A stomach bug

Last night, Tim and I had our real first round of Oliver vomiting every 20 - 30 minutes.  It started in the car (the WORST place) when Tim was on his way to pick me up from the Seattle office.  The smell of vomit wafted in the car the entire way there and back (in stop and go traffic).  After that, Oliver was like clockwork with his puking.  He and I both had numerous wardrobe changes.  Why must he want to snuggle with me and then barf on me?

We put him down pretty late to make sure most of the vomiting was done before putting him in the crib.  Tim is staying home with him today so I hope he is feeling MUCH better today.

This was one of his outfits that he wore for about 20 minutes.

This shirt actually says "Unstoppable" which describes the amount of food and liquid that came out of his stomach last night. 

Tim said that he is feeling much much much better today so hopefully he will be unstoppable with his amount of energy. 

Weekend update

I really try to slow the weekends down, but don't you know it, time keeps going just as quickly as ever.  Oliver, Tim, and I had another fantastic weekend.  Nothing too fancy, but even running errands to the grocery store and Fred Meyer is so much better with the fam.

On more cuteness, Oliver's new favorite word is "No."  Even when he doesn't mean it.  "Oliver, is it time to get naked?" "NO!"  "Do you want to leave your clothes on? "NO!"  He has the cutest little voice so for now him saying no is pretty darn adorbs.

Also, I was busy folding laundry and had the radio on.  Oliver came in to keep me company and it turned into a dance party.  Those Stray Cats really can make a toddler shake and shimmy!



The thing with his fingers in the beginning is him trying to snap his fingers because that's what I was doing.  My little dancing buddy. 

Fire trucks

Every now and again, the local fire stations have a Neighbor Appreciation Day where you can go and visit the fire station, trucks, and the hot firemen.  I told Oliver we were going to go see fire trucks - he immediately went and grabbed a fire truck puzzle piece (and yes, we took it with us to compare with the real deal). 

When we first got there, they were on their way to responding to a medical emergency.  We killed a little time at the park, waiting for their return.

We went back and sure enough, they were ready to resume the visit of kids and their parents.  Oliver was a little hesitant first, but quickly wanted to check out all the lights and levers and such on the trucks.  

They also had an older truck that is used for parades and such - Oliver seemed to like both.

 

Thanks to Station 35 for a wonderful visit!

Zoo time

With the first beautiful weekend we've had in a long time, we took the opportunity to use an annual pass for the Woodland Park Zoo.  Apparently the rest of the city thought to do the same - it was pretty busy considering that it was February!



We had a fabulous time - it really wiped us all out so Oliver got to take a little nap during the forbidden nap time.  Now that the pass is activated, we are excited to go any time, even if it is just for an hour or so. 

Oliver's highlights include the jaguar, elephants, and the gorillas.  The bears were not out, but we're hoping to catch them next time.  :-)

Hiatus update

January has slipped by so quickly - only 3 blog posts?!  What?!  I think between illnesses, the snow, and work being crazy busy, I am sad to see my poor performance in blogging.  Alas, it's February now.  New month.  Let's move on, peeps.

Recapping January, Oliver had his first bit with snow.  Not surprised that he was a fan of looking at this new and fascinating thing, but he was NOT a fan of how cold and wet it was.  Also not a fan of being pulled on a sled!  Not sure what that's about... I'm thinking next year may be a different story.  We shall see.

We love our fireplace.  We haven't had many fires since Oliver has come into the picture.  Now Oliver understands "hot" and "no touch" so it's a bit more feasible to have a fire while Oliver is awake.  Here he is supervising Tim making a fire.

Here's a couple other photos that happened last month.

Why we are pro-bumper in this house:



Oliver has figured out he can chomp a sandwich like a dinosaur now - no more bite size pieces!

My grandpa with Chelsea and Oliver. Oliver has been drooling like a mad man lately (more molars?).

                      

That's all the news that's fit to print... maybe you'd like a flashback of BABY Oliver?  How about this one...