prutopia: October 2006

The Adventures of Eve

*DISCLAIMER* This is my first blog post ever ... Anyone who attended our wedding knows that Todd is a far better writer than I am. With that in mind, I am positive that his blog entries will be better than mine, but I am going to give this a shot and I hope you are not disappointed.

Growing Way To Fast
Little Miss Eve is amazing. She is growing so fast and learning so much every day.
Just yesterday she held her own bottle for the first time - I could NOT believe it.

Olivia never held her own bottle. Of course, we never encouraged it since we liked holding our little baby and having her cuddle with us. I had no intention of encouraging Eve to hold her bottle either, but the little bugger decided to do it totally on her own at a whopping 4 months and 6 days old. I think we are in trouble with this one!

I just love this picture. She is looking at me like "Um, Momma, I am trying to get a work out while I eat and that flash is a tad bit distracting. Would you mind not taking pictures?"

Eve's First Halloween

I got both girls Trick or Treat Bags with their names on it. Yes, I know that they will not be eating candy for ages but I thought they were so cute and could not pass them up.

For some strange reason, Eve's pumpkin bag is much larger than Olivia's kitty cat bag (you will see pictures of it after Halloween) ... So large in fact that I thought she might fit IN it, and she did! Teehee.

Being put inside a cotton bag did not seem to bother her much. Of course, she is always happy. I am one lucky Momma and I am having so much fun with her!

pull up a chair!

daddy daughter adventure #3

this past sunday, olivia and daddy went to the shedd aquarium for a work related outing. there was music, food, face painting... all kinds of stuff that appeals to a 2 year old. it certainly appealed to olivia. she was soooo excited to "go see the fishies". after eating our lunch and hanging out in the hospitality tent, we toured the aquarium. it was a very fast-paced tour. my oldest daughter is not one to soak in the sights. she wants more, more, more. see one yellow fish, and it's "wanna see more yellow fishies". the kid's crazy.

we made it through about 5 minutes of the dolphin show. they did a bunch of jumps at the beginning, but digressed into educational talk. definitely not an attention grabber for a 2 year old. so, we ducked out to go check out the penguins (our second viewing of the day). they weren't really doing anything, but she loved them.

all in all, it was a successful visit. she saw lots of fish, turtles, sharks, frogs and other assorted aquatic life... and she saw it all quickly. i fully expected her to crash on the way to our second destination of the day, our friends' house for the celebration of their youngest daughter's baptism. they have a great playroom setup in their basement, and olivia played with every single toy.

i was doubly convinced that she would crash on the way home, what with all the activity and no nap. she almost did... about a quarter of a mile from our house, but i quickly woke her. nope, she was going to make through dinner all the way to bedtime if i had to prop her eyeballs open. no need, though. she was so jazzed from the day, she sailed right through.

one funny note on the day... when we got out of the car, she made a great 2 year old logic statement. refering to the dolphin painted on her cheek (courtesy of the face painter at the shedd), olivia looked at me and said, "you're a dolphin because you have a dolphin on your face". can't argue with that. that statement's probably true the majority of the time.

anyway, sunday definitely went down as a top ten day for me. i think olivia had fun too. here are some pictures from the day...

as always... enjoy.

on the move!!!

eve showed us that she won't stay in anyone's shadow. on saturday of olivia's big birthday weekend, eve (with much cajoling and cheering) rolled over for the very first time in front of 6 or 7 people. my little scene stealer!

way to go eve!

(click on the picture to watch the video)

happy birthday, olivia!

okay, i'm a little late with the post, but it's been a long week. olivia's 2nd birthday was this past sunday (october 8). what a weekend it was! all kinds of family came into town, and the kid was wound up more than ever. we had her party at gymboree, and she had a ball. she nearly sprinted into the play area and started "tumbling". the "tumbling" consisted of running, turning around backwards and falling on her butt. 'twas hilarious.

anyway, she had a wonderful birthday (good job mommy), and she loved seeing her family. she now has way too many toys, is still a little wound up, and is 2 years old. mommy and daddy are a little stunned as we watch this amazing little girl grow up. we love you, olivia!

here are a few pics from her birthday... as always, enjoy!

sisters

okay, i know it's been a while, and for that, i apologize. to get back in the swing of things, i thought i'd dip back into the archives for a little side-by-side comparison. that's olivia on top and eve on the bottom. what do you think? they look like sisters to me! both shots were taken right around the 3 month mark. fun, huh!?! i think this will be the first installment in a new feature here on prutopia.