Thanks to Kanye's workout plan...

Olivia copying people working out on TV:

Three months

What a difference a month makes! You're starting to settle into a routine and I think we're all much happier now that we have an idea what to expect. You're smiling and beginning to coo and it's all just too cute to bear. You're happy when we lay you down and let you wiggle on your own for a bit, but you definitely let us know when you've had enough. The weather's getting nicer which means we can take you out for walks, but you still don't like the stroller too much and pretty much scream the whole time you're in it. So I have to wear you when we walk but you're getting heavier so it's not as easy anymore. I still can't believe how fast you're growing and it takes all my effort not to bite your irresistible leg rolls. Happy three months my darling little girl!

Story time

 Mom and I took Olivia and Laila to the library for story hour today. I didn't know what to expect from O since she hasn't been around a whole group of kids before. We got there just as they started and they happened to be celebrating Dr. Seuss so the woman reading was dressed as the Cat in the Hat, and there was another person dressed as a Thing (I'm not sure if it was One or Two). They gave Olivia a nice big Hat which she examined for a few seconds, then put it down to roam around with the other toddlers. They sang songs and read 3 Dr. Seuss books. Most of the kids weren't paying attention so Olivia fit right in! She even sat down nicely for a few minutes next to a little girl whose boots Olivia kept touching...until it came off...oops. And thankfully it was over within half an hour because I don't think either of them would have lasted much longer. Laila did great as well, she slept in the ergo carrier the whole time (except when I had to bend down to put the little girl's boot back on her foot, and Laila screamed for a few seconds). Now that the weather's getting nicer I'm hoping to go on more outings to keep Olivia occupied...here's to hoping Laila cooperates!

The tempting boots!

All smiles after story time!

MC!

Most weekends Ninang Ta and Kuya MC come over to hang out with the munchkins. It's so great how MC will still hang out with us even though he's in high school and way too cool for us (I know I would have thought so at that age, I wasn't, but I thought I was). He even tolerates our ridiculous mindless chatter!

The ones with Olivia are from last November, and I love how much they love each other! 

Snow much fun!

March has certainly come in like a lion! We've had two snowfalls this week and it was the perfect opportunity for Vince and Olivia to try out the tiny snowboard she got. We weren't sure how Olivia would like it, since it would be cold and wet and she would probably fall, but all those weekend trips to Vermont must have prepared her for getting on a snowboard herself because she LOVED it! Granted, she wasn't going downhill and was towed around on the sidewalk, but she still did great. She caught her balance a bunch of times and she laughed off the few times she did fall (she didn't have far to fall anway!) Thank goodness she enjoys it because Vince has been ordering stuff online for her like crazy and I would not have been pleased if it were for nothing!

A tale of two births

A year and a half late, I've finally written Olivia's birth story. Laila's birth story was written only 2 months late. That's just one more fact to add to the list of differences between their two stories. Honestly their births were so drastically different, I think the only thing they had in common was that they both came from me. Oh and I did have the same recovery room both times.

With Olivia my water broke 23 hours before she was born, my doctor had to break it right before Laila was born. I needed to be induced to start the contractions going with Olivia, I had contractions all morning with Laila but I was in denial about it. I was in a huge fancy labor suite with cable and a gorgeous view of Manhattan when I delivered Olivia, I delivered Laila in the early labor room which isn't even a delivery room and it had no windows or even stirrups on the bed. Also when I delivered Olivia there was just Vince, Rinne, the nurse and the doctor and it was pretty quiet; when I delivered Laila there seemed to be like 15 people in that tiny room and it was pretty chaotic. I had pain medication to help manage the contractions for Olivia, for Laila I was home and had to be quiet so I wouldn't wake up Olivia, not that there would have been time for that once I did get to the hospital! I pushed for almost two hours it seemed with Olivia, and with Laila I pushed for 15 minutes. I did have the same room both times, but with Olivia I had tons of guests whereas with Laila I had way fewer - it was pretty much just me and her the whole time.

So that's the summary of their births in a nutshell! If you want to read the full stories I'll warn you now: they're pretty long!

Two months old

In two months you've almost doubled your weight and I think most of it is in your cheeks! I love to snuggle your pillowly cheeks even when you're crying, which you don't do that much except at night when you should be sleeping. Your sleeping patterns are still inverted, you sleep longer and better during the day and it takes a while for you to settle down at night, but I'm sure we'll get there. You are outgrowing clothes at an alarmingly fast rate, thank goodness you have your older sister's and cousin's clothes to grow into or I'd go broke buying clothes for you! You are smiling such big smiles and starting to chuckle, it just makes me melt.