Early Bird

Well, it's only 7:09 a.m., and already I have dressed Olivia, traced half of my stencils on her wall, snapped & cropped a couple photos of her, and here I am. The child had a late nap yesterday, thereby leading to a bit of a later bedtime. I thought she'd sleep in a little, but it wasn't to be. She awakened--bright-eyed & bushy-tailed--at 6 a.m.

I tried to capture some photos of her crawling, and this is the best I came up with. She's on the move toward her favorite toy, the nesting cups. No matter how upset she is, when you put these little cups in front of her, you're assured at least a couple minutes of reprieve while she un-nests them (Yes, I know that isn't a word.).



This is Livvie's newest trick...sticking out her tongue when she's amused.

I'm glad to be able to say that she now has complete understanding of the word "no." Several times in the last few days, she has reached for off-limits things...but pulls away when I say, "No." (sigh.) And the training continues!

Today we plan to visit a couple big rummage sales. One is a church-wide sale in our city, and there are also a couple local subdivision sales going on today. I'm excited to see what treasures we'll find!