I don't know why...

I thought I had posted some stuff a while back but apparently it was just saved as a draft. So anyway, here are some pictures. This first one is the set of books we got at Sam's. Oliver loves reading them (as you can tell from the previous post). The puppy and kitten are cloth and they rattle. The Elephant is a "touch and feel" book, the duck is vinyl and has a squeaker, and the sheep has shiny stuff in the pictures. It's fun to read these to Oliver and see how he reacts.


This pictures was really cute because he was laughing and covering his mouth up.

Here's one of a BIG smile. He usually stops smiling like this when I get the camera out.
I can't even remember what he was laughing at.

This is a picture of the cloth diapers we got. There are two each of twilight, butternut, and white. They each have a microfiber insert that is very absorbant. We've started using these instead of the disposables and it's working out very well so far.

Learning to love books...

I'm the king of the exersaucerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!

growth charts

This is the growth chart for Oliver's weight. Right now according to this he is in the 87th percentile.


This is the growth chart for Oliver's height. Right now according to this he is in the 94th percentile.

You can get this here.

you're getting sleeeeeeeeepy...

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time is flying!!

Well, this month is almost over. I can't believe it! Oliver is going to be half a year old in a few weeks. I'm amazed at the little guy every day.

He's still eating up all his bites. I've gone to twice a day and started making more each time. He LOVES bites! He still follows each meal with some milk though.

He's got some bumps on his bottom gums. You know what that means...teeth! That'll be good except for two things...he's still breastfeeding and his cute little gummy smile will be all gone.

He rolled over again last night. He waited a good long while to do it since that first time, but last night took a lot less effort than the first time.

He's gotten better at grabbing and manipulating things with his hands. He almost always uses his thumb to grab now, unlike before when he'd just use his fingers. Needless to say he was always dropping things.

In other nonbaby news...we got our mattress! It is so wonderful. It feels so much bigger than the full size one we had before. Softer, too.

happy schmappy valentines day!

Yep, that's right...the day you confess your undying loooooove to your hubby/boyfriend/secret crush. So good luck with that.

It's also the day when you stuff yourself full of chocolates while snuggling on the couch with a giant stuffed bear, watching sappy old movies like "An Affair to Remember" or "Sleepless in Seattle". Good luck with that, too

I have to work tonight. Bob won't be home until I have to leave. We will see each other for about 10 minutes on Valentines day...thank you very much rooms to go!!!

On a happier note, Oliver and I have a new game. I lay on my back and put my knees up. He sits on my feet with his chest on my legs. I lift my legs up and down and he just squeals and giggles the whole time. We call it "flying". He loves it!!

He ate up all his bites today again. I made more today than I did yesterday and he sat up in his chair and ate them all up. He will even open his mouth for the spoon now!!

He's been napping in his bed for the last few days, but still won't sleep there at night. I tried last night and every time I put him in the bed he'd wake up and want to play. AAH!! I was so tired and frustrated that after 3 tries I again let him sleep in our bed. I tried though, I really did. I even let him fuss for longer this time than last time to see if he'd settle himself. It didn't work. (Rachael, if you are reading this, then in your head it should sound like geordi in that game...hehehehe)

We get our new mattress tomorrow!! I'm so excited but then I realized we still have no sheets for it. Maybe that's what I'll use my money for. I dunno, we'll see.

stupid upgrade

I couldn't log in to post this without upgrading to the "new blogger". So now hopefully it will just leave me alone about it already!

Gerber baby...

Isn't this the perfect Gerber Baby face??
 

a few pictures...

Oliver is getting very independent. He likes to hold the bottle when he eats, and tries to take the spoon when I give him bites. (we call cereal "bites") We're giving him bites twice a day now!!
Here is Oliver reading the instructions to ...his new high chair!! It's actually a portable one - it straps to a regular chair - but we thought it would be ok to use all the time. We're also going to use it to help him learn to sit up. Hooray for multi-use items!!
Here's a front view.
Here is Oliver playing peacefully in his exersaucer while Jasper "guards" him to make sure he's ok. Some guard dog, huh?
 

Extra money...

