I thought there were more videos but I guess not. Well there are more videos but not ones worth sharing. I hope you enjoy these! I guess while I am writing a post I will talk about Mother's Day. It was an amazing day and I enjoyed every second of it. I got a mug with a star on it with Peanut Butter M&M's inside it from Quentin and Oliver. At church they passed out flowers to all of the mothers which was thoughtful. I got to sleep in. I can't remember if Q and I went on a walk or not. Actually I can't remember all of the details that happened but I just remember it was a good day. This is my first Mother's Day that I got to celebrate thanks to Oliver for making a mom. He is so precious to me and I love him to the moon and back and more. He makes me smile, laugh, cry (happy tears during those tender moments), and he makes me see life with a different perspective. I love my little family and I can't wait to celebrate Father's Day. I have it all planned out.
Friday, August 2, 2013
5,6 Videos
So here are the videos that I promised. I don't know why it has taken me almost forever to upload.
I thought there were more videos but I guess not. Well there are more videos but not ones worth sharing. I hope you enjoy these! I guess while I am writing a post I will talk about Mother's Day. It was an amazing day and I enjoyed every second of it. I got a mug with a star on it with Peanut Butter M&M's inside it from Quentin and Oliver. At church they passed out flowers to all of the mothers which was thoughtful. I got to sleep in. I can't remember if Q and I went on a walk or not. Actually I can't remember all of the details that happened but I just remember it was a good day. This is my first Mother's Day that I got to celebrate thanks to Oliver for making a mom. He is so precious to me and I love him to the moon and back and more. He makes me smile, laugh, cry (happy tears during those tender moments), and he makes me see life with a different perspective. I love my little family and I can't wait to celebrate Father's Day. I have it all planned out.
I thought there were more videos but I guess not. Well there are more videos but not ones worth sharing. I hope you enjoy these! I guess while I am writing a post I will talk about Mother's Day. It was an amazing day and I enjoyed every second of it. I got a mug with a star on it with Peanut Butter M&M's inside it from Quentin and Oliver. At church they passed out flowers to all of the mothers which was thoughtful. I got to sleep in. I can't remember if Q and I went on a walk or not. Actually I can't remember all of the details that happened but I just remember it was a good day. This is my first Mother's Day that I got to celebrate thanks to Oliver for making a mom. He is so precious to me and I love him to the moon and back and more. He makes me smile, laugh, cry (happy tears during those tender moments), and he makes me see life with a different perspective. I love my little family and I can't wait to celebrate Father's Day. I have it all planned out.
Fun stuff
I am getting way behind on my blog posts and I am going to use nap time to play catch up. So bear with me. Also these are going to be short and not as detailed as I would like them to be because Oliver doesn't take long naps anymore.
I know Father's day was two months ago and I don't really remember everything but I will do my best. Father's day was exciting for me because it was Quentin's first Father's Day. I made him a memory book from Shutterfly. It tells a story of Oliver looking up to his dad and thanking him for the things that he has taught him so far. It is really cute. It has pictures of just Quentin and Oliver. I think I did a nice job and thanks to Shutterfly for helping me make it.
Oliver and I gave Quentin the book and some Reese's Pieces. At church there were some nice talks. I can't remember if there were handouts for the fathers. I think we went on a walk after church. It was just a really nice day for us all.
Quentin's 30th birthday was in June and I had fun planning that out. I just invited family, the missionaries, and one family friend. It was suppose to rain that day but I kept going with the plan of having an outdoor camp out party. It didn't rain thankfully and we got to make a fire and have hot dogs over the fire. I made a gluten free cheesecake with everybody enjoyed. I also made 3D cardboard numbers and wrapped them in birthday wrapping paper. The numbers were a 3 and a 0 because that is what my love was turning that day. We had some outdoor games going on like volleyball, Frisbee, horseshoes, bad-mitten, and something else. It was a good day. Quentin really enjoyed it too. He said that was the first birthday that he has ever been excited about and that made me smile.
