Crazy Eric

This is a true story that JUST happened. Ok, so we like to take walks in the evenings. We ALWAYS take a bag in case Lupe decides to do her business...we pick it up. As usual, Lupe does her thing and Eric picks it up. We round the corner into our cul-da-sac and I see Eric winding up for a toss. Now, I should back up and say that the last time Eric tried to throw the bag of poo to our house did not end well. It ended up going over the fence into our neighbor's back yard. I can imagine them sitting out relaxing when all of a sudden a bag of poop comes flying over the fence and lands in front of everyone. Not good. So, when I saw him gearing up for another toss, bad thoughts started flowing. He winds up, gets ready, tosses...but the bag lands right by his feet. He has a very confused yet nervous look on his face. And that is when I hear it....THUMP! At that point I was thinking, "Gee, it sounded like the bag landed somewhere far away, but I see the bag at Eric's feet." Then it dawns on me...the POOP landed somewhere far away!!! And guess where it lands? Yep. Right smack dab on the middle of the neighbor's (same one as before) front windshield. We walk up to it...there it is...a big splat of poop. I headed in the house and told Eric he needed to clean it up. He went over with Windex. He came back and said, "Yeah, just as I was cleaning it up, he (the neighbor) came out and asked me what I was doing." Hahaha! Eric had to explain everything to him. I can only imagine what our neighbor is thinking.

Hail the Bison!

My Mom and Dad both went to North Dakota State University for parties. I mean college. My Dad is EXTREMELY proud of his college, as everyone should be of their college. He visits there every year and usually buys a shirt for everyone in the family. This year he bought the smallest shirt ever...for Olivia! We decided to try it on her Saturday, and it fit! Here's to you, Dad!

My Dad's version of NDSU's fight song:
Hail the Bison, Hail the Bison
with their tails up in the air.
University, University,
you can kiss what's under there!

University is their rival college, although I'm not sure which one exactly. I once earned $20 for singing this little anthem in front of our family. I have a cousin that goes to that school, and my Dad was trying to get her to sing it, but she didn't know the words. So, I busted out singing it and he was so proud of me that he gave me $20 right then and there.

Play date with Miss Abby

On Thursday our friends Amy and Abby came over. They played for a bit at our house, and then we headed down the street to the park. Abby LOVES to swing, and I wanted to see if Olivia liked it, so we went straight for the swings. I think Olivia liked it. She didn't smile, but she didn't cry either. She didn't do much of anything except stick out her bottom lip and puff out her cheeks. We call it her "content" look.

Happy Easter!

Family photo

Latham and Olivia

Daddy and his little girl

Olivia wouldn't take her eyes off of Daddy

Lupe giving Olivia some lovin'

Mommy giving Olivia some lovin'

What wouldn't you do for this face? Classic Olivia.

Yay, Happy Easter! Last night we went to the Easter service at Second Baptist with our friends Clif, Katie, and Cindy. Then we went out for dinner at a fun little local restaurant. Cindy started talking about ice cream and coffee and one thing lead to another...and we went to her house. It was really fun. Clif had the police log/arrest records from the town where they are moving. He read them and we laughed and laughed and laughed. It was seriously the funniest thing I have read in a long time. For instance:
"Lady wanting to file charges on folks she thought were her friends."
"Report comes in of Ford Pickup with Super Man on the door, running people off the road."
"Wide load wipes out mailboxes. Scatters mail in ditch."

We got a good night's sleep after all the excitement. Olivia slept in until 9:15! We got ready and headed over to Champion Forest Baptist Church for Easter service #2 with our friends Nick, Jaime, and Latham. After church we got some food and hung out at their place for the afternoon. It was really fun. We did a little Easter photo shoot with the kids. That's all for now!

Randomness

Peek-a-boo!

Grandpa bought me an Easter bonnet! I'm testing it out!

You can't see him, but I'm staring at Daddy!

Just waking up from a nap!

Mom and her girls!

Last week Olivia and I flew to Louisville, KY to visit my sister. Her husband is an accountant and is virtually MIA during tax season. So, we jumped on a plane and went to visit her. Olivia was wonderful and did a great job on the plane. That was her third trip on an airplane. She just gets better and better. Lisa (my sister) is getting a little baby bump! It is very cute! I can't wait to meet my niece in July!

My two babies are doing great. Lupe is liking (and licking...) Olivia more and more every day. EVERY time she cries, Lupe runs to wherever she is and then runs to me and then runs back to Olivia. She sleeps outside her door almost every day during nap time. Every morning before I get Olivia up, I spread out a blanket on the floor so I can give O some tummy time, and EVERY time I bring O out, Lupe is sprawled out on the blanket snoozing. What a stinker.

Olivia is the greatest. God couldn't have done a better job creating our baby girl. Aside from yesterday, she has been in the best mood for the past month. She is just all smiles and giggles! I don't know what was going on yesterday, but she was very fussy and didn't nap well. We are continuing that today again. She woke up at 4:30 am! I didn't know what to do because she hasn't done that for so long. I actually said to Eric, "I don't know what she wants. What do you think I should do?" Ha ha, talking to Eric while he is sleeping is like talking to a wall. I don't know what I was thinking. So, I went in there...changed her diaper, gave her a snack, and then tucked her in again...and she slept until 8:15. Lets hope that doesn't happen again!

Olivia is 4 months old!

Age: 4 months

Weight: 12 lbs. 15.5 ounces (40th percentile)
Length: 23.5 inches (25th percentile)


Olivia has been very busy squealing these days. I love to hear her little noises, which are getting louder and louder by the day. She is putting everything in her mouth! She LOVES to chew on blankets, burp rags, her thumb, my finger...anything. I think she may be teething because she chews on everything and slobbers all over the place. What a silly little thing. And yes, folks, this IS a Care Bear sweater!


She is not rolling yet, but she gets so close every day. I swear she rolls when I am not looking. She is just being stubborn because she knows I want her to roll. She went to bed in the wedges, but this is how I found her in the morning. She is a closet roller!


She laughs all the time. I LOVE her laugh. It is the cutest thing. A lot of times she starts laughing because I am laughing. It is so cute! She laughs really hard when I attack her with kisses! Lupe usually tries to join in as well. See, Lupe really does love Olivia. She guards her.


The doctor said we could start Olivia on cereal now. She HATED it at first. She didn't know what to do with it. She would take a bite, scream, and then put her thumb in her mouth. Eventually she must have swallowed some because she started wanting more. She ate her whole bowl! :) She's so silly! Just check out the beginning to end photo shoot.





Check out the "online photo album" for more photos and videos! There is a video of her laughing in the "Olivia's 5th month" album!