Seahawks, birthdays, and snuggles, oh my!

Saturday was nothing to write home about, but Sunday is worthy of a blog post. Tim went down to Travis' to have some man-time, so Oliver and I had some of our own good time. We watched some of the Seahawks game, but turned it off when it was 28 -3 (because really, who wants to watch more of that?). Oliver loves holding the remote... just like a man.

Later that day, my mom (TTC), grandpa (G'Gpa), Jim and Ali (Uncle Jim and Aunt Ali) and one month old Chelsea (Miss Chelsea, Chelsea pants, etc) came over for dinner to have an early birthday celebration for my mom. I was surprised that I caught them all off-guard with the below photo - they didn't even know I took it! Sunday dinner has really changed from a sit down dinner, to a "grab a bite, entertain a baby" dinner. Oliver saw us eating and demanded a little something for himself.

After dinner, Oliver and Chelsea hung out... it quickly escalated to a cuteness explosion. I had said, "Boy, this is SO cute, it makes me want to have another." To which Tim replied, "YEAAAAAAYYYY!!!" Before you go pre-order new baby stuff, I am NOT having another one anytime soon. If I can help it. Two under two is not what I'm going for.

Onto the cuteness... this one is funny because you can see my mom's phone in it... so much documentation of the loveliness.

We then sat Oliver up and held Chelsea up next to him... he was being SO gentle and sweet. He was gently rubbing his face on her face, and smiling. At this point, he had quite the audience and we were all "OOOHS" and "AAAHS" about it.

Lastly, a video of this. ::warning, warning:: Oliver's love for his cousin is already showing. He is just a loving little man! SO PROUD of him!

"Wide eyes" Oliver

I just downloaded (or uploaded?) some photos from the camera and came across this one from Monday... I have been laughing hysterically for a good 10 minutes.

Oliver and Miss Chelsea!

My brother and S-I-L went on a date night last night - lucky dogs - and had dropped their little angel at my place. My mom was at my house so we took turns playing with Oliver and holding Chelsea. I had forgotten already how small little babies were! She is a month old. She was making a lot of noises while she was sleeping - this was quickly silenced once I swaddled her up like a baby burrito.

Here is a bit of last night.

You may have noticed that Oliver has taken to holding onto the jumperoo pole. He only needs just about an inch off the ground, and then he can pull the rest of him up. Oliver says, "Mom, you are gonna be in big trouble!" His face when he does it is so funny. He first looks so determined, and then a look of satisfaction when he is in full standing mode.

Another side note - Oliver had kiwi last night for the first time and loved it! Mr. Oliver loves all the food that I've prepared for him so far (with the exception of carrots... really?). What a happy boy.

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.