Hey Ma, Look What I Can Do!

Olivia has learned a couple little tricks lately. Where she has learned them is beyond me.

Livy's newest attempt to make me feel guilty when I put her down and she doesn't want to be put down is to flip on to her tummy, cross her arms in front of her and then burry her face straight down into her arms and pout or make a muffled cry. As soon as she realizes I am back she immediately rolls to her back and gives me a big smile. Unfortunately for Olivia, instead of feeling guilty I laugh and take her picture (see below). Such drama I tell you.

The other day I was changing Olivia's diaper. After showing and telling her which Sesame Street character was on her diaper (I believe it may have been Zoe, our FAVORITE character) I securely fastened the velcro fastners on the diaper and then folded the dirty diaper up and put it in the Diaper Genie II. As I get back to Livy to finsh her up, she has expertly unfastened the left side of her diaper and has a big ole smile on her face. I carefully re-fasten the diaper, only to have Livy smile even bigger at me and attempt to unfasten the diaper again. This game could have been fun, but if anyone knows me, they know I am very OCD (obsessive compulsive) and yes, Livy's diapers have fallen into the throws of my OCD's. You see the velcro fasteners have to be directly in line with each other and equadistant apart and yes, if the diaper doesn't look right to me I re-fasten until it does. So, Livy unfastening my hard work more than once was not my idea of fun. She tried her dirty little trick the next day as well, but has ceased doing so for the time being.

Olivia's final and most impressive trick is her ability to sit up on her own. She did so for the first time on the 4th and for at least a minute long. No leaning or holding on to anyone. After a while she does start to resemble a little old lady with a crappy spine though.