The 4th of July was a fun day for us. We watched a parade that was held in town. Oliver ate graham crackers and drank water during the whole parade. Quentin dropped his phone and cracked it. ( And then he dropped it a couple days after that. It is a good thing he had insurance on it because I wasn't about to pay $400 for another phone.) After the parade we came home and had some watermelon and lunch. I think we went to Beaver Brook Falls but I don't really remember. That night we went over to Quentin's Aunt Saundra's place and watched the fireworks from her porch. It was neat. Oliver was sleeping but then woke up from the noises of the fireworks. I was surprised that he didn't cry at all. He would watch them and then close his eyes because they were bright and he just woke up. That was his first firework show. We then came home and went straight to bed because we were pooped! I wish I took pictures but I didn't. I'm sorry.
We recently found a place to live. Our closing date is August 15 and we are super excited to finally have our own place and to move out of his parent's house. We wanted a house with several bedrooms and that came with some land. The property would also have to have access to fast internet because that is basically Quentin's job. Well we looked and looked and looked and we found some nice land but the houses were just trash and gross and not livable. We got desperate so we found a place in town but not directly in town which is nice that way we still have some privacy. We are purchasing a trailer that is in a really well kept trailer park. There are many people that live there. The trailer has three bedrooms and one bath. It comes with two decks and a carport. We also get to choose what tree we want on our lot. The trailer park is also very quite and there aren't a whole lot of children there but there are some. We are just going to be here for a few years until we can find a place that has everything we want.
So that is an update on our little family. Oh and there he is. Oliver is calling my name peeps. Sorry for such a short update.
I know Father's day was two months ago and I don't really remember everything but I will do my best. Father's day was exciting for me because it was Quentin's first Father's Day. I made him a memory book from Shutterfly. It tells a story of Oliver looking up to his dad and thanking him for the things that he has taught him so far. It is really cute. It has pictures of just Quentin and Oliver. I think I did a nice job and thanks to Shutterfly for helping me make it.
Oliver and I gave Quentin the book and some Reese's Pieces. At church there were some nice talks. I can't remember if there were handouts for the fathers. I think we went on a walk after church. It was just a really nice day for us all.
Quentin's 30th birthday was in June and I had fun planning that out. I just invited family, the missionaries, and one family friend. It was suppose to rain that day but I kept going with the plan of having an outdoor camp out party. It didn't rain thankfully and we got to make a fire and have hot dogs over the fire. I made a gluten free cheesecake with everybody enjoyed. I also made 3D cardboard numbers and wrapped them in birthday wrapping paper. The numbers were a 3 and a 0 because that is what my love was turning that day. We had some outdoor games going on like volleyball, Frisbee, horseshoes, bad-mitten, and something else. It was a good day. Quentin really enjoyed it too. He said that was the first birthday that he has ever been excited about and that made me smile.
The 4th of July was a fun day for us. We watched a parade that was held in town. Oliver ate graham crackers and drank water during the whole parade. Quentin dropped his phone and cracked it. ( And then he dropped it a couple days after that. It is a good thing he had insurance on it because I wasn't about to pay $400 for another phone.) After the parade we came home and had some watermelon and lunch. I think we went to Beaver Brook Falls but I don't really remember. That night we went over to Quentin's Aunt Saundra's place and watched the fireworks from her porch. It was neat. Oliver was sleeping but then woke up from the noises of the fireworks. I was surprised that he didn't cry at all. He would watch them and then close his eyes because they were bright and he just woke up. That was his first firework show. We then came home and went straight to bed because we were pooped! I wish I took pictures but I didn't. I'm sorry.
We recently found a place to live. Our closing date is August 15 and we are super excited to finally have our own place and to move out of his parent's house. We wanted a house with several bedrooms and that came with some land. The property would also have to have access to fast internet because that is basically Quentin's job. Well we looked and looked and looked and we found some nice land but the houses were just trash and gross and not livable. We got desperate so we found a place in town but not directly in town which is nice that way we still have some privacy. We are purchasing a trailer that is in a really well kept trailer park. There are many people that live there. The trailer has three bedrooms and one bath. It comes with two decks and a carport. We also get to choose what tree we want on our lot. The trailer park is also very quite and there aren't a whole lot of children there but there are some. We are just going to be here for a few years until we can find a place that has everything we want.
