Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Year in Review

Okay okay I am so behind on this blog thing. We have been so busy enjoying every single second of lil miss Olivia that I just have not had the time to update this blog. So better late than never!

It is so hard to believe that our sweet little girl is almost 15 months old. She is growing up so fast right before our eyes and it's hard not to shed a tear at how fast it is all going by. We are making it a point to cherish every smile, every hug, every new word learned, all the precious moments with our lil one. (even the temper tantrums!)

So I'll make this a year in review!

Milestones

Solid Food: 4 months
Laughing out loud: 4 months
Crawling: 6 months
Walking: 11 months
Temper tantrums: 12 months!
Words: Mama, Papa, Ba (Grandma in viet), Up, Apple, Banana, Bubbles, More, Eggs, Book, Hi, Bye
Funny little things she does:

  • When you ask her 'How old are you?' She puts up one lil finger. There is one flaw to this however, if you ask her 'How are you?'...she will do the same thing ;)
  • She may only be one, but she knows how to throw a tantrum w/ the best of the two yr olds. Little drama queen will make herself sit or lay down on the floor screaming and whining until we distract her with something new. It is just so funny when Papa and Mama's personality traits are seen in her too!
  • She loves giving 'High Fives' to everyone!
  • She may be a little scardy cat but very friendly. Loves people, puppies, and kids. Everywhere we go she tries to interact with everyone. Waitresses and waiters especially love her high fives and cute lil dimpled smiles at them.
  • Did i tell you she loves puppies? Obsessed is more like it...anytime she sees a dog she starts barking like one.
  • Ask her to "Wash herself" and she will take a washcloth and wash her chest like we do during bath time
  • If you scream 'HUGS!" she will run to you and put her hands up so you can give her a big hug
  • She loves to talk on the phone and facetime, when mama or papa calls she always kisses the phone
  • She loves giving sweet kisses to mama and papa
  • She loves playing peek a boo, and you can always get a giddy screaming belly laugh every time you play with her.
  • She loves books. She will go and grab a book and hand it to mama or papa then sit on your lap waiting for you to read it to her.
  • Ask her 'Where is your belly button?' and she will lift open her shirt and yours too to find your belly button!





12 Month Stats:
Weight: 21 lbs (50%)
Height: 31.5in (90%)



She continues to be tall and skinny just like her papa! Feeding her is getting trickier and we are still trying to figure out what she likes to eat. Currently, her favorite obsession is eating plain lil pasta bites. She pops them like they are candy! We have tried putting cheese or sauce on them and she just does not like it as much as the plain ones!






































where has all the time gone? 


Monday, June 18, 2012

5 Month Update


Olivia is now 5 months old!!!! Lots of new things have been happening around here and we are still keeping very busy with our sweet little girl. She cannot quite sit on her own yet but when we sit her up..she can stay that way for a few seconds at a time. She has no problems with getting enough tummy time. Olivia loves to be on her tummy! We always put her in her crib on her back to sleep, but she ends up rolling over and sleeping on her tummy. I think she feels more comforted that way like someone is holding her to sleep.

Baby Olivia can now eat solid foods! We are so excited with every new food she tries as she is very much like her Papa...she just loves food oh so much!

We started off with a little rice cereal..she did not know what to think of this at first and we waited a week to start it up again.

Seriously this girl loves food so much that she gets angry when we cannot not give her it fast enough.
She has tried:
- bananas
- mangos
- sweet potatoes
- rice cereal
- oatmeal
- butternut squash
- avocados

One thing about starting solid foods however, her poops are crazy smelly now and she farts as loud as her Papa! Mama always has to ask..is that Papa or baby??? ;)

Yesterday was Papa's first father's day. We went out to eat with Grandma, Grandpa, and Uncle John.  Olivia is quickly turning into such a daddy's little girl. Her face just lights up immediately when she sees her true love- Papa! We love all of her smiles but our favorite is when she scrunches up her nose....

She is so grown up now and we cannot believe it has already been 5 months. She is such a good baby and only cries if she is sleepy or hungry. Ong and Ba Ngoai play with her all day and cannot get enough of her. She has been skyping with her Lolo and Lola in the Philippines. Next month we are going on her first plane ride to visit Chicago. She cannot wait to meet Alexis and Andrew! ;)




@Dallas Filipino Festival


Thumbs up!

Olivia loves to flash that dimple!


Father's Day 2012
"Great fathers graduate to becoming great gandpas!"


Olivia loves to grab your hair!

3 Generations






paparazzi picture..mama busy instagraming and Olivia wondering why you taking this pic???


  
Olivia's Fathers day present for her papa!


Happy Father's Day, Bong Bong! We love you lots and lots! Thanks for being such an awesome Papa!!!!
Olivia with her love <3