Nothing is Safe...

Well it is official.. Olivia is crawling and now there is nothing safe in our house. I am amazed at how quickly she picked up this new skill. Last week she was doing the bum bounce in the air and then lunging forward. Then she more or less pulled herself around with her arms... and now she just motors from one room to the other and has mastered the skill.
I am not too sure what to expect next as her new thing is to now do a 'downward dog'- putting her hands and head down on the floor, and raising her bum into the air while standing on her feet. It is quite hilarious to see her doing this as I am not too sure what her goal is. She is pulling herself up onto everything and is starting to learn that if she lets go while standing she will fall. It is just so amazing to see how quickly she learns cause and effect.
So far she has found out that plants and dirt are fun to play with. If she grabs onto a cord her Mom comes running and says 'no' which elicits a big smile (most of the time). She loves plastic water bottles, as not only do they make noise, but they also roll away and keep her entertained for quite sometime. Olivia will go through or over anything if she sees a puff on the floor. Olivia is still drawn towards anything made of paper...as she can rip, chew and crumple it. However I would say that the number one thing that she will go for over almost anything - is the phone. It makes noise, has soft buttons and sometimes voices come out of it.
Olivia is so much fun and keeps us going all day long. She has been lucky enough to spend full days with both Grandma's this week and I am sure that she loved every minute of it as it was something new. She is so adorable and loves to give smiles and has started to flirt. She tilts her head to the side and stares up at you and sometimes will give you a little grin at the same time.
We have been working really hard at getting her to fall asleep on her own in her crib... it often takes her hitting her head on the sides of the crib a couple times, crawling around,talking/singing for awhile, deciding which soother tastes best and then what corner to wedge her head into before sleep begins. She is now sleeping on her stomach and side most of the time. But has started to sleep through the night with the odd waking up for reassurance that we are still around.
All in all we are doing really well and loving every minute with Olivia. It is so much fun to see what she will discover next.
(Daaadaaaadaaaa is in the works so maybe the next blog will announce her first words!!)
xo
Trisha, Darcy and Olivia