Somehow, Oliver is already 6 1/2 weeks old!He is getting unbelievably fat and CUTE! He weighed in last week at 11 lbs 8 oz - so he's literally been gaining about 1 pound a week since birth! His Dr. is very impressed with how fast he's growing, and said that I should be proud! :) I was already pretty proud, but it was nice to hear nonetheless!
Look at that HUGE belly - it's bigger than his head!
He is a bit over 23 inches long now (he was 21 at birth) - he's long like daddy!
The last couple of days have been a bit rough - I've developed a bit of a nasty head cold, mostly sinus troubles, but a bit of a scratchy throat as well... Then last night Oliver got horrendously stuffy (choking, not breathing, etc. etc.) so I was up literally all night with him... it was not fun. Today he seems to be doing slightly better, but I'm mentally and emotionally preparing for another rough night... hopefully this will be over soon.
Besides that unpleasantness, parenting has been such an incredible joy and delight!
Oliver is so strong already - he almost always pushes himself off of our chests so he can stare into our faces while we hold him! He is really good at making and holding eye contact, as well as following us when we move around. I had a video of him following the camera moving around, but it isn't working at the moment...
He has also started smiling in response to seeing us!!! I haven't gotten a good smiling picture yet (the batteries are always dead when he smiles) but I'll get one soon!
He is a wide-eyed beauty though - always interested in what's happening around him!
Nana and Papa Johnson came for a visit last weekend - Oliver was very excited to meet his Nana at last, and I think she was pretty taken with him as well! :)
Papa enjoyed his time with Ollie as well - and even got in a quick nap while watching the Olympics!
Speaking of Olympics - we've been dutifully watching every night since they started! We're sad that they are ending tomorrow, but I have to say that I'm looking forward to going to be at 7 or 8 again... the nights have been pretty rough since I've been staying up until 11 every night! Oliver received a gift of an official 2010 Vancouver Olympics onesie a few months ago - it's still too big for him, but we went ahead and stuck him in it for last night's Olympics!
Mukmuk!!
Also, I've started a new photo blog exclusively for weekly pictures of Oliver! We'll still be updating this blog with news of all the exciting things he's doing, but the new blog has many more photos on it!
Go check it out - I'll be trying to dutifully update it every week with new pictures!
www.oliverbird.tumblr.com
Look at that HUGE belly - it's bigger than his head!
He is a bit over 23 inches long now (he was 21 at birth) - he's long like daddy!The last couple of days have been a bit rough - I've developed a bit of a nasty head cold, mostly sinus troubles, but a bit of a scratchy throat as well... Then last night Oliver got horrendously stuffy (choking, not breathing, etc. etc.) so I was up literally all night with him... it was not fun. Today he seems to be doing slightly better, but I'm mentally and emotionally preparing for another rough night... hopefully this will be over soon.
Besides that unpleasantness, parenting has been such an incredible joy and delight!
Oliver is so strong already - he almost always pushes himself off of our chests so he can stare into our faces while we hold him! He is really good at making and holding eye contact, as well as following us when we move around. I had a video of him following the camera moving around, but it isn't working at the moment...He has also started smiling in response to seeing us!!! I haven't gotten a good smiling picture yet (the batteries are always dead when he smiles) but I'll get one soon!
He is a wide-eyed beauty though - always interested in what's happening around him!Nana and Papa Johnson came for a visit last weekend - Oliver was very excited to meet his Nana at last, and I think she was pretty taken with him as well! :)
Papa enjoyed his time with Ollie as well - and even got in a quick nap while watching the Olympics!
Speaking of Olympics - we've been dutifully watching every night since they started! We're sad that they are ending tomorrow, but I have to say that I'm looking forward to going to be at 7 or 8 again... the nights have been pretty rough since I've been staying up until 11 every night! Oliver received a gift of an official 2010 Vancouver Olympics onesie a few months ago - it's still too big for him, but we went ahead and stuck him in it for last night's Olympics!
Mukmuk!!Also, I've started a new photo blog exclusively for weekly pictures of Oliver! We'll still be updating this blog with news of all the exciting things he's doing, but the new blog has many more photos on it!
Go check it out - I'll be trying to dutifully update it every week with new pictures!
www.oliverbird.tumblr.com
Love to you all!
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oh my gosh - I'm SO sory you and Oliver got sick!! I tried so hard to stay the germs. I came down with it, a couple days after we were all together, and I felt terrible because I had held him.
Poor Oliver!
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