Typical night

... well, about every other night, unless little O is licked to death by a dog. My mom demanded a new Oliver video. I put some fresh batteries in the Flip Camera and documented the pre- to post-bath routine.

By the way, this is the longest video to date. You really should watch the whole thing - it's pretty adorable. :-)

Horsin' around

Little O got a doggie pillow pet for Christmas from Tim's Uncle Jack and Aunt Alice (thank you!!). At first, he was petting it like our other animals, and now he has taken to kind of beating it up. It's nice and fluffy, so it's become a staple in the front room as cushion to catch him if he tips over. He thought he'd take it out for a test spin.

We also thought it would be funny to have Oliver try on the hat he was wearing as a newborn. What do you think? A little tight, yes?

Remember, this was when he was a newborn.

So, yeah, that hat is officially retired.

Cough, cough go away

I'll apologize ahead of time for the lack of new Oliver multimedia. Like I mentioned in the previous post, Oliver shared his cold with Tim and I. Isn't he just so sweet? We have been a household of dirty tissues, popsicles, and cough drops. Oliver has been feeling a lot better (lucky little guy). So enjoy some old photos from the way-back machine!

2006. Tim and I in San Diego. I won a trip from my employer, WaMu, (who later in the year laid me off) and got to spend a week down there. Sadly, it rained for 4 of the 5 days we were there!

We stayed at Loews Coronado Bay - it was BEAUTIFUL. There were orange and lemon trees right outside our window. Citrus, baby!

Excitement plus! Okay, not really - but I have nothing new to share (besides the cold that little O shared with me). Here are a few little O newborn photos. He was a REALLY cute newborn.

Do you see that giant bippy in his mouth?! He has grown a lot. He is an amazing little man who brings constant joy and happiness to our lives.

New Years Eve!

I was happy to get an e-mail yesterday that informed me that, yes, I am getting off early! Now before you start throwing up high-fives all around, I am working half a day today. And I'm sick. Boo.

I came home while it was still sunny out (but wicked cold), so after Oliver took a nap, I told him it was time for a walk! We walked down to Market (for those not in the know, this is the "main drag" in Ballard), picked up some lunch, some tissues at Bartell's (Tim and I are sick... thank you Oliver), and came home! Here's in the middle of the walk... he wanted to sit down from all that walking. Buah ha ha ha!

He kept toasty warm in this outfit. Underneath, he was in his jammies.

I hope everyone had a wonderful New Years - Tim and I went to bed early and little Oliver stayed up and partied all night.

Christmas time is here **sing-song a la Charlie Brown**

Well the holidays have come and gone - and one can only hope that he will not be sick next year! Poor little O!

Friday evening, we went up to my Uncle's home in Edmonds and visited with my Dad's side of the family. Little Chelsea was a big hit, as was Oliver, who amused those in the living room.

I filled up on prime rib and deviled eggs, and Tim filled up on shrimp (he can't help himself). Oliver said it was time to go though. He was tired, and was busy coughing and snotting up everything. Awesome.

Christmas day seems to be like any other day at this point - as Oliver was still sick (to be honest, I think this was the worst day for him). We went up to my brother's house in the morning and met up with my Dad and Jana. Chelsea was actually awake! We all took turns holding and feeding her.

Oliver let my Dad know that his fist was delicious.

A quick Christmas vid. The batteries gave out and I forgot to change them out when I got home. Whoopsie.

This outing, as you could get from the video, was also cut short. Oliver was getting very tired and refused to nap at my brother's house (we also did not want to get Chelsea sick). We went home and let little man nap a bit before going to my Mom's for dinner.

He looked like a precious angel sleeping in our bed.

We went to my Mom's for dinner, where my Grandpa (G'Gpa for Oliver) was there. I did not break out the camera. This visit - as with everything this day and the day before - was quick. But trust, he was a little cutie for us. A coughing, boogery cutie.

It was a good weekend despite the common element of sickness. I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday, too!

Sickness and shopping

I am beginning to see that sick babies and children is a common occurence. Oliver has a cold. It is not as bad as the last time he was sick. He still tries to be the happy baby he is, and then he coughs, and starts to cry a little. Tim stayed home with him on Wednesday, and I stayed home with him yesterday.

I thought I'd venture out and pick up some more food to make baby food. I finally broke out the shopping cart cover I talked about here. I hadn't used it yet because I was just so nervous that he was going to be too small. I took some photos with my cell phone of his adventure.

You can tell he isn't feeling too good - his eyes aren't open all the way, and his mouth is hanging open. Poor little man.

Oliver, although sick, still seemed to REALLY enjoy sitting in this area. He got to look around and still flirt with all the ladies. So can you believe the steal I got on this?? Note to self: any time I want to buy something, check Me & Moms first!

Christmas is almost here!

I haven't been all *rah rah* for Christmas in many years, and even though Oliver isn't going to remember it, it makes me think of future Christmases to come.

I was excited to find Oliver's First Christmas ornament. I had been searching high and low for one and nothing appealed to me. There was a kiosk in the mall that personalized ornaments that they sold. So I was able to pick out this little cutie - and now it has "Oliver's 1st Christmas" on it.

My mom was also kind enough to stich in "Dad" "Mom" and "Oliver" into these stockings.

Oliver sat in with TTC and Chelsea in front of my brother and SIL's Christmas tree. I hope she doesn't mind me sharing - here they are in their Christmas pajamas.

Interestingly enough, Oliver loves their tree more than ours. I think it's because their lights twinkle and ours don't. Oliver really wanted to check it out, so Uncle Jim gave him a hand.

Even though he won't remember his first Christmas, everyone around him will, and that is probably why a baby's first Christmas is always so special, right?