The Watilo Family

11 months!

2013-11-17T17:31:00.000-08:00

Oliver became a big cousin twice in three days!! Uncle Nick and Aunt Shannon had Penelope on October 11th, and then on the 14th Uncle Michael and Auntie Mandy had Abigail!

After Abby was born we headed up to meet her and had a nice visit. Oliver wasn't too keen on sharing mommy, so I got all my Abby-snuggles while Oliver was sleeping :)

While visiting we took the kiddos to the pumpkin patch.

Oliver wasn't too interested in sitting with is cousin...

For Halloween our little guy was an elephant.

We went to Uncle Martin and Aunt Linda's house,

stopped by Grandma Neen's house, she gave him an awesome bag of goodies,

and then we went to Oma and Deda's before heading home for dinner.

Last weekend we were up in Canada to celebrate Lukas' 1st birthday!! We tried our best to get a picture of all the little cousins...but Oliver was too busy to sit still, and we weren't able to get Abby in the picture.

Loves to take his socks off and chew on his feet (especially in the car).
Gives LOTS of kisses.
Waves bye and blows kisses.
Love to do pat-a-cake; he claps along and also rolls it up.
Standing more on his own, for like a good 10+ seconds, and has taken a couple steps.
HAS ONE TOOTH!! And another one is coming soon!
Loves talking on the phone. He likes to steal my phone and gets mad when it's not lit up, so we call someone so he can yell at them, all while kissing the phone.
If you tell him to say "hi" he puts his hand up to his ear like he's on the phone.
When he's eating, he'll drink from his milk cup and then throw it on the ground when he's done drinking...every.single.time.
Loves playing in the pantry when I'm in the kitchen cooking.

He never stops moving! It was SO hard to get a monthly picture of him because he does not want to sit still.

Pumpkin Patch

2013-10-12T20:39:00.000-07:00

Today we went to the pumpkin patch with our friends Dave and Jaime, and their two kiddos Hunter and Haydin.
We had SO much fun! We took a hay ride, saw some stinky farm animals, watched pigs recreate The 3 Little Pigs, saw a duck race, and drank apple cider. It was the perfect fall day!

"What do you mean you've never seen a 10 month old drive a tractor?!"

10 Months!!

2013-10-09T21:28:00.001-07:00

This little guy is getting closer to his first birthday...and this mama is sad that her baby is growing up so fast!!

Here are his new tricks from the past month!
Clicks tongue
Innie is an outie by the end of the day
Everything is "mama" or "dada"
Walking along the furniture
Dances to any and all types of music
Laughs when you're laughing
Waves hi and bye...when he's in the mood ;)
Starting to understand some words; looks for his snack bowl, looks for mama and dada when asked
Loves to drink his milk during meal times, but once he's done at that moment he throws his cup onto the ground
Shoves food into his mouth, then sorts through it with his tongue and spits out what he doesn't like at that meal (mainly a daycare trick, even though he's eaten all of it the night before)
He picks out certain things that he loves and eats those first

Last weekend we went to Canada to see everyone before Baby Eramo is born...she's due any day!!
Saturday the whole family came over and we had SUCH a nice visit! As always, it's so fun having all the little cousins together, although it's getting harder and harder to take pictures of all of them together because they're all so busy!!

Oma got Stella and Oliver matching sweaters from the cutest old lady at the Concrete Saturday Market, so naturally we had to take pictures!

Funny Honey

2013-10-01T21:06:00.000-07:00

This kid cracks us up on a daily basis. He's always in a good mood and is SO happy when we're all home together and playing. My new favorite is when he laughs because we are laughing :)

Beware: his giggle is contagious!
You've been warned...
Here he is last week playing with Dad before dinner.

Playtime in the tubby, showing off our new facial expressions, sounds....and BIG, FULL TUMMY!

This weekend he wore big boy jammies for the first time! He got them from his Uncle Knut and Auntie Gro in Norway.

9 Months!!

2013-09-09T21:05:00.002-07:00

Here are the stats...

