Springer Family: Four

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Four

I'm not sure where the time is going but my baby girl is 4! I feel like her first four years went by so much faster than Peyton's. I'm sure it's due to being more busy and a different work schedule, but dang I wish time would slow down!

I just cannot get enough of Olivia. She is the perfect combo of sweet, kind, sassy, cuddly, smart, stubborn and funny. Her and Peyt are so similar but also very different.

She hasn't had her well-child check yet so I'm not sure what her height/weight stats are yet. She is scheduled for surgery in a couple days to have her adenoids removed so I'll post an update about that. Prayers/good thoughts about that are welcomed! She's pretty nervous about it.

Here are some tidbits about Olivia at 4 years old:

~School:
Olivia goes to preschool 2 mornings a week and she absolutely LOVES it. She never had an issue with starting school which was the complete opposite of Peyton. She had zero anxiety, is very eager to learn and really is doing well. She writes well and knows how to spell/write her first and last name. We started reading BOB books and she does pretty well reading one syllable words. She counts to about 40 before she gets bored. She is always excited about school and wishes she could go everyday. Next year for her 2nd year of preschool, she will go everyday, ALL day which they just started offering. She has lots of friends that she's been around for a long time as they also have older siblings at the school. I love the thought that she will develop these long-term friendships from Preschool through 8th grade.

Here's her most recent report card...

Preschool picture

~Favorite Activities: She loves coloring, Playdoh, Lego friends, riding her bike, hitting wiffle balls, Subway Surfers/Temple Run on my iPhone, playing dress-up, puzzles, staying home with mom on my days off, and most of all-doing anything with her brother. They fight like crazy, but have their moments of totally enjoying time together playing.

~Favorite Foods: Olivia is not as great of a eater as Peyton is. She is THE slowest eater and really doesn't eat much. Her faves are PBJ, red/yellow/orange peppers, spaghetti, tacos, cucumbers, grapes, apples, pears, crackers w/laughing cow cheese, yogurt, almonds, and of course any sweet treat she can get her hands on. And her all-time favorite=GUM. Oh boy this girl loves to chew gum.

~Personality: Olivia continues to be pretty laid back and just goes with the flow. She is used to tagging along for all of Peyton's sports and other school activities. She can for sure have her moments of being tired and WHINEY. She hits a wall at about 4:30. Part of this I think has to do with her not getting deep sleep at night due to her snoring/breathing. We are praying this upcoming surgery will correct this. She is completely hilarious and has the best sense of humor.

~She is still sucking her thumb when she is bored or tired. She is always tired so hopefully the surgery will help with that as well. I'm really hoping once she is in school full-time that she will stop.

On her actual birthday, we had to work, and Peyton had basketball practice, so we didn't get to do anything that day. We did have her open a couple gifts from us.

Taylor Swift CD!

Legos!

Then a couple days later we took her to Chuck E. Cheese. We told her she could go anywhere she wanted for dinner and she somehow knew about Chuck E. Cheese. She must have saw a commercial on TV or something? Anyway, I wasn't too excited about it, remembering what that place was like as a kid-not the cleanest and a complete zoo. But we were pleasantly surprised! It wasn't busy at all on a weeknight and it was pretty clean. It's been totally remodeled and there was NO ball pit thank goodness. :) The kids had a blast.

Some iPhone pics: