The Wonderful World of OLIVIA!

Besides the obvious irony, I am in love with all things OLIVIA! She's the cutest, most adventurous, smart little....piglet ever! Initially I was not in love with the fact that this OLIVIA was a weird looking pig, but she quickly won us over. My Olivia seems to enjoy watching "same name" on Nickelodeon and so far, the cartoon seems to be pretty wholesome.

The books are great! I recently purchased about six at one time from Borders.com. I am an avid reader and I hope Olivia takes on that same passion. Books are a wonderful mode of escape and creativity. I hope to write a Children's book one day. My Olivia will have all of the OLIVIA books and videos too!

Here's to all the fantastic little OLIVIA's!!

Cartoon Break

Yep, I can totally relate.

What Baby's Doing:
Your baby's microscopic heart begins to beat this week—although it won't be detectable with one of those cool Dopplers for a few weeks, so you'll have to wait a little longer to hear that satisfying "whoosh-whoosh" you're so anxious for. Here's what else is under construction: With the beating of the heart, blood will begin to circulate throughout the body. Your baby's first organ system will be up and running!The beginnings of the brain; the cardiovascular, nervous and reproductive systems; as well as all other major systems are under way. Your baby's new digs—the amniotic sac and the placenta (aka the hotel and the restaurant)—are still forming at this point. (Maybe you should send a housewarming gift.)All that high-speed development and your baby is only 2 millimeters long—about the size of a sesame seed (check one out next time you're chowing down on a bagel—you won't believe how tiny it is!).

Mama's Symptoms: Tired, sleepy, moody, bloated, gassy, losing appetite, dry mouth. I'm always thirsty for water even though I drink water all day long. Did I mention gassy? I'm talking Chevron, it's bad and probably will only get worse. Poor G. LOL