What to do?? We got our tax refund and there was enough money to pay bills and have some left over. Bob said we could each have $100 to do whatever we wanted with. Oliver spent his on cloth diapers...we should get those in a few weeks. Bob is getting a weight bench with his, and some other things too, but that's the major purchase. As for me, I have NO idea what to get. There's nothing that I really want right now. I could get some new clothes, but that's in the budget so I don't have to spend my fun money on that. I have NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO idea!!

A few pictures...

He might look like he's excited about the toys, but he's looking at Daddy!!
He likes playing in this though, it helps strengthen his legs and he loves spinning around and around in that seat.
Here he is standing up with Daddy. He's such a big boy! (I love those dino jammies)
Here he is playing on his Nanny quilt. His two favorite things, the quilt and Spike.
 

laughter...

I forgot to mention that he is laughing a lot more now too. When I got home yesterday I was "eating" his cheeks and he thought it was hilarious!! I love hearing him laugh.

Also, he's become a squealer. He shreaks and squeals in a VERY high pitched voice when he's excited or happy.

5 months old!!!

Oliver is 5 months old now. He's getting so big and grown up! Today he rolled over for the first time all by himself!! HOOOOOOORAAYYYYYYYYYY!!! I just happened to be recording him with my camera phone at the time so I have it on video!! I don't know how to transfer it to the computer though. I'll have to see if Bob does.
He's also been awake a lot more. He's down the about 3 naps a day for about 45 minutes to an hour. In between naps he loves playing. He's getting really good at grabbing things and getting them in his mouth. Just a few weeks ago he would try to put it in his mouth however it was in his hand, but now he's turning it so that it goes IN his mouth not just in front of it. He plays in his exersaucer a few times a day, usually for about 10 or 15 minutes each time. That's all he can stand so far but he's getting better every day.
He's eating cereal once a day, about 10 bites or so each time. That isn't that much cereal I guess, but he likes it! We usually do that around noon and then follow up with some milk and a nap.
He loves loves loves to stand up. He'll stand up in your lap, or on the floor, or pretty much anywhere. He can stand for a second or two by himself if you just keep your hands hovering on either side to catch him when he starts to topple over.
His tummy time is much improved too. He holds his head up and looks all around. He is even grabbing at things when he's holding himself up.
For a while now he's been able to recognize the bottle and he opens his mouth to get it.
We tried moving him into his own bed. We moved the crib into our room so that he can still see/hear us but he's in his bed so he can get used to it. Well, I fed him and rocked him to sleep and put him in his bed. I crept into bed and layed down and started to drift off, but he woke up and started to fuss. I let him fuss for about 5 minutes before I got up and rocked him back to sleep and put him back in his bed. Just as I got comfortable he started fussing again. I let him fuss for a few minutes until it turned into real crying. I got up and rocked him back to sleep and put him back in bed. I waited a few minutes to make sure he was ok before going back to bed. A few seconds later he woke up and started crying and crying and crying. I got up and this time it took about 20 minutes or so to get him calmed down. I figured three strikes, and put him back in our bed for the rest of the night. We're going to keep trying to do this every night until he can sleep in his own bed.

Going to church...

This is Oliver dressed up to go to church for the first time. We haven't been since we found out we were pregnant and finally my work schedule allowed us to go. We sat in the back next to the nursery just in case he didn't behave well. Fortunately he did great - he played and looked around during the songs and then when the message started he settled down with a bottle and went to sleep. What a good little boy!
Also, the pastor (David) remembered us - he even remembered my name! - and was very excited to see us. He's the one that married us 2 years, 5 months, 2 days ago. We didn't get to stay for the whole service because I had to be to work at 12 but it was good to go back. 

playing!

Here are a few shots that Bob took of Oliver playing. He loooooves these rings. He chews on them day and night. We have a set in his bed, in our bed, and in the living room.
Here's Oliver playing happily in his exersaucer. He kind of ignores the toys right now except every once in a while. What he really likes is spinning around and around in that seat.
 

cute pics

warm up america!

This is what I made for Warm Up America's Super knit Sunday. It's actually crochet, but you can do either. For more information, click here. I'm going to do another one and send them out tomorrow.
 

