It's all about Olivia.

Well our little proozby (one of daddy's nicknames for her) is 14 1/2 months now.

Crazy how time is flying and crazy how quickly she is learning everything important and fun.

Here's a little bit about her.

Words she can say: mom, dad (da), grandma (ma), yay, bird, more (mo), shoe (su), hot (haa), ya, hi (hiiiiiya, really loud and high), banana (bbbbb), juice (jjuss), bum (she always says this when we change her diaper), sock (da), ba (stands for any of the following, baby, bath, bottle or binky.  She also shakes her head for no.

Sign language words: candy, milk, mom, more, no and we are working on thank you.

Animal sounds she does: dog (rororororo with her little cheeks puffing out), kitty (meow or oww in a high voice), fishy (moves hers little mouth making a soft little popping sound), snake (sssssss), horsey (she spits), cow (mo), sheep (ba ba ba), bear (YA), bunny (she scrunches her little nose up and sniffs). If Michael asks her the animal sounds in Spanish she will do them as well.

Things she loves: 

Talking on the phone. She somehow always finds a phone and will be found pacing around the room with it up to her ear.

Cleaning/ vacuuming.  If you give her a rag or wipe she will start wiping down the floor. And she loves to help vacuum.

Baths.  She loves her baths so very much.  When I take her diaper off she immediately takes off running down the hall before I can grab her.  I think she likes the whole feeling of no diaper! We just have to grab her fast so we don't end up with a puddle on the carpet :) The first thing she says when she gets in is haa (for hot).  When I tell her its not hot she will will get a big smile and start playing. She will be taking her bath and pull the plug and then look up at me and do the sign for no. And then put it back down.  She usually repeats this a few times. She knows not to pull it while she's in it! Before I get her out, I will say, "Okay, it is time to clean up!" And she will hand me each block one at a time followed by her wash rag.  She loves cleaning up! Yay for mom:) And then she usually shakes her head when I try to take her out.

Dancing/ singing.  She flaps her arms up and down and shakes her head like a crazy lady when any type of music is turned on.  She loves it! Especially the upbeat songs.  She also has recently started singing.  Like when we are in the car and have music on we can hear her in the back the whole time singing "ahhhhhh, ahhhhh, ahhhh etc."  She will even do it louder when daddy joins in to make sure she is being heard.  The other day, we had on the Little Drummer Boy song  and she would say, "pum, pum, pum" whenever they did. Oh my gosh it was so darn cute and funny!

Reading.  She loves to be read to, (really fast and for only a few minutes).  She has a short attention span haha.  She also loves her touch and feel animal book and will always go straight to her shelf to find it and start doing all the animal sounds.

Going to get the mail with mom.  Every day after her nap I will ask her if she wants to go outside in the cold to get the mail.  She gets a cute little smile on her face and goes, "ya".  Sometimes in a whisper.  I bundle her up like a little caterpillar and she lays her little head on my shoulder and we walk up to get it.  She seriously thinks this is the best thing ever.

Food.  She has a sweet tooth like her mom and loves all things candy and sugary.  She knows exactly where we keep the candy and can always be seen doing the sign for candy.  She also loves cottage cheese, cheese toast, toast, cold cereal, tangerines, fruit snacks, crackers and a little bit of everything else! If she doesn't want it she will either spit and out it comes or throw it off to the side on the floor.She really loves any type of drinks especially milk.  Oh and let us not forget the pop.  Mostly mountain dew. If she sees any sign of that can she is booking it straight for you!

Games. She loves it when we play "I'm going to get you" and chase after her.  Sometimes she gets running so fast that she trips, (sad) but luckily she rarely gets hurt she just busts up laughing.  Oh my gosh, Michael and I love this. She loves to ride her rocking horse.  And hops up and down on it when she is sitting down. She also loves to be chased up the stairs. And still loves to play peekaboo and has learned to put her hand over her eyes instead of on the side of her head!
Cheers and praises.  This little girl loves to be cheered for and loves getting complimented.  Her little face just lights up.  She even starts cheering for herself when she does something hard or brave and keep cheering until we all join in.  "Yay Olivia!!" And clap our hands.

Giving loves and kisses.  Getting a kiss from her is seriously the best thing ever.  It is more like a lick on the cheek but it is so full of love!  She also loves giving loves mostly just to me though.  Woot for the mom!
Animals.  She was introduced to kittys and doggies up at her Grandpa and Grandma Mickelson's house.  She loves them. Oh and they also showed her a teeny tiny baby turtle and she screamed when she saw it haha!

Babies.  She loves loves loves babies. Real or fake. She will often be found walking around cradling her baby talking in a cute high voice to it.  She also loves other babies and toddlers and always waves  and says hi whenever she sees one. She loves giving them hugs and just being social about it.  Yikes for me because honestly people I am not the social one and really to be honest am not that interested in talking to people I don't know or even having a lot of friends. So I have no idea where this child came from.  Maybe she gets it from her dad but that's a little iffy since if he happens to spot anyone he knows he books it in the opposite direction haha. Anyway, let's just say, she is not shy at all.

Cuddle time. Every morning the first thing we do when she wakes up, is find her binky.  We then hop in the bed together and cuddle for about 15 minutes.  We both love this.  We talk about animals, what we are going to do that day, pretty things, and of course all the funnies that occur in our every day lives. We also cuddle before each of her 2 naps and right before bed while she drinks her bottle.
Shredding things.  Mostly paper or toilet paper.
Running errands.  Whether it is taking out the trash, going to one of the kids games, or going to the store, count her in! (Especially when grandma takes her!)
Backscratches.  She loves to scratch mom and dad's back.
Wrestling. Whenever I lay on my stomach Olivia always comes over and gets on my back and starts to hop up and down and then starts rolling around. It's adorable.

Oh my gosh she really is the funniest. And of course the cutest. We love all the new things she does each day and really just love watching her.  Sometimes we do the spying and that of course is a treat.
She's a handful though, which is why she is still the only one for now:)

Here a few more random pictures I found of the little one.

When Grandpa Mickelson came, he taught Olivia the snake and cow sounds.

All bundled up to go outside.

Watching the first 15 minutes of Finding Nemo.

Oh my gosh you wouldn't believe how fast I'm running around trying to get my stuff done haha.

Precious time I'm telling ya.

Well congrats if you read this all because honestly it's a novel. But I want to remember all these cute little things about my baby girl.

She's my pride and joy and I love every second of being her mom.