Where's Ollie?

Can you spot Ollie in this picture? It is difficult I know. Ollie has taken over our couch. He shoves us out of the way, moves the pillows and puts himself in the corner. Then he insists you hand him the pillows back so he can cover himself. This is apparently a variation on the hide and seek game with a blanket. Because, you know, pillows hide someone better than a blanket.

He's happy playing it as long as we get out of his way when he wants us to move! Already a demanding boy.

License to Ill

Unfortunately, it is not the kind of Ill that is cool (or was years ago). Ollie's teeth are on the move again. The molars look like they've surface (at least most of them) and the eye teeth look like they are on the way. He has had a slight fever the last couple of days and his nose has run non-stop. He is pretty happy even when he is sick. The only time he is crabby is when he has a fever. Motrin works pretty well and he is back to his normal self in no time. If only he could get past the teething, he would be done with that fun until he was in kindergarten.

Update: Sorry for the late post, blogger was a bit screwy today.

Labor Day

Ollie had a long, full weekend. His grandparents (my parents) and 2 of his uncle's came to visit. We also went to an extended family reunion. Ollie took awhile to warm up to everyone, but he was still a bit reserved. They brought him toys to play with and climbed in the ball pit with him. They shot pool and Ollie took a few shots of his own while they were playing. His schedule was screwy, as usual, when company comes. He seemed to be back to his normal self on Monday after a good nights sleep.

The reunion seemed to go by quickly. Ollie ran around the yard at the farm, played in the play house and tried to drive the tractor. He had some food and showed off for a few people, but was pretty content to run around by himself. Not too much excitement happening.

Monday was when the real Ollie returned. After a good nights sleep and a good nap, he was fairly back to normal. His parents ran some errands and tried to recuperate from the weekend, but not much got accomplished. This weekends plans don't contain a project, so we're are going to try and do something fun.

Ollie's Favorite Pasttime

SWINGING!

The Jacque Cousteau of Himself

As previously posted, the great adventurer and discoverer has discovered different parts of his body. Since bumping his head and patting it, he has found several parts of his body when asked where they reside. Our little Jacque has discovered that the things that you flick with your fingers on the side of your head are called ears. The big whole where food goes, and comes back out, is called a mouth. Jacque has also discovered the little whole with lint in his tummy and decided to poke it at will to his delight. Of course he doesn't realize it is still there when he has a shirt on. His eyes are not on the list of recognizable parts just yet. Either that or he doesn't want to poke himself in the eye.

His most favorite discovery has been his nose. He loves pointing to his nose or should I say he loves pointing up his nose. Not only does the great discoverer stick his finger up his nose when we ask where it is, he sometimes goes full hog and stick 1 finger up each nostril and smiles with glee! We try to pull them out, but they go right back up, trying to tickle his brain. The fun part begins when he pulls them out and tries to poke you with the snot laden fingers. Then his parents discover how disgusting snot can be.

Sweet Dreams

The little man of the house slept like a rock last night. Not a peep, rumble or tumble to be heard. Needless to say it improved his demeanor this morning and he was back to his happy as a clam self.


Last night he didn't go to sleep very well though. For awhile now, Ollie has gone to bed nice and quietly. We'll lay him down on his back, put his blankets on him. He'll gesture for his 3rd blanket that he likes to snuggle with, after we hand it to him its lights out and he usually goes to sleep without a whimper. Last night he cried for about 20 minutes at full steam, but calmed down and went to sleep. He was one tired boy! I went in to cover him up and he was sprawled out in bed, dreaming away. I'm sure it was to plot his revenge against the cats for biting him. Of course, he's the one instigating the issue by smacking them. Unless he is hurt when the cat's bite him, he laughs. Because, you know, getting bit by a cat is funny! Some day, they'll learn to coexist peacefully, I hope.

Molar Number 4

Last night Ollie's fourth molar was causing him problems. So his lucky mom and I got to get up at 3:30 am for play time. We tried to put him back to sleep and gave him medicine to help with the pain, but he wasn't having any of going back to bed. Instead, we played and had an early breakfast of eggs, cereal and milk. While Ollie played he was crabby the entire time. He eventually got a nap on the way to the sitters. Hopefully he gets a good nap and comes back a happy camper.

As usual, Ollie had a busy weekend. After his short nap on Sunday (probably due to his teeth), we took Ollie to the park to try and rid him of his crabbiness. After swinging, sliding and going round and round on the tire swing we went and got ice cream. Unfortunately, we had to peel him off the swing to leave. He would permanently attach himself to one if he could. At Dairy Queen, Ollie got his first ice cream cone. We figured he was ready since the little booger stole my entire ice cream drumstick earlier in the weekend. Once he got to the cone, he was fine and a little messy as expected. He tried to suck the ice cream and got it all slobbery. He seemed to enjoy it and we'll probably have to get him his own of everything now. I guess that's all a part of growing up. I'm just waiting until he can get his own job!

Smile

Say Cheese!

Young Executive

The young executive must do many things to prepare for work. He must be prepared for whatever may come his way. He must have the information ready for presentation and he must look the part of a young executive. This includes the proper attire, proper hygiene and the proper hair style for the office.

The Young Executive Making Himself Look Good!

While the Young Executive is primping himself for work, there are many things this multi-tasker can be doing. For instance, he can make notes for his presentation, memorize the facts and make any necessary phone calls to verify the data.

The Young Executive Making Calls.

Even though the Young Executive does not operate the phone well, he can still make his calls. He will reach someone who has no idea what "hikiddy, icken ugh" means, but it will help the Young Executive along the way. Finally, the Young Executive will be headed to the office. He will be secure in his journey to the office in his 3-point harnessed seating in his automobile and will be ready to tackle the challenges of the working world.

The Young Executive Getting the Job Done!

Brave

No more shots until kindergarten for Ollie. He completed his last set yesterday. He was really good about them too. On the first shot, he didn't cry at all. The second, the nurse seemed to have stuck him harder and he cried for about 2 minutes at the most.

Ollie is now 32 inches tall and 25 lbs 7 oz. He is one long and lean machine. He is still gaining weight, but the height is going through the roof. I'm sure the weight would pack on too if he would stop taking the food out of his mouth and handing it back to us, half chewed! Yes, it is usually a pile of wet mush and after his drink he'll take it back and start eating it again!

According to the progress chart, Ollie should be able to point to his body parts. He knows where his head is because he keeps bumping it. When a bump occurs he pats his head. Next came the nose or should I say the nostril. When we ask Ollie to point to his nose, he shoves his fingers up it! So far no booger taste testing has occurred. He is working on his ears and eyes, but all of this is on his schedule and only when he feels like doing it. He's one busy boy.


Ollie exploring the caverns of a cabinet, before the shots