Happy 5 month birthday!!

Ok it's not his birthday yet, not until Tuesday. We got him this exersaucer and put it together last night. He liked it! The seat spins around so he can play with whatever toy he chooses. It will also help him learn balance and strengthen his leg muscles. His feet don't reach the floor yet, but we put a pillow under him so he could practice standing.


 

what to do...

We have a certificate to get some new furniture, but I'm not sure what we're going to get yet. We are thinking of this but with these tables. If Bob likes those tables, that is. If we decide not to get that then we will probably get this. We still haven't gotten our new mattress...still waiting on a call to say it's ready. I can't wait to have a queeeeen size bed!! Speaking of furniture we want, when we get the dining room ready we want this, even though it's from the competition.

It's snowing today and it's really cold! I'm hoping it keeps snowing and sticking so I don't have to go to work. Then again if it is still snowing by 3 or so then I will probably not go to work even if they are open. Who knows how bad it'll be by 9 when I'm scheduled to be off. Besides who in their right mind shops for furniture in the snow?!?!?

We were discussing getting our taxes done when I was at work yesterday and one of the people I work with says she gets a refund of more than she paid in. How do you do that?!?!? We got a pretty decent refund but not more than we paid in.

Speaking of odd things - I was watching Medium last night even though I KNOW I shouldn't because it's scary and I'm a wimp. Anyway, part of the story was about this kid who had a doll that talked to him. Later in the show we find out that the doll told him to kill his father...but before it was his doll it belonged to his aunt who also killed her father because the doll told her to. That's not the odd part though...The kid's name was Oliver...the doll's name was Maggie...the aunt's name was Sarah Jane. That might not seem odd, but my son is Oliver, I'm Maggie, and my sister is Sarah Jane. CREEPY!!!

what a face!!!

 

it's hilarious!!!!

 

kickin' it in the crib

 

action!

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I love sitting up!

 

Hooooooray!

Bob was in the RTG wood repair contest this weekend and he came in 3rd! Great job, Bob! The prize for third place was a RTG competition shirt, a trophy, and a $1000 gift certificate for RTG. Before the contest though, there was some serious problems. It all started with his flight getting cancelled on Friday. He was put onto another flight that was going to go to Detroit, then to TX but he was bumped off that flight! So then they put him on another flight that went to Charlotte and then FIRST CLASS to Dallas. When he got there no one knew where his suitcase was! In fact, he went all weekend without it. He didn't get it back until Sunday around 5 when we were both home lounging about and talking about how our weekends were. Silly airlines.
My weekend was good too. Oliver and I went to Asheville to visit. He got to meet his great grandparents (my dad's mom and dad) and great aunt Sandy, Aunt Jain, and Uncle Mike. Also, my cousins Benjamin, Andrew, and Courtney. Friday night we hung out at the G'parents and had a merry old time. Although, Oliver decided to scream for about an hour while we were there...I don't think he felt very well and it had been a long day. Poor little guy. Then we went back to Aunt Rachael's house (my sister) and hung out with her and Uncle Dave for a while before going to bed. Saturday was spent lounging about and then shopping for a few hours. Then we went back to Rachaels and had tacos for dinner. YUM! Oliver's gramma and grampa (my mom and dale) were there, as well as Aunt Sarah (my sister) and Oliver's cousin Delilah. He had lots of fun, and gramma even read him a book! The adults played Apples to Apples, a very fun game! After a while everyone left and Rachael and I stayed up and played Guess Where? and In a Pickle. both were very fun. We finally went to bed and had to get up early Sunday to get out on our way. Dave and Rachael were off to church and Oliver and I had to get back to pick up Daddy from the airport. Dave made delicious pancakes and eggs and bacon for breakfast so we left with a full tummy! We made it to the airport just in time, and went to Applebee's for lunch where we had HORRIBLE service AGAIN! Then we went home and took a nap. AAAAAAAH! it's good to be home. Here are some pictures...
Oliver playing on his Nanny quilt...
Oliver with Great Gramma...
Oliver having some tummy time and looking around VERY curious!
 

then and now...

Oliver in his boppy then...
Oliver in his boppy now...