Long story short, Jon's car got a flat on Friday, which necessitated four new tires. My car died at Safeway today, not sure what's wrong. Maybe the alternator, maybe the electrical system. Anyway, he has to leave for LA this afternoon, so he got my car towed, and just set up the carseats in his car for me to use this week. I told him to go ahead and turn Oliver's seat around in his car, as it's much easier to adjust the straps - they are buried when rear-facing in his car, and I want to be able to tighten them.
We just took both kids out to the garage to make sure the seats were tight and straps were good. Natalie noticed Oliver's seat right off the bat - "Ooooooh! Wow! Look Oliver, now we can screw around**". I'm envisioning snacks flying at my head and all kinds of other fooling around. Should be interesting!
**That's one she actually learned from Jon, not me. When she's misbehaving, he's fond of telling her to "quit screwing around". She tosses out the phrase from time-to-time, and while not ideal, it's quite funny!
Monday, April 20, 2009
Saturday, April 18, 2009
One Year Stats!
Oliver had his one year check-up yesterday -
Height: 31 inches - 85th percentile. (I swear they measured him wrong - I imagine it's hard to measure them lying down - he's grown more than an inch in the last three months, judging by how his pants fit).
Weight - 27.10 - 96th percentile
Head - 20 inches - off the charts
He's doing very well! He has a bunch of words - Mama, Dada, Na Na (Natalie), Ni Ni (night-night), Ba ba (bottle), shake-shake-shake (learned that from Natalie), Hi, and he tries to say Gentle - it sounds so cute when he says it! She also likes to do the typical villain laugh - "ha ha ha ha ha" - he imitates her doing that, and it just cracks me up. He walks around the house, stealing random things, saying "ha ha ha ha ha".
He also has teeth coming in. All four first year molars. Oy. Good times.
Height: 31 inches - 85th percentile. (I swear they measured him wrong - I imagine it's hard to measure them lying down - he's grown more than an inch in the last three months, judging by how his pants fit).
Weight - 27.10 - 96th percentile
Head - 20 inches - off the charts
He's doing very well! He has a bunch of words - Mama, Dada, Na Na (Natalie), Ni Ni (night-night), Ba ba (bottle), shake-shake-shake (learned that from Natalie), Hi, and he tries to say Gentle - it sounds so cute when he says it! She also likes to do the typical villain laugh - "ha ha ha ha ha" - he imitates her doing that, and it just cracks me up. He walks around the house, stealing random things, saying "ha ha ha ha ha".
He also has teeth coming in. All four first year molars. Oy. Good times.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Congratulations!
After dinner tonight, Natalie let out a huge gasp, and said "MOMMY! I forgot to say congratulations to you when Oliver was in your tummy!".
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
First haircut!
Mitz and I took the kids out yesterday to get Oliver his first pair of real shoes - he needed them because he started Mother's Day Out this week (once a week). While we were out, we passed a kiddie cut place that didn't look busy. Since the little guy has been looking a little shaggy, we took him in. They did a nice job! Of course I'm having a bit of Mommy Remorse now, since he looks like such a big boy, but he looks nice! They sat him in a chair, put the little drape around him, then cut really fast. He was fussy through parts of it, but oddly enough, loved the clippers! Afterwards, they took a picture for us, gave us a lock of hair and Oliver got a certificate of bravery. :-)
And today was his first MDO at Natalie's school. Natalie was so excited - she says she misses Oliver while she's at school, so she was excited to be able to see him after lunch. The big kids who stay for lunch, but not PM pre-school, go to the MDO room for a half hour to await pick-up. They said he did well today. He had fun at the playground, didn't take a morning nap, but ate all of his lunch. Tearful and clingy at times, which was to be expected, plus I think he's working on a tooth or two. He was SO happy to see me when I picked him up! Biggest grin ever. I think once he gets used to it, he'll have lots of fun. The MDO room is a lot of fun, the staff is wonderful, and it will be good for him to have little playmates around his age. He even came home with his first art project today!
Edited to add: I was talking to one of Natalie's teachers today, and she told me that at one point yesterday, Oliver was upset, so the director brought him to Natalie's classroom. She said he saw her, his face lit up, and they gave each other the biggest hug. Stayed for a few minutes, and when the director took him back to MDO, he was calm. Does he have the best big sister, or what?!
