From The Mouth of Oliver

Oliver asked me the other day how the new baby was going to get here. I said, "Mama will go to the doctor and she will help me get the baby out of my belly." His response was, "Yes, but is she going to come in the door or what?" I guess he just wanted a really simple answer, haha.


Earlier this week I told Oliver, "It's bed time."  His response was, "No thank you.  I'm okay being awake."

I pointed to the wall and asked Oliver who drew on it.  He answered, "A cute little boy."  At least he's not a liar, right?

Funny Kid

Here are some funny things Oliver has said in the past week or so:

-Olie was sitting on his potty in front of the TV wiggling. I asked him what he was doing and he said, "I wanted to dance, but I really had to pee." Hahaha! Where does he come up with this stuff?

-Me: "Olie, stop hitting the blinds or you'll go in time out."
Olie: "It wasn't me, it was my broom!"

-"Mama, when is baby Paisley coming?  We have all of her stuff here."

-Oliver woke up at 2am and we had this conversation:
"Olie, it's night-night time. See how it's dark outside?"
"It's not THAT dark, mama. Let's watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse." 

 Oh, I love this kid. :)

Just In Case You Forgot...

I swear, I have the cutest little boy ever.  I can't imagine that he'll get any cuter, but he surprises me all the time. :)  Here he is at my sister in law's wedding on Friday.

  

 

I'm still trying to figure out when he got so big.  I think it must have been last week though.

Day 7: A Photo That Makes You Happy

I know I've posted this picture a few times before, but it really is my favorite picture of Oliver. Best. Day. Ever.

Smarty Pants

So, as you know, my child is a genius. :) Just kidding, kind of. He really is a little smarty pants though. He can pick up a song and start singing it after he hears it like twice. I love it! I'm going to brag a little and make a small list of the awesome things he can do:

• count to 15 all by himself. Yes, 13, 14 and 15 sound very similar, but he's still counting.
• knows almost all of the Alphabet Song. He starts getting mixed up at around "Q"
• knows a few shapes: triangle, circle and square
• knows a few colors: blue, green, red, pink and yellow
• knows a billion words, seriously. He is starting to speak complete sentences now. The other day, I was eating a sandwich and I couldn't finish the rest, so I asked Spencer if he wanted it. He ate it and Oliver looks at him and says, "Dad, you eat it all gone! Want more?" Cute kid!
• We're starting potty training this week, he's doing really well so far. I'll update about the "journey" when we have a few more successes
  

I have my second OB appointment tomorrow, should be uneventful - which is good. And my due date is October 28th. I got it right this time. Now, I'm going to make another post because I got a good idea from a friend...

Happy Birthday Oliver!

I seriously cannot believe that my baby is 2! And what a great birthday he had! I had a whole day of fun planned, so we had to wake up early to take Spencer to work so we could have the car for the day. We woke Oliver up (singing Happy Birthday, of course) and buckled him into his car seat. He wasn't very happy to be awake let alone in the cold car, but I came prepared. I gave him a present! We bought him a new Blue's Clue's DVD to play in the car (yes, we have a DVD player in the car to save our sanity, otherwise, it would be constant screaming every time we got it). I really think he was more excited to open it than to watch it though.We got home, had breakfast and lounged around for a few hours. Deanna and her boys and Jessica came over at lunch time with chicken nuggets and fries for lunch - Oliver's favorite! Then, we got into the car and headed to Thanksgiving Point to the Museum of Ancient Life. It is such an awesome museum! Mostly dinosaur fossil and such. Oliver loved it from the second we walked in the door, saying "dinos!"

He was really excited until I said that one was going to get him. Oops! He got over it as soon as we moved away though...

Then, I gave Oliver the camera. Most of the photos turned out like this.

There were a couple of good ones in there though.

After the museum, we went to the Ice Cream Shop at TP. I asked Oliver if he wanted some ice cream (what's a birthday without ice cream?) and he said, "No, cake."

Luckily, there was a bakery and deli right next to the ice cream shop. We got the biggest piece of chocolate cake they had!

He definitely enjoyed that cake. He ate almost half of that giant piece!

He fell asleep in the car on the way home and stayed napping for over an hour when we got home. That's saying a lot. He never naps, so he must have been worn out - I know I was! Oliver's birthday party is going to be on Saturday and Grandma and Papa's house. I'll post pictures sometime after that. It's going to be another fun day!

