morning so Olivia only got to do a little splashing. She was really interested in all of the other children running around. I ended up getting pretty soaked, so here's a picture of Olivia after splashing. I didn't want to get the camera all wet!

Playtime with Olivia




Yesterday it was our turn to host our weekly playgroup. Olivia was actually the oldest baby in the group for a change. She was the perfect hostess. She shared all of her snacks, and only had to be reminded a few times to share some of her toys. I think the kids all had a great time, and moms and dad had fun visiting with each other too. Olivia gets pretty tired out after these playdates, so I enjoy the long naptime once they're over!!

Sunday, June 15, 2008

Happy Father's Day!!!



Happy first Father's Day Luis!! Thank you for being such an amazing husband and dad!! There is nothing like a relationship between a daughter and her dad. Olivia is the luckiest girl in the world to have a dad like you!! Thank you for all you do for our family. We love you so much!!!

Wiggles and Giggles



Olivia started her first day of "Wiggles and Giggles" class through the Pearland Parks and Rec department. It's a mommy and baby class for kids under 18 months. It's nice for us to have something to get us out of the house, and still keep us out of the heat. The parks are getting a little too HOT. Olivia is starting to really get excited around other children, so I think she is really going to have fun with the class this summer.



Monday, June 9, 2008

Our weekend

Friday afternoon Olivia had her 9 month check up. She weighs 17lb 2oz (20th percentile) and is 27 inches tall. She's on the petite side, but has been consistantly growing. She had one shot and took it so well. She didn't cry at all!!! It was like she didn't even feel it.
Saturday we took her for her 9 month pictures. She looked oh so cute in her little lady bug dress!!! She sure knows how to work the camera!! Saturday afternoon Grandma and Grandpa came up from Brownsville for a short visit. It was perfect timing because Olivia really wanted to show off her new crawling skills. She's really started to move around the house and is getting into everything. Now it's time for some serious babyproofing. We took Grandma and Grandpa to Mamacita's for dinner and it was delicious as always.
Sunday we went to our church festival. Luis was hoping to win a new car, but instead we won two cakes. Just what I need. He's supposed to take at least one to work so we don't eat them both!! Sunday night my sweet husband stayed home to babysit so I could have a mom's night out. I went to see Sex and the City with a few friends from my mom's group. We had dinner and drinks (cosmos, of course) before the movie. I didn't get home until 1am!! I don't remember the last time that happened. I'm sure I won't be out that late again for a long time!

Welcome to our world!!!


Well, after nine months of emailing everyone Olivia's pictures I've finally decided our famiy needs a blog to keep everyone updated. After all, Olivia is now on the move and my email time is at a minimum these days. Stay tuned!!