And speaking of things I'll miss, I want her to call Bryan's parents Manga and Bahga forever. Grandparents get all sorts of weird names that aren't grandma and grandpa, so why not just teach our kids that they have Oma and Opa and Manga and Bahga?
Gretchen can sit. She got a lot of practice when we were sequestered in the hallway for potty training. I still stay pretty close when I put her down because we do have hard floors and there is a toddler running around... But generally my presence is superfluous, because Gretchen balances just fine. Her biggest problem is her tendency to push all of her toys just out of her reach.
Potty training... Some days seem so promising and then the next day Olivia pees on the floor again. Remember my feelings about regression? She should not be allowed to successfully make it to the potty in time twice (Wednesday!!!) and then go back to not even making it to the bathroom (Thursday). Just when I think she's getting the hang of things, she does something that leads me to believe that she actually has no clue and has just been getting lucky. Olivia is well and truly attached to undies now, though, so there is no going back. This is happening. Hopefully before she marks territory in too many houses. Good thing we're home for a couple more weeks still.
Bryan has begun compiling an Olivia-to-English dictionary:
agalayo = alligator
ahpus = octopus
dagalolo = caterpillar
netano = rectangle
teegle = triangle
innies = undies
Leeba (or Leebya) = Olivia
lololo = roll over
Pictures and Videos:
Videos (password BarhorstBrewed):
Roll Over (Olivia)
Gretchen's Video
Gretchen and Eli
I haven't really gotten any feedback about these videos. The first person to leave a constructive comment (good or bad) will get 3 points.
Bryan wanted to document how cute and snuggly Olivia is when she's asleep. Mom, you're rubbing off on him:
Bryan wanted me to take a picture of Gretchen sleeping. Maybe because he took pictures of Olivia?
And a set of pictures in which no one is sleeping (and one young lady is out of place):
Bryan put Gretchen in the laundry basket because she was being squirmy and difficult to hold. She sat there, happily being mesmerized by the holes in the side, for probably 20 minutes:
These were from back when Gretchen wasn't feeling great. You can see it in her eyes:
At Oma and Opa's house:
The videos in HD don't work on my computer unless I turn off the HD option. (It's on the far right side of the screen - and yes I mean right - it is the non ring hand.) Once that was taken care of I got to see Olivia and her babies rolling over. Very cool. I like that the babies move to the other side of the couch.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I'm quite pleased to see that Bryan is taking pictures of sleeping people. :)
Oma. :)
1. Your daughters are SUPER cute :)
ReplyDelete2. I especially liked Gretchen grabbing the chair and Olivia stopping her song to retrieve it :)
3. I like the giraffe toy...if they won't be entertained by it, I will :) :)