Weekend, et al

Now with me being back to work, I am sad to say I don't have a whole lot to report! This weekend, Oliver got to see a lot of people. We went down and visited my Dad on Saturday in which Oliver charmed the pants off of him. Oliver also really liked his lighting fixtures. :-) We came home and Tim was just getting off work - then this happened:

I also cleaned out little man's dresser and filled up another box full of clothes that don't fit anymore. He is busy growing like a weed! He also continues to hate "Tummy Time," and methinks he will never crawl, but just go straight to walking.

Sunday, I had to work (only one more to go!), so Tim got to watch him all day. Oliver was happy with this arrangement, as it meant more Daddy time! I came home, made a quick salad, and we all headed to my Mom's for dinner to celebrate Tim's 36th birthday. It was a delicious dinner which ended with people fighting to hold little man. Afterwards, we went to our friend's Gina and Brian's place and got to hang out with them and their little one Byron (who, by the way, is a SUPER cutie with the biggest, most handsome eyes I've ever seen). We had to make it a pretty quick visit however as Oliver was TIRED.

Tomorrow I am off, so I will be soaking up as much baby time that I can with him. I can't wait!

Wow, 3 months old already??

Oliver turned 3 months old already yesterday (which also happened to be Tim's birthday... but we know which milestone is more important here). I cannot believe how fast the time has flown by.

So I worked on Monday and Tuesday, and thank goodness I had Wednesday off (I have to work Sunday) so I could spend some quality time with the little guy. I put him in a new outfit that is still a bit big on him:

The hat only stayed on for the photo, and was promptly taken off, because, well, it just looks silly. The hat says "Safari Explorer." I told my mom that his onesie shows the kills he made on his hunt.

Oliver and I also took a nap. I got up to get a phone call and when I came back, THIS happened:

Spike cuddled right up to Oliver and slept with him! So cute!

Back to the grind...

Today is my first day back to work. Between the 450+ e-mails waiting for me, the catching up with co-workers, my mind has been on the little guy ALL DAY. It's quite exhausting. I've been counting down the minutes until I'm off so I can race down I-5 and say hello the the little man.

This weekend was busy - Sunday, our good friends Andrew and Terrell came over for a bit - Tim then got some man time in with Andrew and Travis, and I got some lady time in and grabbed a coffee with Terrell and Oliver. I'm pretty sure Oliver knew something was up because he was kinda fussy all day yesterday! It also made him super tired at night for which I was thankful for. He slept A LOT last night. I'm talkin, 8+ hours. WOW.

Saturday I picked and posted my first box on ThredUP. I have been introduced to so many new things with this baby, I know, and this one is just as cool! How it works is that you list a box of clothes for someone to pick (and they send you the boxes). After that, you can pick a box of your own - and then, voila! $13 later, a box of gently used clothes arrives at your door. You get rid of your clothes, and get more clothes in bigger sizes (thus, you Thread Up). It's the perfect option for us since we don't have any space, and don't know any boys being born soon.

I don't have any new photos to share from my camera, but only this one from my phone (apologies in advance for the graininess):

Shenanigans!

This week I was on the hunt for an activity mat. Little man has been reaching for toys I dangle in front of him, and you know what? My arm was getting tired! Rather than spend $70+, I hit up Me and Moms and found just what I was looking for! A perfect mat for the stealthy price of $7.50! What a deal! I washed the blanket part (which, by the way, is the UGLIEST thing I've seen in a while... I went ahead and put our own blanket over it), hung our own toys and mirror, and Oliver was quite pleased with the whole thing!

Other new things? I'm glad you asked, as it gives me a chance to show off the cutest thing ever. Have you heard of BabyLegs? No? They are leg warmers for babies. Now before you start singing "She's a maniac, maniac on the floor," let me tell you how wonderful these things are! They make changing diapers WAY easier than taking pants on and off and on and off again! Also, when it comes time for crawling, these will save his poor little knees.

Finally, I'll leave you with Oliver's newest game (that usually ends with him spitting up on Tim or me). Super Baby!!

Lame!

Today was Tim's first day back to work (and I shall be going back on Monday... argh), and what better way to enjoy his first day back than to have a picnic and go to the Soundview wading pool for his lunch hour? Yesterday was such a success, we thought we would like to do it again. So I picked up some Subway, and then picked Tim up and a few blocks later we were there!

Only to be met with disappointment! Closed??

