Finally! An update!

Ok, sort of an update. I've been super busy lately with an extremely mobile 11 month old! And to top it off, my mother's computer moves as fast as kids do in the doctor's office when their name is called to get their shots. Not much news to report, other than Olivia is moving everywhere! She's cruising along furniture, climbing the stairs in record time, and crawling faster than I ever thought possible. Just a couple days ago she stood up in the middle of the living room all by herself! I don't mind, I've lost 13 1/2 lbs. in the past 4 weeks! Haha, not because of her, I've been working out and counting calories! That's my little shout out to myself. ;) Still no news on our house, and we are getting more and more discouraged as the days pass by. Enough with the boring stuff, I'll get to the good stuff. Here they are:

Hanging out with Addison

Jiminy Cricket! Nope, it is just little Olivia, protesting to playing dress up!

"Ok, fine. I'll give it back to her. But I want to put it in her eye, instead."

Olivia was laying by Addison, helping her have fun during tummy time.

Addy found her thumb the other day! She has been finding it on and off lately.

"Can I help you? I'm trying to read this book and you keep bothering me."

Olivia's new favorite friend...her cousin Addison. She is really becoming more and more interested in her every day! She always has to know where she is. If Addy is on the floor, Olivia is right there beside her. If Addy is having tummy time, Olivia lays down next to her on the floor. It is the cutest thing. We tried to get some pictures, but every time she saw the camera she would jump up and try to get it. Stinker. She also loves to take the pacifier out of Addison's mouth so she can chew on it. She pretty much sticks the entire thing in her mouth. She sticks EVERYTHING in her mouth. She is mega teething. She now has 8 teeth, and I am convinced she is working on her 1 year molars. Yuck. I'm happy to report that she slept through the night last night. Wednesday night she got up again, but I ignored her and she eventually cried herself back to sleep. Last night...she just kept sleeping and sleeping. What a girl!

Tonight Eric is coming! Yay! Tomorrow we are going on a picnic (if Ike doesn't rain us out) by the pond. For dinner we are going to J Gumbo's...a place that my sister and JC love. We are excited!

Oh yeah, and Olivia pulls up on EVERYTHING now. :) It is so cute! I love it. She also likes to climb, and has now mastered climbing to the top of a 2 suitcase tower. Scary.

NOT fun with the Comerfords

Allow me to vent. Olivia slept through the night starting at 3 months and continued to do so night after night until about 9 months. Then all of a sudden she started getting up a few times a night. What in the heck?!? Is it her teeth? Separation anxiety? What? I am really getting frustrated. She pretty much refuses to nap or go to bed nicely. It is a constant battle. What am I supposed to do? Any suggestions? Take tonight for instance. I put her to bed around 8:20, she cried for about 5 minutes, and was out. Success! Or so I thought. 11:15 rolls around and she is screaming at the top of her lungs. I let her cry but she doesn't quit. So, I pick her up and cuddle her. She falls asleep. I put her back....WAAAHHH! We go through this for TWO HOURS and she is FINALLY (I hope) asleep for good. What on earth is going on with my child?!? I love her dearly but I am not at all excited to see her in the middle of the night!!! And yes folks, it really is 1:25 a.m. right now. We REALLY need to sell our stinkin house so we can get a place of our own. Yep, still living with family. Anyone in Houston want a house? :)

My first haircut...and more!

Olivia got her first haircut last week! Even though Kellie didn't take much off at all, it really makes a difference! :) She's so cute! Olivia didn't seem to mind the cutting at all. She just sat in my lap and played with a comb the entire time. She would chew on the comb for a little bit, and then offer it to me like she wanted me to chew on it. Silly girl. :) No haircut pictures...sorry...they are on our laptop, which is with Eric. She's really into extending toys to you as if she is going to share them, and then taking them back when you reach out for them. She laughs and laughs if you play that game with her.

Let's see, what else is new? Hm...well we're still here in Peru, Indiana with my parents. Eric stays in Indianapolis with a friend during the week (he's working there now) and then comes to Peru on the weekends. One night a week Olivia and I have dinner at Eric's parent's house, and then Olivia stays the night. This gives me a nice little break. She comes home the next morning, always in a great mood.

We've had 9 (I think) showings on the house, but no takers yet. It is getting very frustrating to have people look and then do nothing. I would have thought someone would have made an offer (even a ridiculously low offer) by now. We are trying to wait as patiently as possible, but I am starting to feel the effects of living away from Eric. We don't like it.

