January 26, 2012

This will be a short entry tonight because Olivia feels like she needs to be held close to her mama - which is alright with me. Sometimes I think, "Oh my goodness, I've been holding this baby for hours. Why won't she let me put her down?" Other times I think, "Why is Olivia sleeping so soundly? Doesn't she want me to pick her up?" Poor baby, her mama can't make up her mind.

Today we got up a little earlier than usual because we had a 'play date' with Carmen & Cara Williams. Cara is almost exactly two weeks older than Olivia. Carmen is a lot of fun, and we're hoping that our little ones can continue to play together as they get bigger - since they're so close in age. It was also a nice thing for me because we got to share our similar situations and I also got to profit from Carmen's experience. (She is a mother of three girls.) The little ones slept most of the time and even when they were awake Olivia spent more time looking at Carmen than Cara. Maybe she thought she was looking in a mirror when she saw another baby?

After Carmen & Cara left, Olivia and I took a nice long nap. Olivia has gotten even snugglier since she's gained more dexterity in her hands & fingers. She's really touching things; feeling them. She especially likes to hold the lovie from Nana - it's really easy to grab and is so soft. I think I've landed on it's name. He's Pammy the Pink Lamby. I know Pammy is a girl's name, but the lamb is a he. Don't ask me why - I have no good explanation.

After our quiet afternoon, we got ready for our Skype date with Daddy. Olivia changed into an "I Love My Daddy" onesie and a pair of pink pants. I put on a shirt that hadn't been soaked in milk. It lasted about ten minutes into our date and then I needed to mop up some spit-up and couldn't find my handy cloth diaper. Oh well, Adam can't smell me through the internet. It's a good thing too because Olivia was very stinky. When they can smell your diaper all the way in Afghanistan - that's a stinker.

After we finished Skyping with Adam we woke up Mimi & Pop and Skyped with them for a little bit. We probably kept them awake too long, but Olivia is just so darned cute that they couldn't stop watching her. I'm thinking of setting up an "Olivia Cam", like the Panda Cam at the National Zoo, so that people can log in and watch her be her silly self. [No, I'm not really thinking of doing that. My dad wouldn't get any work done!]

Today my friend Michelle shared a very sweet video with me. I'm not ashamed to say that it made me teary-eyed. Here it is for all of you to enjoy as well. Reflections of Motherhood

Since I didn't get a lot of pictures today, here are some fun faces that Olivia was making last night.