Daddy's Got An Itchy Typing Finger

I'm sure most people have stopped checking the blog, a fact that I can understand since we hadn't added a post in 2 months. Imagine your surprise when you check back and see two posts in 3 days!

I realized that my last post didn't 1) have any pictures or 2) update y'all on all of the great stuff Olivia has been up to.

So let's get to item #1, the pictures. We have so many good ones that I am struggling to pick the ones I want to add!


Olivia in her "Don't Bother Me, I'm Crabby" shirt - a gift from daddy's trip to Baltimore


Olivia's first day of school at the Arbor School!


Olivia in our laundry basket, which serves as a really fun sled for her as well!

On to item #2.

Olivia has been doing some amazing stuff since we last updated you. She's really discovered her mouth. Since she passed her swallow study and we've been able to feed her and play more with her mouth it has been a flurry of activity. She's always making the most hilarious noises (I can't even begin to describe most of them), she's always sticking her tongue out, smacking her lips and even putting her finger(s) in her mouth once in a while. We really enjoy watching all of this and watching her get baby food all over her face, hair, clothes, bib, mom and the bed!

We also bought Olivia a "bounce bounce" chair that she stands in and gets to bob her legs. It's great to watch, I even created a song to sing to her while she's in the chair. It goes something like "bounce ba bounce, ba bounce, ba bounce. bounce ba bounce..." You get the idea, apparently it's very funny. I'm not so sure.

Olivia also has been doing much better with her physical therapy, she's getting much better at sitting and tummy time. In fact, on occasion, she doesn't even cry on her tummy. Rumor has it she smiled once or twice too! It's a great thing to see her not so distressed and trying to get up on all fours.

Last, but not least, Olivia gets to wear her snowboard and shoes less. Daddy took Olivia to the doctor yesterday who said her feet look good and OK'd us to keep her shoes off more, up to 8 hours a day now (up from 4 hours).

So it's all going in a positive direction! Let's hope it always stays that way.

Chad