Play Time

Oliver is a mover and a shaker...not to mention an eater!  

Oliver has been loving the exersaucer for the past few weeks.  There's a little mirror that he loves looking into, musical buttons, and lots to play with and chew on.  I also think he just likes the feeling of standing up.

He's also been entertained by the jolly jumper more.  This past week he was spinning himself in circles and occasionally hitting his head against the doorjamb; but it doesn't stop him! :)

Little man has been enjoying his daily tubby for months.  Some days he is quiet and just lays there the whole time; and some days he's not!  Lately he likes chewing on his foam letters/numbers, and just yesterday he started kicking up a storm making huge splashes!!

Although he doesn't have the rolls to prove it, Oliver loves to eat!  Recently I added broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, and blueberries in the rotation and he loves them all.

Two weeks ago I was having a popsicle at my parent's house and Oliver kept wanting some.  So when I was making a batch of his food I decided to make him his own.  They are a mix of peaches, blueberries, and low-sugar white grape juice...and they're YUMMY!

One warm evening this past week we decided to give him half of one for dessert.  Needless to say, he thoroughly enjoyed it :)

xo

Happy Daddy Day!

We spent this past weekend at Lake Tyee with Oma and Deda, where Oliver was Mr. Popular with all their friends!
It was so nice and warm that Oliver went swimming; although he didn't like it until we took his water diaper off.

To celebrate Father's Day we had dinner at Martin and Linda's.  The dads and Linda played bocce ball while Oma, Oliver, and myself cheered them on.

Oliver loves to eat Mum-Mums, which are rice crackers that dissolve easily.  He can be quite messy while eating them; and of course he gets upset when it's all gone :)

Oliver had such a wonderful night celebrating his daddy and Deda!!

xo

6 Months Old

Our little man is now six months old!  He has such a sweet and funny personality and we are constantly laughing at all his cute antics.  

Although he's a skinny fellow, he is growing like a weed!  He's weighing-in at 15 pounds 11 ounces (20%) and is 26 1/4 inches long (40%).

Recently we met Auntie Marissa for a walk in Downtown Kirkland; Oliver showed off his favorite trick, sticking his slobbery fingers in your mouth.  Marissa and I have known each other since elementary school so when we're together we always have a lot to talk about!

Last week we saw Auntie Mary and had a snuggle.

Oliver has enjoyed looking into the mirror for a while now, but last week I caught him talking to himself and playing!  I even think that at one point he tries kissing himself!!

Don't mind the part where he gets carried away and knocks his head into the mirror ;)

Watching Oma and Deda work in the yard while rolling all over the place.

Lately he has been fake coughing while talking; something Stella used to do too.  Sometimes if you catch him at the right moment, he'll have a whole conversation with you!

Loves:
FOOD!  Even though he's skinny, he loves to eat!!  His favorites are pears, apples, peaches, bananas, and sweet potatoes.  Yellow squash he tolerates.  Avocado and peas he's unsure about.
I've been making everything at home, which has been fun.  Next on the list are carrots, broccoli, and blueberries.
I've even made some fruit popsicles for us to share on warm evenings.

Sleeping on his tummy.  We stopped swaddling him this past month and this is his new favorite way to sleep...sometimes he even gets his little bum up in the air.

Shopping!  When we run errands he really likes looking around at all the lights, colors, shapes, people, everything!  My favorite is when he talks and laughs while we shop.

Giving kisses to mommy and daddy; although daddy's are prickly because of his goatee :)

xo

Jammin'

Big cousin Dexter came down with his friend and stayed with us for a few days.  While they were here the three boys had a jam session...Oliver liked singing and dancing along :)

Later, Oliver got to make his own music.

Thanks for the visit Dexter!

xo

Grandmas and Grandpas Galore!

This past week has been busy with visitors and we've loved every minute!

On Sunday, Grandma and Grandpa came over from Spokane to stay for a couple days.  Grandma hasn't seen Oliver since he was just a few days old, and Grandpa and Oliver met for the first time; so their time was FULL of snuggles :)

Feeling Grandpa's whiskers

Alki Beach

Oliver also got to meet his Great-grandpa Jerry (Grandpa's dad) and Grandma Beth!

 Soooo cozy!

One of the fun things about this visit was that we were able to have four generations of Watilo men together!

We also tried some new foods over the weekend:  

Sweet potatoes were a hit...

Peas, not so much! haha

 Our last visitor this week was Dexter!  Oliver loved playing and slobbering all over his big cousin!!

Happy Birthday Stella!

This past weekend we headed up to Canada to celebrate Stella's first birthday!!  It seems like yesterday that Jeff and I went to meet her when she was just four days old, and now here we are celebrating her first year of life.

The cupcakes were definitely her favorite part!

On Sunday before we left, Michael made a nice brunch to celebrate Mother's Day...and of course we had a little photo-shoot with the babies :)

 Kisses for Oliver

Beyond blessed to be his mama!!

Pumping iron with his new rattle.

xo

Abs of steel

I'm starting to think that Oliver has a personal goal that he'd like to reach by his first birthday...six pack abs.  Whenever he's laying down he's always doing crunches, lifting his head and legs off the ground, and if you feel his tummy you can feel little muscles!! 

This past weekend we took advantage of our nice weather and went to the zoo with some friends.  Then on Monday we went to the park with Auntie Aly and Harper.

We are still a continuous pool of drool.  And his new trick that he loves is to put his slobbery hands on whoever is holding him.  Unfortunately, the poor guy has a pretty chapped mouth by the end of the day :(  Sure isn't getting him down though! 

Yesterday marked month five!  I cannot believe that he is five months old already!!  I weighed him the other morning and he's still about 15 1/2 pounds and is now 26 1/2 inches long.

He's certainly understanding how a spoon works and seems to be loving his nightly rice cereal.

Here he is enjoying a nice cold washcloth on his gums.

xo