Thanksgiving 2011

We celebrated Oliver's first Thanksgiving out at our Cabin in Sunriver this year. It was the perfect place to converge and allow both sets of grandparents to hang out. It happened to not only be Oliver's first Thanksgiving, but his first trip to Sunriver and first view of snow (there was only a bit on the ground, but it was cold enough to make up for it.) Hopefully our next trip out there to celebrate his first Christmas will result in a lot more snow fun!

We were able to use our overhauled bathrooms (photos to follow - I can't believe I forgot to take any...but I will say the 90's fabulousness is gone.) Mitchell and I got a new mattress, the ripple effect of which will make things more comfortable for everyone in the Cabin. The full-fledged Turkey Day feast was cooked by Kerry and I, with the assistance of the other ladies. Three of us finished the Hunger Games trilogy. We even broke out a few board games. All-in-all a success! Cannot wait for Christmas in a few weeks...

Blue is the new Black

An observation Andrea and I made today on our travels through expensive and desirable leather goods was the emergence of an amazing shade of blue in handbags. Blue has historically been my go-to color, except for my recent foray into kelly green, so you can imagine my excitement with this beautiful hue.

Kate Spade calls it "dark lapis"

Coach calls them "ocean blues"

and Cole Haan calls it "Prussian Blue"

Love.

Love the Wallet

I was fearful that it might be too mature - what with all of the space for cards, and the sheer size of the thing. But I suppose it's time to realize that now I am a 30-year-old mother, and not only do I have a Costco card, I also have both my insurance cards and Oliver's. So, I think that I need this lovely wallet piece by Kate Spade. Love the green color, love the ostrich texture leather, and really, love all of the room to hold all of my crap! Next, I need to find the perfect diaper bag...

Halloween is our Holiday

For those of you who don't know - Mitchell and I met at a Halloween party - both dressed as pirates. Because of this, Halloween holds a special place in our hearts. Mitchell went all out this year decorating the house. Doesn't yet compare to Christmas, but we'll get there. We even had a fog machine. My only contribution was my pumpkin with spray paint stem, covered in mod podge with sequin spiderweb. I would totally mod podge next year to avoid carving, but would rethink the sequins - they require a bit of tedious application....

As for celebrating, we attended the same Halloween party that we met at, and MY how times have changed. We scored an invite because we have a kid now. It's from 3 to 5:00 on a Sunday. The keg Mitchell and I once met next to has been replaced by cookie and mini pumpkin decorating for the kids. Pretty funny, but still fun. Oliver and I wore matching skeleton costumes.

We attended the Sellwood Monster March for the first time, where we saw kids from all over Portland parading by in their costumes, right in our neighborhood. We opted for the sidelines with the little one. Oliver's first parade!

And for Halloween, Aunt Kerry came over in one of my old dance costumes and we handed out candy. Oliver is a little young to go trick-or-treating. But we actually had trick-or-treaters come to our house this year! We handed out full-sized candy bars to the neighbor kids, and I scored with many of the moms with handing out little play doh containers. The family dressed as a football, Duck football player, and Duck fan.

Happy Holidays!

2 Month Check-In

Oliver turned 9 weeks old today and we went in for his 2 month doctor's appointment. Thought it would be a good time to reflect on all that he has going on.

At two weeks, he was weighing in at the 50th percentile and 90th percentile for length. Today, he is 14 lbs, 11 oz - 97th percentile! And he is 24.75" long - 96th percentile. He's certainly developed his chubby baby cheeks. Dr Schunk said he could probably be in a room of four month olds and look just like them. I'll vouch for that - he's wearing 3-6 month clothes, and wearing size 2 diapers. I just today adjusted his carseat straps from the lowest slot of three to the highest (whoops, didn't think to check on that earlier). His fingers no longer look freakishly long - his hands just look large. Crazy how big he has gotten!

He has some new fuzzy hair quickly growing on the top of his head (adorable). Lighter than what he was born with - possibly the same color as my hair. And, the verdict is still out, but I'm still holding out hope for blue eyes! His skin has stayed clear since he was born, and he is of course looking quite adorable. Still looks mostly like Mitchell, except for his eyes.

He has been smiling finally. It's usually during certain times of the day, but he'll be very happy and smile in reaction to you, which is very fun. He likes his pacifier, but not as much as he did before. He really enjoys his playgym - staring for long periods of time at the dangling toys - mostly the octopus. He also likes his swing, which is a lifesaver at times. In general, he's much more alert - so, finally getting ready to finish putting the art on the walls in the nursery so he has something to look at, and the pressure is on for book reading and adding new stimulation.

Next up is working on a bedtime routine. Currently he goes to bed between 11 and 1, sleeps until 3 or 5, and then again until 6 or 8. He no longer sleeps in, which makes me suspicious that he's not really my son... We're going to try to get him to bed at 9, with some nursing, a "bath" and a book. Also going to start to phase out the swaddling, and start to think about moving him into his own room eventually. Going to up the tummy time, too. Can't wait for more personality - like laughing! It's all moving so fast, and except for the crying and lack of sleep, it's all so fun!