New Steps

Oliver has been growing and learning at a very fast rate these days. He's exceeding all our expectations and creating new ways to explore and learn. He has recently started really brushing his teeth. Fortunately at this point he still really likes it...hopefully he will continue to keep up this good habit.

Oliver has also started to really develop his silly side. He relies less and less on us to provide him with entertainment...instead he is turning towards his own imagination through the use of several inanimate objects, like a bucket.

This past week Oliver gave us a glimpse into the strength of the Y chromosome. All he needed was a beer instead of his bottle. Here he's watching an episode of Barney and Friends...later on in life it will be football or something else that the Y chromosome dictates.

At heart, Ollie is still just a little boy even though sometimes he seems like such a mature man. We ventured to the Children's Museum in Boston this weekend to pass some time away and Oliver really enjoyed himself. He's still a little small but quickly catching up to all the other kids.

Some areas of the museum were still just a little advanced for him but he stared at them longingly...soon son, soon you will be big and strong and able to climb the rock wall and shoot baskets with the other kids.
Oliver was able to find an activity that is age defying. I think we can consider this his first date. What do you think?
Before we left the museum we stopped at the gift shop to rescue a very lonely Itsy Bitsy spider. Oliver has been wanting his little friend to join him for a while. He even allowed Itsy Bitsy to join in one of his favorite activities...bottle drinking.
He also figured out that Itsy Bitsy was great at tickling pugs.

Even Jennifer became enamored with the little fellow.