14 Months

Oliver turned 14 months today. I realize it's a little silly to count in months at this point, but it's an excuse to say hello. Oliver just continues to grow like crazy. He looks like a just finally became a toddler. But not quite yet walking. He's standing for maybe 7 seconds by himself, so he's close! He cruises up and down the stairs with ease. And he's also been signing more and more - it's pretty cool that he can communicate so clearly at this point. He will sign; More, Eat, Book, Swim, Bath, Monkey, Bye, Please, Thank You...

He's sleeping pretty solidly from 7 pm to 6:30 am, then goes back to bed until 8:00 am. Daylight Savings has been painful, but that will work itself out. Regardless, every time he wakes up, he throws everything out of his crib and onto the floor. Everything but his Octopus stuffed animal, which I think is just too big. We spend a lot of time every day looking for his two pacifiers. Because he needs both of them, and they have the ability to bounce in surprising directions. 

I felt really guilty, but I did let Oliver watch TV recently on a mom/dad sick day. Started with Sesame Street (which he obviously loved) and then switched to some old school Baby Songs, which I felt better about, since they sing the whole time, and have videos of real animals and people. Using it sparingly, but dang, 45 minutes every now and then is pretty nice.

We also have our first molar coming through! He was super crabby, I didn't notice the tooth until the outside was sticking out.  He still has half the tooth to go! And every other molar...

Mostly, Oliver's a happy guy. We're still doing swimming twice per week, music class on Wednesdays, and Stroller Strides a few times per week. We've been swinging at the park most days on our walks with Reggie and Louie. Too crappy out to slide and we're waiting to walk so we can have more fun! Can't wait for Thanksgiving with the family in Sunriver!