Ounce by Ounce, She Is Growing!

First go at rice cereal..."do you have anything with a better texture"?


So Happy!


Will mom ever stop making me wear these!?


Thumb Sucking Begins!




Learning to Sit...with a little assistance


Olivia is getting so big! Its hard to believe that she is five months old (tomorrow). She is at a very fun age where she is learning all sorts of new things. One of my favorites is her laugh, she loves to be played with and giggles the entire time. She is also very curious and looks around constantly. My grandpa calls her "bright eyes" because she always has them wide open trying to find the next thing that will keep her intrigued.

We started rice cereal about two weeks ago and it was hilarious. Most of it ended up on her or me:) It seems like she has a major gag reflex.....or maybe I have passed on my texture issue, whatever the case, she is still not sure if she likes it or not. I put her in the bath after one of the first feedings and all of the sudden she started spitting a bunch of cereal out....she had saved it in the side of her cheek instead of swallowing it! Stinker! And how did you get to be so smart!?

She is definitely a wonderful addition to our family and such a bright spot in our lives. Kirk and I have both been a little stressed lately and we sometimes look at each other and say "let's wake Livvy up", she always eases the stress and brightens the day!

Stop Honking, I'm on the Phone!

I know, two posts in one day! Unheard of for me! :) But I saw another bumper sticker that totally made me laugh. I'm not quite sure why I have such a fixation with bumper stickers lately, but this one said, "Stop Honking, I'm on the phone!" You could not find a better bumper sticker to describe how I feel about drivers lately. I swear, as soon as someone that is driving around me does something stupid, I think "they must be on the phone" and 95% of the time, they are! Talking or texting, hands free or not.....people cannot concentrate 100% on the road if they are using their phone for whatever reason!

Now, to avoid being hypocritical, I am very guilty of using my phone when I drive. But do I drive stupid when I am? Who knows? Maybe I am in your 95%? :)

So follow the advice of this bumper sticker: don't honk when someone cuts you off or wanders into your lane...do you really think that they can talk/text, drive and look around to see why someone is honking at them all at the same time? Not likely!

P.S. The other 5% are usually eating! :)

TAGGED!

I have been tagged by my friend Mandy.

The rules:

A.Each player lists 6 facts/habits about themselves.
B. At the end of the post, the player then tags 6 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know that they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog for these rules.

Here are my 6:

1- I love to create but I am not really that creative (I am really great at copying anything!)
2- My greatest weakness is soda! I have quit drinking it several times (namely when I was pregnant), but I hate to admit that it makes me REALLY happy :) (Could this account for my first two cavities ever at the dentist last week? GRRR!)
3- I love to buy shoes but I hate wearing them
4- I'm learning how much I hate SPIDERS by living in my Grandpa's basement. Especially Hobo Spiders which are the majority in this house! Ahhh!
5- I get bored with a lot of things really quickly if I'm not staying busy but there is one thing that I never get bored of: laying by the pool (or any body of water) and reading a book. A pina coloda is also a nice addition to this, but is not a necessity.
6- One of my favorite things lately is laying beside Livvy and tickling her while she laughs herself silly. She has an adorable laugh!

I don't know that many people who have a blog so....here are my tagged victims: Kirk, Les, Nick, Nichole and Christy (Christy, which means you have to tell me how to see your blog :)) Enjoy!

Missy

God Bless America!

As Livvy and I were taking a walk today, I saw a bumper sticker that said "God bless America....and quickly please!" I chuckled a little bit at the implications of the sticker and then thought a little more deeply about it the whole way home. With all of the things that are going on in America right now, especially with the pending presidential election, we really do need the help of God! For a blessed land, which I truly believe that America is, we definitely have our problems. However, I believe that most of them can be solved if we truly tried. My Grandpa was watching a talk show tonight while I made dinner and one of the guests (I didn't catch his name but he was an analyst) said that he predicts that Hillary Clinton has an 80% chance of winning the election next year. I pray the Hillary Clinton doesn't win...the second coming is sure to come if she does :) But then again, it may mean that more will say "heaven help us!" and allow him to really do so!


So I agree.....God Bless America, and hurry please! We need it!

Holy Crap, we have a lot of CRAP!

We moved out of our townhouse this past weekend and wow, we have sooooo much CRAP! As people were carrying everything outside, I kept thinking, "The truck is almost full, we should be done any minute!" Don't worry, we rented the biggest truck U-haul has (26 footer) and had to make 2 trips to the storage unit! That does not count the things that are still at the house waiting to be brought to Grandpa's so we can use them over the next 6 months, or the things we brought to Grandpa's a month ago when we started living here officially. Where did it all come from? When we moved into the townhouse it was so empty, it felt so bare and we felt like we had a TON of room. Now it seems as though we were bursting at the seams. I guess my mom's theory of "if you have the space you will fill it" is being realized with Kirk and me. :) As we look for a new house we keep thinking we have to have at least the amount of square footage we had in the townhouse, otherwise, how will we fit? Especially with more kids? If we downsize, will my mom's theory reverse itself and help me to get rid of some of it? (I've already made quite a few trips to the D.I.)

The great question remains, if this stuff is all just "CRAP", why is it that I can't get rid of it?