Baby Dragon.

I know, it's hard to believe. But, yes, my child even looks adorable making a terribly unhappy face... it's hard not to give in to him when he makes these faces at me - I mean, come on! How can I resist that face??

and then he makes faces like these, and gets away with even more!

Oliver is constantly switching back and forth in terms of which parent (or other family member) he favors... my family seems to produce very strong genes though, because he has strongly favored my dad, brother and now cousin Libi (look at that mouth area then go to Melissa's blog and scroll down to the bottom of the pictures on the right hand side "this is why Libi always gets her way"):

Oliver is definitely getting to the point where he is SO excited to see us, even if we're only out of his view for a matter of minutes! There is nothing more gratifying than being greeting by the most beautiful smile in the world, and an excited squeal of delight! He has always been a major Mama's boy, but he is definitely VERY in love with his daddy too (probably because he has such an amazing daddy)!
He continues to delight us with his laughter and joy... sigh.

He's finally grown into an adorable hat he got as a gift, and boy is he handsome in it! (my little turtle!)
My peace baby! :)


And now, ladies and gentleman... my son, the dragon vs. the dragon puppet... guess who wins? ;)

Dragon Vs. Dragon from Hadassah Bird on Vimeo.

oh my I am a slacker.

Well I have no excuses for not updating for so long, other than being ridiculously busy as always...

Oliver is turning 6 months old on Tuesday - I can hardly believe it's true! He does new and exciting things every day, and continues to be a delightfully happy baby! He did have a nasty cold a couple of weeks ago (still dragging on), so he wasn't his normally chipper self for awhile... and somehow, he figured out VERY quickly what kinds of sounds get Mama's attention, so now he feigns being sad or angry very well! It's actually pretty hilarious, because he scrunches up his eyes in an angry face, makes an angry sound, but still wears a decided smirk on his lips... he is going to be quite the little stinker, I think! It's strange how suddenly they change from innocent little infants into plotting little babies! He is still mostly innocent, of course, but I'm definitely in for some sass later on! I enjoy it all, though, and can't wait for every moment!

As always, I have many things to do today, so I'll keep the written part short - enjoy all of the pictures!!!

Chubby slumbering baby.

Chewing on his blankie - a favorite hobby.

Oliver LOVES being outside!

He also loves Mama!

And Dr. Seuss!!

A little delirious after naptime!

And my goodness - he knows how to use those eyes to his advantage!

His chubby cuteness!

Mama's little walrus! :)

Daddy won't let me post any pictures online where his little manhood is in view, so this is all I will post of bath-times! His big fat belly is sooo delightful!

Saturday morning snuggle time!

Oh the delightfulness of him!

Snuggly man!


And I just took this picture this morning....
And immediately realized that it looks a LOT like this picture:
which just so happens to be my brother... it's a little weird.