Olivia can flip over!

On December 16th, Olivia delighted us with her first "roll-over" from her back to her tummy. Her favorite way to sleep now is on her tummy despite all of out attempts to flip her back onto her back while she is sleeping....*sigh*. On the plus side , now that she is sleeping on her tummy all the time , she is sleeping longer and much more soundly at night. She now sleeps in her regular crib in her own room and is starting to take her naps in there too...(she would prefer to nap with mommy or in her bouncy seat). She continues to delight us daily with her antics and has decided that her new favorite talent is "blowing raspberries" at us during breakfast or whenever she is feeling saucy. Also she has discovered "Cassie" and the two of them are now inseparable during playtime... xoxoxo

Trip to the Midwest!

We have just returned from a 12 day trip to the Midwest to visit relatives and Olivia's great-grandparents. We left Dec. 1 and flew into St. Louis, Missouri then drove 2 hours northeast to Pittsfield, Illinois where Chad's paternal grandmother and relatives live. It was a great trip and turned out to extra special for Chad because Pittsfield had about 1 foot of new snow and he had never seen the city in the winter... very cool! We then headed up north to Chicago to visit Chad's aunt and uncle and a couple of his cousins. We toured around the city and checked out the Macy's (used to be Marshall Fields) windows and even made it out to dinner a couple of nights. We spent our 7th wedding anniversary with Chad's second cousin and his family and were treated to a delicious home cooked meal at their home with about 13 family members... Thanks Wilsey Family!!! Our last leg of the trip took us up north to Oconomowoc , Wisconsin where all of Melissa's family and paternal grandparents are. Melissa's father and stepmother drove down from Minnesota and threw Olivia a "coming out" party for all relatives there... it was great fun!!! On Dec-12th we flew back home and are very happy to be back in warm, sunny California!! It was a fabulous trip, thanks to all who let us stay with them, it really made our trip so special!!! xoxoxo

Olivia Month Three!!

Well, Olivia just keeps amazing us with her humorous and inquisitive nature. She is learing so many things.. she can hold and grab her toys now ( and put them in her mouth!), hold her head up at a 90 degree angle while laying on her tummy, and hold a gaze while you are walking in and out of a room. (These may seem like trivial things but WOW are we excited!!!) She definitely has a "will" of her own and let's us know what she wants and doesn't want on a regular basis...very opinonated! We are looking forward to what lies ahead ... could be very interesting!ha!! xoxoxo