Some things I forgot in last week's update:
-Olivia can use a fork if I spear the food for her. The actual mechanics of getting food on the fork elude her.
-Spoons, on the other hand... She can't use those at all. She actually eats off forks by turning them tines down most of the time, but the same technique does not work for spoons.
-She's taller than the table (just barely). She can reach things on the edge, and frequently puts her sippy cup back up there even when she's not eating.
-In addition to walking forwards, she can also walk backwards and sideways.
About a month ago, I had a video of Olivia that I couldn't upload. I finally found a work-around, so it's now where it belongs. Check out the October 7-14 post for a video of Olivia on a mission.
Some of you may know that all our computer cords are stored neatly in a box next to the computer. The lid of the box is taped down so that Olivia can't get into the box and turn off the surge protector. Recently, though, she's decided that the box is her own personal seat/stool. As it is only a cardboard box, it has been showing signs of strain due to this new and different usage. Bryan decided that he would make a wooden box to take its place. The box is done except for drilling holes for the cords to go through (he needs a bigger spade bit for that part). Of course, Olivia has been mostly ignoring our cardboard box since Bryan decided to make a wooden one...
Tuesday I tried pulling Olivia's hair back with a couple of barrettes. It looked really cute for the three seconds she left the barrettes in. Oh well. On Wednesday, she decided to wear my headscarf to church. I grabbed another one and she left hers on until communion. I don't know how the headscarf is better than a barrette. I think it makes her look a little like a medieval knight, though. :)
Olivia started drawing with a pencil and paper when we were out on Sunday, so on Tuesday we pulled out the crayons and I let her draw a picture. Mostly she just wanted to collect as many crayons as possible in one hand, but I did persuade her to put some actual marks on a piece of paper and we hung it on the fridge.
On Wednesday, Olivia discovered her nose. I think she already knew she had a nose, but Wednesday she started squeezing it while she was breathing, just to see what happened. She's not a very good squeezer, so she still breathes just fine with her nose "plugged," but the look on her face as she experimented was pretty funny.
Incidentally, did you know that there's an easier way to hand-gather than by pulling on a basted stitch? When I took my machine in to make sure it wasn't the fault of the machine that the ruffler was breaking (it wasn't; seems the ruffler is just not great), the ladies that looked at it told me to zigzag stitch over a piece of heavier thread and pull on that. I used embroidery floss (in fun contrasting colors so it was easier to see!) and it worked spectacularly. Why did no one let me in on this secret before?!
Pictures and Video:
Coloring with crayons:
She doesn't usually use her left hand, but her right hand was moving too much for a picture.
Hitching a ride:
The rest of these pictures are from sometime in the past two or three weeks, but I forgot to put them up at appropriate times.
Feeding Eva Froot Loops:
In her cupcake hat:
She's sad in this video because I won't let her have the camera, but it has a great view of the hat.
The Cupcake Hat
Lounging in the carseat:
She wore the head covering for almost 45 minutes. Can we get her to keep a barrette in for pictures, though? Of course not:
She has a handful of socks in her hand. I believe it was about six individual socks. She won't wear them as she walks around on our (cold) wood floors, but she loves to carry them:
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