Lately, Olive has had a really weird sleeping habit. She ends up doing this almost every single nap/sleeping occasion. It's kind of ridiculous. I mean how uncomfortable does it look?
I guess she is just trying to maintain that incredible flexibility!
So maybe I am addicted to going to the pool lately.
It feels like it's been about a million degrees with the humidity, so the pool is a nice respite from it all. It's a great reason to get out of the house for a little while as well. And it's conveniently located across the street at the school...what's not to love?
Olive also loves the excuse to get out of the house. (This picture is not a good representation of the rapture she feels when she's in the water.) She squeals just about the whole time. She is a water lover for sure. She loves splashing and looks surprised every time she gets water in her face. She loves to kick her legs in the water too. We may have a future swimmer in our hands.
She is crawling and is most recently trying to pull herself up. Sometimes I'll put her down for a nap and she'll be quiet for a while and then she'll start crying. I peek in and find her on her knees (stuck apparently) in an attempt to get up. She has no balance whatsoever and will not be walking anytime soon--so I think it's a frustrating stage for her. She wants to go everywhere and her body isn't cooperating.
Eating has also been frustrating for her because she doesn't want us to feed her. There is no point giving her a bowl and silverware yet (unless I would like to mop the floor and re-bathe her). She has enjoyed [playing with and] eating cottage cheese. I just slop a spoonful on her tray and she attempts to get it in her mouth. She misses a lot.
Oh and you should probably be jealous right about now. Sunday evening we walked along the beach at sunset and the water was pretty dang warm. Like bath water. And it's April ya'll. Woot woot!
Nine months in the womb, nine months out. And she just gets lovelier all the time! She is such a happy and social baby. At the grocery store she just eats up all the attention she gets from the old people and nice store employees. Olive is SUCH a daddy's girl. She babbles a lot, but most consistently says DAD. DAD. DAD. We have our little comedy routine--I plead with her to say "Ma Ma" and she always says, "DAD."
At her most recent weigh-in, she came in at 19 lbs. (Those clothes sure aren't fitting as well as they used to.) She wears a 12-18 size...ha ha at least for now. I caught some of her "babble" while she was going down for her nap. I only captured a little snippet on video, but she was doing it a lot when the camera was turned off.
Kevin has been living at the law school library, but for the few minutes that he is home for food or sleep, he always finds time to play with Olive. And isn't she thrilled?!?!
Is it just me or does her scream sound like a police whistle?
Kevin's birthday isn't until May, but I wanted to send him to New York for a couple of days for his birthday present. Spring Break seemed to be the best time--especially since we don't know what he'll be doing for the summer. Kevin has missed NY a lot--especially the delicious cuisine. Here are some of the memorable meals he re-lived:
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| Burger and fries from Shake Shack. It is a really rich-tasting burger. (You can basically taste how bad it is for you.) I have posted about their burgers before--I always get mine topped with a portobello mushroom that has been stuffed with cheese and deep-fried. It is gooey deliciousness. Thank heavens there is one in Miami! |
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| Real ramen from Ippudo. I think Kevin usually gets the garlic ramen that has pork and egg and in it. You have never tasted anything like it before. It is exquisite. I am so jealous he got to eat there. |
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| Cookies from Levain Bakery. They are monstrous cookies (I can only usually eat half before I'm sick) that are TA-sty! |
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| Hot and sour dumpling soup from Yunan Flavor Snack Shop in Brooklyn. It was a couple blocks/avenues away from where we lived. The food is incredibly inexpensive and delicious. I probably miss this most and yearn for the recipe! |
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| Pizza from Lucali's in Brooklyn. The neighborhood it's located in is serene and beautiful--just how you imagine Brooklyn should be. You must get fresh basil on the pizza--it's the best. And the calzones are amazing too! |
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| The chef at Lucali's makes the food out in the open, by candlelight, using a wine bottle as his rolling pin. Talk about an incredible ambience with incredible food. |
I am so glad we could send Kevin back for such a fun little trip. He had a good time running around town with Andrew Veenstra. (Thanks for putting him up during his stay!) Someday, we will all go back for a little family trip!
And of course, no blog post would be complete without pictures of Olive. Here she is with Daddy!
