There's a Baby in Mommy's Belly

Olivia has really been cracking us up lately (I think I might say that every time). We're always telling her that there is a baby in my belly and that she is going to be a big sister. We weren't really sure how much it was sinking in until a couple of weeks ago she stuck her play baby bottle in my belly button. At first I wasn't sure what she was doing and then my sister pointed out that maybe she was trying to feed the baby. She also likes to put a diaper across my belly. At first I thought that's where she thought a diaper belonged, and then it dawned on me that this might be her way of putting a diaper on her yet-to-be born baby sister. We are looking forward to telling her this story when she is older. Oli had an exciting Christmas. We spent Christmas Eve with our friends Matt and Laura and their son Nathan. Olivia and Nathan are just starting to interact some, but Olivia spent most of the night sitting in Nathan's new musical chair watching him dive and tumble across the room. Christmas day was spent with my sister's family. Olivia loves to hang out with her cousins, plus she gets a lot of attention from her Aunt Beckie and Uncle Sam. She is working on becoming better friends with their dog, Satchmo. She doesn't understand why he doesn't respond to her signing. I kept trying to tell her that she needed to say No to him, rather than just shake her head. I think hanging out with Satchmo and kids her age will encourage her to talk more rather than just relying on signing.