No such thing as a small bite...

It's no wonder that our baby girl is finally starting to put on some weight. We have always fed her well, but now that she is big enough to feed herself I don't think there is such a thing as a small bite!!! She piles it high on the spoon and usually manages to get it all in her mouth!!! She also offers anyone around a bite of whatever it is that she is eating too, what a generous little baby bug!

More dress up pics

She's just now getting into the dress up stage...but we have what fun we can with it!

Putting on some weight!

Sorry it's been so long since I've posted. Had a busy summer but that's a story all it's own. I'll update as bet I can later, but for now I had to share these pics and let everyone see how big Olivia is getting. She turned two last month and is finally starting to put on some weight. She was in the bath last night having tons of fun (as usual) and I jumped at the chance to snap some pics so everyone could see how much weight she has put on. Note the rolls that are finally starting to form (didn't know if we'd ever see those on our baby)!!! They grow so fast, I can't believe it's already been two years. It doesn't seem like it was that long ago when I held her for the first time!!!!!!

Potty Training Time?

Boy, oh boy, did I learn a new lesson as a first time mom yesterday! I think it is officially time to start potty training. Olivia was wearing a dress, no shorts to hold the diaper on (she has known for some time now how to get that off). She was over amongst her toys playing and I didn't think anything about it, until I smelled that all too familiar smell of a dirty diaper. I went and picked up her to change her diaper only to find out, low and behold, she had taken off her diaper and pooped in the floor!!! That explains why she was squatting and playing quietly for so long. I thought it was just she was tired (we had been to the dentist) and was playing quietly because she didn't have her full energy. Oh well, so begins a new adventure. POTTY TRAINING!!!!

Playing Dress Up

Olivia and I were playing dress up last night. She looked two cute but didn't leave it on for long. I knew she wouldn't that's why I had the camera on and ready when we first started! She has started sawing 3 new words this week and they become more clear every day. Her new words are "ought-oh", "hello" and "thankyou"! It's hard to believe that she is almost two, although some of the things she says and does I almost think she is older at times. She is very smart for her age, which could become dangerous for us as she gets older. In no time she'll know exactly how to outsmart us!!!!

And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive. Matthew 21:22

I just had to add my testimony of the power of prayer in here. As you all know Olivia was diagnosed with OI and when she was born her leg bones where bowed. We have prayed continuously since the day she was born for God to heal her and take care of her. I believe he is doing just that. We got copies of her xrays from her Ortho doctor. The xray taken in March 2007 you can clearly see the bowing of all four of her leg bones. The xray taken in January 2008, not even a full year later, both of her tibias (lower leg) and her left femur (upper leg)are straight. There is still a little curving in the right femur but we will continue to pray and beleive that God is the ultimate healer. He alone straightened her bones. She has not been on any treatments, taken any medications or supplements or had any straightening rods put in. She has strong leg muscles and good strong bones! We thank and Praise God for his healing power!!!!

How to make Grandma cry

Grandma and PaPa stopped by the other night to see Olivia before they went to work in Davis. Olivia has a baby doll that she absolutely loves and carries with her everywhere. She feeds it a bottle, kisses it, pats it, plays with it and puts it to sleep. Well when grandma was here she was sitting in grandma's lap holding her baby and patting her. Grandma sang "rock-a-bye baby" to Olivia and her baby. When she got done Olivia proceeded to sing a song very lightly and gently which sounded much like the song grandma just sang to her own baby!!! It put grandma in tears!! It was just too precious. Those are the moment when you wish you had a video camera.