Olivia - Just over 10 months!!!

Olivia continues to amaze us. I've said this a million times, but it is SO fun to watch our baby grow and so refreshing to watch the world through the innocent eyes of your child.

Olivia seems to do something amazing everyday. She seems like such a little person now which seems crazy that only 10 months ago we brought home this little baby who was so incredibly dependant on us. Olivia is very determined to show us her Independence now. Although she is still very much attached to mama and dada, she does like us to watch her do things on her own.

She is quite the chatterbox these days (i love her little voice) and she is very into mimicking our sounds and words (often getting the words very recognizable). She is also very much into copying the actions we do...that is fun. She points at everything now too which is so cute!!!

She is like a little sponge just soaking things up right now and it is so obvious these last few weeks that she really understands us when we talk to her. Olivia, Clap your hands....she claps her hands....Olivia, show mommy and daddy where your hair is...she pulls her hair....Olivia , go kick the ball...she kicks the ball....you get the idea....Amazing!!!!

She is also SO close to walking it scares me. she has taken a few steps on her own already and i would bet she'll be fully walking in the next month or so....

This is Olivia's upstairs toy box (great for hiding toys in a pinch, although we rarely bother)...Olivia spend alot of time here. It's cute to watch her route through her toys especially when she is looking for something VERY SPECIFIC. Every toy comes out and is thrown on the floor until she finds the exact one she was looking to play with...
...she spends most of her day with big smiles and nothing warms our hearts more....
...."dada...are you gonna chase me"? ...one of Olivia's favorite games...we chase her then she chases us...it's hilarious because she usually starts laughing hysterically...
...Olivia is into EVERYTHING....and more often than not, into all the places that she isn't supposed to...we are currently in the middle of baby proofing....
"Hi Mama, can I have a turn with the camera"?