happy birthday lilly!

i hope you have a great birthday and a fun party this weekend. i wish i could be there! we love you and can't wait to see you. love, ollie (and aunt tracey and uncle j)

happy birthday poppy!

here's a big ol' birthday kiss for you.

and may you have a birthday nap that is as glorious as this one was...

music class

i've been going to music class for a few weeks now and i love it. there are lots of instruments for me to play with—rattles and bells and tambourines and drums. and by play with, i mean chew on.

after class, we got to play with mr. adam's guitar. like everything these days, i thought it was a drum.

but then i figured it out and tuned it up good.

this is my friend zadia, she likes to eat music too.

Monitoring the Munchkin

Do you think he knows that we're watching him?

Dawg Pile with the Boys

Ollie had a playdate with his friends Milo and Finn.

Three boys learning to crawl. It was chaos.

Swinging

Ollie's first swing! Hold onto your hat!

Documenting the Seemingly Hopeless Eating Process with Our Incredibly Picky Son

The following are just a sampling of the various things we've tried to get Ollie to eat. Avocado, squash, sweet potato, apples, rice cereal, banana, pear. Whenever I'm eating an apple or pear or banana, he will grab it and suck on it for ages, but the minute I try to puree that same apple up, he spits it out and looks at me like I'm crazy for even trying to put something like that in his mouth. 

Solids Attempt #1: Avocado

Seems interested.

Smells ok.

Decides to give it a try.

Ewwww... 

Not his favorite. This picture is mid-sneeze... after he gags or coughs, he sneezes just like his Papa and Grandma Ruthie do!

Solids Attempt #2: Butternut Squash

Trying the distraction technique. New highchair, toys, spoon to bang.

Not much food makes it into his mouth that way.

But it keeps him smiling.

So he didn't necessarily eat more, but he had a lot more fun with the second attempt.

Solids Attempt #3: Sweet Potato

He may have swallowed some of it by this point, but not nearly as much as is on his face.

This is his normal reaction—keeping his mouth open until most of it drools out.

Or sometimes shoving it all out with his tongue.


Our little culinary expert in action.

A Boy and a Balloon

Ollie got a free balloon in the park the other day. At first he was more interested in the string than the balloon.
 

But then he found the balloon and has since been chasing it around the house.

happy birthday auntie stay stay!

i finally got to meet my aunt stacey! it's her birthday today and i wish i could party with her like i did when she came all the way from georgia just to visit me.

she gave me lots of kisses

and lots of cuddles


then me and papa and aunt stacey and mikey d all made funny faces

then it was time for her to read me my bedtime story

and give me my bath

she taught me to splash and also tried to teach me some spanish. i think i need a spanish immersion program or something, cause i got really upset when i couldn't understand what she was saying to me.

have a happy birthday aunt stacey! i love you!

O is for Oliver, B is for BAM BAM!

O is for Oliver

 

Ollie's favorite past time is scooting around the floor, finding things....

 

and sticking them in his mouth.

 

His second favorite thing these days, is slapping his hand or whatever is in his hand on the wood floor BAM BAM BAM!!!!

 I think Ollie is making some friends with our downstairs neighbors.
BAM BAM BAM!!!!

toys i have loved

(and love to chew on)

my stacking cups from my grandma jane

my organic miyim chicken rattle from my friend miles

my alien teething toy from my grampa and grammy

my rattle blocks from my cousins sofia and matias

my super soft lamb from my cousins lilly and anna

my vibrating mouse from surabhi

my aligator friend named ali g from cat

my old school telephone rattle from my party friend mike

Lots of Tummy Time Leads To...

lots of army crawling!

my thumb tastes good, doesn't it papa?

Happiest Baby On the Block, Happiest Mama On the Block

Hoodies make him even more adorable!

Are Those What I Think They Are?

Yep, Ollie's got two teef!

Now if he would only use them to eat some food. No matter what we give him, he's just not into solids. Mama's worried that we're going to have a picky eater on our hands. Wouldn't that be a waste—a Papa who cooks amazing food and a little kiddo who won't eat anything? Let's just hope it's texture and not taste that he's objecting to.