A new era!

Check out my new ride!

Not too sure what to do with her birthday cupcake. 

She ALWAYS looks at me when we are trying to take a picture! 

I'm so cute and I know it.  This is my new favorite picture of her!

Hi!  Hi!  Hi!

We have now come to a time where the blogs will be more frequent!  That's right, I have regained custody of our lovely, FAST laptop.  Expect blog updates on a regular basis! :)  YAY!  

What's new with us?  Well, we are STILL stuck in a stinky living situation.  Here is it for those of you who don't know...  We decided earlier this year we wanted to live closer to family so Olivia would know her grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, etc.  So, Eric found a job in Indianapolis and we put our house up for sale.  Unfortunately, it is STILL up for sale.  We cannot afford two mortgages, so I (and Olivia and Lupe) am living with my parents in Peru and Eric is living with a friend in Indianapolis (an hour and a half away).  He comes to Peru on the weekends.  This REALLY stinks.  We are DESPERATE to live together again as a family.  We have been doing this since late July.  YUCK!  We really could use some prayers!

On a brighter note, Olivia is getting sillier by the day.  She is not walking yet, but still manages to get herself into just about everything.  She can cruise along the furniture or walks while holding the walls.  She has stood by herself on multiple occasions, but she is just too scared to take the steps on her own.  She's taken a few steps by herself a couple of times, but she hasn't quite gotten the hang of it yet.  I think she's getting close.  She can say mama, dada, dog, duck, and "bapa" which is think is Lupe.  Just this week she started calling my mom "nana".  We have a very picky eater on our hands.  She WILL NOT eat meat.  I've tried everything...but she just won't have anything to do with it.  Thankfully she likes eggs and peanut butter, so she's still getting her protein.  She really likes milk, too.  Give her some bread, peas, and fruit and she's good to go.  :)  But they better be the tiny little peas, because she doesn't like the big ones.  What a stinker!

Lupe is being her usual self.  She loves to go on walks with my mom.  She has gotten into a terrible habit of jumping up on people when they come into the house, and she's getting really bad about sticking her nose in people's bottoms.  YUCK!  She is on the lookout for Olivia all day long, as O's favorite thing to do is chase her around the house and knock on her.  Yes, Olivia knocks on EVERYTHING!  :)   

Olivia's Birthday Party!

We celebrated O's birthday on Saturday, October 25th. We had a really fun party with family and friends. She was up every hour the night before having trouble with her teeth. Needless to say, she was exhausted by the time her party came. She slept through most of it and woke up during the last 30 minutes to open her presents and eat a cupcake. She just sat there confused as Eric opened the presents. Then she just sat there again looking at her cupcake like it was supposed to light up or make noise or something. It was a fun party!

Look at all my cool birthday presents! What should I play with first?

Catching a nap during her party! Silly girl.

Some fun decorations!

Olivia's "birthday cake"! These were caramel apple cupcakes! YUM!

Thanks for the gift card Beth! I can't wait to use it!

Yay! More money! Thanks Great G'ma Mavis!

Bowling with my cool cousin Megan! She's crazier than I am!

Olivia's new friend Alex, and her cousin Addy.

We just got back from a quick visit to TX! It was so much fun! Olivia loved playing with her old friends. She was a maniac the entire trip. The time change really threw her off, so I got to get up with her at 5:45 every day. Not fun! Now she is getting up at 6:45. Not too bad, but I wish she would go back to being an 8-8 baby!

Right now Olivia and I are in Jeffersonville visiting my sister. I am sick today, which is totally not cool. It started with my niece Addison, then Lisa, then JC, then Eric...now me. YUCK. We plan to head back tomorrow to Peru...a lovely 3 hour drive. We are getting Olivia's 1 year / family pictures on Saturday so stay tuned for those. Again, sorry about the lack of posting, but if you only knew how slow my mom's computer is...

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!