So that is an update on our little family. Oh and there he is. Oliver is calling my name peeps. Sorry for such a short update.
Sunday, April 28, 2013
5,6 Pick up sticks
I see that I titled my last blog 3,4 Shut the door so I guess I will continue the nursery rhyme with 5,6 Pick up sticks. I need to get better about writing in my blog. I have been thinking and thinking about it and now I am just tired of thinking about it that I am just going to write in it. Well so updated news, I have graduated from BYU-Idaho and I am now a full time mother. YAY! Quentin has a new job and quit his other two jobs. And Oliver is growing bigger and more handsome each day.
I am not good at remembering Oliver's milestones so I write them down on a post it note and then I stick it in my journal. So I am just going to go down the list that I have here for you peeps to be involved and know what is going on in his life.
Oliver's 5th month on earth:
March 1- While I was holding Oliver up in the air above my head he spat up so quickly that I could not dodge it and so it landed in my mouth and I accidentally swallowed some of it. It was really REALLY gross and I think since that day I haven't held him above my head.
March 4- Daddy was watching Oliver while I was doing some chores. Oliver was in the swing while daddy was working at his computer. Oliver was crying and I asked Quentin to hold him till I got this last thing done. I think I was doing laundry or something but I was watching Quentin. His head was fixed on the computer screen reading something. He stopped the swing, opened up the tray and then paused for a moment. That little pause was enough time for Oliver to lean forward and fall out of the swing and onto the floor flat on his face. I screamed, "QUENTIN!" And then rushed over to pick up Oliver and I got really upset at Quentin that I stormed to our bedroom and tried to comfort our son. Quentin comes in looking all sad and then I felt angry at myself for not letting Quentin comfort Oliver and make his wrong right. I think I will forever have that image in my mind because writing it is making me all upset again.
March 10- Oliver was giving signs that he was interested in food. So I went to the store and I bought banana baby food, rubber spoons, and some bibs. We fed them to Oliver and he just spit every bite out. I learned that he wasn't ready for food. And since then I have done a lot of homework of baby food. I have decided that I will not buy already made baby food. I have bought a Baby Bullet online and I get it tomorrow and I will be making his pureed food.
March 15- I forget why Quentin and I were wrestling but we were on the couch. Oliver was in his swing. Quentin then tickled me and I let out a scream. I guess Oliver thought I was in trouble because he started to cry and he looked like he wanted to protect me. It was cute that he thought that I was in trouble.
March 18- We bought a walker for Oliver to move around the house in. When we first bought it he would only move backwards. But now that he has had it for over a month he moves forward, backwards, and sideways. Pretty soon he will be running up and down the hallways.
March 19- Oliver flipped over after weeks of not doing it.
Oliver's 6th month on earth:
April 1-My poor baby boy was sick. Quentin and I were sick too but we didn't look cute being sick. Oliver was though and I took some pictures.
Lately Oliver has learned that there are things behind him. He will arch his back to see what noises are behind him. He is so adorable. I will be holding him and talking to him and then he would look up and see me and smile. Oh he melts my heart when I look into those big blue eyes. Oliver is getting better about grabbing objects.
April 9- Oliver rolled over from his back to his belly and then scooted himself backwards. Pretty soon he will be crawling I fell like.
Oliver "kissed" my cheek. Well, more like sucked on it but it was still tender of him to do that. He has been touching Quentin and I's faces. He is more gentle with my face than daddy's. I love it when he touches my face or pets my arms or grabs at me hair and pulls it. I don't know if I really love that last one.
April 15- Oliver was laying on our bed one morning and he tried catching a sun ray. It was the cutest thing to watch. He believed that he could touch it and hold it in his hand.
Oliver wraps his feet around EVERYTHING!!! When I am feeding him he pulls his legs forward and then wraps them around my arm. When he is on his play mat he wraps them around one of the poles and even some of the toys.
