Time Away

Olivia is spending her first long stretch of time away from me.  Two weeks to be exact.  S and I are going to Vancouver and Olivia is spending quality time with her grandparents.  When typed out in complete sentences, it doesn't seem so illogical or crazy of an idea.  I keep telling myself of my own upbringing with the grandparents and look how well I turned out!

I don't think this little monkey misses me at all.

Tomorrow, she will be 14 months old.  She won't be home with me, I try not to dwell on that point.  Instead, let's focus on all the things she is trying to do!

- Loves playing hide and seek!  Her little chubby hands would cover her face while she flashes the little dimpled smile.  Then the giggle, oh the giggle. 

- She knows where her nose is and where her ear is.  Sometimes when we say 'where is your head' she tugs on her ear too.  

- She has been doing this for awhile but she makes faces!  We say 'make a face ohhhhh' and she squints her entire face and pouts up her lips.  It's especially cute when she does it to herself when looking into a mirror.

- At 13 months old, her first two teeth buds came in.  It is the cutest thing ever and it's coming in at angle of figure 8 in Chinese.  Not only are they decorative but  they have been quite functional as well!  She is eating rice, pancakes, and even fish!  Everyone is quite excited about what she can do with more teeth!

- Loves youtube, and sometimes it is the only way we can get her to sit in her highchair and eat.  We know this is not something to be proud of and try to limit it to as little as possible...  

- Took her first long car ride (5 hours) to SSI!  She did very very well.  One poop and two naps. 

- Olivia stated to say uh-oh in the cutest way.  Otherwise she is sticking to her primary identifiers, with nai nai still being her favorite. 

Notice the teeth buds??  A bit crooked but we won't focus on that.