Back to Olivia now. She's a pro at crawling and monkey walking. She has pulled up a few times on the pack-and-play, stairs, and me. The other night she took two steps all by herself. She was holding on to my legs. I was not holding on to her at all. :) I don't think it will be too long before she is consistantly pulling up and cruising along the furniture. I'm excited, but nervous. She now has 6 very visible teeth and 2 more poking through. She kinda reminds me of a jack-o-lantern. :)

Lupe is...well...Lupe. She has discovered toilets. You see, at our home in TX, we ALWAYS put the toilet lid down out of habit. My parents do not do this here...and Lupe has now discovered toilet water. My dad told me the other day he caught her drinking out of the toilet. Yuck. Yesterday morning she greeted me in bed with a very wet face and whiskers. Hm...wonder where she had been. So, I called a family meeting and we have all agreed to try our best at making sure the lid to the toilet is DOWN. :)

I know I have not been good about posting, but it is extremely rare for me to have any time to myself. I will try to get better!

I love my cousin!

Hey there, not much to report. Just hanging out in Peru with both sets of grandparents. Lisa and Addison are in town this week, so we have a full house. My poor Dad...3 adult women, 2 girl babies, and one female dog. Lots of estrogen in this house! No updates on the house..still up for sale. Olivia is crawling everywhere! She has been sleeping terribly and gets up at least once every night, sometimes more. Sorry for not posting regularly, but my parent's computer is super slow and I just now got the camera back from Eric. Have a great week!

9 months!

Yay! Olivia is 9 months old today! Let's see what she's been up to:

*CRAWLING! (we just picked this up at Aunt Lisa's yesterday!)
*sitting herself up from laying on her tummy and after crawling
*clapping (at herself of course)
*waving hello to Addison (no one else, just Addy)
*kissing (mostly Mommy)
*rolling away from Daddy when he changes her diapers
*petting her new cousin Addison
*growing lots of teeth (has 2 bottom, getting 3 top)
*talking, squealing, talking...and more squealing
*pulling up to her knees

Right now we are in the "transition" phase of our move. Last Saturday we drove from Humble to Memphis, TN. Then Sunday morning we got up and drove to Jeffersonville, IN. We are staying this week at my sister's house. Addison is ADORABLE! She's doing very well and so is her Mommy. :) On Saturday we'll head up to Indianapolis for a wedding. After that we'll head up to Peru, which is my final destination until we sell our house. Eric will visit with his family for a while and then head back to Indianapolis on Sunday evening. He starts his new job at Interactive Intelligence on Monday, August 4th.

So what's our big news?

We are moving! Yep, that's right folks. We are packing up our stuff and heading north.

Who: The entire Comerford Clan (including Miss Lupe)
What: Moving!
Where: Indianapolis, Indiana
When: Saturday, July 26
Why: Many reasons..mainly to be closer to family and have better weather
How: Lupe and Olivia by plane, Eric and Kelly by car

I am sure everyone has a million questions as to why we are moving, so we have compiled a FAQ section. If your question is not answered below, feel free to ask by leaving a comment! :)

1. How long has this been in the works?
Eric and I originally decided to move to Louisville, KY around the beginning of this year. He looked at jobs in that area for quite some time to no avail. Then we decided maybe we could give Indianapolis a try. One thing lead to another and he was offered a position at Interactive Intelligence around the end of June.

2. Is ExxonMobil transferring Eric to Indianapolis?
No. Eric had to resign from XOM to accept this new position. We waited until he was vested in the company. That means he can keep all of XOM's contributions to his 401K. Nice.

3. Where will Eric be working?
Eric will work for a company called Interactive Intelligence. They are a VoIP company. He will be testing software when the developers come up with new releases. That's all I know. :)

4. Will Kelly be working?
Yes, I'll be hard at work with Miss Olivia and Miss Lupe. :)

5. Do you have a new house?
Unfortunately, we have not sold our house here in Houston. So, during the week Eric will be staying in Indianapolis with his good friend Tim. I will be a nomad, staying with a few different family members an hour and a half away from Eric. :(

6. How is Lupe getting to Indiana?
That's right folks, Lupe will be getting an experience of a lifetime! She'll be riding on the airplane with Olivia and Grandma Karen. We figured a 2 hour plane ride would be much better for her than a 22 hour car ride. Same goes for Olivia.

7. Why Indianapolis?
Easy! It is pretty much the midpoint between our families! My parents, Eric's parents, his sister and brother-in-law, and Grandmother all live in the same town an hour and a half north of Indy. My sister, brother-in-law, and new little niece Addison all live in Jeffersonville, which is about an hour and 45 minutes south of Indy.

8. Are we going to miss Texas?
MOST DEFINITELY! So many things happened here. This was a major stage in our lives and we will really miss it. We LOVE our neighbors and wish we could take them all with us.