mobile

Mom found a neat idea for a mobile on the internet (here in case anyone is interested -- I just cut out the shapes, stapled them to pieces of cereal boxes, and clipped them to a photo mobile). It's his FAVORITE THING EVER IN THE WHOLE WORLD. We had no idea how much he'd love it.

Here's a video daddy took of him enjoying it:

visit

To celebrate Ollie's 2 month birthday, his aunt (also celebrating her birthday!) Soraya and cousin Thaddeus came to visit. Thaddeus and Oliver became fast friends!

Oliver is 2 months old!

To celebrate, here's a quote from his Zadie Chuck:

Oliver's greatest accomplishment so far in his eight weeks on this planet is gaining an additional four pounds and working hard on his smile muscles. Also, eye focusing. He is making progress.

Some of the many nicknames of Oliver

Kiddo
Buddy
Mr. Man
Sir Poops-A-Lot
Squirmy Monkey
Giant Melonhead
Fussy McFusskins
Sweet Little Manster
Love-Love
Silly Manlet

Man I wish I could grab that rattle.

It's got colors and makes noise.

Reaching out and touching something

Oliver's latest hobby is whacking things. Watch him in action (video hilariously narrated by Daddy):

Cute noises

Listen to some of the many sounds that Oliver makes!

helpers

When Ollie's mommy sprained her ankle, lots of family came over to help -- Great-Grandma Hedi, Grandma Lesley, Zadie (yiddish for "grandpa") Chuck, and Aunt Margaret. Thanks to all! Ollie got to go on lots of long walks, especially with Zadie. Fortunately for mommy and daddy, everyone brought him back.

Good sleeper

SOMEONE slept from 10 to 6:30 STRAIGHT last night! What a great sleeper! He sleeps better than his mommy!

Then he woke up and had a giant booger. He cried while daddy pulled it out but he's much happier now.

big boy

At our last at-home weigh-in, he was about 13 pounds and 24 inches long -- as big as an average 14 week old, at only 6 weeks! This is why mom and dad are sore, and maybe why mom fell and badly sprained her ankle...

Also, new pictures up on the flickr site!