Ramone

Dear Olivia,

First, let's talk about park encounters.

At the park, swinging next to a little black boy...
O:  Hi.
No response
O:  I'm wearing my sister's pants.
No response
O:  What's your name?
Jordan
O:  Jorda?
JordaN
O:  Jordash?
JordaNNN!
O:  Oh.  Jordan.  OK.  My name's Olivia.
(Jordan runs off)
O:  What was he in such a hurry for?

Next, we have a few things to catch up on...

 State fair.  Food.  Fun.  Predictable.  Love.

You love aunt Amber.  She took you for a day to the mall, the zoo, her house...and you loved that!

Family camp...you were making plans to live here.  Olivia, I could live at camp too.

Cousin's camp ...here you are only crying because you bumped your head on a rock.  After the tears, you talked non-stop about the fun.  Thank you Aunt Mel and Uncle Marcus for the forever-memories!

You sat with great-grandma Miller and told her about cousins camp.  Grandma says you're maturing into a sweet little girl instead of a toddler:)  If I could freeze time, I would...

Sierra's birthday cake included Elsa...this cake raised the bar for all future cakes and I have a feeling you won't want just a "purple cake" anymore.

Finally, we should talk about our last trip to mom's doctor.  First you double checked to make sure mom was getting shots, not you.

Then you looked up during the ultrasound and saw the monitor...

"Is that a BABY?"

"Cate, we're having a BABY!"

"We're having a BABY, Cate!"

According to you, the baby is a boy and his name will be Ramone.  

Ramone is the name of the cat on a cartoon, Peg Plus Cat, which we never watch.

I had never considered naming a baby after an IPTV spanish cat...but maybe you're on to something.

Love,

mom