Little Tadpole

Livi has had an eventful past couple of weeks. I would guess that for her, the highlight was getting to go swimming for the first and second time. The first time Yale and I took her to a local rec center. She was a bit tentative at first, but after about 20 minutes she was splashing and laughing. Of course, Yale and I got a big kick out of the whole thing. We couldn't get over how cute we thought she looked in her itty-bitty swim suit. The second time she went swimming was with her Aunt Beckie and me in Lamar, Colorado at the Cow Palace Inn. This is also where she got to spend her first night in a hotel. Beckie had to do some work there, so Olie and I decided to go with her (it ended up being about a 5-6 hour drive including all of the baby-care stops). We stayed just one night in booming metropolis of Lamar. While Beckie was working, Olie and I went out to eat together, which was also a first. She can sit in a high chair now, so that makes eating out more interesting for both of us. Overall, Little O was a pretty good traveler. This week Livi got to go to her first movie. I know she seems awfully young for that, but a local theater has a BYOB (Bring Your Own Baby) movie time on Wednesday mornings and a friend and I decided to check it out. I was a little nervous about how it would work out, but it ended up going really well. The folks at the theater were exceptionally nice. At first Laura and I were the only two there to see Neverland, and one of the employees asked us if we wanted to volume adjusted, so they turned it down for us! After checking out the new surroundings and getting used to the movie playing, Liv settled down and slept through most of the movie. It was definitely a treat for me to get a break from what can be a fairly monotonous routine. Laura and I are definitely planning to go back!