Living the American Dream

So I bought the inflatable this week and we had our first official pool party in the front yard with the moms and boys yesterday - it was pretty fun. Oliver LOVES the pool. I swear he didn't even know I existed for an hour he was the busy boy, filling cups of water and transferring them from one place to another. We are going to set it up next to the artichoke bed today and let him splash around while we transplant the rest of the artichokes.

 

Shopping for inflatable pools and proud of it!

I think I already celebrated my first Mother's Day. You know, the moment you are carrying a child, you are a mother. Oliver sleeps pretty well at night and has for awhile. He still nurses a lot, but I don't think we really even wake up for it - I know that sounds crazy - he just fusses a little and then he nurses until he falls back asleep. This happens a few times or many. We just ordered safety stuff for the kitchen. Joe found some great ones made by a company called KidCo and they use a magnetic key and affix with adhesive instead of screws. I was having issues wanting to drill into these new cabinets that were so expensive. We are ordering the bedroom windows this weekend, then will start the countdown to deconstructing the bedroom. Oh my gawd, I ran with Rebecca (boys in the baby joggers) the day before yesterday and she absolutely dusted me. We ran from the house all of the way down to the waterfront, to Fairhaven and then she ran all of the way back. O. had a meltdown halfway home and I had to whip out the pack and carry him on my chest (walking), but Rebecca ran all of the way home. She's a superwoman! They are leaving today for 2 weeks on Molokai, so starting tomorrow, I am 'in training'.

I've been looking at inflatable pools for the front yard - you'll have to hang out with us 'in the pool' while you are here...

Yo Baby!

Sleeping Beauty

Still don't know what we are doing for his first B-Day, but we'll probably have multiple celebrations. I did a video of him feeding himself the other day which is just hilarious. We are going to put our seedlings into the ground any day now. We'll have a whole front yard full of artichokes! Well, I think we are off to do some Retail Therapy as soon as Oliver awakens. I just went to wake him up and a voice in my head said 'WHAT???? Wake him? He's having a peaceful, long, nap. Move away from the baby. Move away from the baby.'

 

Vancouver Island Vaca

Vacation was great. Tofino is just awesome. We had 2 days of sunny weather, the rest was misting to monsoon, but we were in a cabin right on the ocean and we just relaxed and rented videos and hung out with Oliver and ate sushi and napped and hiked in the rain. It was bliss. I will get some of Joe's photos uploaded - the ofoto ones are all mine and don't compare with Joe's. Oliver had quite a day at the beach. Feet in the surf, sand everywhere - he kept sifting it through his fingers, toes, over and over, and over. Tasted quite a few rocks. He LOVED it. When you guys live here again, we'll vacation there together. You'd like it. The beaches are like Second Beach, and the place we stay is really wonderful and cozy.

9-10 Months Photo Shoot Fun