Livvy loves to read

Olivia and I have started to go to a story time and sing-along at the public library on Tuesday mornings. It's a nice time for her to see and interact with other kids and for me to meet some other new moms in the area. We also got ourselves a library card and have been expanding our bedtime story options. It has been a welcome change for Tony and I. Here she is snuggling on the floor with her books and her Daddy.

Reading on their backs...

Reading on their bellies.

Livvy loves to read : )

A tooth, peas and a swing.

As Olivia continues her adventures in baby-hood, she is now armed with one fledgling tooth and another not far behind. While it is currently only about a millimeter above the gum line, this tooth promises a world of pizza, crackers and pretzels for Miss Livvy - not a bad future. While her occasional irritability may suggest otherwise, our little girl is very excited about her culinary future. However, we mustn't get ahead of ourselves, as we all know the land of cookies and treats is still quite a ways off. And so, we continue to have new experiences in the wide world of mush. While last week's introduction to carrots went quite well, this week's entry has not been received quite as enthusiastically: peas. While she hasn't closed the door entirely on this sweet, green-veggie option, she's not loving it. I hope patience will prove me wrong and she will grow to love these in time : ) Next week we may sweeten things up a bit and try some fruit - bananas seem like a likely choice.

In other news, during a nice stretch of warm days, Livvy and I made several trips to some of Providence's local playgrounds. Now that she has begun to master the art of sitting up, I decided to give the swings a shot. Those bucket swings are perfect for her, and with some obvious assistance and steadying from me - she was off!

Livvy and her new toothy grin!
(Follow the string of drool to the bottom left gum line)

Where are those carrots?

I'm swinging!

Miscellaneous Month 5 Update

Well, this month has proven to be quite eventful for little Miss Olivia. It started with her first taste of rice cereal - which she has grown to enjoy, and actually ingests, most of the time. Her ability to keep her tongue out of the way improves with each passing day. Next month: food with color - and taste! So stay tuned. She has also gotten much better at sitting upright in her highchair and her newly borrowed Exer-saucer. But nothing compares to her biggest accomplishment yet.... rolling! The little miss rolled from her back to her belly this week. Needless to say, it was very exciting for all three of us : ) And I have to give all the credit to her doting kitties whom she has become totally fascinated with. Trying to get a better look at them, or better, TOUCH them, has been the main motivation for her increased desire to M-O-V-E! Lula, isn't quite ready to get up close and personal with Livvy, but Mocha has proven to be quite amenable to her petting (assisted my mommy's more gentle hand, of course) and very tolerant - so far. We will see how this sisterhood blossoms : ) Her are some photos of the past few weeks.

I wish I looked this beautiful when I woke up from a nap!

Here comes Mochie! Her arm is covering
an open mouth smile and hysterical giggle!

"That kitty nose sure is cold and wet!"

Nudie glamour shot.

Bring it!