I can't believe that Oliver is already 3 months old! The time has gone by so fast, just as everyone said it would...I go back to work next Monday which is going to be a difficult transition. I know that Mike will do a wonderful job taking care of him, but I will miss all the time I get to spend with him now. I am going to do my best to savor our last full week together. We are going to a class on 'going back to work' today and then we have our last baby massage class on Tuesday - I'm going to try to make this at least a weekly thing because Oliver really seems to love it. We have had a lot of fun together and I am going to miss it a lot.
I am also going to get in as many walks as we can. Oliver is starting to stay awake more on these walks and check out his world more and more. Here's Oliver and me at Lincoln park with Kati and Evelyn, and Agneiszka and Patrick (from our PEPS group).
Oliver is so snuggly now. When he is tired and cranky during the day, all he wants to do is snuggle on my shoulder like this. While I am often stuck walking around with him in this position for long periods of time and can't do anything else, I just love holding him. Pretty soon he will be too big to hold like this.
Oliver's personality is really starting to show. He has very distinct likes and dislikes already. For instance, he used to really like his swing, often falling asleep within seconds. But now he starts to cry within a few seconds of being in the swing. This really put a crimp in our ability to sit down together for dinner, so we went to Babies r' us and got a bouncy chair to see if this would do the trick, as Oliver really likes to bounce. Sure enough he loves it! He really likes the toys it came with, so much so that he smiles and laughs at them over and over when he is in that thing.
He also really likes the toy monkey hanging from his activity gym. It has a ring on it that when pulled plays twinkle little star. For some reason this shrill tune is captivating to Oliver. While he can't reliably grab the ring, if we put his hand on it, he will keep pulling it to make the song play over and over:
Here's a left over picture from St. Patrick's day last week...
I am also going to get in as many walks as we can. Oliver is starting to stay awake more on these walks and check out his world more and more. Here's Oliver and me at Lincoln park with Kati and Evelyn, and Agneiszka and Patrick (from our PEPS group).
Oliver is so snuggly now. When he is tired and cranky during the day, all he wants to do is snuggle on my shoulder like this. While I am often stuck walking around with him in this position for long periods of time and can't do anything else, I just love holding him. Pretty soon he will be too big to hold like this.
Oliver's personality is really starting to show. He has very distinct likes and dislikes already. For instance, he used to really like his swing, often falling asleep within seconds. But now he starts to cry within a few seconds of being in the swing. This really put a crimp in our ability to sit down together for dinner, so we went to Babies r' us and got a bouncy chair to see if this would do the trick, as Oliver really likes to bounce. Sure enough he loves it! He really likes the toys it came with, so much so that he smiles and laughs at them over and over when he is in that thing.
He also really likes the toy monkey hanging from his activity gym. It has a ring on it that when pulled plays twinkle little star. For some reason this shrill tune is captivating to Oliver. While he can't reliably grab the ring, if we put his hand on it, he will keep pulling it to make the song play over and over:He also is such a wiggler that he is able to bounce in the chair himself already, which is nice for us too! We have been able to sit down to several meals together since this chair arrived. I know, he will probably be over it in a few weeks but we are enjoying his excitement while it lasts.
The other thing that he really loves is black and white designs - the bigger the better. He will laugh and stare at them as long as we will let him. We put them next to his changing table and in his crib. They instantly stopped his screaming during diaper changes and now will actually stop him from crying, even if he is hungry! This boy would rather look at wavy lines than eat! Don't worry, he also laughs and smiles at us too, especially when his daddy comes home from work. I will be looking forward to getting some of these sweet smiles when I come home from work too.
The other thing that he really loves is black and white designs - the bigger the better. He will laugh and stare at them as long as we will let him. We put them next to his changing table and in his crib. They instantly stopped his screaming during diaper changes and now will actually stop him from crying, even if he is hungry! This boy would rather look at wavy lines than eat! Don't worry, he also laughs and smiles at us too, especially when his daddy comes home from work. I will be looking forward to getting some of these sweet smiles when I come home from work too.
Here's a left over picture from St. Patrick's day last week...
