Olivia is a joy to be around! She is so much a little girl and not a baby anymore- it kind of blows my mind. She has a will of her own and is not afraid to fight for her own way. But often she is sweet as can be- she says "Thank you Mommy" and "Thank you Daddy" and we encourage her to say "up please" "please" in general when she wants something- instead of her grunt- "eh eh!" She knows so many words and people are often impressed with her talking and vocabulary- which has really exploded in just the last few weeks.
Olivia is definitely an extrovert! She loves when we join our staff meeting and often asks to go see "Mark, Hope?" or "Jamie, Eric?" Our neighbors and co-workers. She comes back happy when we have been with others. She also looks at pictures and knows all our family members by name, which is SO exciting!
She is still learning about sharing when we are with other kids- she is often generous with her snacks, but its very much on her terms..."here ya go" in a whisper. We have no idea why she whispers this phrase, but she does :)
She loves to eat and often surprises me with what she likes. We joined a farmshare for the first time this year- something I never expected to do! And it has been GREAT! We learned Olivia LOVES tomatoes- often sneaking them from the fridge whenever I opened it and then asking for more. She loves blueberries and the biggest surprise of all was soybeans! The only food she really cant eat is lettuce- she cant seem to figure out how to swallow it quite right so it often just gets spit out:)
She takes one nap a day, after lunch. Sometimes short, the last few days, longer, which is GREAT!
And she is learning about helping and being a BIG SISTER!!! If you see her, you may even be able to find out our son's name from her:)
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