Eggs

Scrambled, boiled and flat on a sidewalk, that's how Ollie likes his eggs. In reality, it is just scrambled and boiled, but I need a witty intro to the picture of Ollie falling out of his stroller head first. This is the best one I got out of the 4 pictures of the egg on his head that I took. His egg is above his left eye. Both of those bruises are the result of his dive.



It looked worse right after the accident. As you can see he was fine a few minutes later. He's been strapped in to his stroller ever since. Unfortunately, his wagon doesn't have a seat belt. He has gotten in trouble several times when we go on walks and he stands up. We don't go on long walks with the wagon anymore. He usually gets a quick ride around the block in that until he understands he has to sit down in the wagon. He's too curious for his own good.

Meet the Roos

Mama, Dada and Baby Roo

Table Dancing

Last night while Tresa was taking a shower, I took Ollie downstairs to finish dinner. I gave Ollie a piece of chalk and sat him next to his chalkboard table. He started drawing, so I turned around. When I turned back around he was standing on his table grinning from ear to ear. I didn't hear him climb up on the table. Now he does this with regular consistency. This morning, while he was table dancing he sat down on the edge and fell over the side backwards. I was able to catch him before his head cracked on the tile. He was still scared, but it didn't take long for him to want on top of our kitchen island. I can't wait for this stage to pass!

Furniture Climber

The 'baby climbs everything' stage has officially started. Ollie wants to climb everything he can. Chairs, tables, stairs and couches. All are fair game for the inexperienced climber. This morning he wanted on top of his chalkboard table so bad, he climbed on his little chair, which enabled him to climb on top of the table. Since he's not quite tall enough to get on the couch by himself, he'll stand next to the couch and bounce until he gets put on the couch. We are trying to teach him 'up' and 'down' when he wants either. He can get off the furniture by himself, by turning himself around, but he tries to go head first sometimes. Babies are definitely fearless.

Up and Down and Through

On the couch, off the couch. On the chair, off the chair. Through the legs of the chair, play in the legs of the chair. This was Ollie's favorite weekend activity. He was all over the furniture, constantly trying to get up on it. He's still not tall enough to get on the furniture by himself. He would stand at the edge of it and reach as far as he could. If he didn't get up fast enough, he'd start bouncing up and down and get agitated. When he did get up, he was all smiles climbing all over. Now if only he was a bit taller he could get himself on it. I'm sure the additional height with bring other challenges with it.

Picasso

When we go to Ollie's Dr. appointments they give us a several sheets describing the shots and 1 about his development. On the sheet this time was a blurb about babies his age being able to scribble lines. Up to this point Ollie had never attempted to scribble. Needless to say, I was a bit surprised about that piece of information. When we got home, he was given a piece of chalk and put beside his chalkboard table. He held it pretty well and scribbled away. He drew a bunch of lines all over the table. He eventually got tired and took off with the chalk, then he decided to draw on the tile and the kitties. Unlike markers chalk just wipes away. While drawing this morning Ollie apparently was hungry and had a bite of the chalk. A rather dry meal. Everything in the mouth!

Shots

Ollie got 3 more shot yesterday during his 1 year appt. He is 31 inches long, 23 lbs. 85% in height, 70% in weight. He's definitely got the long lean look going for him. He is a happy healthy baby boy, no problems. He is short 1 shot because there is a shortage. So maybe at his 15 month check-up they'll have enough. He screamed for about 10 minutes after his shots, but was fine afterward. He enjoyed waiting though. He kept running around the doctor's waiting room smiling and screaming. He didn't want to sit down!



I can't wait until Ollie is a little older and can understand everything we say. Last night we went for a walk with Ollie in his wagon. He loves the thing, but he has figured out he can stand in it. Of course he got in trouble every time he stood. Yet he kept standing. Our walk was cut short due to this. Until he understands that he has to sit down in his wagon, he'll have to go on walks in his stroller. At least he can't stand in it!

Cake

Click on the seal picture from Ollie's trip to the zoo to see his birthday cake video. It's in Real Video format and about 2 minutes long. The sound is horrid, so ignore it. I'll probably leave this up only for a little while since it is so big, but I can send you the video if you email me.

That Sound You Heard

Next time you are outside, take your hand and smack it against the sidewalk. The sound you hear when you do this is the sound of Ollie's head hitting the concrete!

We were helping a friend move over the weekend. Ollie was in his stroller being pushed down the sidewalk, not strapped in. He leaned over a bit too far to look at something and out he went. Right on his head! He's got a good couple of bruises and and a small egg on his head. He cried for awhile, but was ok. He was back to his normal self in about 1/2 an hour. He went right on dancing.



No, the picture isn't after the accident, that is being developed. Don't know what he's doing with his face in the picture though. Yes, that is the ceramic Kitty he plays with all the time.

Leaps and Bounds

In the recent weeks Ollie has learned things in leaps and bounds. He's added 'hot' to his vocabulary. He doesn't know what it means yet, he just repeats it a lot around the stove. He crosses his legs at the ankles when he sits. He claps when we say 'yeah' and cheer him. Last night 2 new things emerged. He has a toy with balls that go down ramps when they are hit with a hammer. We taught him to use the hammer to smash the balls through the holes. He got a bit wild with the hammer and both of us almost received goose eggs for our trouble. He also has a toy phone, last night he started playing with it like it was a real phone. He put it up to his head and was talking into it. It wasn't quite right, but he has the idea. He did again this morning on the way to the sitter's in the car.

Ollie was treated as a kitty last night. We have the air on and the sliding door closed to the screened in porch. We let the cats on the porch and Ollie has been going on the porch by himself when the door is open. Last night Tresa let the cats out and Ollie with them. She shut the sliding door and pretty much locked him out since he can't move the door! Now all he needs is to grow fur and start drinking out of the water bowl. He already eats cat food when we aren't looking, so that shouldn't be a problem.