I've been spending every spare moment finishing up Olivia's first year book, which is why I haven't posted in a bit. I figured that I better do it now before any more time passes and I forget everything!
Anyhoo, here's the latest happenings from the Perry Three:
We finally broke down and got Olivia a haircut. It had gotten to the stage of beyond a mullet and her bangs were hanging in her eyes all day and she totally refused to wear any sort of clip or hairband.
Before:
During:
After!
It still looks a bit goofy because her hair curls in the back, but at least I don't spend half of my day trying to brush her hair out of her eyes.
Besides that, not a whole not is new around here. January is pretty much my least favorite month (pretty chilly and still a ways from any hope of spring!), so we've kept ourselves busy with lots of playgroups and adventures. Can I just tell you how much I love playgroup? We mommas get to sit and gossip and the kids get to play. Best. Thing. Ever.
Kitchen time with her BFF "Darter" (aka Carter. She adores him!)
Darter!
And yes, the "pretties" are still in full effect.
And she's also now added sunglasses to her daily fashion show.
Except the lenses are pretty dark, so she spends most of her time walking around like this.
And when she's not wearing her pretties she likes to stash them random places. Her favorite hiding spot seems to be inside of my boots, which feels really great when I shove my foot into them.
As soon as she realizes that I have the camera out she says "cheese" and makes this face. It's really quite lovely.
A few other random funny things:
- Every morning when I go to get her from her crib she pants like a dog, and then says "woof. woof. doggie". I have no clue why, but it's a pretty entertaining way to start my day!
- We had her 18 month checkup last week, and the nurse did all of her mesurements and left the room. Then she walked back in to re-measure her head to make sure that she was correct because her head circumference was so large. That's right, our child has an extremely large head. 97th percentile, to be exact! Even funnier, this same thing happened at our 15 month checkup. Her stats, for those who are interested: weight-23.5 lbs (25-50%) & height-31 3/4" (50%).
- Last night when I was folding laundry, she picked up a rag and said "towel," which isn't a word we have taught her yet. Then we were reading a book and she pointed to a picture and said "chicken," another word I didn't realize that she knew. The language explosion at this age is so amazing! She's a chatterbox (not surprising considering who her parents are :).
- When I was flushing her "stinkies" yesterday (probably TMI, sorry!), she waved into the toilet and said "bye bye stinkies". Pretty sure she's ready to start the early stages potty training. Any tips/advice?!?
Anyhoo, here's the latest happenings from the Perry Three:
We finally broke down and got Olivia a haircut. It had gotten to the stage of beyond a mullet and her bangs were hanging in her eyes all day and she totally refused to wear any sort of clip or hairband.
Before:
During:
After!
It still looks a bit goofy because her hair curls in the back, but at least I don't spend half of my day trying to brush her hair out of her eyes.
Besides that, not a whole not is new around here. January is pretty much my least favorite month (pretty chilly and still a ways from any hope of spring!), so we've kept ourselves busy with lots of playgroups and adventures. Can I just tell you how much I love playgroup? We mommas get to sit and gossip and the kids get to play. Best. Thing. Ever.
Kitchen time with her BFF "Darter" (aka Carter. She adores him!)
Darter!
And yes, the "pretties" are still in full effect.
And she's also now added sunglasses to her daily fashion show.
Except the lenses are pretty dark, so she spends most of her time walking around like this.
And when she's not wearing her pretties she likes to stash them random places. Her favorite hiding spot seems to be inside of my boots, which feels really great when I shove my foot into them.
As soon as she realizes that I have the camera out she says "cheese" and makes this face. It's really quite lovely.
A few other random funny things:
- Every morning when I go to get her from her crib she pants like a dog, and then says "woof. woof. doggie". I have no clue why, but it's a pretty entertaining way to start my day!
- We had her 18 month checkup last week, and the nurse did all of her mesurements and left the room. Then she walked back in to re-measure her head to make sure that she was correct because her head circumference was so large. That's right, our child has an extremely large head. 97th percentile, to be exact! Even funnier, this same thing happened at our 15 month checkup. Her stats, for those who are interested: weight-23.5 lbs (25-50%) & height-31 3/4" (50%).
- Last night when I was folding laundry, she picked up a rag and said "towel," which isn't a word we have taught her yet. Then we were reading a book and she pointed to a picture and said "chicken," another word I didn't realize that she knew. The language explosion at this age is so amazing! She's a chatterbox (not surprising considering who her parents are :).
- When I was flushing her "stinkies" yesterday (probably TMI, sorry!), she waved into the toilet and said "bye bye stinkies". Pretty sure she's ready to start the early stages potty training. Any tips/advice?!?
