NEW BLOG ADDRESS !!

I was having so much trouble adding to this blog so I created a new one and that seems to be working better. It has a new look and a new address so if you would like to continue following Olivia's progress please make a note of the new address:

www.oliviapitz.blogspot.com

I have already added some pictures on two postings to test it out and everything seems to be OK. Thanks for following along on our journey!!

I've heard some people, including myself, have trouble getting to the blog page and get a message saying the "page cannot be found". If you have any trouble getting to the site, just keep trying. Depending on how your computer is set up, it sometimes takes a couple times for the address to go through.

See you on the new blog!!

Ouch!

Olivia went in for her 15 month checkup and more immunizations. We are getting her caught up to where she should be so she got three shots again. She takes it pretty well though. Just cries/screams while she gets the shots but then gets over it quickly.
She weighed in at 21 lbs, 8 oz. That's about 2 pounds more than her last checkup. She is starting to say a few more words now. When eating she can say "mooooore" and "all-done!" but her version of the all done is "ah-da" as she slams her hands down on the high chair tray. She also makes sure we pray before every meal. She won't say any words but folds her hands and laughs every time we get to "Amen".
She is also giving out kisses and hugs now which is so cute. She also understands a lot like when I tell her to get her high chair out or go get your ball, she knows what I mean.
I am having a lot of trouble getting "blogger" to upload pictures into my posts now so hopefully this post will work and I will keep on trying to get more pictures out.

Bye Buddy

This Post is Dedicated to Buddy

Grandma and Grandpa Manning's dog, Buddy, died on Thursday, October 4th. He was a stray dog that came into all of our lives about 4 years ago. Although he had some strange ways about him he turned out to be a wonderful companion, playmate for grandchildren, guard dog to announce anyone pulling into the driveway, eliminator of critters that tried to come to close to the house and an all around good boy.
He died very suddenly, unexpectedly and unexplained. We may never know what actually happened but we will all miss the way he would run down the driveway to greet us whenever we came for a visit.
Grandma and Grandpa gave him a great home and a wonderful life with them. He was lucky to end up at their home and they were just as happy to have found him. Unfortunately he was not around as long as we all expected him to be.
Anyone with pets should give them all a little extra squeeze and maybe a treat to remind them of how much we depend on their unconditional love for us and how much we appreciate them.

We will miss you Buddy!

Horses...Horses...

To be in this family means you have to love horses and Olivia is starting to now. The end of August, before school started, we went to visit some friends that bought a horse we had for a short time. "Levi" is a beautiful horse but was a handful that needed more time than we knew we would have after coming back from China. I didn't want to see anyone get hurt so we sold him to a really nice family by Fort Atkinson that said we could visit anytime we wanted. They also wanted to meet Olivia so we took a road trip one day for a visit. Olivia seems a little intimidated by him but still liked to pet his soft nose. She actually was more intrigued by the "moo-cows" they had.

Since that day though she has been more interested in horses and I found one that is more her size for now. She also rides her bigger bouncy horse but I haven't been able to get a picture because I have to hold her on that one yet so she doesn't slide or bounce off.

I hope she grows to love horses and we can someday have the real thing again but until then, the safer, cheaper, less maintenance horses will have to do...