Fastest Baby Alive

It's been awhile! We've been busy packing up our house...again. It's been a busy week...Mom's been packing like a crazy person, Dad's been working more than ever, we met with the realtors, and Oliver is trying to escape at any given moment when no one is looking.

So, what is new with the little man? He is VERY mobile and VERY busy. He is very into cruising around the furniture right now. Everything he does he has to be standing up. Apparently, every toy is more amusing when he is standing up. He brings everything up to the ottoman with him...and I mean everything...monster trucks-check, books-check, random large baskets-check, wire toy that is the size of Oliver-check...Heaven forbid the object of interest falls over the edge of the ottoman, because Oliver will move the ottoman to get his toy.

He is into books more than ever. We have so much fun reading to him. He loves them so much that I spend a good two hours reading to him everyday. He will sit there forever and be such a patient little boy. He picks out the books and I read them. Then he will flip through the books on his own. We have several books that are about animals. His favorite animals are cows, sheep, dogs and cats. I've heard him "moo" with me twice! Does that count as a first word? I hope so, because that is adorable.

Another favorite of Oliver's are cars. Cars of any kind. He is just crazy about them. Unfortunately, they are the perfect height that is fun to purposefully lodge them under the couch only to try to get them out again two seconds later. The problem with this game is somewhere after the "sticking them under the couch is fun" comes the "this is the worst thing that could have ever happened to me protest". This is a really loud screeching noise that can often be confused with the "I'm in pain and need you help" noise. So, Mom comes running every time to come to find that the rubber golf cart toy needs a rescue mission. I'm sure it will be soon that he will figure out the whole cause and effect mess that small spaces and rolling cars don't mix.

Tonight, we went out to eat at our favorite hole in the wall Mexican restaurant (Taqueria Numero Cinco). We got there at 6:15 and I was really nervous that he was going to crank out, because it was so close to his bedtime. To my surprise, he did really well until the end...Let's just say we have Madonna to thank. This restaurant always has the T.V blaring with either foreign soccer games or techno music videos. This time Madonna was on the T.V. in one of her racy videos. But anyway, Oliver apparently loved it, because he was dancing in his highchair. He was very into Madonna and her new techno song. Britney Spears came on after Madonna, which also got high remarks from Oliver. However, Madonna was something to write home about...I wish we had the camera with us.

I weighed him today. He is hanging in there at 31 pounds. He is definitely still growing, but he is thinning out a little bit, because he is a mover right now.

He is still working on those stinking molars! Seriously, it's been forever since he started drooling for these teeth...They better be all they are cracked up to be. He has been waking up again at night a couple times...hence, another telltale sign of teethies hiding. I can see them through his gums, so I'd bet they'll be here within a couple weeks or so.

He has officially put a stop to the 2nd afternoon nap. So, he usually wakes up around 7:15-7:30 and then goes down for a nap 3-4 hours later for an hour to an hour and a half. He's been going to bed around 7:15-8.

Also, I just wanted to let you know, Oliver, that this was the week Haiti had the catastrophic earthquake hit. Over 100,000 people are expected to have passed away. It is incredibly devastating. This will be an event that will be remembered forever, and affect so many. We are very lucky to have you be safe and healthy and have the ability to feed you and keep you warm. We love you and you have made both your father and I better people, living fuller lives. Keep up the good work!

Well, that is all we have to share right now. We love you Oliver!!! You are a special little boy.

Mommy

----P.S...He is close to saying mama, he moves his mouth when I say it to him, but nothing comes out!