Better Together: Oliver is 2 months!

Last Monday my sweet baby boy, Oliver, turned two months. It seems just like yesterday he was born. He is growing up too fast! I want him to stay forever small! But I also want to see him grow. I sometimes wonder what he will be like when he is a year old, ten years old, and what he will look like when he is a grown man. I can't really picture it but I know that he is going to be an amazing young man and totally handsome!

In his second month of living on earth he has grown to be 11.4 pounds so he almost doubled his birth weight. He doesn't seem very heavy but I guess that means that my arm muscles are growing. He is just now starting to out grow his 0-3 month outfits. They are still a little big on him around the belly and arms. Maybe the baby clothing companies think babies are usually huge and fat. Not my little boy, he is SKINNY! Whenever I am changing his diapers I am always surprised at how long and skinny his legs are. His belly is kind of big, well not really big but wide I should say. I love playing with his tosies and little hands. Oh! His feet are as long as my index finger which is about three inches long. He still has lovely neck rolls. Recently he has figured out that he has a tongue in his mouth. It is cute to see him sticking it in and out over and over again. He sometimes licks his lips.

Oliver is so alert, aware, and observant. When he is awake he is always checking things out. His eyes are learning to focus of objects when they move. I love it when he looks at me for long periods of time. I call it flirting with momma time. But he also does that with daddy so I guess I am not too special haha. Whenever he looks at me it is like he is looking into my soul, kind of scary! I just love love LOVE! looking into his eyes. They are such a beautiful blue. I wonder if they will always be blue or change.
His smile is so contagious and adorable! Its cute when he smiles big because you can see his gums and his eyes just brighten up and it is just precious! He has been talking a lot lately and I talk back to him! Oh how I love talking to him. I don't know if he understands me but when he makes his little noises back to me I know that he hears me.

I've noticed that he loves listening to music. When he was in my tummy he would move around constantly while Quentin played his music loudly. For Christmas my parents bought him this play mat sing-a-long this that has colorful toys hanging from the arches, a mirror, and of course lights and music. He hasn't gotten use to playing with the toys but he loves listening to the music it plays. He wiggles around and moves his arms and legs. He is so happy whenever that is playing. It is funny when he moves around too much and he accidentally hits one of the toys, his eyes get huge and his face turns bright red and then he lets out a scream! He then cries and cries until I pick him up and try to comfort him telling him that the blue elephant just wants to be his friend! The monkey won't bite! He then calms down and falls asleep on my chest.

That is another thing that I love! I love it when he falls asleep on me. He is so comfy and peaceful! I know I should probably put him in his crib but I just love holding him! I also think that he sleeps longer if I am holding him than if he was in his crib.

This past weekend his Grandpa Rowan came to visit and meet him. On Sunday Oliver was blessed and my dad got to be there and participate. It was a wonderful time! Quentin told me that in the circle while he was giving the blessing Oliver just smiled and made happy noises that entire time! That made me smile and realized that I have a responsibility in teaching Oliver about Heavenly Father and the gospel. The spirit was strong and I knew that Oliver will grow to be faithful and prayerful and walk next to Heavenly Father.
I pray sometimes to myself that God will help me be a good parent and to teach me how to become so. I hope that I can be everything that Oliver needs.

Oliver is an amazing and easy baby! I am glad that he is all mine, oh and Quentin's! He is just a joy in our lives and I don't know how more amazing he can be.

Here are some pictures of his second month and a video of him playing with his toy mat thing:

I can never catch his smile on camera so I tried with video. In this video he talks a lot. I have another video where it catches his full smile so if you want to see that one let me know.