If you haven’t heard the phrase "Olive You," then you may think that our title is a bit odd…  it’s just a cute way to say I love you.  It’s also one of those little phrases you can mouth to someone across the room and it looks like you are saying I love you.  I remember it from when I was a kid.  I don’t know why, but it was a thrill to know a secret way of making it look like you were saying something you weren’t.  If I remember correctly, Elephant Shoe has the same effect.  Dorky, yes, but hey - at least I was easily entertained.

The second reason for the title is because in the world of adoption blogging, parents tend to make up "code names" for their children.  This keeps their identities somewhat private.  It’s important with Russian adoption, specifically, because there are rules against posting too many details and pictures until your child’s adoption is complete.  When we saw the movie Little Miss Sunshine, the child was called Olive.  We thought it was funny, so we decided to call our baby (whom we have never met) Olive.  No, it will not be our child’s actual name.  It is only a code name to be used on the blog for privacy and with our family and friends because we are not sharing the name we’ve chosen for our child, until we get home with her/him.

One random fact: Frank, my husband, will eat literally anything you put in front of him - with the exception of Olives.  Not sure why that is - just thought I’d mention it while we’re on the topic.