And today was his first MDO at Natalie's school. Natalie was so excited - she says she misses Oliver while she's at school, so she was excited to be able to see him after lunch. The big kids who stay for lunch, but not PM pre-school, go to the MDO room for a half hour to await pick-up. They said he did well today. He had fun at the playground, didn't take a morning nap, but ate all of his lunch. Tearful and clingy at times, which was to be expected, plus I think he's working on a tooth or two. He was SO happy to see me when I picked him up! Biggest grin ever. I think once he gets used to it, he'll have lots of fun. The MDO room is a lot of fun, the staff is wonderful, and it will be good for him to have little playmates around his age. He even came home with his first art project today!
Edited to add: I was talking to one of Natalie's teachers today, and she told me that at one point yesterday, Oliver was upset, so the director brought him to Natalie's classroom. She said he saw her, his face lit up, and they gave each other the biggest hug. Stayed for a few minutes, and when the director took him back to MDO, he was calm. Does he have the best big sister, or what?!
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Happy Easter
What a day. OMG. Between yesterday and today, I'm more exhausted than Christmas! It was such a wonderful Easter though!
Natalie got up first, got her basket with Jon. I came down a few minutes later, and the first thing she said to me was, in this scandalized little voice, "Mommy! The Easter Bunny wasted his carrot! Is that OK?". I assured her that the EB gets lots of carrots, so he usually just takes one bite at each house. Jellybeans for breakfast - what a way to start the day!
Oliver got up a little while later, and being the stellar mommy that I am, I showed him his basket first. He was starving, and grabbed one of the new sippy cups that the EB brought him, and started sucking on an empty cup. Oops! Hungry baby! Got him some breakfast, then the kids had some time to play before church. At one point, Oliver made a grab for Natalie's basket, and we heard "HEY! That's my basket, yours is over there!". All things considered though, she was very sweet with Oliver this morning, helping him with his basket and toys and sharing what was appropriate in hers. Many of you who read this have met our wonderful priest, Fr. Nicholas, he's a favorite (as is Mr. Rex!) with Natalie as well. Today she had Jon get out a baggie, and selected one of her favorite blue Peeps and a handful of jelly beans to take to Fr. Nicholas - "because he likes candy like me, and I want him to have it".
Went to church, lovely service as always! And normally Natalie isn't a fan of church without Sunday School - sit still for an hour? Perish the thought! Yesterday she was pretty good! During one of the hymns, she stood on the pew, wrapped her little arm tight around me, and "followed" along while I sang. During the last hymn, she did the same thing, but tried to sing too - she'd repeat the last word of a verse, and kind of hum the rest of the time - she's never done that before, and it was just so sweet. I hope she grows to love church like we do! I'm sure she will! Oliver received his first birthday prayer, and since he was the only birthday this week (I think, there were so many travelers I didn't notice other bdays), Fr. Nicholas made it a little special for him. Lots of people made a fuss over the birthday boy! The big kids had an Easter Egg hunt after the service, and I took Oliver over to coffee hour - we brought a cake to share with the congregation. The kids each got an Easter basket from church too!
After that we went to Mitz and Pops house, for more Easter fun! Aunt Jamie was there for a bit - the EB left baskets for the kids there, plus Aunt Jamie made one, then when Auntie Cindy came, she had stuff for the kids too! Five baskets each total. Holy moly! Mitz and Aunt Jamie had an Easter egg hunt for Natalie too! The kids had a lot of fun running around and playing, and we had a nice dinner. Oliver is displaying some kleptomaniac proclivities - he kept running around, grabbing random items (such as the phone, magnets from the fridge, etc.) and taking off laughing. The phone was a favorite! He kept trying to sneak up from different angles to get it, and succeeded several times! Silly kid!
And the best ending to the day? I was on the chaise, pretty much comatose. Natalie came up to me, asked if I wanted a snuggle, and damned if she didn't curl up with me for a few precious minutes!
So, all in all, a happy day, and a wonderful first Easter for Oliver! We wish all of our friends and family a Happy Easter!
I'm uploading all the Easter pictures. Natalie saw one from the egg hunt at church. The picture has all the kids in front of a raised garden area. Someone threw a plastic cup in it - I didn't even notice it. Natalie spied it right away and said "PIGS! Look Mommy, one of my friends is a pig". LOL. I really need to teach her litterbug.
Edited to add: Pictures are going up now. Oliver's birthday shots are first up - still have to edit Easter, but there are far fewer, so I hope to get them up tonight as well. Oliver's birthday shots are out of order - the pictures are from my mom's camera and mine, so the file names don't match up well enough to do an automated sort - too many to sort individually - sorry about that!
