I haven't done one of my lists on Alivia in a while so this update covers the past few months...
Alivia's Stats:
20 pounds, 4 ounces, 31inches long (September 28, 2011)
Alivia's Loves:
- Bubbles (and she has to blow them)
- Any type of water activity (bath time, pool time, splashing water in the sink...)
- Animals (seriously, she loves animals)
- The zoo (happy time, ^ since she has that love for animals)
- Her baby brother Nolan (she gives him kisses on the forehead, cute little snuggly hugs, helps me burp him after he is fed, and helps me pick out his clothes or grab a diaper for me. my big helper)
- Purses (good think I sell bags... she is such a girly, girl)
- Putting things in bags and taking them out (ok this makes me laugh... she puts things in bags/purses and walks away from me with it on her shoulder saying "bye, bye". um, yeah, cuteness)
- Playing with her baby doll (changing her diaper, burping her, pushing her in her stroller, feeding her with her play bottle. her baby is a girl, but her name is Nolan!)
- Reading (she has so many favorite books. we spend a large part of our day reading, either Ben or I read to her or she just looks at books herself)
- The Library (loves toddler time with friends Mike and Aida)
- The TV (this love just developed recently. she likes to watch "t" in the afternoon before daddy comes home or in the morning in our bed on ben's i-phone. i am really determined that we don’t let her watch too much TV though)
- Daddy's phone (this is an addiction really... she can't get enough of "daddy's tone". she is starting to have tantrums if we tell her "no" and she doesn't get to play with it... working on that!! i think she knows how to use his phone better than me)
- The park (what kid doesn't love the park?!?)
- Outside (she hearts being outside, it's one of those go-to things if were having a bad moment/day.)
- Driving or pretending to drive mama's car (She can spend so much time in my car... it’s nice when i have to take the groceries up to the kitchen. i just shut my door and let her "drive" away.)
- Taking rides in daddy's car (with the window down. she loves the wind in her face)
- Chipotle and Moo Moo place, Chick-fil-a (she knows what they look like if we drive by either place and she will shout out “potle” or “moo moo”.)
- Costco (yes, she asks to go to Costco)
- Her friends: Amanda, Jo, GG, Grammy, Papa, Aida, Mike, Amy along with others (she calls her friends on her little Barbie phone or asks to play with them at their house)
- Treats (yep, she has a sweet tooth just like her mama. she loves ice cream, chocolate covered raisins, sorbet or fruit popsicles)
Alivia' New Things:
- She is slowly becoming more and more of a daddy's girl and it is so cute. When Ben is at work she says "daddy, home" and I have to explain that he is actually at work but will be home soon. As of late, she has been saying she wants to do everything with daddy. :)
- At 18 months, Alivia transitioned into a toddler bed. One of the members at Ben’s course gave us one and as soon as we got it in her room, she was ready to try it out. She transitioned beautifully with hardly any trouble, sleeping through the night and taking her naps (until recently).
- For the past couple of weeks, Livie doesn't believe in taking naps. She has given up afternoon naps most days. I am working on implementing a quiet time for days she chooses not to sleep. She doesn't really get the concept... playing alone in her room. She keeps coming out and showing me a book, or wanting to give Nolan a blanket, or just wanting to tell me something. haha, it could take a while.
- We started the potty training process at 18 months and Alivia is slowly in the process of potty training, but we took a break once Nolan was born. We plan to start full force when Ben is on unemployment. We are going to try the potty training in 3 day method. We shall see how it pans out in a month or so.
- She has really bloomed with her talking. She tries to repeat everything we ask her to say. Alivia now talks in 2 to 3 word "sentences". It is so darling to hear her talk and to communicate with her. There are times that I have to really listen to understand what she is saying but for the most part, I can understand her.
- Alivia has new teeth popping in (front sides on bottom)
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