Timing is Everything

As most people know, when you have a baby you are forever on their time. When you aren't, things just go wrong. Olivia wakes up between 6 and 7am, is ready for a nap promptly at 10am, wakes up precisely an hour after she falls asleep, and then is ready for bed between 6 and 7am. I have tried over and over to get her to take an afternoon nap but it is always unsuccessful. Her doctor said it is completely fine if she doesn't want to take a second nap. It just means an early bedtime! Which I am not always the best at making sure it happens.I have realized that I have become every bad with time management. There have been times when my family had tried to talk me into staying later because they want to see Olivia.I have to remind them that Olivia needs her sleep and that they can get up early if they want to see her. That doesn't go over well :-)

Today I took Olivia to get her 1 year pictures done. She had her morning nap but I think that she is getting sick so she was pretty cranky. Note to self: schedule photo shoots in the morning or RIGHT after her nap..... Not 3pm. She was pretty cranky up to the shoot and then again after. Screaming and meltdowns. It is more and more difficult to believe people when they tell me they I have a well behaved child. There was a little girl who came in as we were finishing up to take her one year photos. She didn't make a sound and have all sorts of smiles! I also need to remember that it is a two person job! Usually Mike goes with me but I had to go alone this time. Each time I walk out of the studio I am sweating. Not sure if it is because of all the running I do after Olivia or because of those lights they use.... probably a combination of both. But we got some good shots today! The gal at this studio was great. Here are a few of them:

One of the other photos looks like a school picture! I'm not going up lie, I almost cried. She looks so grown up! 

Olivia and I came up to visit Mike for a couple days. At one point, we were trying to get Olivia to give daddy kisses. I would kiss her and then Mike would pucker up, but o Olivia would twist her had away and giggle. Then we figured that we would show her how to kids and then try to get her to do it. Mike and I were laying on the floor and Olivia was staying off to one side. We would kiss but Olivia would just stand there. The more we kissed the closer she got. Finally, she had her hands on our shoulders. Whenever we pulled away from kissing, she would pull us back together to kiss again! Haha! She thought it was cute and kept laughing :-) Oh, the memories that are being made!

Chilli on mom's lap

Cheering for auntie Lauren at her soccer game

Watching the cars drive by while swinging

Grandma Sheila put a drink cozy on one of her hands and then Olivia but her other hand in another one. She then proceeded to walk all over with her hands covered. It was hilarious! I asked grandma where the duck tape was :-)