Feeling Better!

I am happy to report that Olivia's sores are MUCH better!  We never did really determine if they were bug bites or a bacterial infection, but the antibiotics seemed to help them improve and no more bumps of that type have surfaced.  This is all a wonderful thing!

Olivia now goes to bed right after school - ideally by 6pm.  She is so incredibly fussy when we bring her home that she will hardly eat dinner or drink her bottle.  I confess, the early bedtime and all-fussy time in the evening makes it harder for me as a mom to feel like I'm missing all this childhood happy time.  I only see Olivia when she's crying or sleeping.  That's not fun at all.  I read the activities they do at school and am jealous that I don't have the time to do those things with my daughter.  The weekends are full of chores and obligations.  Next week I go on travel and won't see Olivia for four days.  Sadness.

Olivia has graduated to the Big Girl Tub (I have to take some photos of that while Kevin and I are both home).  That took a little adjustment period, but I think she's getting the hang of it.  We are using the hammock from the sink and that helps keep her from slipping all over the place.

Olivia is also now super adorable with giving her stuffed animals, or loveies hugs and kisses.  Mum-mums had her start doing that with her dolly Mum-mums had given her at birth, and Mom had been giving her a stuffed bunny from Aunt Sarah to hug - and those two events really kicked off the hugging!  I'll have to get lots of pics of the various hugs. :)

Unfortunately, Olivia is also still biting at daycare, and catches my shoulder occasionally.  The bites are HARD too.  We are working to teach her that the behavior is not ok.  She's also very upset when her toys are taken away or she doesn't get what she wants.  Hmmmm.... new things to learn about parenting!