Santa - Oliver's First Visit

Santa visited Kids Inc. this morning....This was Oliver's first time meeting Santa. I was worried that he would be nervous, but luckily he had Lincoln there to help him out.  Santa was running a little late, so I didn't get to witness the encounter first hand, but Lincoln said he did okay and didn't cry.  I asked Oliver if he was nervous when he met Santa? He said 'Yes, that's why I didn't 'cheese' in the picture.
Glad he didn't cry, what a big, brave boy! 

I'm a boy!!!!!!

Last night Oliver was holding a spoon in his left hand and Grandpa Bullen asked him if he was going to be a "lefty".  Oliver slammed his spoon down on the table and shouted "I'm a boy"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Such a cutie!

First Boat Ride

This was Oliver's first boat ride and he LOVED it, the life jacket....not so much.  See more pictures from our trip to Lake Mohave on the family blog.

"Hulk Smash" Cannonballs are much more fun when Grandpa is there to catch you.

  

Oliver's Heroes

I found Oliver looking at some superhero stickers. . .now watch this

2 years old - The Stats

Height:34.5 inches (25th percentile)

Weight: (50th percentile)

Eating Habits: NON-STOP!  The other day after dinner, Oliver looked over at me with a very serious look on his face and said "I'm starving".
Diapers: Size 5

Nighttime Routine: Lately he has been coming in our room at 5:30 am, this is a very bad habit that needs to be broken.

Fun Stuff to Remember:  
-Oliver speaks in small sentences and is fairly easy to understand. His pediatrician was impressed with his enunciation and vocabulary....it's probably our awesome parenting skills.  
-Oliver LOVES to help take out the garbage, vacuum, water the plants, and make his bed.
-He  share his bed with 4 stuffed animals (Lotso, Monkey, Ho Ho, and Lincon's Bearison). He likes them all tucked under his covers around him.
-Oliver likes Superheros as much as Lincoln, especially his Batman shirt.
-He can sing the original Batman theme music.
-He loves to play dress up and pretend.
-Oliver has an AWESOME laugh.

 

Some of our favorite phrases:
"My hands are dirty"
"Daddy, you are my best".
"I like it"
"Excuse me, I burped" or "Excuse me, I farted"
"Me, did it" 
"Let's fight"

The Big 2

If you were going to turn 2 years old, how would YOU celebrate?  Probably in some sort of a pirate-themed, pool activitied way right?  Awesome, that's what we did!

The only thing Grandma and Grandpa's pool was missing was a giant, blow up pirate ship.

Not anymore!

  

Yeah, that's right parents!

"My hands are dirty!"

"Look at my beard?"

"Ahhhhh ha ha ha ha aaaaahhh arrrgh! I'm a pirate!"

You're sleeping in a big boy bed!

The time has finally arrived for the short railings to replace the crib wall.  Yes, your child is leaving infancy behind and stepping up to the BIG BOY BED!!!

This is a pivotal point in a parent's life.  You prepare yourself for the proverbial bump in the night which tells you gravity has won a round, your child's head has a new bump, and your REM cycle will need a reboot.  It's a sometimes nerve-wracking business friends, but hey! It all starts out happy right?

It should be noted that on the morning after night #2 we found Oliver sleeping under the bunk bed on the opposite side of the room so, I'd say it's still a work in progress.

PS - We dropped the binky about a month ago cold turkey one night.  He cried a bit. . . I mean, hey, wouldn't you?  But he's done just fine ever since.