Olive just came walking into the kitchen pushing a push toy and wearing a purse and around her neck she had a lanyard and a pair of underwear. I had to just stand there and take it in for a minute. She smiled at me and said, "bye," and waved, and pushed the toy back down the hall. I took a picture but nothing could capture that moment exactly. Funny girl.

Olive's been saying "uh oh" the past few days. It's funny because neither Chris nor I taught it to her so we don't know how she picked it up. She's doing tons of mimicking and repeating things we ask her to say. We took her to the doctor today for her 15-month checkup. She's in the 50th percentile for height and weight, but 97th for her head! Dr. Oyas said he's very happy with her progress. She has a few molars that are trying to poke through. She has dry skin so we have to use Aquafor and/or Eucarin on that. Dr. Oyas also said to basically just go at her pace with regard to eating, sleeping and potty training. Like don't force anything but don't ignore them either. That made me feel relieved because I tend to stress a bit about whether she's eating or sleeping enough. I don't think she's ready to start potty training even though I am. I'll be anxiously watching for the signs! These last few months she's really started to show her personality. She seems advanced - socially and physically - and very independent. She's sweet with Lucy and talks to her in a high voice. She gets a little rough with her once in a while. Everyone says how much they look alike, but they're very different to me. Olive is playful and fun and pretty self-sufficient. We have a great time with her these days. She's such a delight!

15 months

She's squinting her eyes all the time these days. People think it's adorable, but I think it's her being dramatic or pathetic. It is funny to see.

She runs away when she knows she's got something I don't want her to have. It's rotten, but it makes me laugh.

A couple weeks ago I was getting her ready for a bath, but got sidetracked after stripping her down. I let her run around naked for a while before bathing her. About an hour later I sat down on my bed to nurse Lucy. I looked over into my closet and saw a poop on the floor. Like a little puppy!

They're letting her go to nursery now even though she's too young. It's nice.

14 months

Mom sent an Easter package with a stuffed animal lamb for Olive and lots of candy. Olive carried it (the lamb) around and called it baby. She sat on the front porch and put flower petals inside her EAster egg. It was so cute.

I said "banana -- ba" when I gave her some bananas at breakfast. She said "ba" back to me. At dinner I gave her some grapes and said "grapes -- ga" and she said "ga" back to me. Smart girl.

Today I asked Olive where her eye was, and she pointed to it. So cute. I hadn't told her that for a long time, so I was surprised she knew it. She's a smart girl. It's been a bit of a tough week, bringing Lucy home and having Rosemary here. I worry almost nonstop about Olive's feelings. To a fault, I'm sure I am projecting my anxiety on her - assuming she's sad or dejected when she's actually doing fine. She is a little more aggressive lately. But she's teething and we've had visitors and stuff. I'm sure everything will fall into place in the coming weeks. I just love her so much and want her to feel good.