19 months...

On Olivia's 19 months birthday, Steve and I went took a trip to Vegas.  She punished us by getting sick as soon as we got back, and has stayed sick (and home) since.  Thank goodness nai nai is here with Olivia.  Not sure what we would have done otherwise.  It seems I don't blog too much about Olivia's sickness, maybe because it's the WORST.  Waking up to a warm potato of a febrile baby in the middle of the night is alarming and frustrating.  She has been doing so well for about 2 months now... illness free... but deep down I know... it's just a matter of time...

At 19  months, Olivia is VERY intuitive.  She knows when she is being bad and when someone is mad at her.  She cries when I change the tone of my voice and definitely when I reprimand her.  She has been to timeout a couple of times, but ONCE that actually worked.  Since she is one and half, I put her in timeout for about one and half minute.  She cried the WHOLE time, but after I picked her up she calmed herself down and didn't cry anymore.  Wow... i was shocked.  

notice the tiny dot that is my baby in her "timeout" corner.  It was truly a pitiful sight, her hunched over, crying on top of her lungs, tears/snot flying off her face... 

She is walking/running/climbing everywhere.  She imitates everything we say and do.  She loves Elmo which is her favorite word to say, other than "nai nai".  She puckers up and gives kisses freely (when she is in the mood).  Still loves her paci and still sleeps with mommy. :)