he's so sleepy!

 

Pic of the day

 

Awwwww...

he's petting the puppy!!
 

Aunt Sarah

Aunt Sarah got Oliver this outfit, she brought it when they came to visit last weekend. He looks incredibly cute!
 

Hobbits...

I've decided that Oliver is a hobbit. He has wide feet, he's little...but mostly because he eats breakfast, then second breakfast, then elevensies, lunch, noon tea (ok milk), dinner and supper. Yep, that's right, he's a hobbit because he eats all the time.

Howdy Pardner!

I'm not sure where he got this outfit, but it is so adorable! the sleeves and legs are a little short, but he's ok with that. I should have tried to put his cowboy boots on with it!

 

Pic of the day

 

Things I've learned...

It's Oliver's 3 week birthday! Here are some more things I have learned since he was born:

1. Showers are the most wonderful thing ever - even if you don't get one every day

2. There's no such thing as "too many pictures"

3. Sleep deprivation + hormones = very loopy mama

4. You still need to spend non-baby time with your hubby.

5. When you stay home with a baby all day it's hard to find anything adult to talk about.

6. I have the most wonderful supportive helpful hubby ever.

7. It's ok to let the dishes and laundry pile up for a few days.

8. It's not boring to watch a baby sleep.

9. Babies grow really fast! :(

10. I don't want to have another one for a loooong time.

I've also learned to swaddle correctly, how to bathe him in the bathtub (it's more fun if you get in with him!), how to avoid diaper rash, and have improved our breastfeeding technique.
Hooray!

Play time...

Oliver got this ball from Birch and Gretchen. He loves it - it's his favorite thing to look at. He really likes the bright colours and sharp contrasts.


 

Writing on the wall

At the birth center when a baby is born they put their footprints on the wall and you get to write whatever you want to with it. Here are Oliver's footprints in his favorite colour. I wrote the stuff underneath. I only wrote it because it's true!
 

Sites of interest...

My sister showed me this one and it's addictive!
http://www.games1.org/games/reactioneffect.swf

Search for charity...every time you do an internet search this site will donate $.01 to a charity of your choice.
http://www.goodsearch.com/

In other news, Oliver got weighed again today and he is 7 pounds 4 ounces! That's a pound and 3 ounces more than last Monday. I asked if it was possible that I was feeding him too much, but they said no this much weight gain is good in a early baby. He looks so chubby! He fits in a lot more clothes now, and he's grown out of a few things.

We found out today that the seller is going to fix the roof leak in the house we're buying. Now the realtor is working on getting them to fix the plumbing as well. I hope they do! We're buying it either way, but it'd be nice to go in with a few less things to spend money on.

New baby

 

3 generations

 

seeking approval...

Getting approved for a home loan is a long horrible process. We were pre approved about 3 months ago, and now that we found the house we want to buy we had to get some more information to send to the underwriter who will actually approve the loan for real. Well, of course, nothing ever comes easy for us. The bank guy (Joey) sent the paperwork to get our rental history for the past 3 years to the places we rented from. One got back to him right away, the other (Oakwood Forest) waited 8 days, then sent that we started renting from them 2-04 instead of 9-03 like we really had. Apparently when they changed ownership all the records before February disappeared or something. Luckily you can also use your tax returns, which we didn't have, but we sent off for. Even more luckily Joey is a super nice guy and he talked to the head loan person or something and they approved our loan today! I guess even with the incomplete rental history it was ok. Anyway, he sent our paperwork off to the underwriter to get everything finalized. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A HOUSE! I'm so excited!

gift from Great Gramma

Here is Oliver with the giraffe that Great Gramma sent. He loves this giraffe! He will stare at it for such a long time.
 

weight loss...

I forgot to mention that today I weighed myself for the first time since Oliver was born. When I got to the hospital they weighed me in at 136 lbs. Today I was 118 lbs! That's only 1 pound over my pre-pregnancy weight. No, actually, that's not accurate. My weight before morning sickness was 126. Hooray for me! I've lost so much weight and my belly is almost gone. Now with the stroller I can get out and exercise, too.

Quatro Tour Deluxe

Here's Oliver in his new stroller. He seems to like it, and I do, too. It has a little compartment that perfectly fits the camera. It rolls very smoothly!


 

Pic of the day

 

Grampa Steve

Here is Oliver with his Grampa Steve (my dad). He stayed over Saturday night and left Sunday afternoon. We had a good time hanging out. Grampa even fed little Ollie a bottle Sunday morning! mmmm!

 

diapers...

when we first found out we were going to have a baby we wanted to find out all the diapering alternatives. Putting 8-12 diapers a day in a landfill didn't appeal to us, but neither did washing all those poopy cloth ones. Well we found a happy medium - Gdiapers! They are cloth on the outside with a flushable insert. So far we've had a few leaks, but I think it's because they are a little big on our tiny baby. Find out more at www.gdiapers.com

Oliver had visitors! I didn't get very many pictures, and picasa isn't wanting to cooperate right now so I can't post any yet. Aunt Rachael, Uncle Dave, Aunt Sarah, cousin Delilah and Grampa Steve all came up on Saturday to spend some time with their new family member. Oliver seemed to like it a lot. I'll post more detail with pictures later.

Ollie got a stroller from Grampa while he was here. We went for a walk around the complex today and he seemed to have a good time. It was a little hot and muggy, but there was a really nice breeze. Pictures of Ollie in his stroller to be posted later, too.

He's been eating VERY well! Everyone said he'd just get it one day, and it was true. He just latched on real quick one time, and since then he's had it down pretty well. He even had two meals with no bottle today! Hooray for Oliver!!!