A Classic

I call this one "Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots..." Enjoy!

Our Phanatic

Here are some new photos of our favorite Phillies fan showing off her new outfit (thank you, Grandma Jo!) and legwarmers (courtesy of Mommy's obsession with babysteals.com). We actually submitted the first one to 6abc.com so be on the lookout for a link to check her out! As you can see from the second, she has not yet mastered sitting... lol. Note: I personally love the third picture because she has the typical Phillies fan attitude! Now if only the boys would beat those Dodgers!!

A Lesson in Shaping

B.F. Skinner would be so proud. (Note: Olivia was just 6 months and 4 days when we filmed this.)

Daddy's Girl

Frank offered to take Olivia for a bit so I could have quiet time. It turns out there is a toy shop about 5 minutes from our house... she has him wrapped around her tiny fingers already. Despite the sourpuss, she actually gets really excited when she sees Big Bear. Of course, so did the cats. ;-)

Flashdance

I took these pictures recently of the Livster as she discovered her legs and feet. She happened to be decked out in her Jimi Hendrix onesie with leg warmers (it was chilly!) making for the perfect homage to Flashdance!

Brace FREE!

We have much to celebrate in our household! As of about 10am this morning, Dr. B. deemed that Olivia does NOT NEED THE BUCKET BRACE! She is livin life sans any braces, harnesses, or casts. We are incredibly excited and a little nervous for our peanut's hips, but it's been an amazing and joyous day. We've done nothing but eat cake (look for an upcoming blog on cake soon) and other deliciously, unhealthy foods. Well, not nothing totally -- Olivia also had her motor eval with the county's early intervention program. She's qualified for physical therapy (PT) services, so we are on our way to motoring all over the place.

We'd also like to just say thank you to everyone out there for your continued support and prayers. God gave us an unexpected yet delightful surprise today. Here's what Livie had to say on the matter (you'll understand the picture even more when I post a video of this... probably this weekend sometime so check back!):

Phillies Phever

We took Liv to her first Phillies game on Oct. 4th, the last game of the regular season. It was also fan appreciation day, which we enjoy going to for the chance to win all sorts of things. Plus, you never know if the game will be the deciding factor for post-season baseball. Two years ago, it was at this game that the Phills clinched the NL East. Pretty exciting baseball... well, if you are older than 6 months... and LOVE the game. Olivia will get there someday. She was a peach the entire time, AND she made it onto Phan-O-Vision (on the jumbo-tron). BTW, the certificates are given out to anyone who is attending a game for the first time; just go to the guest services counter by section 125-ish (near the ticket windows).