To remember this time (again)

Olive is 7 days shy of 20 months. That's 4 months plus 7 days shy of 2 years!!! Right now she is:

waking up and still, barely cuddling for a while before asking to get down and really start the day.

asks for baaaaaeh (aka ballet) first thing out our bedroom door which means I turn on classical radio and she shows off all the moves she knows. She knows how to port de bras, chase, chain, grende jete (well, grende for a 1 year old), attitude derriere, tend (ish), and saute. She learned all of these by watching and I have not intentionally taught any of them to her. I guess she has a dancing bug like me :)

She loves bossing the animals around, her favorite is holding Marley's leash.

She is working on more and more words which is cute, but a very frustrating process for her since none of us understand half of her experimental words.

loves "helping" no matter what you're doing. "Clean clean" is one of her favorite activities.

Coloring is a daily activity, though choosing which crayon to use makes up 95% of the coloring process.

If she can get her hands on the home phone loves to push the redial button. (sorry grandma)

She can climb out of her crib when desperate.

She loves pushing her "wa-wa's" (dollies) in her stroller (aka go-go)

HATES being made to sit in a chair to eat a meal; generally doesn't like eating a meal under any circumstance come to think of it.

Loves watching Olivia Pig, ballets, and home videos of herself way too much.

Plays this game with Papi or anyone who knows the game I guess where whomever her playmate happens to be pretends to be sleeping and she wakes them up with a kiss. It sounds corny, but it's actually quite sweet.

Running is a favorite activity especially when she can convince someone to chase her.

Thinks that every bump is an owie and deserves ice. This all started from one time that she bit her tongue and it legitimately needed ice....

Loves throwing balls and will not throw them until she walks to a hard surface since this offers the best bounce.



There are so many little activities and nuances about her that I take for granted as being her and then suddenly realize that every day, she is being re-created. I want to make sure I remember tomorrow who she is today. I can't wait to see who she'll be tomorrow.