Last weekend we were at Bryan's parents' house. On Saturday I participated in a cookie walk while Olivia stayed with Grandma. I'm told they made Christmas cookies and had a blast doing so. :) There's picture proof below. Apparently they also went roller skating that afternoon. Bryan skated around, pushing Olivia in her umbrella stroller. No one thought to get a picture of that, though.
Olivia is generally more cooperative when asked to do something. If she's whining to be picked up, I can ask her to carry a piece of paper (to the recycling bin) or a spice (from the cabinet to the counter) or a spoon (to the table for breakfast) and she'll immediately reach out her hand and head off in the appropriate direction with a cheerful "okay!" It doesn't ALWAYS work, but I'd probably put the success rate at about 92%.
I don't remember if I mentioned that Olivia can find her belly. Only if she pulls up her shirt, though. This week, she was also able to find her head, ear, and nose. Her first response upon being asked to find her nose is to start sniffing and snorting, as if to demonstrate what her nose can do, and then she usually reaches up and squeezes it closed (which impedes her sniffing and snorting just a bit). Sometimes she'll open and close her mouth repeatedly when asked where it is, but other times she ignores that question.
This weekend we began our holiday travels, starting with Bryan's family. We'll move on to my family late Christmas day and be there the rest of the week before returning home on Saturday.
More Pictures:
Making Christmas cookies with Grandma:
Eating lentils. It started as lentils and cheese, but this was just the lentils (and veggies) part. The plate was full when she started:
Taking care of her baby. We have a blanket for the baby, but Olivia covers her with... guess. 5 points.
A bath mat? Oma
ReplyDeleteYou're so good at my points game!
DeleteAlso, your name (at the top of the comment, not the signature) is very meditative this week.
DeleteBryan says it's very zen. His observation is better, so I had to share.
DeleteHer prized rag that her parents occasionally blow their nose on?
ReplyDeleteHaha, no, that's smaller. Think Kleenex. And it's not really a prized rag... She just likes to play with them when they come out of the dryer. She also plays with the wipes. :)
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