Swings..and the slide!

Ollie has started to pull himself up on things, however I have decided that he either A- makes poor choices of what he tries to pull up on, or B- he just likes to challenge himself and try to pull up on things that the "average" baby can't! i am going with option B! He pulled himself up in the tub tonight-after a few slips here and there. He also likes to use Hogan's basket of toys which sends him right back down since it weighs nothing. We took Hogan to the park tonight for a little walk and stopped for a ride on the swing, and down the slide! Sorry, no updated playroom pics yet. It has been too hot to paint! Hopefully tomorrow. I have a bridal shower tomorrow and Aunt Tiffer is Portville so we are having out first "real" babysitter tomorrow. Nothing too bad can happen in 2 hrs, right?

Who Needs Toys?

I got the wonderful idea to turn our front room into Ollie's playroom...yesterday! We had talked about it before, but once I get something in my head I just run with it. So, in my mind, I need to have it done before I head back to school. I'm sure you are thinking this is unnecessary, but we really need a "safe" room since he is all over the place now...just looking for plugs and the ends of doorstoppers! Tiffer helped me tape the room and all three of got the first coat on last night. We are calling about new carpet and I am hoping to find some new cordless blinds tomorrow. Gotta love my enthusiasm, right? (My husband..not so much, but he is such a good sport about it!) Anywho, Ollie's toys were normally in that room anyways so they are now piled in the dining room. Apparently we don't need them since he amused himself with a paper towel roll, the wall, and a basket of mixes! He banged that roll on the wall for a good 15 min! He also figured out how to push open the screen door and get on the porch )yes, I know a lock is needed) but I missed that photo op. I hope to have an updated photo soon!

Daddy Time!

Ollie was up at 3:45 this morning. I am really hoping these molars come in before I head back to school, or I am in BIG trouble! Luckily, I have a wonderful husband who took over at 6:30 and let me get some much needed rest. He took this picture while they were playing this morning. For many of you, it should not be alarming that he has a golf club and ball!

Too Sleepy!

We have been going through some teething..again, plus, Ollie has some separation anxiety from me. It makes for an interesting day! Kelli and I tried to take the kids garage sale-ing (is that even a word?). Ollie screamed for the first 15 min and I had to sit in the back with him and Kelli had to drive my car. It ended up being ok, but Ollie use to fall asleep in the car. Umm, that appears to be over and he slept a total of about 10 min in the car. So, as a result, he couldn't even make it through his lunch! On the bright side, we scored some sweet deals! I cleaned them all up and Tiffer is helping me assemble them so look for those pics tomorrow!

Drew's Sleepover

Lynne and Shawn stopped yesterday with Drew. He is getting so big! 3 months already! Here are a couple of pics of them together. Ollie was so nice..at first. Then, he tried yanking out his hair like he does to Hogan!

Ollie's New Favorite Spot

Ollie has been getting up on his knees a lot more-still not quite crawling normally yet, but he has figured out how to get up and around things now. I'm not sure if you can tell, but here he is under the coffee table. When he was just army crawling, he could not get himself over the bar. These days, he loves to sit under it and play peek-a-boo with whomever is on couch!

P.S. Daley: He loves to play on his puppy keyboard. Maybe Uncle Matt can give him some lessons....if we ever saw you! :)

BFFs share everything, right?

Ollie absolutely LOVES Hogan James. He is such a good sport about it too! He lets him rip all kinds of hair right out and the other night he let him take his bone without so much as a peep. So, when Ollie was trying to at least reciprocate by sharing his snack, I had to take a pic! (Note: Ollie "shares" plenty with Hogie during mealtimes so don't shed too many tears for him)

I usually pick up Hogan's dishes when I know Ollie is crawling around in the kitchen. Today I forgot, and he had a great time splashing in the water.