Weight: 18 pounds 15 ounces (25%)

Height: 28 inches (45%)

Our peanut is still a peanut! :)

He's been SOOOO much fun lately!! Laughing like crazy, especially at night when he's getting ready for his bath (we have this whole game thing that the three of us do every night). The other night he started dancing at my parent's house. Just today he was playing ball with my mom. He's climbing like crazy and getting into everything. And just when you think he's too busy for you, he comes by and climbs into your arms for a snuggle or surprises you with a kiss. I don't think we could be anymore in love with this guy.

A week or so ago we started real solids and he can't get enough! His little pinchers do a good job of picking up food and he's quite ferocious at times trying to get the food into his mouth! He's still eating everything in sight...kiwi, strawberries, meat of any kind, he's obsessed with avocado, baby cheetos, and fig newtons. Seriously, if you give him food, he will eat it.

Playing in his highchair after dinner.

Dance party today at Oma and Deda's.

Playing ball with Oma.

Still no teeth, and we don't see any prospects.

Likes playing the piano...I see piano lessons in the future!!

Continues to pull himself up onto his feet and has gotten really quick.

Been cruising around his crib and the furniture for a couple weeks now.

Can officially sit up on his own.

The scoot has been traded in for a crawl!

Points to things.

LOVES to talk and (happy) scream...especially in the store or when you're on the phone!

Summertime Sadness

2013-09-02T21:24:00.000-07:00

...that chick must be singing about the sadness of summertime ending and having to go back to the real world. A.K.A. the story of my life.

Holy moly! Where do I start?!

We've been super busy around here soaking up our last days of summer and time off.

A few weeks ago we went to Tyee for the weekend so we could go to Cascade Days.
Our favorite is the parade! Pretty much everyone from Concrete and the nearby towns come and participate, from the little cheerleaders to the grannies in their red hats. Oma's favorite part is when they throw candy :)

Two weeks ago Oliver tried daycare for the first time! I was totally sad dropping him off even though it was only for a few hours.....I may have shed a few tears :(
When I picked him up I noticed he felt warm and sure enough he had a fever. The rest of the week was awful. Little mister was beyond miserable. He pretty much slept all day, only waking to eat and snuggle. His doctor said he had a flu-type virus and two days later his fever spiked to 104*! Back to the doctor we went and then to Children's for blood-work to find out what was going on. My poor boy was lying on the table screaming his head off while the tech was setting up and drawing blood; Oma held down part of his body, while I was holding down the rest and silently sobbing. I couldn't help it! I felt so terrible that he was so sick and had to go through all of it. I was beyond thankful that my mom came with us, I would have been a wreck without her.

Showing off his battle wound

Passed out from all the excitement

Last week marked my first official week back at school. Monday was really hard for me. I cried all while getting ready, more when I dropped him off, and even more at work when everyone asked me how I was doing. The week definitely got easier, probably from the stress of having way too much to do in my classroom. Friday morning when we got to daycare Oliver started smiling and clapping as soon as he saw the big girls, who are totally in love with him. Such a charmer!

Here are a couple videos from the weekend!
We were finally able to get him clapping for the camera:

He LOVES playing with magazines:

Our newest trick...eating big boy food! He still hasn't sprouted any chompers, but it doesn't slow him down a bit!! Oliver is loving noodles, avocado, chicken, sweet potato...ANYTHING! This boy loves to eat!!!

I forgot to mention the fact that unless we are all eating at the same time, it's hard to eat around Oliver because he's always begging for bites :)

8 Months

2013-08-16T13:51:00.003-07:00

...and 9 days :)

We are still scootin' all over the place, getting faster and faster.
Now Oliver pulls himself up onto his knees to play, as well as onto his feet (while holding onto something). He's so quick too!
He waves hi and bye and is starting to clap...but of course stops as soon as I want to take a video.
He's growing more hair!! The back has a lot more, and in the right light you can tell that there's more all over.

We've been SOOOOO busy around here lately enjoying our last few weeks of summer.

