What's up?

Not much happening here...but we have had some interesting things happen:

1. Olivia pooped in the potty yesterday! Want me to go into more detail Cindy?

2. Julian is flashing us some pretty handsome smiles when he sees us!

3. Olivia's vocabulary is rapidly increasing these days, and this morning she told me "Tigger and Pooh are awesome!"

4. Julian is doing a great job at night, usually only getting up once, maybe twice and ALWAYS going right back to sleep after eating.

5. We have our chip-e-chee (Christmas tree) up and Julian LOVES to lay under it and look at all the lights.

6. Eric and I have given up drinking soda!

7. Olivia is OBSESSED with reading books. We will finish one and she will immediately say "do it again" and expect us to read it again.

8. Olivia threw up in her hand at the mall and tried to hand it to me. NOT at all what I want for Christmas.

9. We are looking forward to most of our family coming down to visit next week and the week after!!

10. Can't wait for Christmas!!

A White Christmas

For everyone in Indiana...(and you friends in Michigan and Georgia too)...

Some new reading material

Background info: Olivia LOVES to sit by me and talk to me while I pump. As soon as I sit down in "the pumping chair" she runs over to me and waits to turn it on for me. She turns it on and pushes the buttons for me. As soon as I finish, she says, "All done pumping Mommy?" and asks to see "Julian's milk". Then she grabs the pump, puts it up to her chest, and says "Olivia's boobies now?". No, I am not kidding.

Just a few minutes ago: Olivia climbed up into the "chair" and declared that it was time for her to pump. Eric and I immediately stopped what we were doing to watch her. She opened the bag, and pulled out the instruction manual. She told Eric she was going to read it. She has been sitting in the chair "reading" it for the past 5 minutes. Silly girl.

Olivia's School Pictures

Cute pictures

Olivia brings Julian toys to play with...and he doesn't always like them.

Like my new hat? I insist on wearing it inside the house!

He is so precious! He looks like a little angel here!

O laid down by him to talk to him and ended up falling asleep!

Can you feel the love?

Family visit

Eric's sister Andrea and her husband, Matt, visited us this past weekend. We had a lot of fun and a LOT of good food! :) Olivia really likes her aunt and uncle, but has a special liking for Uncle Matt. She constantly asked where he was whenever he was out of her site. I can't even estimate the number of times I have heard "Mommy, Matt go?" since they left. Julian favored Aunt Andrea, because she paid a lot of attention to him. She fed him, changed his diaper, held and kissed him, and did all the things fun aunts do with their little nephews. We all were sad when they had to go home. We had a really fun time with them!!!

Olivia with Uncle Matt and Aunt Andrea

Big sister Olivia and little brother Julian

From this morning: No clue what she was doing.

Little J-Man! :)

I love you, Julian. -Olivia