Oh, Is There a Doctor in the Room?

Last week I took both girls in for their scheduled check-ups; Olivia for her two-year, and Sophia for her 4 month. I'm not sure why I thought it would be a good idea to take both of them at the same time; it was pretty challenging trying to keep them both happy for a double appointment. The doctor asked Olivia a bunch of questions, and Olivia acted like she and I were the only two people in the room. I would think it's pretty common that two-year-olds don't answer doctors when they ask, "What color is the butterfly?" or, "Where are your eyes?" The most Olivia would do was point to my eyes with her foot. I still felt a little silly trying to convince the doctor that she knows most colors and can identify her body parts; I felt like I needed to say something. Olivia has never been much for answering or entertaining on command, so I'm guessing I have many years ahead of me where I'll feel like I'm trying to explain that my daughter knows more than she's indicating. Sophia had to get the dreaded 4 shots in the thigh, which, as I've said before, I despise. It seems so mean when they're completely relaxed and innocently grinning at the physicians assistant, then BLAMMO!, they get stabbed 4 times without warning. Sophia definitely put those lungs to work and let me know how she felt about the whole thing. Both girls got weighed and measured. Sophia is 13 lbs and 6.5 ounces, and 24 inches long. That puts her in the 50th percentile for both weight and height. Olivia continues to be on the smaller side. She is in the 30th percentile for height and 20th for weight.

Ahh, Her First Hickey!

This week us girls are on our own; Yale is in Switzerland for work. So far it's going okay. Last night I almost quit and walked out because both kids were screaming I couldn't figure out why. Luckily, I was able to regain composure and get the troops back in order. I have some help scheduled for later in the week, so that will make a big difference. Sophia has started rolling over from front to back. I haven't checked yet, but I think this is quite a bit earlier than Olivia accomplished this same task. The other day she rolled over and discovered she could suck on her arm. I guess she was really hungry because she sucked so hardh she gave herself a hickey that is still visible 3 days later. You have to watch her, when she gets hungry she doesn't mess around.

Pan Helmet

One of Olivia's favorite things to do is bounce on the bed with Yale's assistance. He bounces her really high in the air and flips her over. She loves it. Because Sophia just has to tag along with whatever we're doing, she was on the bed last night while Yale was "bouncing" Olivia. Yale decided that Sophia needed to join in on the fun. So he held her horizontally and "bounced" her on the bed. I wasn't there for this, but Yale says she was really cracking up. I've noticed that she was close to laughing, but this is the first time that she really let loose. I wish I could have been there. Today I keep doing things to try to get her to laugh, but it's just not happening. Olivia's funny quote for the day: She put a pan on her head and said, "Hat, motorcycle." I thought it was observant of her to notice what people riding motorcycles wear on their heads. True, it's not a pan, but you get the idea.

Happy Birthday, Little O!

Today is Olivia's 2nd birthday. I thought it might be nice for her when she's older to be able to read about what she was like when she turned two. Favorites: *Color: seems to be purple *Stuffed animal: bunny (half blanket, half stuffed rabbit) *Food: blueberries *TV shows: Boobahs, Teletubbies,and Sesame Street *Books: Piggies, anything with Elmo *Friends: Nate, Zaza *Song: "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" *Things to do: Go to the park, go swimming with your dad, and ride on a "purple bagel". What Makes You Unique: You have a funny sense of humor. The other day you came down stairs with the potty chair pot on your head saying "Splish, splash, I was take-un da bath". You are very caring and nurturing. Yesterday, when Nate's baby brother Quinn was crying you went to check on him and patted him on the head trying to help him feel better. You often do this with your sister, too. It seems to upset you if she's crying. You'll give her a toy or say in your most caring voice, "Oh, what's wong, Phia? You love to take naps and ask for them often. This seems pretty unusual for a kid your age. People are often impressed that you know that you need sleep. You have a great imagination. You started pretending several months ago, which seems young to me. You like act out scenes that have actually happened, like waking up from a bad dream or having to take a time out. You also pretend that everything is a phone. I've seen you use a postcard, the snap on your shirt, and the flag on a toy mailbox as a phone. It's very James Bond. You LOVE books. Books keep your interest for a very long time. We check out gobs of books from the library. I think we both have every board book in the Lakewood Library memorized. We recently checked out a book about different trucks used for construction. You know the name of almost every truck and tool in the book, like tamper, crane with clamshell bucket, and bulldozer. Yesterday you counted to 10 for the first time. You started counting the snaps of your shirt and then just kept going. Some of your newer, more impressive words: different, backwards Things you say that are funny: You often tell me to have a good weekend. If Sophia is sleeping you'll say in a quiet voice, "SSHH, Phia sleepeem," and then walk up to her crib and look at her saying a in very loud voice, "Yep, sleepeem!" The other day you came to say hi to me in the bathroom. You had been in there for about 5 minutes, when you all of a sudden said, "OOHH NOOO!! Diapers mess!!!!" When I went in your room I saw that you had scattered about 25 diapers all over your room. Words that crack you up: cranky (even if you're really cranky) and noody (a word that your friend Nate uses for nude).