We had a weekend at Tyee to celebrate Oma's birthday. It was the first time in months that all the cousins were together, and of course I forgot to take pictures. Mom fail :(

Last week we went to Grandma Neen's house for a lunch date (she was my daycare lady growing up). We had such a nice time catching-up, and Oliver loved snuggling with Tandy and playing with her daughter.

Oliver, Oma, and I just came back from Canada where we were taking care of Stella for a couple days while her daycare lady was on vacation. We had SUCH a wonderful time playing with Stella and having so much one-on-one time with her, Mike and Mandy.
The kids were adorable playing together and Stella was hugging and kissing Oliver like crazy!

Caught red-handed enjoying the princess castle.

They also had their tubby together every night.

Our first day together we went to see Tante Liesl, a family friend. She was one of my Oma's bestfriends, so visiting with her is like being with my Oma.

Then we headed to Uncle Peter and Auntie Brenda's house. The kids played the piano with their big cousins and played in the yard.

The next day we played and went for a swing.

Our last day together we went to White Rock for fish and chips, ice cream, and a walk.

Deep in thought while watching the seagulls.

We also went to Oma and Deda's Graceland...COSTCO! ;) Needless to say, we had both kids in the cart and I looked like a total tourist taking pictures of them in the store. P.S. Do you know how hard it is to get two babies to look at you and smile at the same time?

Stella's favorite game :)

This weekend we're headed back up to Tyee. Next week Oliver goes to daycare for two days to get used to it. I'm full of mixed emotions. I'm excited to be back at work and doing what I love, but I'm really going to miss being with my boy all day, watching him play and grow.

Scooter

2013-07-28T20:49:00.000-07:00

We've got a scooter!!!! Needless to say, it's time to baby-proof the house...and quick!

Oliver has also mastered our favorite move, the "baby turnpike" (must have been all the Jersey Shore we watched while I was pregnant!) hahaha

He's been scootin' for a couple weeks now and is getting faster and faster. He loves being able to get around the living room to get the toys that he wants, as well as getting into everything that he shouldn't :)

(Notice the junky barrier to try and keep him from turning off the Dish and WiFi)

Oliver has been sitting on his own for about a month and now enjoys sitting in grocery carts and looking all around, and sitting in the tub and splashing like crazy!

Sitting in the cart for the first time is very serious business.

See that full tummy?! Our boy loves to eat!! His new foods are butternut squash, strawberries, chicken, and turkey!

Normally Oliver terrorizes Harper during our play dates, but this time she was the instigator; and he was pissed!!

But then they made up.

Uncle Peter came for a visit last week and Oliver had SO much fun playing with him!! They even got to jam together.

That same day Oliver was in Oma's garden helping her pick flowers, which is the silliest game.

Last weekend we had our first time out away from Oliver; our friend from high school got married so it was the perfect excuse to get a babysitter! Thankfully Baba Rimma saved the day and watched Oliver for us. THANK YOU BABA RIMMA!! :)

This has been the expression of the week. I really think that teeth are coming soon. This weekend he's been doing this look but also moving his lips around, I think his gums are itchy. Sometimes I think I see something, but his darn tongue is always in the way.

Tuesday Oliver and I are off to Chelan to meet Krissa and her family for a couple days! Then we'll meet Jeff at Lake Tyee for a long weekend to celebrate Oma and Auntie Brenda's birthday. It'll also be the first time in months that all the cousins will be together!

Summer Lovin'

2013-07-07T20:53:00.002-07:00

Well, it's officially summer; which means that it's getting that much closer to me going back to work :( I have enjoyed my time at home SO much and am incredibly lucky to have had these past months at home with Oliver. When I go back at the end of August, my parents are going to watch Oliver two days a week, and we found a wonderful lady with a home daycare to watch him the other three days; she's a family-friend of the Watilos and lives down the street from us!

At the end of June we celebrated my parents' 21st wedding anniversary! We made a yummy dinner and had them over with Martin and Linda. Last year Jeff and I threw them a surprise party, so it's been fun celebrating them the past two years in our house.

