I can't believe how quickly time is passing and how much she and life are changing. She is a completely different baby then the one we anxiously brought home from the hospital just 5 short months ago. And a different kid then the one we debuted for the first time to our families a mere 3 months ago. We are so excited to reintroduce the new and improved and all grown up version of our little squishy girl to all of them in less than a month! And of course to show her off to all our amazing friends for the first time too. We are counting down the days!
These past few months have been filled with the most fun, love and laughter that Milan and I have ever experienced in our lives. Although our little Olive girl was quite the surprise, we can't imagine our lives without her. Milan asked me the other day if I could do it all over again and have the same baby just a few years later, would I? I didn't even have to think about the answer- NO WAY!!! Just like the Paul Simon song goes, she was "born at the right time".
We can't believe in these 5 months how quickly she has grown and how big she has gotten. Last time we went to the pediatrician (a month ago), she was still rockin it in the 97th percentile for height. And last night I weighed myself and then weighed the 2 of us together, not the most scientific approach. I won't tell you how much we weighed together (believe me, you don't want to know that) but if my calculations are correct, she is 20 lbs already. I think she needs to go into a bigger car seat at 25 lbs and that is right around the corner at this point. Crazy.
Aside from how big she has grown physically, her personality has developed even more. She entertains us on a daily basis with her funny faces and even funnier noises. Every moment in her life so incredibly precious and irreplaceable. Now that she is almost a whole half a year old, I have realized how fleeting each phase of her life is. I will treasure these times always and hold them in my heart forever. We relish every gurgle, sighing breath, and of course the giggles, oh the giggles... don't even get me started on the deliciousness of those. Even all the middle of the night feedings that are slowly starting to dwindle away, that would leave me so exhausted that I would literally have to hold my eyes open with toothpicks at work the next day, are already finding a certain romance in my memories. I can't wait to do it all over again. Ok, maybe I can... for a little while at least.
Some of her recent major milestones include that fact that she is almost ready to sit by herself. Remember my post about the fact that she is probably going to hate the gym like her mom? Scratch that! This girl does like a hundred crunches a day. She wants so badly to pull herself up... and she is getting close. Also she rolled over for the first time today all by herself, I was so glad to have been home to witness it. Sometimes it is hard to be a working mom, you feel like you miss out on all the good stuff. By the time I get home from work at night she is ready for a bath and bed. The girl definitely cannot party. She can't keep her eyes open past 6:30. But she can crush a bottle, so her dad thinks the jury is still out on that one. She has been teething for the past few weeks, so teeth should be coming any day now. Of course the process of getting the teeth is no fun but she has been a trooper.
Well here is to another great 5 months!!! Happy Birthday (even though daddy says it isn't really a birthday, mommy thinks it is) squishy girl, the love of our lives!!!!
