New Tooth and a Bad Toupee

Yale and I are very excited about how well Olivia and Sophia have been playing together. I'm surprised at how many different activities Olivia can think of to do with her little sister. THey look at books, chew on things, crawl around, and make faces and funny noises. Often they are both giggling and cracking up and I have no idea why. I'm surprised that Olivia finds these things so entertaining, but I'm definitely happy that they enjoy each other's company. A few days ago we noticed that Sophia's front bottom tooth is finally popping through. As a result she is even more determined to chew on everything in sight: my pant leg, her dad's nose, even her sister's toes. She got her first teething biscuit for Valentine's Day from her teacher at Parent's Day Out (P.D.O.). After I saw how much she loved it, I bought her a box. She can devour one of those things just while we are eating dinner. I guess this surprises me because Olivia was never very interested in them. Olivia's new thing is to put a brown, long-sleeved shirt on her head and call it her hair with pony tails. Last night she wore it to bed, and when I went to check on her, the shirt had slid over her eyes. Kind of like an old man with a bad toupee. Olivia's good friend, Jack, is on vacation, and hasn't been a P.D.O. I was curious about how this would work out and who Olivia would end up hanging out with. After the first day, her teacher informed me that another little boy, Edwardo, had filled in for Jack. I guess they were holding hands and walking and running together. Olivia even told me that when she fell down Edwardo said, "Olivia, are you okay?" I thought that was awfully cute. Olivia's teacher said it was almost like Edwardo was waiting for the opportunity to take Jack's place. I'm not sure what to think about all of this, but her teacher told me she thought I should prepare myself because this could be a sign of what's to come. I'm just glad that Olivia is making friends and enjoying her time at P.D.O.

She's a-crawlin'

Sophia has finally mastered crawling upon all fours. All that army crawling seems to have helped her develop the skills needed to maneuver on all fours. Now she can get to the electric cords and cat food dishes in about half the time she was doing it about a week ago. She even attempted to crawl up the stairs today. I'm not really ready for that stage, but I guess she's not asking me for my permission. Olivia and Sophia have been playing together quite a bit lately. Olivia recently decided that playing "babies" with Sophia is fun, and it just so happens that Sophia is very good at it. It's kind of nice because Olivia drops the typical bossy-older-sister approach and lets Sophia lead the game. It basically involves Olivia doing whatever Sophia does (since she's the expert on being a baby). Their activities are limited to crawling, making messes, and chewing on things. P.S. Olivia turned 2.5 today!