Bits and pieces

Nothing major to report here, but thought I would share a few bits and pieces from the last few weeks.  Winter is still very much here, but we're dreaming about spring.  I can't wait to be able to get outside with Oliver. Mostly we just rush from the house to the car, trying to stay warm and not slip on the ice.  We did get a bigger snowsuit from a friend, so I think we will make use of that this weekend and get some fresh air.  The snowsuit I bought in the fall is of course too small now.  Here is Oliver on his sled- he thought this was pretty fun, and I tried to not have a heart attack as he went down the tiny hill. Next year he will be able to get out and run around in all the white stuff. 

Mostly we play inside.  Current favorites are: stacking cups (still the best $10 spent on toys!), his little wooden tractor, a dump truck and his walker thingy that makes all sorts of noises and doesn't stop until you shut it off (thank you jeebus for off switches!). 

He still loves to eat, and I've been trying to give hime some new things so we don't get stuck in a rut. This is the face he makes when trying new things, though (here, a piece of a chocolate chip cookie):

Here he is, finally smiling after a few days of grumpy-ness (4 upper teeth are trying to poke through, plus he's forever slightly sick with a cough or runny nose). Check out those little bottom teeth and the crazy hair-tuft.  Oh- and he's in his Wisconsin onesie our friend Sara bought him. You can't see it, but at the bottom it says "Tiny and Tough". Indeed. 

p.s. This is the face he's been making quite a bit lately:

Movin' Right Along!

Well, he's moving now... between a few cruising steps and his own belly sliding technique, he's finally getting somewhere.  Yesterday he also figured out how to go from his belly to a sitting position, which is great, because his preferred method for sitting up was to just cry until someone lifted him back up. Well, great until he scooted under a chair and then sat up and bonked his head.  A lot of head bonking happening- I am so grateful for soft, bouncy cork floors that are heated!







And a few pictures from his recent adventures:

Muffins and Cherrios at the hotel continental breakfast

Hotel life in Boston for a quick visit with friends

New big-boy car seat gets the ultimate seal of approval.

Look, Ma! I'm helping!

Tickle Monster gloves!

Nom!!!! First spaghetti was a moderate success. He liked playing with it, ate some, but had a hard time chewing it. 

Oliver and Chip striking a pose (hat courtesy of Jay).

Really, I am surprised all these masks and hats don't terrify him (but apparently, Unicorn hand puppets are SO SCARY!) 

Playing with everything at once.

Ahhhhh!!!!  What's up with my awesome hair????

Not impressed... (actually, he likes this quite a bit). 

We've been having fun this week, which has been very welcome since we had a rough go with some RSV and an ear infection a few weeks ago.  I think Oliver handled being sick a lot better than Peter and I did.  I was freaking out at his 102 temperature and the horrible cough.  Oliver just wanted to sleep and cuddle (under other circumstances that would be AWESOME- this kid hates to nap and doesn't sit still long enough for a proper cuddle).

Oliver is giving out his first Valentines to all his daycare buddies this week.  I have been scouring Pinterest for ideas and I think I have landed on socks for the babies and teachers, Goldfish crackers for the other kiddos.  So fun.  He actually has a friend there- little Rowen crawls over to him and grabs his hand.  GAH!  So cute.  It's sad that he isn't a bitty baby any more, but the new adventures are pretty awesome.  Only 53 days until he is 1.  Sniff.  :)