It's Like Putting Eyeliner on a Wolverine

It seems like Olivia is making more changes now than she ever has. She recently started do the military crawl, so we have to watch her pretty closely. She is especially interested in chewing on electrical cords and knocking over stacks of CDs. She is also getting on to all fours and rocking back and forth. Lots of people have told me they can do this for weeks, even months, before they actually crawl, but I have a feeling it won't be too much longer before she'll be crawling after our cats trying to grab their tails. I guess it is time to do some serious baby-proofing. Olivia turns 7 months old tomorrow. I don't know if most babies her age are as active as she is, but I am amazed at how wiggly she can be. Yale and I are both challenged by trying to get her dressed and changing her diaper. I say it's like tyring to put eyeliner on a wolverine. Yale says it's like putting lipstick on a trout. My good friend Kristin, who has 3 kids, says they grow out of this stage fairly quickly. I am glad to hear it. Thinking about changing diapers alone for the next year and a half, if not longer, sounds challenging enough, but adding having to wrestle a very squirmy, determined baby with poop flying everywhere could push me over the edge. We are waiting to receive Olivia's first passport. Yale has to go to Germany at the end of March for work, so Liv and I have decided to join him. We will be gone about 10 days. Yale will be working for 4 of those days, so that will give Liv and I time to catch up on some sleep and check out the area around our hotel. We are looking forward to exploring the Frankfurt area, as well as meeting up with Ashley and Jason, Yale's sister and brother-in-law. We have done a little bit of traveling with Olivia, so we know there will be times when it sucks, but we are hoping that overall, we all have a good time.