Thursday, June 21, 2012

Our Little Eater

Olivia was absolutley thrilled that Lyla was going to start eating real food. Olivia was getting ready to head to the playground with her dad when she heard I was going to feed Lyla. Olivia immediately raced back to the table, she didn't want to miss it.

Lyla is pretty willing and happy to eat her baby food. She is especially willing to eat it when I pretend to first feed a bite to Olivia and than me...after that she is usually waiting with her mouth open wide.

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Olivia

Olivia is quite an international girl. She is always pretending to visit different countries around the world. We asked Olivia what she wanted to do with her cousin Ella, when she came to visit. Olivia replied that she wanted to go with Ella to St. Basil's Cathedral, Piccadilly Circus and the Paris Opera House. Obviously we failed to mention that the activities had to be in NY.
Olivia will eat anything, including all different ethnic flavors. She loves Indian food, Thai food, Greek food and she has recently discovered sushi...which she tells me she loves.

Despite her love of the international, Olivia is as patriotic as they come. I am convinced that there is no little girl out there that loves their country as much as Olivia. Olivia frequently declares "I am proud to live in America!" and then quickly asks "Mom are you proud to live in America?"
 Betsy Ross and Abraham Lincoln rank among her favorite people. Her favorite holiday tends to change, but the other day Matt was reading her a Christmas story (she likes to read Christmas books all year long) and said how much he loves Christmas. Olivia responded "Dad I really like Christmas, but Presidents Day is my favorite."

Sunday, June 3, 2012

5 months


Our happy 5 month old is definitely at the stage where she puts everything in her mouth. Nothing is safe...she will pull your clothes into her mouth, your hair, her headbands, pretty much anything she can get her hands on. She's actually quite ferocious about sucking on things, so you really have to hold on tight to items you don't want completely slobbered.