April 19- This was the first day that felt amazing outside. It got up to 70 degrees. Winter was finally over and Spring is on its way. Daddy took the day off from work and we went over to Beaver Brook Falls with Oliver's cousins, Maya and Chase, and Aunt Ivy. It was a wonderful day. It was Oliver's first time at the waterfall and sorta hike. We then came home and played out in the sandbox. He mostly ate the sand. His overalls collected a lot of sand.
Something else that Oliver does is play with shadows. He likes to fake cough. He makes bubbles with his mouth and spitting noises. I taught him that I think. When we are changing his diaper he will kick his legs non stop. He loves having his diaper changed and being clean. He smiles and even laughs sometimes. He watches me and where I am walking and if I leave the room he will start to get worried and do a soft. I come back into the room and he is all good again. There is this lady at church that loves Oliver to death. She sits behind us and Oliver gives her smiles and she says that makes her day. I believe her because I love seeing his smile. Lately Oliver hasn't been sleeping through the nights. Last night was horrible, he cried for an hour I think. Quentin was trying to comfort him. I didn't want to hold him because I was tired and kind of mad at Oliver for waking up so much. After a while I took Oliver and he quieted down. It made me feel good. There are times where I wish I wasn't a mom but then I look at Oliver and see his precious little body and I fall in love with him all over again. I love being a mom. It is hard work but I don't mind. I am willing to go through the hard times. Mother's day is coming up in a couple of weeks and I am looking forward to it. Hopefully I can get the day off or something close to it. Probably not but a girl can always hope.
I will also take this time to say that I love my husband so much. He is such a great supporter, husband, and dad. He is the best man that I could have married. He is helpful and patient with both Oliver and me. He is kind and forever loving. He cares so much about Oliver. I don't talk to much about Quentin now that Oliver is in our lives. Yesterday Quentin came home from work early and came up to me and said that he wanted to go on a date. We haven't been on a date since we moved and that is almost 5 months. I got all excited and even some butterflies in my stomach. Aunt Ivy and B (Grandma Skousen) watched Oliver and off Quentin and I went. We got some lunch to go from First Run and we went to Beaver Brook Falls and hiked the river all the way back. It was so much fun. Quentin and I got to enjoy nature, sit down and talk without any interruptions. It was a joy to be alone with my eternal companion. I fell in love with this man all over again. He is handsome and strong and I love his eyes. I just love my little family. Oh goodness, I am starting to get teary eyed just thinking about how special my family is to me.
NOW FOR SOME PICTURES!!!:
I am not good at remembering Oliver's milestones so I write them down on a post it note and then I stick it in my journal. So I am just going to go down the list that I have here for you peeps to be involved and know what is going on in his life.
Oliver's 5th month on earth:
March 1- While I was holding Oliver up in the air above my head he spat up so quickly that I could not dodge it and so it landed in my mouth and I accidentally swallowed some of it. It was really REALLY gross and I think since that day I haven't held him above my head.
March 4- Daddy was watching Oliver while I was doing some chores. Oliver was in the swing while daddy was working at his computer. Oliver was crying and I asked Quentin to hold him till I got this last thing done. I think I was doing laundry or something but I was watching Quentin. His head was fixed on the computer screen reading something. He stopped the swing, opened up the tray and then paused for a moment. That little pause was enough time for Oliver to lean forward and fall out of the swing and onto the floor flat on his face. I screamed, "QUENTIN!" And then rushed over to pick up Oliver and I got really upset at Quentin that I stormed to our bedroom and tried to comfort our son. Quentin comes in looking all sad and then I felt angry at myself for not letting Quentin comfort Oliver and make his wrong right. I think I will forever have that image in my mind because writing it is making me all upset again.
March 10- Oliver was giving signs that he was interested in food. So I went to the store and I bought banana baby food, rubber spoons, and some bibs. We fed them to Oliver and he just spit every bite out. I learned that he wasn't ready for food. And since then I have done a lot of homework of baby food. I have decided that I will not buy already made baby food. I have bought a Baby Bullet online and I get it tomorrow and I will be making his pureed food.
