Monday, February 7, 2011
first BIRTHDAY party
I can't thank all the friends & family enough for making Oliver's first birthday so special! The day was absolutely perfect. Oliver had the cutest expression on his face when we sang happy birthday to him- he wasn't sure why he had the audience- but handled it like a champ! The cake smash was a complete success- he devoured the whole cake, yes the whole cake! Afterwards the kids all helped him open his presents. It was too cute watching them all get excited over the toys, wrapping paper, and boxes. We're so blessed to have so many great people in our son's life.
Hillary & Parker
Brandi & Soundra
Jake & Neena
Kala & Maddie
Victoria & Ella and Kala & Maddie
Kt & Adi
Justin, Denny, Jake & James
Hillary & Parker
Tiff
year in review
February 2010
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
January 2011
What an amazing year it has been. We can't imagine our life without our sweet, lovable, and charming boy!
- Oliver born weighing 8lbs and 21 inches
- Meets Neena
March
- Weighs 10.8lbs
- First smile
- Meets Sawyer
- Aunt Lucy visits
- First trip to zoo
April
- First trip to park
- Meets Easter Bunny
- Weights 12.11lbs
- Rolls over
May
- Mom goes back to work
- Holds head up
- Coos
June
- First time swimming
- Starts daycare
- Eats cereal
- Weighs 15.9lbs, 26 inches
July
- Enjoys the 4th of July parade
- Sits up
- Starts eating baby food
- Laughs
August
- Weighs 17.5lbs, 27 1/4 inches
- Says "dada"
- First cold & ear infection
- Meets Aunt Sarah & Uncle Chris
September
- Loves swinging at the park
- Starts army crawling
- Sits up on his own
October
- First tooth, and gets 3 more
- Family pictures taken at Rose Garden (where mom & dad were married)
- Dresses up in monkey costume for first Halloween
November
- Weighs 19.13lbs, 29 1/4 inches
- Crawls
- Enjoys all the fixings at Thanksgiving
- Starts pulling himself up
December
- Stands up
- Gets tubes in both ears
- Is showered with gifts for Christmas
January 2011
- Walks
- 7 teeth
- Says "mama", "hi", "no", "coke (chloe)", "light"
- loves books & turning the pages
- is very interested in the way things work
- favorite thing is daddy's cell phone
- sleeps on his belly with his butt up in the air
- loves his vegetables and just about all food
- claps, waves, and shakes his head saying no
- would live in the bath tub if we allowed it
- is fascinated with turning lights on & off
- throws ball with Chloe
- cuddles and lays his head on mom & dads lap when tired
- Has been on breast milk exclusively for the whole year
- tries to "brush" his teeth with his tooth brush
- is working on using his spoon...but usually results with food flying
- loves being tickled, playing hide & seek, peek a boo, and chase
- and so much more!
What an amazing year it has been. We can't imagine our life without our sweet, lovable, and charming boy!
Friday, February 4, 2011
Thursday, February 3, 2011
a year ago today
I can remember this time last year like it was just yesterday. I can’t believe our boy will be 1 on Tuesday- they are not kidding when they say time flies.
A year ago today was my due date. I was SO ready to meet our little boy. I wasn’t nervous but excited and, well, ready.
I went in on Friday, the 5th, for a checkup with my midwife- I was 3cm dilated and things appeared to be moving in the right direction. We decided to “strip my membranes” and see if that helped things along… It hurt but was manageable. I figured giving birth would be a lot worse so I didn’t complain. Laura said that generally, if it works I would go into labor in 24 hours. That would be Saturday afternoon/evening.
Later that day, I had an ultrasound to make sure things were okay. We couldn’t believe how detailed and accurate the ultrasound picture was. It was truly amazing. Everything came back okay and we all agreed to call and schedule my induction.
Sunday was my sister’s birthday and the Super Bowl. We were to report to Mercy at 9pm that night. Then we got a call that the date was changed and were to report on Monday night instead. I was hopeful he would arrive on his own before that….
I knew that weekend would be our last weekend with it being just Denny & I. We enjoyed it thoroughly… and I slept as much as I could and tried to just be patient. I was enthralled at the idea of finally meeting that little person I grew inside me. I felt him kick, push, turn- I felt him grow bigger and bigger… but meeting him, actually meeting him, was something that took my breathe away.
I didn’t have Braxton Hicks contractions at all during my pregnancy so I was still wondering what real contractions would feel like… but everything was normal. Saturday came and went… a fairly good size snow storm was approaching… according to the forecasters the storm would arrive on Monday. I briefly thought about not being able to make it to the hospital because of this storm...and then chuckled because I knew everything would be okay and we’d be able to drive the 7 minutes to the hospital regardless.
