Last month Andrew had a week off and he completed a few projects around the yard. He made a covered bridge and a little bench for the girls to sit on. Cora had so much fun playing with and helping Daddy, even while it was raining. Our yard is slowly becoming a great kid haven, with lots of little play areas around in different parts of the yard. Cora loves to go outside, but doesn't always like to wear a lot of clothing, so warmer weather will be especially nice for her. Then Mommy will quit making her wear shoes & socks, hat, and jacket. We've had some days already that were nice enough for Daddy to break out the little wading pool and for Cora to splash around naked in the warm water -- Daddy brought out buckets of hot water so she wouldn't be too cold.
I can't wait until summer when Olivia will be toddling around and playing in the yard with Cora. Already Olivia loves the water and I'm sure they will have lots of fun together playing in the little wading pools. We'll probably have to have 2 separate pools for them so that Cora can still jump and splash a lot and do crazy things with Daddy in the water.
These days have been passing much too quickly for me lately; much faster it seems than when Cora was a baby. Olivia is over 9 1/2 months now. She had a checkup last week and is 28 inches long & weighs 17 lb. 11 oz. She has her first 2 teeth finally, after what seemed like 5 months of teething! She crawls so fast and is much better at cruising around holding onto things. She can even stand by herself for short periods of time. She seems in no hurry to start walking, unlike Cora was at this age. Olivia is eating more solid foods now, but doesn't seem to care much for baby food. She much prefers chunks of food and really loves Cheerios! Olivia really likes books, mostly to chew on, but has started looking at them more lately. Sometimes Cora will read to her -- so cute!
To be continued...
