Pulling Up and Waving Bye-Bye

Oliver is almost nine months old and this week he has a couple of new tricks. Tonight he finally was able to successfully pull himself up to standing in his crib. He was pretty proud of himself. He also is starting to wave, which is adorable. I will try to get that on video to post later - but here are a couple of photos of Oliver standing in his crib.

Playing with Sammy

Some Recent Favorites

Playing with Sammy

Crawling!

ECFE

8 Month Update

Oliver is now 8 months old and he is just getting more and more fun. I wanted to do a quick post with some of the things he is up to lately.

• He started crawling this last weekend, which is so much fun to see
• He loves making what Matt and I call "monster noises". It is a throaty growl and he has been doing it all the time.
• He still kicks his feet like crazy. When he is laying on his back he will kick his feet against the floor - which seems like it would hurt, but doesn't seem to bother him - we have been trying to keep him on padded surfaces as a result.
• He also likes to kick his feet when someone picks him up under his arms, which looks pretty hilarious - kind of like a cartoon character running through the air
• He is very giggly, he thinks peek-a-boo is hilarious and loves when Mom and Dad dance.
• His favorite toy is his stacking cups from Ikea
• He has started eating Cheerios, which he seems to really like
• He likes when we sing and loves the "Cuckoo Clock" song at ECFE
• He has learned to take off his own diaper, which is a bit dangerous. We have to get him dressed fast before his quick little hands can pull up the tabs. A couple of times I have left him on his playmat in just his diaper and came back seconds later to find a naked Oliver.
• He still loves his pacifier
• He is very smiley!

We sure are lucky to have such a great little guy!

Crawling!

Oliver started crawling this weekend and he is getting better at it everyday!

New Foods!

Now that Oliver has hit the 6 month mark, he is exploring a whole new world of food possibilities. So far he is eating rice cereal, pears, sweet potatoes, peas and prunes (the prunes are because he may have had a bit too much rice cereal - oops...) Here are some photos of his recent meals. As you can see, much of it is still ending up on him instead of in him.

Just a Couple Recent Favorites

Showing off his sitting skills

A Busy Couple of Weeks

It has been awhile since I updated Oliver's blog. We have had a very busy couple of weeks. Matt's aunt Sandy, who was an absolutely wonderful woman, passed away a few weeks ago and last weekend we flew to Arizona for her memorial service. It was nice to see everyone during this difficult time and most of all, it was really wonderful to take some time to remember Sandy. Sandy was extremely loving, encouraging, creative and a whole lot of fun. We will miss her so much. Below are some photos of Sandy that I thought were particularly beautiful.
We stayed at a very nice hotel while were in Arizona. Here is Oliver and Matt snugglin' in the big king sized bed - pretty luxurious - a king sized bed would pretty much take up our entire bedroom :)

The other thing that kept us busy in the last couple of weeks was that Oliver got his first illness. Poor kid had what we think was hand, foot and mouth. He had a fever and a sore throat and we were pretty much homebound through the entire Labor Day weekend. But, he healed quickly and he is back to his happy self!