Sunday morning I woke up craving a big breakfast… So I hopped in the shower and thought about where we would go – I couldn’t wait to have some pancakes (one of my favorite things while pregnant). Then… it happened… and I couldn’t believe it.
I felt water trickle down my leg… but I was in the shower with water pouring all over me so I was a little confused. Was I imagining this or did my water really break?! I called Denny into the shower… I said, “I think my water broke”. He asked if I was sure…but I wasn’t because I was standing in the shower. So I anxiously finished taking a shower and Denny and I got really nervous, excited, scared, and assorted other emotions.
I stepped out of the shower and grabbed a towel… and a gush of water hit the floor. I laughed and said “yep, my water broke”. It was 10am on Super Bowl Sunday.
I called my midwife and told her that my water broke but I wasn’t having contractions… she said to relax, eat some lunch, and call back when I started having contractions. I didn’t plan on going to the hospital until completely necessary. I had planned on having a natural childbirth experience… so Denny & I enjoyed the afternoon and waited excitedly for contractions to start…. We listened to some of our favorite music, ate lunch, played with our dog, and got the bags ready for the hospital. We were giddy with excitement, we laughed often, and held each other tight- we knew that within 24 hours we’d be holding our son.
A year ago today was my due date. I was SO ready to meet our little boy. I wasn’t nervous but excited and, well, ready.
I went in on Friday, the 5th, for a checkup with my midwife- I was 3cm dilated and things appeared to be moving in the right direction. We decided to “strip my membranes” and see if that helped things along… It hurt but was manageable. I figured giving birth would be a lot worse so I didn’t complain. Laura said that generally, if it works I would go into labor in 24 hours. That would be Saturday afternoon/evening.
Later that day, I had an ultrasound to make sure things were okay. We couldn’t believe how detailed and accurate the ultrasound picture was. It was truly amazing. Everything came back okay and we all agreed to call and schedule my induction.
Sunday was my sister’s birthday and the Super Bowl. We were to report to Mercy at 9pm that night. Then we got a call that the date was changed and were to report on Monday night instead. I was hopeful he would arrive on his own before that….
I knew that weekend would be our last weekend with it being just Denny & I. We enjoyed it thoroughly… and I slept as much as I could and tried to just be patient. I was enthralled at the idea of finally meeting that little person I grew inside me. I felt him kick, push, turn- I felt him grow bigger and bigger… but meeting him, actually meeting him, was something that took my breathe away.
I didn’t have Braxton Hicks contractions at all during my pregnancy so I was still wondering what real contractions would feel like… but everything was normal. Saturday came and went… a fairly good size snow storm was approaching… according to the forecasters the storm would arrive on Monday. I briefly thought about not being able to make it to the hospital because of this storm...and then chuckled because I knew everything would be okay and we’d be able to drive the 7 minutes to the hospital regardless.
Sunday morning I woke up craving a big breakfast… So I hopped in the shower and thought about where we would go – I couldn’t wait to have some pancakes (one of my favorite things while pregnant). Then… it happened… and I couldn’t believe it.
I felt water trickle down my leg… but I was in the shower with water pouring all over me so I was a little confused. Was I imagining this or did my water really break?! I called Denny into the shower… I said, “I think my water broke”. He asked if I was sure…but I wasn’t because I was standing in the shower. So I anxiously finished taking a shower and Denny and I got really nervous, excited, scared, and assorted other emotions.
I stepped out of the shower and grabbed a towel… and a gush of water hit the floor. I laughed and said “yep, my water broke”. It was 10am on Super Bowl Sunday.
I called my midwife and told her that my water broke but I wasn’t having contractions… she said to relax, eat some lunch, and call back when I started having contractions. I didn’t plan on going to the hospital until completely necessary. I had planned on having a natural childbirth experience… so Denny & I enjoyed the afternoon and waited excitedly for contractions to start…. We listened to some of our favorite music, ate lunch, played with our dog, and got the bags ready for the hospital. We were giddy with excitement, we laughed often, and held each other tight- we knew that within 24 hours we’d be holding our son.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Walk this way
In a short couple of weeks Oliver has really mastered walking. He can walk across a room and even side step to walk around toys or other objects that are in his way. It's too cute! Although, if he is in a rush to get to something...he'll drop to his super fast crawl. It won't be long before his main mode of getting around is walking!
More teeth
Oliver now has 7 teeth! There looks to be more coming in too. He is such a handsome boy when his teeth show through when he smiles.
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