Last Six Months 2

Ok, so I have always heard my mom say time flies as you get older. It's true. My kids have grown like weeds in front of my very eyes, and I wish I could put a brick on their heads to slow it down. I am amazed every day at the new phrases and accomplishments they acquire. When Olivia was in speech therapy her first year of life I never thought we'd come to they day where she'd talked so fast and ask so many questions i'd have a hard time keeping up. Well, we have reached the day...

She is my bright eyed girl who has so much independence it scares me sometimes. A friend asked me the other day while we were at "Pump It Up". Is Olivia afraid of anything? She scales walls, swings as high as she can, and jumps off the highest points. All while completely terrifying me. Apparently Kirk was the same way as I child, and hey, he made it. So I cling to God's ultimate protection over my little "dare-devil," and the fact that her father survived his childhood with no broken bones = ) Along with the independence comes a streak of stubborness you wish sometimes would just go away. Olivia WILL NOT go to the potty. She loves to talk about it, sit on the potty, read books about going potty, and pretend her dolls are going potty. Then she will get off the potty and GO in her diaper! It has been such a challenging experience and every time I ask her pediatrician...He tells me not to force it. So, Olivia will be 3 in June and she refuses to let herself go potty in the toilet. She is a stubborn little thing, but she will get it....maybe.

Olivia and Isaiah shared a bedroom for a long time. Then it came time for Olivia to switch to a "big girl bed." When we made the change she realized her freedom quickly. She could now get out of bed, and even climb into Isaiah's crib. So after all was quite, she would slip into Isaiah's crib and sleep in his bed. At first Isaiah loved it, they would laugh and share secrets. Then he realized he was going to get NO sleep. So it came to the point that it was best to put them into their own rooms. Olivia still loves to crawl out of bed and end up asleep on the floor. Isaiah sleeps soundly next door.

Being the parent of two toddlers is never boring and there is NEVER a slow day! = ) Enjoy the pictures.......