We had to break the news to Oliver... here is his sad face:

We then promised him lots of cuddles when we got home... then he graced us with a smile:

He had a good time anyway staring at the trees and communing with nature. What a good sport. :-)

Volunteer Park wading pool

Today was another hot one, and Tim's last day before going to work, so we met up with my mom (she is calling herself Tutu Christine for Oliver) at Volunteer Park to dip Olly's little toes in the wading pool. Do you think he worked it? Daddy even took him in up to his knees.

Daddy waking Oliver up. Time to get your feet wet!!

Me and little man... looks like a pirate; argh!

Oliver's feet between mine.

Tutu Christine holding up Oliver as he gets used to this.

And I hope you didn't think we didn't take any video! Here, Grandma, er, Tutu Christine and Tim play with him in the water... he then informs us that he is done!

Next year will be a lot more fun for him when he will be able to walk by himself and splash; but for now, we had a lot of fun introducing him to fun things to come!

Good gravy, it's hot out!

Today is supposed to be another record setting day, with Seattle forecasting at 96 degrees. It reminds me of a few weeks ago when we had more record setting heat (hello, global warming) and we posed Oliver while channeling Anne Geddes:



He may have to get in the buff again to cool off!

Oliver got more doggie kisses yesterday when visiting Violet (see previous post). I still have forgotten to bring my camera to capture this cuteness... next time, I swear!

In other Oliver related news, he has taken to two new things that he loves. First, his new Bumbo! We got the Bumbo as a gift from Alison Trimm and he LOVES it. He enjoys watching everything going on without having someones hands in his armpits to hold him up. Second, he loves doing Super Baby! You may also know this as the airplane game. He absolutely loves it.



Below is a new video showcasing him in the Bumbo, and then a little clip of him snoring in his car seat.

Family outing

Yesterday, Tim, Oliver, and I decided to go to Alki for lunch as the weather was perfect! Not a cloud in the sky, light breeze, about 70 degrees out. After lunch, we took just a short stroll along the water (Oliver wasn't a fan of the sun peeking through the sides of the stroller).

We had to put up both sides due to the wind and the sun.



We then headed up near Northgate to Bark! Espresso where my friend Heather Trimm has her photos on display there starting today. Here is the blurb about her I took, and the picture listed is our friends' dog Violet! She does fantastic work... if you are in the area, be sure to stop by and see. It will be up for 12 weeks.



Below is a quick video of the night before when we put him down for bed and he wasn't having it. Luckily he is so cute, we couldn't be mad at him!

Beginnings and recaps

I originally was not going to do a blog - I get into these fits of updating and then... nothing. However, I noticed that there are multiple places to get an Oliver fix (multimedia-wise), and, thinking perhaps people would also like to hear about our doings, a blog is the most reasonable solution. So I will do my very best to update. ::fingers crossed::

Oliver is now 2 1/2 months old. A "quick" recap of his past 2 1/2 months? Well, on May 25, 2010, he came into the world at 4:58pm. By far, it was the most overwhelmingly emotional moment for both Tim and me. He was absolutely perfect. Oliver has met A LOT of people, and his happy disposition has been present at all meetings! Yesterday evening, we even had 8 and 9 year old girls holding him, and being good (for the most part).

Back to recapping (I knew this would take a while... I swear... last long post). Oliver here is just a few minutes old.

Some of his first family visitors:





One of his first videos:


We were lucky enough to have Tim's mom Kathy come out for a week to get some quality Oliver time in. Tim's sister Amy has a son, Christopher, so Oliver was grandbaby number 2 for her. Amy is due for another baby in March, and my other S-I-L is due in December! Baby explosion!

We went down to Seaside, Oregon for two nights when she was in town. She had not been to Oregon before, and as for me? Well, I just needed to get out of the city for a few days!
I was not able to yank the binky out before the picture:



We went to Arcadia beach one of the days which is just a little south of Cannon Beach. Ask my Mom, and she'd tell you it's one of two favorite places in the world for her.

Video from the beach:


Back in Seaside, the sun came out, so we played a little there, too:

To more recent developments, Oliver has FULL head control now, which means we can do "Super Baby" with him (videos and pictures to follow, I'm sure). He also loves to stand, as long as we hold him for balancing.

He is also cooing (or ooing) a lot more.


Okay, so I think we've updated okay so far. I promise, they will not be this long in the future. Read often for updates on all things Hollingshead!