March 15- I forget why Quentin and I were wrestling but we were on the couch. Oliver was in his swing. Quentin then tickled me and I let out a scream. I guess Oliver thought I was in trouble because he started to cry and he looked like he wanted to protect me. It was cute that he thought that I was in trouble.
March 18- We bought a walker for Oliver to move around the house in. When we first bought it he would only move backwards. But now that he has had it for over a month he moves forward, backwards, and sideways. Pretty soon he will be running up and down the hallways.
March 19- Oliver flipped over after weeks of not doing it.
Oliver's 6th month on earth:
April 1-My poor baby boy was sick. Quentin and I were sick too but we didn't look cute being sick. Oliver was though and I took some pictures.
Lately Oliver has learned that there are things behind him. He will arch his back to see what noises are behind him. He is so adorable. I will be holding him and talking to him and then he would look up and see me and smile. Oh he melts my heart when I look into those big blue eyes. Oliver is getting better about grabbing objects.
April 9- Oliver rolled over from his back to his belly and then scooted himself backwards. Pretty soon he will be crawling I fell like.
Oliver "kissed" my cheek. Well, more like sucked on it but it was still tender of him to do that. He has been touching Quentin and I's faces. He is more gentle with my face than daddy's. I love it when he touches my face or pets my arms or grabs at me hair and pulls it. I don't know if I really love that last one.
April 15- Oliver was laying on our bed one morning and he tried catching a sun ray. It was the cutest thing to watch. He believed that he could touch it and hold it in his hand.
Oliver wraps his feet around EVERYTHING!!! When I am feeding him he pulls his legs forward and then wraps them around my arm. When he is on his play mat he wraps them around one of the poles and even some of the toys.
April 19- This was the first day that felt amazing outside. It got up to 70 degrees. Winter was finally over and Spring is on its way. Daddy took the day off from work and we went over to Beaver Brook Falls with Oliver's cousins, Maya and Chase, and Aunt Ivy. It was a wonderful day. It was Oliver's first time at the waterfall and sorta hike. We then came home and played out in the sandbox. He mostly ate the sand. His overalls collected a lot of sand.
Something else that Oliver does is play with shadows. He likes to fake cough. He makes bubbles with his mouth and spitting noises. I taught him that I think. When we are changing his diaper he will kick his legs non stop. He loves having his diaper changed and being clean. He smiles and even laughs sometimes. He watches me and where I am walking and if I leave the room he will start to get worried and do a soft. I come back into the room and he is all good again. There is this lady at church that loves Oliver to death. She sits behind us and Oliver gives her smiles and she says that makes her day. I believe her because I love seeing his smile. Lately Oliver hasn't been sleeping through the nights. Last night was horrible, he cried for an hour I think. Quentin was trying to comfort him. I didn't want to hold him because I was tired and kind of mad at Oliver for waking up so much. After a while I took Oliver and he quieted down. It made me feel good. There are times where I wish I wasn't a mom but then I look at Oliver and see his precious little body and I fall in love with him all over again. I love being a mom. It is hard work but I don't mind. I am willing to go through the hard times. Mother's day is coming up in a couple of weeks and I am looking forward to it. Hopefully I can get the day off or something close to it. Probably not but a girl can always hope.
I will also take this time to say that I love my husband so much. He is such a great supporter, husband, and dad. He is the best man that I could have married. He is helpful and patient with both Oliver and me. He is kind and forever loving. He cares so much about Oliver. I don't talk to much about Quentin now that Oliver is in our lives. Yesterday Quentin came home from work early and came up to me and said that he wanted to go on a date. We haven't been on a date since we moved and that is almost 5 months. I got all excited and even some butterflies in my stomach. Aunt Ivy and B (Grandma Skousen) watched Oliver and off Quentin and I went. We got some lunch to go from First Run and we went to Beaver Brook Falls and hiked the river all the way back. It was so much fun. Quentin and I got to enjoy nature, sit down and talk without any interruptions. It was a joy to be alone with my eternal companion. I fell in love with this man all over again. He is handsome and strong and I love his eyes. I just love my little family. Oh goodness, I am starting to get teary eyed just thinking about how special my family is to me.