Guess Where We Went Again...

That's right! The zoo! I see our summer full of going to the zoo! It was a little different this time though - we got to see the elephants! Or, as Oliver says, "the ediots". Haha.

Oliver kept saying, "Mama! Baby! Mama! Baby!" as he pointed at the elephants.

It started to snow as we were leaving, Olie kept licking the snow flakes off his coat.

Once again, we tried going on the carousal because Olie threw a fit when I told him we weren't going to. And once again, he hated it. At least he's not scared of it and wants to keep trying it, right?

Bad Week

I wish I could say last week was uneventful, but it was far from...

Earlier this month, Oliver was having breathing problems and we had to take him to the Emergency Room at Primary Children's Medical Center. They have him a breathing treatment and sent us home because he was doing very well. His tests for RSV and other respiratory viruses all came back negative, but since he was doing so well, we weren't concerned.

Then, on Monday last week, it started again. Oliver was breathing very quickly and very hard. We knew something was wrong, so we took him to the InstaCare in Murray to get him another breathing treatment. When we got there, his oxygen saturation levels were low. They gave him a breathing treatment, but his levels still fell. It was at about 82% by this point. Not good. An ambulance was called and it seems like it took hours for it to get there, but it finally did and we were on our way to PCMC, with Spencer following in our car behind us. Olie slept the whole time, which I'm told isn't necessarily a good thing, but at least he didn't fight having the oxygen on him.

They immediately assessed him when we arrived and decided Oliver needed oxygen and another breathing treatment. He didn't fight the hour long treatment because he was very sleepy. His oxygen levels went back up to over 90% after that, but it was still low enough to admit him to stay overnight. They again tested him for RSV and other respiratory viruses, they all came back negative. He received breathing treatments throughout the night, but he didn't have to be on oxygen, which was a very good sign. By morning, his oxygen levels were up to the mid-90s. He was getting back to him normal self and wanting to play and run around. By lunch time, the levels were in the high-90s, the normal range. They told us we'd be going home that day.

Oliver was diagnosed with asthma. Not the best diagnosis, but at least we know what's going on now. They gave us an anti-inflammatory inhaler to give him every day to prevent another "attack" from happening. We are also going to set up an appointment with an asthma specialist and an allergist to see what is triggering the attacks. He's doing very well now and is back to his normal self. I never, ever want to see my baby that sick again though. It was so awful. Oliver is the little kid that never gets sick other than just a cold, so this was really hard for all of us. I'm SO glad he's okay!

On a side note.... Oliver will be 2 in ten days! Where does the time go?!

Grandma's Boys

My cousin, Alicia, took photos of Olie and Carter - my mom's dream. We haven't been able to get a single successful picture of the two of them together, until now. She did such a great job! I will just post a bunch of the cutest ones, they speak for themselves.

The Zoo

We've taken two trips to the zoo already this year. One in January (with Deanna and Trevor) and one in February (with Shannon, Craig and Carter). The zoo is so much fun when it's not crowded or hot!

January Trip

Oliver and Trevor are so funny together! They were both saying "Cheese!"

Oliver was amazed at how tall the "raffes" were.

And the carousal is by far my favorite part - I get to watch Olie make these faces!

February Trip

They almost were both smiling at the same time. For being almost a year apart, Oliver are Carter are good little buddies!

Once again, we had to see the tall "raffes", as Olie calls them.

I don't remember what this animal is really called, but Olie only cared that it was a kitty and wouldn't leave it alone.

The giant tortoises were inside. You'd think will that huge shell, they'd be able to stay warm on their own. Oliver fed these guys Goldfish crackers when I wasn't looking - oops!

This is Carter in the ape building. I don't remember what animal was behind him, but his expression in this picture made me laugh!

We are planning on getting a Zoo Pass this year so we can go to the zoo all the time. It's a good way to kill a few hours with Oliver and he's always really good when we're there. Next Wednesday is "Free Zoo Day" and you can get we'll be there once again!

Here Goes...

Time for an update... I'm almost 4 months without an update. Oops! Oliver is such a funny little guy. Here are some funny little videos of him.

Grandma was trying to take a picture of him and told him to smile. He was anticipating the flash.

