22 Months. End of 2013

Since my last post (in October) so much has changed.  I have to document these things... I have to remind myself that I will remember to do this.  It is funny when you sit in the moment, you think you can remember all these little things that are happening.  My sister just had her first baby girl and people have been asking me questions and my response has, more often than not, been "I can't remember".... so with that said: 2014 should be better about documentation of my sweet girls life.

*18-22 Months have been fun & exhausting.

*20 months we had tubes put in- FINALLY! Praise the Lord they have been working like a gem!

*Favorite foods these last few months:  green veggies- broccoli, brussel sprouts, asparagus. fish & chicken nuggets. berries of all kinds- although we still have a strawberry allergy. yogurt. chocolate anything (which is given on rare, special occasions).

*Most used phrases from 18-22 months are:
"What's that?"
"Yook at me! at me!" {look at me}
"I wannmoe mommy/daddy." {i want more}
"OOOO BIG TRUCKS! HI MAN!" - said to EVERY big truck/ 18 wheeler we pass in the car.
"Where are yooooou?"
"Watch Petey Pie. Watch?"  {Peter Pan}
"Tiss the Tat. Tat tiss." {Kiss the cat.. she likes to give our cat a goodnight kiss every night.}

*Favorite places to visit: any place with animals. the playground. Titi & Neno's house-especially to see the dogs, mouse and cat. the beach.

*For Christmas Olivia received 2 new baby dolls.  One of her baby dolls is very similar to the one she had and lost when she took it to church... the pacifier is attached and magnetic which she loves.  The other baby doll is baby Belle.  She received them from Nana, Papa, Great Nana & Great Papa. :)  The one with the paci is called Baby Jesus.  Her Belle is called Baby Beast. {O normally refers to Belle as Beast because of the movie title Beauty and the Beast}. She also received a crib for her babies. She loves playing with babies.

*O enjoys going outside at night and looking at the stars and the moon.  If the moon is no where to be found she says "where'd it go? oh- it's behind the trees."

*In 2013 we had 27 medical insurance claims for our sweet girl. Lots of sickness {mainly from ear infection related things} but we are hoping for a much better 2014 with health & wellness!!

*O was a flower girl in a wedding & I was a bridesmaid. Quite interesting but fun.

*2013 seemed to be a year of traveling... we traveled quite a bit: North Carolina, Virginia, Florida & other parts of South Carolina mainly. Many weekend getaways.

*O likes to hold out her hand and chant "Goooooo Gamecocks!"  It is just a beautiful thing to hear! <3

*O became a big cousin to 2 new girl cousins- Margo & Virginia.

*Favorite movies to watch: Peter Pan {Petey Pie}. Tangled. Beauty & the Beast. The Little Mermaid. Angelina Ballerina.

*In the morning when you take O out of her crib, she will hand you everything before she goes with you.  Blankets. Night light turtle. Dolls. Her pillow. Bunny & Bear lovies.  Literally everything but the mattress and sheet leave with her every morning.


Our sweet girl is a fireball.  She is very active, very fast and VERY busy all the time.  She still takes a 2 hour nap every day and sleeps from 8pm-7am practically everyday.  On weekends she sleeps longer in the mornings .

My intention is to keep these things jotted down so one day I can look back and remember this sweet, spunky age.  At this moment in our life, we are not thinking or planning another child to add to our brood {typing that I know that other plans are always a possibility and surprises do happen}.  We are focusing just on Olivia {and her sweet cousins} and capturing moments with them.  We can't wait to see what 2014 has in store for us! Happy New Year & Happy 6th Wedding Anniversary to my Mister!