Olivia is a strange child

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I don't mean strange as in she'll stare off into space drooling but she's the most mild-mannered child I've ever encountered. Sure she gets fussy when she's hungy, tired or wet but aside from that, stuff doesn't seem to bother her. Not like I'm trying to find stuff to bother her but you'd think a 9 1/2 month old baby would be frightened of a dump truck that makes a loud noise as it drives by or fights and squirms when she's being changed or something.

It just seems that she loves life and finds enjoyment in every little thing she sees which I think is awesome.

Heck, she'll even let me wash her hair before bed.

well, some pups are spooked by loud sharp noises and some aren't. The ones that are usually turn out gun-shy. The ones that aren't spooked by loud noises are best. There's nuthin' more useless than a gun-shy gun dog.

i'm sure you already are, but just be thankful for the blessing of it.
it is wonderful to have an easy going kid.
thank God for your blessings!! !

so wonderful to have a mild-mannered baby......

She's not so strange. I was the same way. As for sleeping, my mother got a BIG kick out of me. Here is one anecdote she LOVES talking about.

We were in california. We got a number of earthquakes. Some were BIG! I NEVER woke up. She would come in, ready to get me up, and, the moment she touched me, I would get up, go under the doorframe, and wait it out.

She never said WHY, but it was because she was NEUROTIC and did that ALL THE TIME, and I did this to simply avoid any discussions, etc...

Still, when it was over, I would often just try to go back to sleep.

Sounds to me that she feels safe, secure and comfortable with you as a parent.

You cant ask for more than that!

That's what it sounds like to me.

My Jordan(7 months today) is like that. He's very content: the happiest baby I've ever known. But watch out if you throw him for a loop by taking him out of his familiar and comfortable home environment or mess with his schedule. LOL! He's a holy terror when he loses that sense of comfort and security that he gets at home. He faced early neglect in his previous foster home and didn't form proper attachment to him foster mom because of that. Couple the upset of having twice weekly 2-hour visitation appts, with his birth-mom for his first 5 months of life and He was not doing well. 2 months ago birthmom went to jail and within a few weeks Jordan was like a new baby. A wonderfully content, sweet, and happy baby. Before then, he was the neediest, most fussy, and exasperating baby imaginable. I had to carry him around for 48-36 hours after every visitation appt. to make him feel secure. He was also developmentally delayed a bit and was refusing solid food and we were getting worried. 2 weeks after visitation stopped, he went from barely moving at all to rolling both ways, sitting on his own, and creeping for toys, etc. Now he's pulling up on the furniture and wanting to walk and loving Cheerios and any big boy food he can get his hands on. EEK! He's gone from delayed to advanced. The social workers have been amazed and so have we.

I was "strange" too.

It was said I was a good, quiet baby, and most often happy.

I liked books, music and animals.

I was said to be quite outgoing in my early years, before I began formal schooling.

I was very active.