A few days later we went to Grandma Neen's house for dinner with her family to celebrate all their June birthdays and Father's Day (she was my daycare lady growing up and like a second mom). We had such a nice visit with them!! For me it was fun being back in her house all these years later and showing Jeff around; it felt like coming home after a long trip.

Last weekend Oliver had his first ride on a swing at our friend's house. He LOVED it!! He was smiling and laughing the whole time.

This past weekend we went to Lake Tyee and spent a nice, long weekend with my parents and Olli. Mom had a little too much fun showing off Oliver to all her friends ;)
The morning of the 4th we headed into Concrete to watch the parade...it was quick and dirty, over in 5ish minutes!

The clubhouse hosted a family day on Saturday with lots of different events and activities. We really wanted to get Oliver's face painted with a mustache, but he wasn't having it. The lady painting just couldn't torture him after looking into his sad eyes...

So we settled for the next best thing, a tattoo! He is bad.to.the.bone with his anchor tattoo...and pacifier!

During the winter there were several different sets of Bigfoot tracks found at Lake Tyee. In the office they have a casting from one of the prints. We thought it would be fun to take Oliver's picture by it and to also compare foot sizes.

Today our little man is 7 months old!

He still has no teeth.
He can sit up on his own for a good long while, especially if something is behind him for a little extra support.
He has been scooting himself around even more; sometimes reaching, scooting, and getting things that are a foot or so away from him.
Just this past weekend he started reaching out if he wants you to hold him...and will also hold on tight if he doesn't want to leave you.
His current favorite CD is Justin Timberlake's 20/20 Experience. Twice this weekend he has been a little fussy in the car and as soon as we turn it on loud, he stops fussing and zones out.

Jeff calls this, "The Timeless Art of Seduction"

Oliver HATES having his face and hands washed after eating because it means all the food is gone, so this is our game that we play once he's cleaned up. Look for his Superman pose!

Play Time

2013-06-20T20:40:00.000-07:00

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 :)

Happy Daddy Day!

2013-06-16T20:58:00.000-07:00

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!!

6 Months Old

2013-06-10T21:25:00.002-07:00

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 :)

Jammin'

2013-05-26T11:41:00.000-07:00

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!

Grandmas and Grandpas Galore!

2013-05-23T09:59:00.000-07:00

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!

2013-05-14T10:08:00.001-07:00

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.

Abs of steel

2013-05-08T21:45:00.002-07:00

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.

Cousins

2013-04-28T21:06:00.002-07:00

We officially have a new skill...blowing raspberries! It's pretty much Oliver's favorite thing to do.

I think we may be getting ready to flip from back to tummy because he's been doing this move a lot:

This weekend we went to Canada to celebrate cousin Larisa's 3rd birthday (she and cousin Zoey are only 12 days apart!). We haven't had the little cousins together since February and we were so excited then that we forgot to take pictures, so we made up for it yesterday!

Lukas is 4 weeks older

Larisa (3), Stella (11 1/2 months), Oliver (almost 5 months), Lukas (almost 6 months)

Holy smokes do they look alike here!

Kisses for Oliver

Stella loves exploring her cousin, taking his stuff, and crawling all over him :) And he just sits there smiling away!

Yummy in my tummy

2013-04-22T21:13:00.003-07:00

Big boy had his first taste of cereal!

At his 4 month checkup his doctor recommended we start giving him some at night to see if it will help him sleep a little longer of a first stretch. So on Saturday, at 4 1/2 months old, we decided to give it a try...and it was probably one of the cutest things ever!!

It was so fun watching him figure out how a spoon works and how to work his tongue; he's also unsure what to do with his hands :)

Needless to say, he loves it! For the past few days he's been having it around 6, then has his bath and some boobie around 7, and is sleeping by 7:30; sleeping until 4, when he's ready for a midnight snack. We've been mixing a little cereal with breastmilk and he just gobbles it up, and now he lets us know when he's ready for another bite.

Feeling very blessed and lucky!

First Giggle!!