Natalie got up first, got her basket with Jon. I came down a few minutes later, and the first thing she said to me was, in this scandalized little voice, "Mommy! The Easter Bunny wasted his carrot! Is that OK?". I assured her that the EB gets lots of carrots, so he usually just takes one bite at each house. Jellybeans for breakfast - what a way to start the day!
Oliver got up a little while later, and being the stellar mommy that I am, I showed him his basket first. He was starving, and grabbed one of the new sippy cups that the EB brought him, and started sucking on an empty cup. Oops! Hungry baby! Got him some breakfast, then the kids had some time to play before church. At one point, Oliver made a grab for Natalie's basket, and we heard "HEY! That's my basket, yours is over there!". All things considered though, she was very sweet with Oliver this morning, helping him with his basket and toys and sharing what was appropriate in hers. Many of you who read this have met our wonderful priest, Fr. Nicholas, he's a favorite (as is Mr. Rex!) with Natalie as well. Today she had Jon get out a baggie, and selected one of her favorite blue Peeps and a handful of jelly beans to take to Fr. Nicholas - "because he likes candy like me, and I want him to have it".
Went to church, lovely service as always! And normally Natalie isn't a fan of church without Sunday School - sit still for an hour? Perish the thought! Yesterday she was pretty good! During one of the hymns, she stood on the pew, wrapped her little arm tight around me, and "followed" along while I sang. During the last hymn, she did the same thing, but tried to sing too - she'd repeat the last word of a verse, and kind of hum the rest of the time - she's never done that before, and it was just so sweet. I hope she grows to love church like we do! I'm sure she will! Oliver received his first birthday prayer, and since he was the only birthday this week (I think, there were so many travelers I didn't notice other bdays), Fr. Nicholas made it a little special for him. Lots of people made a fuss over the birthday boy! The big kids had an Easter Egg hunt after the service, and I took Oliver over to coffee hour - we brought a cake to share with the congregation. The kids each got an Easter basket from church too!
After that we went to Mitz and Pops house, for more Easter fun! Aunt Jamie was there for a bit - the EB left baskets for the kids there, plus Aunt Jamie made one, then when Auntie Cindy came, she had stuff for the kids too! Five baskets each total. Holy moly! Mitz and Aunt Jamie had an Easter egg hunt for Natalie too! The kids had a lot of fun running around and playing, and we had a nice dinner. Oliver is displaying some kleptomaniac proclivities - he kept running around, grabbing random items (such as the phone, magnets from the fridge, etc.) and taking off laughing. The phone was a favorite! He kept trying to sneak up from different angles to get it, and succeeded several times! Silly kid!
And the best ending to the day? I was on the chaise, pretty much comatose. Natalie came up to me, asked if I wanted a snuggle, and damned if she didn't curl up with me for a few precious minutes!
So, all in all, a happy day, and a wonderful first Easter for Oliver! We wish all of our friends and family a Happy Easter!
I'm uploading all the Easter pictures. Natalie saw one from the egg hunt at church. The picture has all the kids in front of a raised garden area. Someone threw a plastic cup in it - I didn't even notice it. Natalie spied it right away and said "PIGS! Look Mommy, one of my friends is a pig". LOL. I really need to teach her litterbug.
Edited to add: Pictures are going up now. Oliver's birthday shots are first up - still have to edit Easter, but there are far fewer, so I hope to get them up tonight as well. Oliver's birthday shots are out of order - the pictures are from my mom's camera and mine, so the file names don't match up well enough to do an automated sort - too many to sort individually - sorry about that!
Saturday, April 11, 2009
HAPPY BIRTHDAY OLIVER!
Our baby boy turned 1 today! It really doesn't seem possible, and everyone says that, but it is so true. He has brought so much love and joy to our lives, and the only thing better than getting a snuggle from Mr. On-the-Go (and big sis, of course!), is hearing him and Natalie laughing together. I've said this before to people, but I think it bears repeating. Some time before having Oliver, I read the saying "love multiplies". And it does. It just keeps on multiplying. I never doubted that I'd love a second child, but I never understood until Oliver came into our lives just how love truly does multiply. It just does. There's no shift, no curve, no breaking in period. Your heart just keeps expanding, and it's effortless.
