Tuesday after Olivia started crawling, she came down with her first ear infection and dual-eye infection! Tuesday morning her right eye was crusted shut and the left eye was half-crusted. The little girl was such a trooper - still happy and playing when we went to the doctor. Olivia is taking eye drops (not easy to administer) and antibiotics (for the ear infection, very tasty), and her skin color is MUCH improved. Her eyes were never red, but the skin below them was reddish and puffy. Aunt Patti helped out Tuesday afternoon so I could work from home. She must have had fun, because Patti volunteered to return Wednesday morning so we both could go to work. They had a ball together - but Olivia took a break from crawling. Patti is coming back again on Sunday to watch Olivia so Kevin and I can make some progress on the house (I'm hoping to plan the second Japanese maple in the back and get more of the drip system working.
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| Not feeling good, but still playing Tuesday morning. |
Today Olivia went to daycare and her teacher said she was crawling all over the place. Olivia and another little girl were sitting facing one another and laughing hysterically for 20 minutes. So cute and good to know our little girl is a socialite.
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| Little Girl is getting SO Big! |
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| Poor bum-eye |
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| Proud of using the sippy cup though! |
It is very clear now when Olivia wants something - she has her way of communicating in *loud* grunts. I've determined that when she bites my shoulder it's also because she needs something (bottle, food, sleep). When she looks at you and flaps her arms with either a smile or fuss, she wants to be picked up. She'll grunt when she sees the bottle, or when there's a toy that's just out of reach.
Today after school, Olivia continued to crawl around everywhere - it's a whole new world! She somewhat drags her legs behind her in a frog-like stance, but moves her knees a little. It's mostly arm-strength that's propelling her at the moment. Olivia like to go towards bags (i.e. diaper bag, backpack, lunch sack) and pull everything out of them. I plan to stage some bags around the rooms with soft things (socks, clothes) in them for Olivia to explore). Kevin and I have some serious BabyProofing to do this weekend, no question. I'm so glad we dropped the crib already.
Love our little girl!!! She's just so darn cute! Lately, she's been falling asleep in my arms before I put her down in the crib at night - she's just tired from all the crawling and learning things. It's super cute to see her "peer" at things far away, or hidden behind something. The other night at dinner, Olivia would pull at Kevin's hand to get at the chicken that was hidden in it.
I think Olivia is going through a growth spurt - she's eating like a race horse! They even comment about it at daycare. My little girl is growing so fast! We are starting to plan her first birthday - I have to buy invitations and get them out this weekend. We're planning on July 26th at a nearby park. It sounds like a big party with most of Kevin's family again, similar to the shower. I'm hoping to invite some "friends" of Olivia, but I'm not sure how it will all go with that mixture of folks. I'm trying to make new friends with folks from daycare and the two women from my lactation circle.
Kevin starts his baby bonding leave tomorrow. He's at work right now specifically so he can take tomorrow off and be done done for the next 6 weeks! I'm so jealous! I sure hope he's able to make a lot of progress around the house.
Can't wait for our family trip to Hawaii!!!! It's right around the corner and my work is looking to line up perfectly where I'm delivering hardware right ahead of the trip, so I can relax while we're away. Awesome!
It's bed time. I work tomorrow :(. A full day since I had to take time of on Tuesday for Olivia's trip to the doctor.
G'night!
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