Ballerina baby

Now we put it all together and see Olivia dance!

First trip to the zoo

We went to Turtle Back Zoo today for a baby shower and it was a great afternoon! Olivia was all smiles and so happy to be with everyone during the shower. She stayed up to see the snow leopards and then went straight to sleep.

The snow leopard is just to the left of the tree behind O

Red panda!

Nap time for O and the llama

Alpaca

Seal swimming upside down

Eight months

You're really moving now, baby! You get from one side of your playroom to the other so quickly and if you spot a toy you want you'll find a way to get to it. You are sleeping so well through the night and even when you wake up at 6 am (mommy is not a morning person) that first smile is my favorite part of the day. The sounds and noises you make are too funny and you answer back quite loudly when we talk to you. Lately you've been whispering which I have to admit kind of creeps me out, but in the cutest way possible! And when I catch you doing something, you cover it up by giving me the sweetest smile! I'm beginning to see that my little angel has a mischievous side, don't you?

Not a monthly picture goes by without O and Dr. Bear joking around

Yup baby, you're 8 months!

She's making a run for it!

Wait, isn't that MY tutu?

Olivia's adorable outfit was a gift from the Ramie family, and the tutu was handmade by Dinesha!

Starting to crawl

First Easter

Olivia's first Easter was so much fun. The weather was great, the food was delicious, she played with her Kuya AJ all afternoon, and for once there were plenty of seats in tbe living room because everyone was up in the playroom! We can't wait until she can do an Easter egg hunt!

Dancing with the Tears Stars

I love watching Dancing with the Stars. Kitty used to be my watching buddy, but now it's Olivia who gets startled when I start clapping after an especially good performance, plus she's a better dancing partner. We just watched last Monday's episode and Danica McKellar's (aka Winnie Cooper from The Wonder Years) performance had me bawling my eyes out. Now usually there will be one or two performances per season that will have me tear up or even sob a little, but this one really did a number on me. The story and the song lyrics hit too close to home- it's as if Winnie Cooper looked into my soul!  But seriously though, it was beautiful and I'm glad I had Olivia to hold onto and dance with for this one.

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Seven months

I can't believe how much you are doing now at seven months! You've started eating solid foods and you love to eat (like your parents!). You love sweet potatoes, bananas, carrots, mangoes and papaya, but avocados not so much.  You can hold yourself sitting up for longer and longer, and it's so cute how you start to lean until you sloooowly fall over. You're starting to scoot backwards and around like a clock, not quite forward yet, but you'll be crawling before we know it! You're still experimenting with sounds like mum mum mummmm and bababaaaaa, and lately, coughing and grunting. With all of these new things you're doing, what can I expect from you this month?