I haven't updated this blog since the holiday and I really want to post at least once a month, but sometimes that just seems impossible with all on my plate these days. In any event, Olivia has achieved so much since I last posted. She'll soon be 10 months old (1/30/11) and she's WALKING!!! Yes, my baby girl started taking independent steps on 1/21/11 at 9.5 months. She's also been using her POTTY! Yes, Olivia is using her potty! Her Ganny sits her on it and she's been successful in dropping off #1 and #2. She's talking and into everything. Olivia is climbing the stairs....well, not anymore because I have a gate at the top and bottom, but if left open she'll be up 4 stairs within a blink of an eye!
I am truly amazed at how fast she's growing and how much she's able to do independently. She can tell you if she doesn't want something by turning her head and she's sooo NOT interested in baby food. My child eats table food and/or Gerber Graduates. She has 7 teeth in (4 at the bottom and 3 at the top) with about 3 more starting to surface. My baby is also super clingy to her Mommy. She wants me in her eyesight at all times, so that means she's in the bathroom with me or wherever I am, she wants to be. I try to remember that this is just a phase and will pass. She will one day not want to be anywhere near me, and that will hurt I'm sure. So for now, I'm enjoying my little baby attachment.
I'm glad to also report that I have gotten a lot better at asking for help. It's not easy raising a little one alone, and thank God that I don't have to. Olivia's Ganny and Dad are such a tremendous help. It really does take a village to raise a child.
