Nice Weekend, Pulling up!

OK, OK, I still haven't written about Hawaii...

But, this weekend was relatively calm.  Saturday we prepped a bit for next weekend's 1st birthday party extravaganza!  The big news is that Sarah is going to travel out here from Texas and Olivia's party is included in her itinerary.  Fun!  We took a family trip to Costco for beer/wine and a few other party items, and Olivia had diarrhea.  So, we changed her in the car and went to the Party Store to pick out a few games and items... halfway through, Olivia had diarrhea.  This time we opted to go home.  Last Monday I was down for the count with food poisoning and it took all of Tuesday to regain my normal strength, so you don't want to mess with tummy problems!   Back home, I gave our angel a bath because she was stinky and sweaty from crying (very fussy all morning), and got her down for a nap.

Then went back out to the Party Store.  Lots of errands, and we have things somewhat under control.  At least, a cake is ordered.

Olivia is pulling up much better these days and even took a step to the side while holding on to the coffee table this morning.  Her hips are getting stronger and she's so proud of herself for pulling up.  Olivia's new trick is to be super loud and frustrated when she can't get something she wants - like having trouble pulling a book out of a box.  That one really ticks her off.  Today she's really wanted to be held.  Olivia will crawl after you and flap her arms at your feet, maybe tug at your legs a bit to get you to pick her up.  When she can keep up with my walking around the house, she sits in the middle of the room and starts crying!  Poor sweetie.  WE did have fun on the swings in the park today - she was loving it!    Mom really enjoyed the bonding too.  Our other moment was out on the front lawn while dad planted a tree we bought some time ago before it dies in the pot.  Olivia was crawling all over me and using me to stand up - it was really cute.  She kept putting her head down on me like she was sleepy too.



Tonight, Charlie and Delores babysat for a few hours and we went out for dinner and a walk around Lake Elizabeth - so nice to have some time with hubby!  Kevin returns to work this week and he'll be going from 0 to 110%.  There are several transports coming up so he'll be working long hours to prep, and then will be on the road.  It's been so nice having him around, and being Mr. Mom.  This will be a shock to all of us.  Our dog walker is also still on vacation so I'm not sure what we'll do with the girls. :(

Olivia has also been doing High-5s a bit more, and at daycare they're talking about prepping to move her to the next room.  I'm excited for her to have more stimulation, to be able to take a break and have Olivia eat school food... but the little girl still needs more sleep than what she gets and in the next room it's just one nap a day.  When we pick her up in the evening she's *exhausted* and super fussy, so it's right to bed.  I don't get to see happy Olivia much - and we'll see what happens this week when we have to take her in much earlier since dad's back at work.  We will have to come up with a better plan for the long term.  This is not sustainable nor fair to the little girl. :(

Can't wait for our First Birthday party!  At Ardenwood Historic Farm in Fremont.  We have somewhere around 57 confirmed guests - crazy!

OK, it's late and we have to get up at 5:30 am for work fun tomorrow.  Signing off - with a few photos!