sweet girl is getting so big!

Oh my gosh. So much has changed with Olivia in the past few weeks. She and I recently travelled back to Virginia for my sisters bridal shower. Originally I was going to bring both kids with me but I waited too long to book my tickets and by the time I did I paid an outrageous price for my Southwest ticket. And since all 4 of us are flying back in July for the wedding, well it just wasn't in the budget for Owen to make the trip this time. While we were gone Chris did lots of fun and special daddy things with him. He went and saw his first movie in the theater, "How to Train a Dragon" (and LOVED it). He just sat there mesmerized with his popcorn. They took park trips, went to The Original Pancake House for breakfast, out to dinner twice and spent countless hours playing and swinging on the swing set in the backyard. And it's worth mentioning that Chris let Owen's bedtime slide quite a bit in my absence. I am a huge stickler for the "routine" and getting the kids to bed on time each night is super important to me. Okay, back to Olivia. She was fantastic on the airplane. Didn't sleep much (about 40 mins only on the 5 hour flight) but didn't cry at all either. By the time we landed and got bags and met my sis, mom and niece at Dulles it was almost 6pm EST and she was exhausted and already the time clock/jet lag had gotten to her. I learned a few things in the coming days at Mom and Dads: 1) even super good babies who are super good sleepers get messed up with the time difference 2) our sweet girl who never cries while in her own home and environment can get very very upset in a new environment with tons of new faces all at once & 3) she pretty much feels happy and secure as long as her momma is the one holding her! None-the-less, she did fantastic given all the variables. It was her first time sleeping in a pack and play but she got used to it just in time for us to come back home. The day we returned home to Las Vegas she went to bed almost at her regular PST bedtime and slept thru the night no problems. Getting her back on "schedule" was not an issue thank goodness. So.... the whole point of this blog post was to tell you about all the things that have changed with her since our trip to Virginia. She is sitting up on her own (a much later sitter than her big brother Owen who sat up unsupported much earlier). She used to be happy and content to sleep on her back in her crib all night long and now she wants to do flips, turns, spins, cartwheels and summersaults all night long (crib is going to be lowered this week for sure). She has 2 teeth! They are so adorable. She is babbling. She is making an attempt to scoot around on her tummy trying to get to different toys that are spread out on a blanket. She thinks Owen is the most fabulous, funny person on the planet. Some of her fav foods are cereal, yogurt, carrots, sweet potatoes, apples and we are attempting cheerios this week. (Again, she is starting to eat "real" food soooooo much later than Owen did). And she is loving long stroller walks, runs and will take as much time swinging in her swing at the park or on our swing set as she can get.