Happy 2 1/2 Birthday!

Today Livie is 2 1/2! Crazy how fast time goes by. She use to be so tiny (well, for an 8 lb 5 oz baby!) We are so glad to have her in our family.

Livie Stats

Still loves puzzles and books

Is starting to interact more with other kids

My unload the dishwasher partner

Makes her Dad give her a "kiss and neck skeeze" before he leaves the house

Has now decided that the other two blantys I made for her are "too scratchy" and only the pink one will do

Will randomly start repeating what people say (this was a riot when we took her to a furniture store and she would repeat back all the prices the salesman was saying)

Loves to sing songs, especially if they have actions

Will break out with this list: "and bracelets and necklaces and books and things and earrings" when she seems bored
Still towers over all the kids her age and most the ones older

Will ask for some chapstick then grab my cheeks and give me a kiss

Hates to have her picture taken

Loves to dance and do somersaults

A Big Girl

I haven't wanted to post anything about potty training for fear of jinxing myself, but now I feel safe to.

Olivia's Potty Trained!!

I really can't believe my baby is big enough for this! I am so proud of her! We started potty training on June 14th and Livie has done amazing! She loves wearing her big girl panties (princess and minnie mouse) and gets so excited every time she uses the potty. We never used pull ups or diapers at night and I really think that helped her lots. We've had a few accidents, but she has night time training down too!

Way to go Livie! We love you and are so proud of you!

Big Fat Lip

Today, Livie and Dave were playing in the front room while I was making lunch. Suddenly I heard Livie scream and then start crying. As I entered the front room, I saw Livie holding both hands over her face. When we finally got her calmed down enough to peek at her lip, we saw a couple of nice cuts. Somehow, Liv managed to hit her lip and nose on Dave's knee. Poor kid! Her lip is so huge! Then as I was getting her to go to bed tonight, she pointed out a bite taken out of her cheek. Thank goodness I still had some baby oragel from when she was teething! Hope some of the swelling goes down by morning!