Getting What You Ask For

I may have gotten what I asked for....

You may recall that Isabel didn't walk or crawl until she was seventeen months old, resulting in much anxiety and a very sore back for me. So when I found out that I was pregnant last year, my secret wish was that this baby be mobile so that I wouldn't have to carry him or her around until they are a year and a half old like I did with Isabel.

Well Oliver came out moving a lot more and just seemed much stronger in general than Isabel did when she was born. For a couple of weeks now, whenever I get Oliver up from his nap he's laying on his stomach. Since he sleeps curled up on his side and the top of his bed is elevated, I had assumed that he just kind of fell over. The other day I was cleaning up and I stopped to take a peak at Oliver and this is what I saw...

He was working hard to get to his toy. He can't get his arm out yet, but he is definitely rolling over to his stomach now, well before most babies would. I may live to regret my wish when I have to actually baby proof my house in a few months and chase after a little one, but it sure is fun watching him move and grow.

We Are Thankful

We are thankful for loving families, warm homes, full bellies, and happy hearts.

We were blessed to have Robert's family with us this week. We had a great time hanging out and eating with them and were sad to see them leave this morning.

Oliver doesn't really like for anyone other than mommy to hold him (although he is warming up to daddy a little), so Uncle Tony and Aunt Meredyth had to settle with entertaining him on the floor.


My sweet husband did most of the cleaning and cooking this week. He did a great job and we all have very full bellies still.

Isabel enjoyed watching football with Uncle Tony and Aunt Meredyth.

Two Months

Oliver is two months old today. It is amazing to think how about how much he has learned and grown in eight and a half weeks. He loves to intereact with us, if we catch his eye he will smile and coo and chat away. He also loves to watch whatever Isabel is doing. As long as he is not totally exhausted he will calm down immediately if he sees her and be happy for quite a while just watching her antics. He is finally only eating about every two hours during the day and is taking more regular naps allowing me to put him to sleep by rocking instead of nursing. Until a few days ago he was going to bed around seven and sleeping a little longer at night too, maybe up to five hours. But for several days now he has been getting up every two hours after an initial stint of three hours, making for a zombie mommie...I hope this changes soon. I also hope he'll take a bottle. We've been trying, but so far no luck. Isabel never took a bottle either, and I was really hoping Oliver would be different. It is funny to watch us try to give him a bottle. As soon as the bottle touches his lips he makes a face like it is the most horrible thing in the world and soon starts crying. He actually does the same thing for pacifiers, his fingers, or anything else that normal babies might suck on, if it is not mommy he won't even consider it as a means of comfort or nutrition. The best thing he does however is smile. I love when he looks up at me and gives me his little grin and makes his happy noises.

Those Faces

We sure capture some interesting faces in our pictures. Isabel is quite the performer, she loves to make crazy faces whenever I break out the camera.

Take a picture of me dancing daddy.

Oh, I think I see the camera.

And Oliver's look of sheer determination...I will hold my head up high...

Happy Halloween

Our little pumpkin.
Isabel "helps" daddy carve the real pumpkins.

Isabel enjoyed trick-or-treating with her friends.