Forget about child locks on the oven with this kid... At least he knows they're supposed to be shut and will say "uh-oh" and lock it back up.



And the little monkey can climb into his high chair - scares the crap out of me!

One Year Pictures

My mom and I drove up to Layton and my cousin Alicia (check out her blog, here) took Olie's pictures. He was so good and cooperated a lot more than I thought he would. Alicia did an amazing job! Here are a few photos I wanted to share.

The Big One...

We took Oliver to his one year check up last week. They let him stand on the big scale instead of sit in the baby scale. He wasn't too sure what to think because it was all wobbly and I couldn't hold on to him. It was kind of funny. Well, he's still long and skinny. He's at 31 inches (90th percentile) and 21 pounds (25th percentile). At this point, he's past walking. He's a runner. I'm still no closer to getting pictures than I was before, so sorry about that. Maybe tonight.

9 Month Check Up

Oliver had his 9 month check up at the end of December. He did great, as usual. He weighed 18 lbs 10 ozs and is 30 inches tall. He's at the 90% for height and about 30% for weight. Still tall and skinny.

He's got such a funny personality. It's pretty obvious he belongs to me and Spencer. At home, he's wild and loud. He screams and yells all day and is all over the house. But, if somebody he doesn't know come over or we take him to somebody's house, he gets all quiet and shy. It's so funny. I know I was like that when I was little, and I think Spencer was too. It's crazy how much your kid can be like you even this early. My mom used to always tell him she hopes I get a kid that acts just like me. Lucky me =]

Playing In The Cupboards

Oliver's favorite thing to do had been playing in the cupboards and drawers, ripping out everything possible. Then, one day when I wasn't watching him closely enough (yes, I know, bad idea), he ripped out a glass pan and it broke all over the kitchen floor and scared the crap out of the poor little dude. Now, there's cabinet lock things on all the cupboards and drawers that he can reach. He was not happy about that at all. He still tries to stick his hand into the inch and a half space that the drawers pull open and get whatever he can out. He's too curious...

Christmas

Oliver's first Christmas was lots of fun. I took him to see Santa. As you can see, he didn't have very much fun with that. Haha.

We had a box wrapped in Christmas paper that he had been "driving" around the house for a couple of days. I stuck him in it and put him under the tree. Amazingly, he smiled and I got a pretty cute picture out of it.

Diane bought Trevor and Oliver matching Santa outfits (which we never did get their pictures together in...)

We got up early on Christmas morning and headed to Steve and Diane's house to open presents there with everybody. We came home and Oliver took a well needed nap before finally opening his presents from Santa Claus. He got so much stuff! Santa may have gone a little overboard. But I'm really glad he has new things to entertain him and keep him busy for longer than two minutes.

Tagged Again - 4th and 4th

TAG!!!

4th and 4th

1. Go to your picture files on your computer

2. Go to the 4th folder

3. Go to the 4th picture in the 4th folder

4. Post it and tell what you remember about that picture.

Here's mine:

This was my first ultrasound. Little Olie and his chubby cheeks waving to mom and dad. We didn't know he was a boy yet for sure(it says 22W1D, but that's WAY off, I was more like 12 weeks), but we knew it was a boy. In a weird way, I miss being pregnant. It was fun for the most part being pregnant at the same time as everybody and their dog =] The only part that wasn't fun was the one weekend where Spencer says I had the worst "crazy pregnant lady" day ever. Haha.

Halloween

Oliver was a dragon for his very first Halloween - he was so cute! He didn't mind his costume at all, except that it got a little too warm because it was like 70 degrees outside!

Oliver and his Elmo pumpkin Great Grandma Pettley made for him.

"Look at me, mom! No hands!"

He's such a pain to get him to take a good picture. I have no idea where he gets it from.

The Sunday after Halloween, Deanna and I dressed the boys up again because we didn't get a chance to take their pictures on Halloween. They were so cute!

Oliver and Trevor kept looking at eachother and laughing, they are funny little babies.

"I'm gonna kiss your face off, Trevor!"

New Pictures

We took Oliver to get his picture taken last Friday. It was pretty funny. He wouldn't smile for anything and just kept giving the photographer looks like he thought she was crazy. Here's a few pictures, we only got one of him smiling and it was only a half smile.