The lost remote control has been found! It's been missing for months. I looked in all the usual hiding spots, moved all the furniture in the living room (I felt very clean and accomplished after that day), and finally gave it up as lost for good. Then... Tuesday night Bryan and I sat down on the couch to watch a movie. As I squirmed around trying to get comfortable, there was a thunk. Followed by three more thunks. Bryan started laughing, because he thought I'd knocked over my glass of water. I had not. When we looked behind the couch, though, there was the remote! Also Olivia's cell phone (my old phone), a bouncy ball, and a doll bottle. Olivia shoves things in the crack in the back of our couch. Since we have the kind of couch with recliner pieces attached, most stuff falls right through to the rug pad underneath. Periodically I fish around behind the cushions (which are not removable) to see if there's anything else in there. She must have gotten these four things really wedged in well, though, because they've been missing for a long time. And it's not like we never use this couch. They fell out of my spot. I have no idea how they managed to stay hidden for so long. Anyway. The toys were returned to her bin for her to discover in the morning, and the remote now has a velcro strip on the back to keep it attached to the top of our TV when we're not using it.
Olivia can say "bubble", "apple", and "bowl" now. All three sound very much like "blue." She's not very distinct with her words yet. Maybe if she picked a few that were composed of different sounds... :) Also, I've recently heard her say "happy" when reading a book about Elmo being happy.
Last week I made a sling with which to carry Reggie. I was going to get one online, but they didn't have good reviews and I figured I could make one for less money. Justine was nice enough to lend me the one someone made for her and after getting some swimsuit fabric and borrowing a walking foot from Steph, I was good to go. Once I had all the proper supplies, it was really pretty quick and easy. I used the leftover fabric to make a sling for Olivia to use with her dolls. Partly because I didn't feel like messing with measuring her, and partly because she'll grow (and dolls don't get bigger, wiggle, or get hurt if you drop them), I made her sling with some snaps on it so that it's adjustable for when she gets bigger. :-D I'm so proud. We don't use our slings yet, as there's no baby for me to carry and Olivia doesn't know what to do with hers, but when we do start using them, I'll post pictures.
Still no Reggie as of the writing of this post (Friday afternoon), but it should be soon! The doctor is getting impatient, especially since the ultrasound-based due date was this past Monday. I'm doing pretty well since the due date I've had in my head the whole time is April 21.
Pictures:
I remembered to get some in a maternity shirt. Almost 40 weeks:
We were out shopping once, and Bryan gave Olivia a box of crackers to hold. I told him that wasn't a smart idea, and he said he wasn't worried that she'd be able to open them. This is not the same box of crackers, but one that she stole out of the cart as I was bagging groceries after a later shopping trip. I had to take pictures to prove to Bryan that yes, she CAN open the box of crackers if she so desires.
Wearing daddy's dog slippers:
Reggie can take his time until Wednesday..but then, he has to be born exactly at 4:18 (ps...what does +1d mean?)
ReplyDeleteI think +1 is the Google+ equivalent of a Facebook like.
DeleteHahahaha! The maternity shirt makes you look huge! Also, I am amused by Bryan's lack of faith in Olivia's ability to open boxes. :-)
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