So... We had his party today! Had about 18 people total, counting us! Oliver was spoiled rotten, but the best part of the day was he was surrounded by people who love him (both near and far! He got to "talk" to Grandma and Aunt Annie this evening too!). His giant cupcake cake was a bit of a disaster - that thing was hard to decorate - poor Mitz! I owe her for that. Probably have to pay for some more physical therapy for her wrist. :-P He woke up with a cold, but was a trooper. He ate a bit of cake, but didn't destroy it as I was hoping. But he had a great time running around, being loved on, playing with his toys and Natalie, Jackson (my friend Stacey's son), Uncle Mike and Aunt Jamie.
And if you'll indulge a sentimental mommy.... There's a song called "Lullaby" by the Dixie Chicks that always makes me cry when I hear it. I think it sums up perfectly how I feel about my children. At random times today, I kept hearing it in the back of my head... I'll post the lyrics. YouTube has clips with the entire song.
They didn't have you where I come from
Never knew the best was yet to come
Life began when I saw your face
And I hear your laugh like a serenade
How long do you want to be loved
Is forever enough, is forever enough
How long do you want to be loved
Is forever enough
Cause I'm never, never giving you up
I slip in bed when you're asleep
To hold you close and feel your breath on me
Tomorrow there'll be so much to do
So tonight I'll drift in a dream with you
How long do you want to be loved
Is forever enough, is forever enough
How long do you want to be loved
Is forever enough
Cause I'm never, never giving you up
As you wander through this troubled world
In search of all things beautiful
You can close your eyes when you're miles away
And hear my voice like a serenade
How long do you want to be loved
Is forever enough, is forever enough
How long do you want to be loved
Is forever enough
Cause I'm never, never giving you up
How long do you want to be loved
Is forever enough, is forever enough
How long do you want to be loved
Is forever enough
Cause I'm never, never giving you up
Is forever enough
Cause I'm never, never giving you up
And some pics.... Working on all of the party pictures - that might take a couple of days with tomorrow being Easter!
Just hatched -
One of my favorites of Natalie and Oliver -
So... We had his party today! Had about 18 people total, counting us! Oliver was spoiled rotten, but the best part of the day was he was surrounded by people who love him (both near and far! He got to "talk" to Grandma and Aunt Annie this evening too!). His giant cupcake cake was a bit of a disaster - that thing was hard to decorate - poor Mitz! I owe her for that. Probably have to pay for some more physical therapy for her wrist. :-P He woke up with a cold, but was a trooper. He ate a bit of cake, but didn't destroy it as I was hoping. But he had a great time running around, being loved on, playing with his toys and Natalie, Jackson (my friend Stacey's son), Uncle Mike and Aunt Jamie.
And if you'll indulge a sentimental mommy.... There's a song called "Lullaby" by the Dixie Chicks that always makes me cry when I hear it. I think it sums up perfectly how I feel about my children. At random times today, I kept hearing it in the back of my head... I'll post the lyrics. YouTube has clips with the entire song.
They didn't have you where I come from
Never knew the best was yet to come
Life began when I saw your face
And I hear your laugh like a serenade
How long do you want to be loved
Is forever enough, is forever enough
How long do you want to be loved
Is forever enough
Cause I'm never, never giving you up
I slip in bed when you're asleep
To hold you close and feel your breath on me
Tomorrow there'll be so much to do
So tonight I'll drift in a dream with you
How long do you want to be loved
Is forever enough, is forever enough
How long do you want to be loved
Is forever enough
Cause I'm never, never giving you up
As you wander through this troubled world
In search of all things beautiful
You can close your eyes when you're miles away
And hear my voice like a serenade
How long do you want to be loved
Is forever enough, is forever enough
How long do you want to be loved
Is forever enough
Cause I'm never, never giving you up
How long do you want to be loved
Is forever enough, is forever enough
How long do you want to be loved
Is forever enough
Cause I'm never, never giving you up
Is forever enough
Cause I'm never, never giving you up
And some pics.... Working on all of the party pictures - that might take a couple of days with tomorrow being Easter!
Just hatched -
One of my favorites of Natalie and Oliver -
I always thought he looked like this invitation here -
Last Fall -
Today!
And Happy Birthday to Aunt Jamie too! XO
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Awww, how, um, sweet?
I'm finishing getting ready for the day, and Natalie and Oliver are playing together in the playroom. I peeked in, and they were sitting opposite each other at the new lap desk I bought Natalie. Natalie was "serving" him a plate of play food. I said "Aww, that's so nice! Look how nicely you two are playing together!". She said "Yeah! I made Oliver some food. It's old food. That's why Oliver can have it".
There's always a catch.
There's always a catch.
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