A little Ollie Fun Time

Oliver has been growing faster than we can keep up and today we could see truly how far he has come. Just a week ago he could hardly keep his balance enough to sit in the excersaucer and now....he's grabbing at toys and pushing buttons.





We were also very impressed when a went from a lackadaisical interest to holding his up on his tummy to actually enjoying and discovering the freedom of being able to do it. This just tells us that we are really in for a lot of fun surprises and lots of wonderful changes in the very near future.

4 Month Check-Up

Oliver had is 4 month check-up today complete with immunization shots which are always a joy. Actually we can't complain because Oliver takes his shots like a true champ. Just a little cry and then it's over.
Even though 4 months is not a long time, Oliver has made some great leaps and bounds. He's now at about the 40th percentile for weight tipping the scale at 14lbs 5oz. In keeping with our hypothesis that Oliver is going to be a long skinny dude, he's coming in around the 75th percentile for length surpassing the 2 foot mark by 1-1/2". He's also in the 75th percentile for head circumference...no surprise considering he has to make room for all the info he's learning.
All in all, Oliver is progressing just as he should be and we couldn't be happier with is development. What more could we ask for...he sleeps through the night, is not fussy, eats well, and is overall a very happy baby, which makes for very happy Moms.

Do you have the Spirit?

Recently, Jennifer and I were asked to be interviewed for a local gay magazine publication about our baby making process. Needless to say, we were more than happy to participate. We are proud to be a part of the Boston LGBT community and one day Oliver will be able to read this article and know that he was a part of history.

Showering Friends With Love

This past weekend we had the great honor of throwing our dear friends, Katie and Angie, their baby shower. We are so incredibly excited for their little girl to arrive! Only a few short months ago we were in Katie and Angie's shoes; waiting for our little baby to pop out.

This was also a weekend where we discovered that Oliver has an alternate identity. Here's a picture of Oliver as we all know him...happy go lucky and fun loving.
And here's his alter crime fighting ego.....Super O.


Ok, so he's still happy go lucky and fun loving, but don't tell all the criminals that otherwise his reputation will be tainted forever and Winchester, MA may never be safe again.

Happy New Year!

The Novoa family has much to reflect on for 2008. Obviously, the biggest thing for us was the birth of our son Oliver, but there were many other events that are worth noting like:

The election of our first African American president
The Yankees didn't make it into the post season
Two of our dearest friends found out they were pregnant
My brother and his girlfriend got engaged
Gasoline hits over $4 a gallon
The Detroit Lions go 0-16
(Let's not even talk about the Patriots)
Eliot Spitzer gets caught with his pants down
The stock market takes a tumble (to say the least)
Michael Phelps makes Olympic history
Tina Fey finds her true calling
...and many more exciting things

Jennifer and I feel truly blessed to have such wonderful family and friends in our lives. It was so fulfilling to share this exciting year with all of you and we look forward to sharing many more fun adventures with everyone. So, with a cherry wave we say goodbye to 2008 and welcome 2009.

Oliver had a pretty low key but fun New Years Eve considering he slept right through it. He, Jennifer and I spent the evening at home with Chinese food and a mixture of Dick Clark, Carson Daily and Anderson Cooper. We were supposed to go out for the evening to Auntie Q and A's for a celebration but Mother Nature had a snow storm in mind instead which then lead to parking bans in Cambridge. Ugg. So we stayed in and made the most of it that we could. Oliver still seemed to enjoy himself enough to feel inspired to get dressed up in his New Years outfit.


New Years Day brought a much better weather situation so we high tailed it to Q & A's for an oh so yummy brunch. Oliver got to spend some quality time with is many Aunts.

Ari even showed Oliver that it is indeed still cool to wear sweater vests.

Oliver also got this truly awesome toy from Q & A. It's a bouncing monkey on a swing which Oliver absolutely adores. He even tries to look at it when we are feeding him from across the room.

Oliver's First Christmas

We were very excited to celebrate Oliver's first Christmas and so was Oliver because it meant that he could play dress up once again. Who would have known that Santa Clause is really a 3 month old chubby baby.

Santa's raindeer couldn't bare to be excluded from the picture taking fun.

Unfortunately, this year we could not spend Christmas with the Connecticut Novoa family due to the fact that Jennifer had to work the day after Christmas (poo poo poo), but we made the most of it with our little 32" fiberoptic tree and a dinner that included Cornish Hens...yum!



Among other wonderful gifts, Oliver got an awesome activity mat from Grandma and Grandpa which he seemed to enjoy so much that it put him to sleep. Can I just say that I have never seen a baby, or anyone for that matter, sleep so much...well except maybe Erik. But really, Oliver liked looking at all the flashing lights and I'm sure as he gets bigger he will put all the toys to great use.



On Christmas Day we went to Katie and Angie's house for a spectacular Christmas dinner. Oliver slept through a lot of the evening but was still a hit in his Christmas Day outfit.

Latkes and Vodka Fun

The Novoa family had rousing time at Auntie Q and A's for their annual Latkes and Vodka party. Unfortunately, the only person imbibing in a little bit of Vodka was Marina (thanks Arie for making those oh so yummy drinks). Jennifer stuck to soda water and thus so did Oliver. The Latkes were awesome and the company was even better. I think Oliver really enjoyed tapping in to his Jewish side for the evening.

He got to snuggle with all of his many Aunts and his Uncle Jeff. Oliver looks just too comfortable in Tamar's arms. We better keep an eye on them as potential baby snatchers.

Thanks for hosting such a fun evening Suzanne. Oliver really enjoyed himself.

Katie and Angie look like naturals. It's a good thing since their little girl is due in only a few weeks! Oliver can't wait to meet his new best friend.

Zoe even got a little cuddling time too.