2013-04-15T20:19:00.000-07:00

It amazes me how much this little guy changes every day! Just now he giggled for the first time!!!

I was "hiding" behind my phone and then popping out.

Enjoy!

He's also been flipping from his tummy onto his back quite a bit lately!

4 Months!

2013-04-09T20:51:00.003-07:00

Mister boy had his 4 month check-up today! He now weighs 15 pounds 6 ounces (60th percentile) and is 24 3/4 inches long (45th percentile). He left the doctor's office a tired boy after getting three shots :(

Oliver loves sitting in the Bumbo on the counter and watching me cook.

He is always chewing on his fingers, and drools like a son of a gun.

He is grabbing more at his toys, soother, and blankets and pulls them into his mouth to chew on.

Oliver has four little tooth bumps and we're waiting to see which pops out first!

He loves looking in the mirror and smiling at himself, and whoever else he sees in it.

Oliver smiles all the time and is easy to get to smile...unless he's tired, then he wants mama.

He loves standing when being held.

He can be quite particular about the music being played in the car and will whine until you find something that he likes!

His size 3 month shirts are getting harder to snap and the sleeves are getting short, but the next size up is still too big; and although his pants fit around his tummy, they are beginning to look like capris :)

Tummy Time?

2013-04-08T09:48:00.001-07:00

Saturday morning Oliver decided to surprise us during tummy time, he flipped over onto his back three times in a row!!

I think it was a total fluke because he hasn't done it since.......plus I may be slightly in denial because he's growing so fast.

Luckily we were able to catch the last flip on video:

*It doesn't happen until the end*

Here he is Sunday morning kicking away in his seat; he loves watching the birds as they are in a tornado whirlwind because of him.

Chubby Bunny

2013-04-05T09:34:00.003-07:00

One year ago today I took a pregnancy test at 2am because I couldn't wait for the morning (my acupuncturist told me I was pregnant a few days before). As I crawled into bed to wake up Jeff I was so giggly that I could barely contain myself! That morning we fell back asleep feeling like we won the lottery, and prayed to keep our little peanut safe and healthy.

Well, this Sunday our little "peanut" is 4 months old! He's sure been packing on the pounds and is sooooo squishy and even more snuggly :)

Here's what we've been up to:

We've had a couple play dates with Harper, who is five weeks younger than Oliver. He likes to impress her with all his talking while she just smiles away...my little flirt.

Oliver went to the Easter Bunny!

Since he has no clue what's going on, he did great...whereas we all looked like idiots trying to get him to look toward the camera and smile! hahahaha

Last week we celebrated Opa's birthday and he made a wonderful centerpiece!

We went to Canada to celebrate Easter. On Saturday the weather was amazing so we headed to White Rock and walked along the water and had lunch. Then on Easter we had a yummy dinner at Auntie Brenda and Uncle Peter's house!

Our little Easter Bunny :)

We've also figured out a new trick, splashing in the tub! He LOVES kicking his little feet and scooting all around the tub.

After a few kicks he remembers that his hand isn't in his mouth (where it's normally stationed), but then remembers he likes kicking instead.

This is also a good chance to see all our new rolls!!

Oliver loves sitting in his bouncy chair because his kicks make him move all around.

However, if he isn't buckled in then he looks like this because of all his kicking; which he actually enjoys as well!

Finally, we celebrated his Daddy's birthday! We had Oma, Opa, and Uncle Martin come over for dinner (feel better Auntie Linda!).

Sir Talksalot

2013-03-19T12:15:00.001-07:00

A request has been made for more videos...so I'm giving the people what they want!

It's hard getting videos though because just like his mama, as soon as he sees the camera he stops! hahaha

I have started Sleep Training and yesterday was day 4, which he ROCKED! He slept from 9:30-7, ate, then slept for another two hours. Needless to say, he was ready to play when he woke up.

When I walked into his room this morning, this is how I found him

We have a wiggle worm on our hands because I can guarantee you that he was vertical when placed in his crib.

