January 29, 2012

This morning was interesting. We thought we were going to sleep in, but the dogs had other plans for us. Instead of going out to breakfast, as was our intention, we decided to invite the Abel ladies over for chocolate chip pancakes and French toast. They were very brave and ventured out into the -50s, with fruit salad no less, and joined us for a fun morning in. Olivia even joined us at the table and watched us chow down on pancakse - I think she may have wanted one too!

Sarah likes to help take care of Olivia and she does a really good job. She makes sure Olivia isn't crying, sings to her, and watches her on the swing. Olivia is very lucky to have her as a 'big sister'.

Olivia got a sponge bath and put on a new outfit for a Skype date with Nana. She wore a sweater from Jane, (which she hadn't worn yet), and looked so pretty. It kept her nice and warm! We had such a nice time 'seeing' Nana. Olivia really focused on the screen. I think Skyping, although she may not recognize faces, is going to go a long way in helping her learn the voices of her loved ones.

After our date, Olivia ate and then took a very long nap. She had fallen asleep laying on my leg, and then I transferred her to her side on the couch. She slept soundly and happily for more than four hours. This just confirms in my mind how much she likes to lay on her side. I think as long as I'm able to watch her, I'm going to position her like that whenever possible.

Since she slept so well in the afternoon, she was up & alert long into the night. She wasn't fussy, just not tired. I couldn't blame her. So we spent a lot of time 'playing' together. By the time we finally got to sleep, I was very tired and she was sleeping lightly. I didn't want to risk disturbing her with the clickity click of the keyboard. So we postponed the blogging until later.