Future little surfer?

Next week we start a mommy-and-baby swimming class at the Y.  I wanted to see how he would react to being in the water, so I took him to our pool for the first time.  He really enjoyed it so I think we're going to have a fun class and a fun Summer!  

Future little surfer dude?

Notice his tan, despite the sunblock. 

He was wiped out afterwards; 

now I know how to get him to nap for two hours :)

10 Months Old

Oli is 10 months old and is cruising all over. He's also expressing his likes and dislikes. He loves playing on our porch, but when it's time to go inside he throws a tantrum. He loves his baby-bible-class and playing in the church nursery. But again, he gets upset when it's time to leave. He loves multigrain bread, rice, banana, mango, grapes, butternut squash and peas, but hates green beans (he's tried them many times). We love seeing his personality grow!

These are a few things he loves:

being flipped around by Brian;

going on slides;

crawling through tunnels;

taking breaks;

playing with trains; and

hanging out on our porch.

Easter Weekend

We had a busy and fun filled Easter weekend in St. Petersburg, FL. We celebrated my cousin, Delia's 33rd Birthday, my parent's 35th Anniversary and Easter. After church on Sunday we went for a stroll in the Downtown area.

I loved seeing my Aunt Ruby and my cousin, Delia, who were visiting from Canada.  We only get to see each other every few years. (And of course it was also fun to see Jasmin and Lucy who live in FL.)

Oliver met his cousin Jaime (from Canada) for the first time.

It's hard to believe that exactly one year ago, when we were here for Easter, I had a huge pregnant belly.  Time is flying by!

Oli's new hobbies

Oli went to his 9 month checkup last week and he weighed 18 lbs 11 oz.  He didn't gain too much weight from his last appointment because he is so active nowadays.  These are a few of the things he's been up to; his new hobbies :)

We went to an Easter egg hunt recently but Oli was more interested in looking at the lake and learning how to fish.

With the help of Jason & Andrea, he caught his 1st fish.

YEY Oli!!!

He also likes to do laps around our couch and squeeze through the narrowest places...

And he can't stop pushing around his little cart.

"MAMA"

He said it!!! He looked at me and said, "Mama".  

It was the best feeling in the world!

Strawberry picking

We had an awesome time strawberry picking with our friends, Valerie, Tori and their children a few days ago!  Since it's the end of the season the owner said we could have as much as we wanted, for free!! So of course we got tons of strawberries, more than a person could ever need. Oh! and Mr. speedy couldn't help himself and before I knew it, he was eating dirty rotten strawberries off the ground, yuk!

Might as well take the picture since he was already doing it!

Kylie was helping him find good strawberries...

Thanks, Kylie!

Yup, this one looks good...

MMMMMM...

It was so pretty!

Letting go ...

Okay, as you may have noticed, this little blue baseball cap has been in MANY pictures. It's my favorite little cap and he's had it since he was about 1 month old.  I noticed it was fitting him a little snug and pretty high up so I checked the size and it was 0-3 months.  Yeah, that's when I realized it was time to retire the little cap and accept that Oli is 9 months old.  This is the last time he wore it :(

He can't believe it himself, he can stand!

A very active little boy

Here's what Oli has been up to...

Jumping on the Couch

Starting to Stand

Which Book to Choose?

9 Months Old

Yes, another month has flown by again!  Oli spends most of his time babbling, banging on things, tasting new things like leaves and dirty shoes and crawls into things he's not supposed to (ex. bathroom garbage cans).  He won't stay in the playpen for too long and he figured out how to jump out of his exersaucer.  He does stay in his highchair and waits for me while I cook, as long as it's not longer than half an hour.  Oh, and he has two bottom teeth!  My little baby is starting to look like a little boy and no longer like an infant;  it's bitter sweet :( 

Here he is trying on suits with Brian.

Checking out the price.

He laughs at the silliest things.  

   We meet with a Latin Mommy group every week.  

These are Oli's Latin buddies.

Not too happy in the chair, but so cute because it's his size.

Happy boy, Grandparents visit and Southwood

Oliver is back to sleeping through the night.  HOORAY!!!!!  He's happy and we're happier!  It was a rough few months.  

He loves standing on the couch and jumping on it.  He also crawls all over the place and pulls himself up to a standing position but doesn't know what to do from there so he either cries to be rescued or he throws himself onto the floor and continues exploring.  He is a ball of energy.  

My parents came to Tallahassee for the first time and we had a great time.  Oliver got spoiled of course; he loved all the attention from Grandma and Grandpa.  Here we are at Lake Ella.  It really does feel like Spring is in the air!

Not warm enough to get in but warm enough to hang out by the pool.

This is a pretty neighborhood named Southwood.  There is a 2.5 mile trail which goes around a lake. We've been going there the past few weekends; it's so relaxing.

8 Months Old

Oliver is 8 months old and has regressed to not sleeping through the night.  We got so spoiled for a few months, oh well, we'll keep working on it.  He does take 2 mini (20 minute) naps and 2 long (hour) naps every day.  He laughs at the silliest things, he loves playing on the swings and being flung around by Brian.  He hates it when I clean his nose, but I guess it's because I literally have to tackle him to do it; so it seems like I'm torturing him with the nasal aspirator. He can not stay still for one second; there is just too much to explore.

Here he is at the Library where we attend story time for babies.

Mr. Gary sings and reads to the babies in a fun and interactive way.  

 

As I was saying, he can not stay still for a second.  I was trying to get a cute picture of him and his teddy bear but instead he was trying to throw himself off the chair.  

It's fun to watch him taste new foods and make funny faces.

Lip-Smacking Good!

All done!