Pease Porridge Hot, Pease Porridge Cold...

Pease porridge in a pot,

NINE DAYS OLD!

One Week Plus One

Since we waited for spontaneous labor this time, we didn't have time to make Birth Day brownies for Ollie like we did for G.  We decided to make them for his one week birthday.  Here we are with G's brownies:

and here we are with O's:

Yesterday, we noticed that Ollie is almost reaching toward things, and today, he grabbed Mommy's shirt.  We thought that was a pretty significant milestone.  Here is a photo of when it happened:

He also really started tracking yesterday - if we jingle a toy, he will follow it with his head.  

Finally, one more thing we noticed today is that he seems to be putting on weight.  I think that every parent of a newborn wants that reassurance that he is getting enough nourishment, so we are happy that Ollie looks so healthy.  Just look at those cheeks in today's "Awww" moment:

One Wonderful Week!

It has been one week since our precious Oliver came into our lives.  It has gone so quickly, but what a wonderful week it has been!  Here are some highlights.

He had his first walk!

Big Bro was excited to push him and did a great job.

He has so many great expressions, and we love when he studies us.

We are enchanted by his many expressions, like this one...

and this one!

He loves the giraffe his big bro brought him in the hospital.

We have had meals all week brought by wonderful friends, and here is a highlight - the appetizer...

and the main course.  Our friends studied Ukrainian cuisine and spent two days cooking this amazing dinner for us!

On Thursday night, Ollie lost his umbilical cord.  We haven't found it yet but we will continue to look.  It was too soon for me, because that connection between me and Oliver is precious.  It feels like he is now completely physically independent, although his need for me to constantly hold and feed him reminds me that that isn't true.  Now that he has a belly button, though, there are a couple of things he can do, like take a bath and wear cloth diapers (they would have irritated the cord).

Ollie had his first bath, which we made the mistake of doing when he was hungry...

followed by his first cloth diaper!

Here he is, with his big bro, getting to know his Papa.  The balloon is from cousin Jackson.

Today, we had his newborn photo shoot with our friend Angie.

We celebrated his one week birthday at exactly 1:44 pm...

with birthday brownies!

It has been a wonderful week with our little Ollie.

What We Are Doing At 2:29 am

Ollie and I are just sitting here in bed, having a chat. For a three-day-old, he really is quite the conversationalist. He says more with his facial expressions than most people do with words.

The Great Comforter

Oliver does NOT like car rides. As our pediatrician is a good 45 minute drive, that is an inconvenient truth. Cue big bro to the rescue. G put down his bagel despite being hungry to spend a significant amount of time stretched all the way across the back seat letting Ollie hold and chew on his finger. Where we were unable to calm the little guy, G was a success... for a little while, anyway.