Anyone need a ride?

Oliver emptied all the toys out of his living room toy box so I put him in it. He had lots of fun pretending it was a car. We "drove" all over the living room.

We even went in reverse!

dining room...

One of our projects this weekend was to start getting the dining room in order. Here are a few "before" pictures...

And here's and "after" shot. We did a coat of primer and it already looks a lot better. Bob thinks we'll have to do 2 coats of primer. I was really looking forward to starting color tomorrow, but I guess I can wait one more day.

A whale of a time!

We got Oliver a little pool for his 8 month birthday. It's shaped like a whale and water sprays out of the spout. It's just big enough for me and Oliver to fit in it together. He really liked "dibbling his tootsies" and sitting and splashing, but he didn't really like when I layed him down.

He definatly did not like the water on his head - although he kicked his feet and made lots of splashes! This was the first warm day we've had to use it so we filled it up and went out for a day in the sun.


The water was still a bit chilly so we didn't stay in very long but we had a good time anyway!

You didn't believe me? Well here's proof!

He gets grumpy! He cries! He's unhappy sometimes! Um, no, I wasn't just sitting there snapping pictures while he cried either. He'd fuss for a minute while I took the picture then I'd give him a toy or snuggle him and he was ok. He was actually quite good today and hardly fussed at all. This was just before one of his naps. He's cute even when he's grumpy.

some cuteness to soften the blow...

Boobah and Daddy

Boobah in his new "Speedo"

HAPPY Boobah!!"

Congrats, Kaitlyn!!!!

She had a little girl around 1am today. She was 6 pounds, 8.9 ounces. I don't know any more details, but will post them as I get them. Hooray, Kaitlyn!!!

He said it!!!

Oliver has been making lots of sounds, but never "babbling" as defined by the books. Today though he said "mamamamama" and "bababababa"!!!! He's been saying it all day! HOOOOOOORAAAAAY!!!

funny funny!!

This is absolutely hilarious! My favorite is the one with the elephant. Check it out:

http://www.jimmyr.com/blog/Funny_Student_Exam_Answers_91_2007.php

I'm off work today and so far all I've done is play with Oliver and load the dishwasher. Yeah, I'm a lazy bum, I know! Yesterday Oliver was cranky all day and we didn't get anything at all done. I had to work, and when I got home he was still a little cranky. I fed him, gave him a bath, and then tried to rock him to sleep. He was having none of it and just wanted to play. Finally after about an hour (this was at 11) he finally dropped off so I rocked him for a few more minutes and put him in his bed at 11:30. He slept really well for about 2 hours - when he woke up. Needless to say I brought him to our bed, fed him and put him back to sleep. Two hours later I wake up to a "smell" Oliver has wiggled around so his butt was in my face and he had a huge poop diaper! GROOOOOSSSS!!! He was still asleep and I debated changing the diaper or letting him go until he woke up. After a few minutes of not being able to go back to sleep because of the smell I changed the diaper. He didn't wake up the whole time, but I ended up getting poo on the bed. What a mess! At least it was solid poo and I just picked it up with some wipes and cleaned the sheets off. It didn't even leave a mark. (this was at 2:45) Then I went back to sleep just after 3 and we slept until almost 8 when Oliver woke up hungry again. I swear this boy has the biggest stomach ever...either that or very high metabolism! I fed him again, but he just wanted to play and so we were up for about an hour before he finally fell asleep again. I'm exhausted!!!

Our plans for this weekend got cancelled so we're not sure what we're doing yet. My sister asked if we wanted to go up there for a Mother's day festival - I'm pretty sure we will be going. I guess Saturday we'll use to do some things around the house. Our next big project is painting the dining room, which will actually be used for a play room until we can get the table we want. I can't wait to see it finished! It's going to be blue. How much fun is that!?

I saw this on another blog and had to do it, too!

for your veiwing pleasure...

In response to Sandra, who left a comment on my last post. Some pictures of the Daddy and the Boy.
In the front yard...

At the park the day of our first picnic...

In the back yard the day Oliver first experienced grass...


On the old sofa...

Playing on the new sofa...

Up close.

Daddy's boots

Oliver loves Daddy's boots. He likes playing with them, and in them! Doesn't he look just adorable?

He still hasn't gotten his top teeth, but his gums are so swollen. It should be any day now! I can't imagine that he could be any cuter than he already is but we'll see. He's still a grouch and doesn't go to sleep easily. He's only napped for 30 minutes at a time today. Last night he didn't go to sleep until 1!!! Poor Mommy and Daddy were up taking turns rocking him and trying to calm him down. He hasn't been tooooo grumpy today, though.

Here's a picture of Oliver (NOT Oli - we definately do not call him that. If he wants to be called Oli when he's old enough to decide then that's fine, but until then we call him by his whole name) playing in his bed. He played for a good while before getting bored and screaming his head off. I have a whole sequence of pictures that look almost exactly like this. Nice, huh?

Happy 8 month birthday, Oliver!!

Today Oliver is 8 months old...2/3 of a year!! Time is flying by so quickly. It seems like not very long ago that I was writing the happy 7 month post. He's done a lot since then, but it still seems so quick! I know he's definately taller than he was, and probably weighs more, too. He laughs at everything.

Exploring is his new favorite hobby, which sometimes leads to pulling himself up to grab onto things. Playing on the outside of the exersaucer is fun - he gets to stand by himself and sometimes even inches his way around to get to a different toy. He's still very close to crawling - he hasn't quite figured it out yet. He can feed himself finger foods, and yesterday we tried Stage 3 sweet potatoes. (there was no difference as far as I could tell) He's such a grump because of his top teeth coming in, but hopefully soon that will pass.

He's so much more expressive than he used to be. He babbles and talks all the time - using lots of different sounds. I'm excited for him to start using real words, but we're in no rush! Sitting up is a breeze, he can even catch himself when he looses his balance. When he does fall he doesn't cry - he just keeps on playing. Rolling is noooo problem, he rolls all over from one end of the room to the other. He's a happy healthy little guy and I can't imagine having a better baby.