Olivia recieved a Cozy Coupe from Grandma, Papa, Jon and Holly. She calls it her "cozy poop." Hard to say I guess! I'll try to get it on video. She and Belle have enjoyed riding in it this week.

A trip to the ER

So, I do not win "mother of the year" for this one. Here's the story: Olivia recently learned how to climb out of her pack 'n play, which she has been sleeping in this month while my cousin Laura is staying with us for a med school rotation. This happened last Thursday, March 25th. I put her down for a nap about 12:30 and the monitor suggested she had been totally quiet for an entire hour, which is a little unusual because lately she's had trouble going to sleep. I went up to check on her and realized I hadn't turned on the base of the monitor, hence the silence on the other end.

When I opened the door to our room, Olivia was sitting on the floor proudly going through our medicine drawer (a plastic box w/a drawer that she can open.) Now, like a good mom, I know most of the bottles and pills are child proof. However, there was a plastic ziplock bag of zrytec pills (allergy medicine) that a friend had given me to try last year when I was allergic to Virginia.

Olivia is very proficient at opening ziplock bags. There were about 12-14 pills to start with and I only saw 4 left in the bag so I immediately asked her if she ate them and she said, "Yea, Livie's tummy all better now." I tried not to freak out and thankfully Laura was home by now and I got her and Tifiny to help. Tifiny took Olivia while I searched for more pills and Laura called poisen control. I hadn't lost control yet, but by the time we loaded up to go to the ER, I was definitely crying with Olivia asking, "Mommy, you sad?" I replied with, "Yes, Mommy is so stupid!!" and she looked at me and repeated, "Stupid?" (in a precious way that made me cry even harder.) I called Bill at school and left a message, which someone else who was more contained should have done. He met us at the ER when he got the message.

Well, we went to the hospital and they got us in right away and because I didn't know how many or even when she took them, they just gave her liquid charcoal, which she called special water. It's supposed to bind to the drug instead of absorb into her system. She drank about 10 oz. like a champ. Then they kept us there so they could monitor her. She was tired, but then again had missed her nap. I guess it could have been worse. So far, she doesn't seem affected by taking the pills.

This picture captures her at the end of her stay (about 4-5 hours.) Very tired.

A Warm Spring Day

We washed the car this afternoon. Olivia kept very busy transferring water between buckets. Afterwards, we hooked up the sprinkler for some fun. Notice the progression of clothing being removed.

"Swimming."

2nd Birthday Party

Olivia was very excited to celebrate her 2nd birthday. She had been practicing "Happy Birthday" all week and was excited to sing it with us. I only have a few pictures and videos, but it captures some of the fun we had.
We made her a special "princess hat" and she wore it with pride!

Even Belle sported a hat and left it on!

She can hold up 2 fingers for her age.

Holly's Visit

Holly and Addie came to visit in mid-February. The girls are just 3 months apart and had such a great time playing together. We spent 4 days in Bakersfield at Holly's college roommate's home. Allison was a great host and you'll see her in these pics.
Addie loving the slide.

The girls.

At the park.

Adelaide Anne

Sharing the alligator at the park.

Allison and Holly--so happy to see each other!

They (Addie leading the way) were always looking for ways to escape.

Addie and Holly

Holly and Olivia

Eating at Heidi's Brooklyn Deli. The girls love pickles.

Addie and what's left of her pickle.

I had to take a picture--there's usually not a lot of businesses/places to eat with my name.

Olivia in my shoes.

Blake and Allison

Allison was great with the girls. She let Holly and me sleep in while she fed them and played with them!

Friends.

Making homemade tortillas for our fajitas.

Addie in Holly's shoes.

Addie trying to escape from the nursery at church.

A visit with our Uncle Rod and Aunt Mary to Newport Beach.

On the pier.

On the beach. Aunt Mary and Addie.

Uncle Rod, Olivia, and me. We had to keep a close watch on the girls. Olivia tried to go swimming, and Addie wanted to run a marathon along the beach.

Olivia

Rod and Mary on Newport Beach.

Sisters!

Trying to get wet.

An action shot of Addie and Holly.

Holly and Addie. It was Addie's first time to the Pacific Ocean.

Olivia can't get enough of the beach.

Happy 2nd Birthday Olivia!

Happy Birthday to our sweet Olivia! We're having a small party Friday and she keeps singing Happy Birthday to you... over and over.

Shake It

I have no idea where she learned this, but she loves to sing it loud. And, this is right before bedtime at 7pm and she's got the bedtime crazies going on.

A visit with a good friend

My first college roommate and friend, Joni Nord, came to San Diego with her husband for a business trip in early February. Olivia and I picked her up and spent the day eating and seeing beaches. It was great! The first beach we went to was in La Jolla.
The waves were huge that day.

She took Olivia for me and they chased waves and got completely soaked.

I started running out of clothes for Olivia at this point. She only has a diaper on.

Ocean Beach in San Diego.

This girl has no fear when it comes to getting wet and pummeled by waves.

We picked up Joni's husband Ryan and his coworker when they were done with their meetings and drove to Sunset Cliffs before dinner.

There's nothing like a west coast sunset!

This video was from our first few minutes at the beach in La Jolla. I had considered bringing Olivia's suit, but just didn't grab it. Next time I will!