I don't know exactly when Oliver turned into a toddler, but everything he does reminds me of a little man child. Like when he watched me shovel some dirt, next thing you know he picks up the shovel and pushes it in the dirt. He loves brushing his teeth with an electric toothbrush like us as well. He's also tired of his little plastic basketball hoop, he wants to go outside and shoot balls into the real hoop. My personal favorite is when a group of us are laughing and he joins in with his fake laugh. I love the age Oliver is at now, it's so much fun to watch him grown and learn new things. Though I loved it when he was seven months and learning to crawl and ten months learning to walk. So I guess what I'm saying is that I have loved watching Oliver in whatever stage he is currently in.
We had our ward Christmas party this past Saturday and of course there had to be a baby Jesus for the nativity in the skit. You guessed it, we were asked to be Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus. I had to remind the lady asking that Oliver was eleven months old, walking all over the place and anything but peaceful and quiet. There is a younger baby in the ward, but it's a girl and I guess they wanted to be politically correct.
I have to say that before the skit even started, Oliver went to touch the curtains on the stage and nearly fell off! Yes, it was very scary and not too promising for the upcoming skit. However, he did pretty good for the first five minutes, I just held his hand while he stood there. He waved to my mom sitting in the front taking pictures and even conducted the music with the chorister. He put on quite the show, and luckily when he was about to go completely ballistic, someone handed a candy cane up and saved the day!
Why bother with this . . .
When you can use this!
This is Oliver's first Christmas and everyone keeps asking us what we're getting for him. It's not like he's a newborn since he was born in January, so yes, he might enjoy some fun toys. Little do most people know, Oliver is like a little adult. He is not so much interested in fun, colorful, noisy toys as he is in everyday things such as vacuums, remotes and plugs. He would rather play with an envelope that has a window in it (because it makes that fun noise), but I'm wondering why the toys that make that same scrunchy noise aren't just as fun for him?! I have been thinking about getting a box and filling it with odd things around the house. That way we all win, Oliver is entertained and we don't have to spend any money! (Just kidding...not really though, that whole money saving idea is brilliant!) To give you an idea, here are some pictures of Oliver and his favorite things.
Okay, so I totally stink at this blogging thing, hey I wasn't promising anything good. I have had good intentions, but then the time past. Like when the Fall Classic (a.k.a. World Series) was on, but then the Red Sox swept the Rockies so fast I didn't even know it happened. Then of course there was Oliver's first Halloween, but to be perfectly honest I just did not do it. Now it's nearly Thanksgiving and boy are we excited! It has been three years since we had the big schmorgesborg (I know the spelling is completely wrong), so we can't wait to stuff our faces and watch football!
Oliver is officially walking and everyone keeps telling me, you're really in for it now! Seriously, what is that suppose to mean? He has already been crawling and into everything for at least three months, not to mention he fell down a flight of stairs a couple weeks ago. What about the whole sleeping or not sleeping thing? So let's be honest, I have "been in for it" since the day he was born, and I'm still enjoying it! Oh, and about the whole fall sports thing which I was going to write about earlier, I just have two words: Go Jazz!
This has to be a favorite because the face is classic, yes, but more so because he is a newborn. It seems like he wasn't this small or cuddly for very long, seriously it's like he went from newborn to six month old after six weeks.
Oliver is definitely a little boy, or should I say little man. He likes to grunt and snort a lot, sounds weird but it is actually pretty funny. I happened to catch one such moment on camera.
My little swimmer boy. One reason it's so much fun to have kids is because you can do things like this to them for your own entertainment. This one had me laughing forever!
This makes me laugh also. Oliver isn't really a zombie baby as this shows (he is actually quite the opposite), but he is very interested in every little detail. The detail here is the water running out of the tap.
