We're Back . . . . .

Holy crud, it's been forever! A ton has taken place since the last blog post, which most of you already know about. Elliot has arrived, so of course the blog will now also include interesting facts and tidbits about him, as well as Olivia.

Where to begin....Well, Elliot is 8 weeks today and I am about ready to pull my hair out. He was quiet and content for the 2 1/2 days we were in the hospital and then it just went downhill. Yip, he's colic. However, he is not a "typical" or "normal" colic kid (now why would either of my kids follow the norm, in this case I am glad he didn't). As opposed to crying constantly, Elliot grunts, makes noises, squirms and is constantly in motion. He sounds like a mountain goat and it drives me nuts. With that said, I would rather have a mountain goat of a son, than a crying lunatic of a son. Things have progressively gotten worse and the crying has started, but still tolerable. We have spent a crap ton of money on herbal remedies that appear to work and then let us down. Elliot has his first chiropractic adjustment today. Fingers crossed that this will help.

Not only is Elliot a mountain goat, he is a chunky mountain goat. He has a nice full round belly and weighs 12 lbs. 2 oz. Technically, weight wise he can wear 9 month cloths, but length wise he could still get away with newborn sizes. He is squaty and plump. Marvelous. Nurse Brandi at the pediatric clinic says he looks like a little toad with his round gut and short little legs and arms (lucky for her she is a friend of mine from high school).

Olivia has taken to Elliot very well. The first thing she said when she saw him was "he's tute". Whenever Elliot is upset, especially when we are in the car, she tells him "It's otay buddy, we're going bye bye. It's otay". Just recently she has started calling him "little man".

You would never know that Olivia has a mom who is loud and talks a lot (yeah right). The kid has one volume and there is no other way to describe it other than saying ungodly loud. She also talks up a storm and is putting sentences together and saying new words every day. Last night she was muttering something in disgust and I distinctly heard her end her rant by saying "ridiculous". When I asked her to repeat it, she said it again. Hmm, wonder where she has heard that word before?

Olivia has proven that she is officially a "big girl" by throwing her binkys away, all 5 of them. We had a couple rough nights and days of napping, but the binkys are gone and she hasn't asked for it since the 2nd night of not having it.

Many of you would be proud to hear that Olivia finally allows me to read to her. We read every day and some days for over an hour. One of her favorite books to look at is a book of animals. When I point to them she can name butterfly, froggy, cow, rabbit, pig, horse, chicks, mouse, duck, lion, bear, fish, dog, cat, tiger, snake and my top 3 favorite elephant, penguin and CROCODILE (it's great listening to her say that). She can also make the sounds for these animals, except for the ones I don't even know. I mean what sound does a butterfly make?

As of lately, Olivia has found it fun to wear my underwear or bra (yes they are clean) around her neck and trapse around the house. Weird. She also spends her time dancing to her Phineas and Ferb soundtrack and making up her own songs to sing at the kitchen table during dinner. She is quite the entertainer.

Time certainky does fly, as Olivia will be 2 in a week. Stay tuned, I am sure things will get interesting...