I can't believe it has almost been a year already! Time is flying and I am not sure how I feel about it. Even though I am loving every second of watching Liv discover her world now as a very curious toddler, I am missing that little baby that would always rest her head on my shoulder. Now she is way to busy to cuddle with mom and dad! We are having a birthday party for her on Sunday, should be fun. On the evite that I sent out I wrote a little poem and thought I would post it here as well (I wrote this before her beloved Barry was lost):
She entered the world almost one year ago.
It sure seems like just yesterday though.
Squishy girl is the nickname she got on the day she was born from her dad.
I am sure he will call her that until she is a college grad.
Those first few months she didn't do much at all.
Everyone said "enjoy this time while she is small".
Little did we know how fast it would go.
And how quickly she would learn, change and grow.
Her best friend's name is Barry, a blanket with a bear head.
Hopefully like her mom, she won't sleep with him after she is wed.
At 5 months her first tooth broke through.
And then real food, she could chew.
She has lived in 3 states in her short time here.
California, New York and New Jersey in just one year.
"Mom", "Dad" and "Duck" are words she can say.
But "Dude" is what you will hear her say most of the day.
Once she discovered she could move around by her own might.
It's been non-stop action morning till night.
As you can see Liv's had a busy year.
Hard to believe her 1st birthday is here.
So come by and celebrate with some food and some fun.
Because our little squishy girl is turning ONE!
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In other news Liv recently went on 2 big trips that had loooong plane rides. Always a challenge with a mobile toddler. Overall she was pretty good though. The first trip we took in February to St. John with Uncle Than and Daddy. It was so nice to get away for a week and relax on the beach. Liv wasn't as into as we thought she would be. She was not all that into swimming, I guess because the water was a little chilly at first and she did not dig on the sand AT ALL! She wouldn't even let her toes touch it. If we tried to put her down she would curl up into the tightest ball and basically climb on top of our heads to avoid it. I am sure in a few years or maybe even by this summer it will be a different story but for now, no sand castles for her.
Our second trip was to San Francisco. Daddy had some business there so Liv and I joined him for the week. We stayed in our old apt building where we brought Olivia home from the hospital. It brought back so many good memories. We miss it so much. It was great to see our SF friends including Liv's first boyfriend Carson and old nanny Renata. We had a great time visiting with them for the day while Allison and Jason where at work. Liv's replacement was there, her name is Emma. We decided we like her a lot even though Liv wishes SHE could still be the one hanging out with Carson and Renata everyday. Then on Saturday we had a great brunch and afternoon in the park with the entire Woo/Davis clan. So good to catch up and spend time together. I have posted pics of both trips so you can see some of the fun.
Finally, on a very sad note... as I mentioned above, Livy's beloved Barry was lost at Target in Jersey City a few weeks ago. She must have thrown it out of her stroller when I wasn't looking and he was left behind. That first night without him was terrible. There were lots of tears shed. I even circled around the Target parking lot for 45 mins (the store was closed) in case he fell our there. No such luck. After days of calling lost and found, he still didn't turn up. Our hope is that some little girl or boy found him in the store and brought him home to give him a wonderful life :) I went onto ebay to try to find a replacement because the store doesn't sell them anymore. Can you believe that people are actually selling used stuffed animals and security blankets for $50 and up!!! I guess they have a desperate market of moms and dads in search of a "Barry" replacement. I couldn't find the exact one but found 2 others in a different color. We just told Liv that Barry changed his dress... she seemed to buy into it. She loves the new Barry's just as much as the OB- original Barry. Phew, got through that. Lesson learned; if baby #2 (whenever that happens) has a lovey, I will buy 10 and sew our phone number into each and every one of them.
Well that's it for now. I will post again after the party. Should have some good first birthday pics!
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