Teeth count: 2

Less than 2 weeks since #1 tooth popped through, tooth #2 made it's debut on Friday!  So far, I have only been able to capture those pearly whites with my camera phone...

He hasn't been grumpy or fussy at all about the whole thing, so seeing another tooth was quite a surprise.  He has turned the drool factor up to the max.  Another cute pic of the little man..

Sunday, it was pretty nice out (especially compared to the windy day we had Saturday), so Tim, O, and I went down to the Ballard Farmer's Market.  Oliver had a lot of things to look at - his favorite was the street musicians.  Even though he is almost 9 months old, he still gets looks and compliments from strangers!  "Oh, what a cute little guy!" 

Lastly, a video of Oliver watching "Wheel of Fortune."  Something about the colors and spinning wheel really catches his attention. 

Work, work, work

Tim and I have been busy bees working, so I have nothing new to report.  Here is a video from the ferry ride to hold you over!  :-)

Weekend recap

Hello everyone!  I hope everyone had a fantastic weekend!  I worked on Saturday since I had to take Wednesday off to watch Oliver's mucus-fest, which meant that my Dad and Jana got another fun-filled day with him!  I heard they had a wonderful time; Oliver even got to go to his favorite discount warehouse store, Costco!  Not only does he love all the great deals on formula, diapers, wipes, and batteries, but they also have awesome lighting.  :-) 

Saturday evening, Oliver and I went up to visit Jim, Chelsea, and my mom (who was like white on rice about seeing two grandbabies at once).  I forgot to take the camera out all night!  I did snap this one - we got home and little O looked like a sweet angel in the back. 

SO SLEEPY.  Sunday was, of course, Superbowl Sunday!  For the Superbowl, we went to our friends Sarah and Josh's place.  They just got two 6 month old black kitties - Walker and Zelda (brother and sister).  Oliver LOVES kitties, so you know he was all about them. 

I also took a little video of the new black blobs and Oliver.  Walker is very playful, and loved checking out little O.  Luckily no babies were harmed!  Oh, and we are just poking fun at Josh's Michigan accent... love it!

The weekend went by WAY too fast.  Have a great week, everyone!

Do you see what I see?

Do you see something different about this little guy?

 

No?  Let's zoom in a bit.  On the mouth.

 

 Okay, so it isn't much, but there is a tooth!  Yeah!  Oliver says, "Oh yeah!"

Alright! 

A much needed margarita

I will not bore you with minor details as to just how long it's been since I've had a delicious margarita, but last night, Tim and I went to dinner at the Santa Fe Cafe (thanks to groupon, this meal was not quite as pricey!).  If you are looking for a perfect margarita, this is the place.  And it was Margarita Wednesday (shouldn't EVERY Wednesday be Margarita Wednesday?), so all of them were $2 off!

A little dark, from my phone, here I am finishing up my second Cadillac margarita.   



This came after a long day of this guy (also from my phone, sorry):

Oliver's cold meant that he could not go to the home daycare (he goes Wednesdays and Thursdays), so I stayed home and hung out with him all day.  We ran a few errands, including picking him up a new board book.  I picked up one that looked very familiar.  I read the first page, "I am a bunny.  My name is Nicholas.  I live in a hollow tree."  I thought, OMG, FLASHBACK!  This book was a staple during the nighttime routine.  Oliver already loves the book!

The jam packed weekend!

Yes friends and family, two blog posts in one day!  Little man and I went down to Dad and Jana's on Saturday.  Of course, I forgot my camera!  Ugh!  This is why I need a little skinny camera to leave in my purse.  Oliver had a wonderful time giving big smiles and giggles to Dad and Jana.  Dad was nice enough to take me grocery shopping (thank you again!), while Jana rocked little man to sleep.  We visited some more while Oliver took a nap. 

Saturday evening we hung out with some friends at Andrew and Terrell's pad, but left a little before 9:00 to get little O to bed.  My, how our outings have changed! 

Sunday, Tim, Mom, Oliver, and I went to Bainbridge Island to visit Kurt (long-time family friend) and his partner Britton.  That's correct, Oliver's first ferry ride! 

It was super cold out, so we busted out his "snow suit."  No flippy-floppies for him.

The Tacoma was a mighty vessel and got us safely to the other side.  Once on the island, it was just a short hop, skip, and jump to Kurt and Britton's place.  They had a few bites for us, and had a faux log on the fire.  I really could have stayed all day.  Very peaceful and relaxing.  Oliver thought so - he took a very LOUD nap there.  Oh, I forgot to mention, he is getting another cold, so he was coughing and all boggery (if that is a word) all day.  What a little cutie, even with snot running down his face! 

It was a very busy weekend!  I didn't get very much housework done, but made it for it in all the people we got to visit.  I love my life right now!

Bonus video!  

Distant cousins

Thursday, we went to my Aunt Eleanor's funeral. She lived a long 85 years. It was interesting to hear that she and my Uncle Sol met when they were just 15, and waited to get married about 7 years later. After the funeral, Tim and I picked up Oliver, and then went to my Uncle's place where then men were finishing up prayers and blessings for the first day of sitting shiva.  Here she is with my Uncle Sol, back in June 2009 when my cousin Kelly got married.

Afterwards, we visited a bit with some distant relatives (I called this game, "How are we related?"). My second cousin, Kelly, came up (Aunt Eleanor's granddaughter), as well as her parents, Beau and Debbie. It was nice to hear from them, and of course, little O was a HUGE hit. My cousins loved holding him and playing with him. Thanks to the miracle of the internet, I was able to figure out that Kelly would be Oliver's 2nd cousin, once removed, and Beau would be 1st cousin, twice removed. Thank you, interwebz!

Oliver hanging with his cousin, Kelly

Kelly, Debbie, and Chelsea

It was good to see them.  The family on my mom's side is very small, so even though they are distant cousins, they definitely feel a lot closer!

My favorite photo while they were here, however, is when G'Gpa is holding Chelsea and Oliver gives him this look, like, "Excuse me, why aren't you holding me?"  G'Gpa is just eating it up.   

You tell him, little man!