A bit of Olivia’s personality is really starting to show through, and she is developing more & more of an opinion. She shows her likes and dislikes with regard to some of the most funny things. Last week I watched my neighbors daughter, who is a few months younger than Olivia, for about a half hour. We sat on Baby O’s mat & played with toys. The stacking rings that Olivia hasn’t showed the slightest interest in since about ten minutes after I brought them home for her, were suddenly the most important thing in the whole world, and had to be held by

Olivia likes to pinch my elbow

OIivia not the other baby. And when I tried to hold the baby, Olivia would burst into tears and try to climb up on me. Jealousy & Possessivness! Oh dear.

She also has this thing now where she likes to pinch my elbow. My left elbow to be exact. When ever I’m holding her, she will imeadiatley reach around my arm, and latch on with her pointer and thumb. My elbow is raw from the effect. It seems almost like a comfort token to her, and nothing I have tried has stopped it.

Today we went in to Home Depot, where I spotted a dog sitting in a lady’s purse in a cart. After okaying it with the owner, I showed Olivia the doggie, and Olivia instantly reached down to touch it, upon which she looked up at the owner and giggled uproarously. It is so funny to me how much this girl loves doggies.

This week I have been making Grandma’s Salsa with the veggies I got from the farmers market last weekend. Usually my friend Morgen and I get together to make it, but this summer Morgen has alot of stuff going on, so I had to go it alone! I love grandma’s salsa though. YUMMY!

One of my favorite things in the whole world is in the morning after Olivia has had her bath, and I wrap her up in her soft yellow towel, and hold her little body. We rock in the big pink chair and she just lays there, so soft and cuddly, and doesn’t move. And we just look at each other, spell bound. Baby Olivia is so perfect & beautiful, I am overwhelmed that she’s mine.