Growing Up Too Fast

Olivia is officially growing up too fast. She got her first bloody nose tonight - she took a spill climbing onto her new big girl bed. And she is sleeping in that new big girl bed because sometime during her nap she managed to climb out of her crib, onto the dresser that was next to the crib (about a 4 inch gap between), rip a jewelry box in half and play with the barbie shoes that were hidden inside. I'd caught her climbing up the crib to get into it the other day, but I didn't think too much of it. Now that we've established her ability to scale it both ways, it is time to switch to the toddler bed so that she isn't falling from the top rail of the crib. Ugh... just what I don't want to be dealing with on Steve's first night home from Haiti. I'm sure he's just as tired as I am and we probably could have waited another night or two before we made the switch, but I'm of the better safe than sorry camp. So it may be a sleepless night while Olivia figures out how to sleep in a big girl bed at 15 months (We switched Abby at 17 months and Olivia was supposed to wait until 24... as if my plans for her ever work out).

So... in less than an hour Steve will be home. His baby girls are waiting up, but they are pretty much crabby. Olivia didn't really take an afternoon nap since she was apparently climbing on dressers and destroying property during her 30 minutes of time in her room this afternoon. And we had friends over for lunch, so that wears these little girls out just a little bit. But they are bathed, snacked, and had their medicine, so Steve can walk in and start in with his teeth brushing and story routine. Man will it be great to have him home and have that little break each night again!

Just Another Terrific Tuesday

Abby tried on her outfit from India today. She is still a little to small to wear it, but we still had a little princess party in it. As you can see our stairs are all wood now and they look pretty good. They could use some sanding and staining, but for having been covered with nasty carpet they didn't turn out too bad.
This is Abby pretending that she can't hear me telling her to get down from the shelf. She's figured out that she can climb onto almost everything in the living room and she has been taking advantage of that ability to the greatest extent possible. She's also been on top of the couches, cedar chest, and fireplace surround. We need to work on teaching Abigail that climbing is fun, but is not an indoor activity.
This is Abby's dishwasher box house. She's been having a fun time playing in the box with her chair. We cut two windows into the sides and she loves peeking out of them.
Abby has moved on to a new favorite doll. For a very long time, JoJo the water baby was her favorite, but now she especially loves playing with "Uncle Nate" the doll from Mildred. Nate comes with us all over the house and he even gets to wear his clothes, unlike JoJo.
Someone was having a great time with my sunglasses, right before she broke them into 3 pieces. Guess I can justify buying a new pair now. She thought she was hot stuff in my glasses.