Wednesday, July 22, 2009 - Update

I can't believe that Olivia is going to be two next month! It's a little hard because I know developmentally. . .she is nowhere near two. I can't help but remember, however, that last year at this time, she wasn't even able to sit up. She didn't pass that milestone until after her first birthday (and eye surgery.) Look how far she has come! The random person who asks how old she is doesn't know all this and I won't go into explaining it all. So, I just make up some random age. I wish that wouldn't be the first question that people ask because it's a tough question to answer. For most, it's probably the simplest of answers. Why can't they just ask what her name is?

This illness is going much better than the last few mainly because she doesn't fight me as much with the bulb syringe. Funny story. . . .her favorite book is Rhyming Dust Bunnies. There is a part in the book where the dust bunnies are sucked up by the vacuum cleaner and she loves the sound I make. She makes the sound herself all of the time. Sucking snot out of her nose makes a similar noise and she thinks it is hilarious. Of course, every time I clean her nose out, it reminds her of the book and I have to read it for the millionth time, but that's a small price to pay. :) She's such a silly girl!

Oh, one more story. . .I'm trying to teach her to use crayons. She just does not understand the concept and gets so angry when I put the crayon in her hand to make her draw. She thinks crayons are only meant to be shook. Today, she got really angry and threw the crayon down the stairs. . . .hitting the wall on the way down. . .and leaving a nice, blue mark. Does that count as her first artistic expression?