You can see his body moving from his legs kicking...those legs never stop moving; just like when they were inside me!

Don't mind the scratch on his forehead, it was a self-inflicted wound from his dagger-like fingernails.

Here he is in our bed while I got ready this morning. He has now started grabbing toys that are dangling on his play gym, as well as blankets.

I always joke around that he's like a parrot because as soon as you put a blanket over part of his face he falls asleep. Well this is how I just found him, which he did all on his own. Guess he likes it!

Chunkmunk

2013-03-12T22:40:00.001-07:00

I don't know how it happened but Mr. Oliver is already 3 months old!!

He now weighs a whopping 13 pounds!

His look has definitely changed...he now has very chubby cheeks, a double chin, and rolls on his thighs! As Opa put it, "he's no chicken anymore!"

We've been busy since the last post. Oliver and I went to Canada with Oma for a couple days, we had our first family trip to the zoo, went to Bingo at the school I teach at, and had two visits with cousin Stella! Stella loves to crawl over to Oliver and check him out, and Oliver just smiles at her the whole time.

On our trip to Canada we put Oliver in the bumbo for the first time, which he really enjoyed. Then we found some headphones and decided to dress-up.

DJ Professor

(he always has his hands together and he looks like a little smarty pants)

Oliver met Grandma Neen, my babysitter/second-mom growing up. He was tired and a little high maintenance that day, but we managed to get one picture without him fussing.

*Note: the bib is because he is a drooling MACHINE!*

One of our accomplishments this month is that Oliver is sleeping in his bedroom! We tried it out on a whim and it worked out great!! He's still getting up twice a night (around 2/3 am and then 6ish), but he eats quickly and falls right back asleep; in the meantime, this mama can't wait for a full night's sleep! :)

Just yesterday we got a new car! My Jetta was definitely feeling like a clown car these days and it was time to upgrade to something a little bigger. We ended up getting a 2011 Honda CR-V and it's just lovely!!

Our little man continues to be a happy, smiling boy! He has really found his voice this month; he's gotten SO loud and loves to talk!!

Welcome!

2013-02-22T11:27:00.001-08:00

Now that Oliver is here we thought this would be the easiest way to share pictures and videos with our family and friends.

So...let's get caught-up on the past 2 1/2 months! :)

The morning of Friday, December 7th we checked into the hospital to be induced.

15 hours later, after trying to get labor started and keep it going, my body hadn't made any progress from the morning so we went in for a c-section.

Dad and Oma reporting for duty :)

At 11:57pm, weighing in at 7 pounds 5 ounces and 19 1/2 inches long, here's Oliver John Watilo!!

Officially a family of three!!

We had lots of wonderful visitors in the hospital!

Grandma

Oma and Opa

Auntie Linda and Uncle Martin

Tuckered out and snuggling with momma

Coming home was an easy transition. Grandma Sue came and stayed with us the first week and Jeff was able to take the whole month off. I recovered well from surgery; the hardest part was listening to my body, taking it easy, and asking for help. What helped, was that with the exception of a few nights Oliver was sleeping like a champ!

His first few week home was filled with lots of visitors and his first party! Every year my family gets together and has a big white elephant gift exchange. Oliver got to meet cousin Stella (my brother's little girl who was 7 months then). She was totally enthralled with him and really wanted to get her hands on him.

The rest of December had us visiting Santa,

Celebrating Christmas, and ringing in the New Year!

January brought on his first month birthday; now weighing 8 pounds 1 1/2 ounces and 21 inches long.

We also went on a girls weekend to Semiahmoo, "watched" some football, welcomed and met his new friend Harper, got his first cold, and he's smiling more and more...as well as finally enjoying his daily bath.

At two months he is now weighing 11 pounds 3 ounces(!!!) and is 23 inches long.

So far this month we have survived our first round of shots, went to Canada for the first time and enjoyed Valentine's Day!

Already giving me the look

Finally, we are talking up a storm! I'm beginning to think he has figured out that he needs to out-talk his Oma and momma :)

Thanks for stopping by! xo