NOW FOR SOME PICTURES!!!:
I don't think I have said this enough but I love sleeping babies.
His pants were so big that you could pull them up to his chest.
Oliver tackling his toy.
He fell asleep in his walker
Oliver in the nude with a blanket that Aunt Lara made.
I love him so much!
Looks like he is smiling.
His little feet are adorable. He can curl his toes around my finger.
All prepped to eat.
First time eating bananas. We stopped feeding him after that first try. Now that he is 6 months we are picking it back up again and he is eating like a pro now. So proud of him.
My little man and my man together.
I forgot who asked me to get a profile picture of him but here you go!
I like his lips in this picture.
"Hey lady"
Eating his book while we are at church.
My poor sick baby.
Sick boy sleeping. Love his long eye lashes!
He likes to stick out his tongue. Don't ask me who taught him that.
There is that tongue again.
I think he was looking at Winkie but I like that his hands are folded together.
You don't get to many mommy and Oliver pictures because I am the one taking them but Quentin managed to get us together.
This is Beaver Brook Falls
Family Picture
Playing in the sandbox
SEE!? His feet can grab things.
I still have to upload some videos but I am too tired to right now. So the next blog post I write will be just videos and you will LOVE them. Okay goodnight!
Monday, March 4, 2013
3,4 Shut the door
Yes he is 4 months old! I need to write in my blog more often so that I don't have to remember everything that Oliver has accomplished. I write some stuff down but there are some moments that are so cute that I forget to record it and so I make a mental note and then about after a week, I forget it all. This post will be about his third and fourth month.
On the seventh of January Oliver flipped over for the first time. Both Quentin and I saw it. We were at our computers doing work and school. Oliver was on his toy mat when all of a sudden he pushed one of his arms and then rolled over. Quentin and I at the same time looked over at him and then at each other and questioned if he really flipped over or not. Well on the nineteenth he flipped over again. I didn't get to see it but Quentin did. That day actually I have been trying to get him to roll over all day and then when Quentin got home from work I went to go get some sewing scissors in the other room when Oliver flipped over. Quentin laughed and I come into the room stomping because I was trying so hard to get him to flip over. I was mad for ten minutes. But I quickly got over it. It is hard to be mad when Oliver smiles at me.
The twenty second of January Oliver slept for six hours straight! I was so happy that I dropped down on my knees and thanked God for letting me get a good nights rest. I think I even shed a few tears. On the twenty fourth Oliver flipped over three times.
Oliver's fourth month was much more exciting because he started laughing. The first time he laughed was when I was cleaning his ears and he giggled when I put a cotton swab in. It was funny because that was the first time he laughed and I think it scared him a little because he stopped immediately. I was shocked that he laughed though! I told Quentin and he got a little upset because he wasn't there to hear his first laugh. But on February 25th Quentin put a diaper on O's face and then took it off really fast and O laughed and laughed. So that is how Quentin gets him to laugh.
His hair is growing back so he isn't totally bald anymore. Oliver doesn't like to lay down on his play mat anymore. He likes to be held and walk around. He loves seeing the world around him and all the different angles and views around the house. Oliver is also a very clean little boy. He goes through diapers like crazy. He will cry and cry to have his diaper changed. I tell him that he needs to fill it up a little bit more and then I'll change him but he tells me otherwise. Right after he poops he kicks his legs like he is trying to get away from his poopy diaper and it makes me laugh.
Lately, like the past five nights Oliver has slept through the entire night. He does to bed at 8 at night and he usually wakes up around 5:30. He takes naps at 9 A.M., noon, and 3 P.M., and then a power nap at 5:30 before dinner. This schedule is working well and I am proud of him. He has also learned how to scoot around in a circle on his play mat.
Being a mother is hard work I realize. There are things that I want to get done and I can't because he is either eating or wanting to be held and walked around. The other night I used the baby wrap that my parents bought me and that was FANTASTIC! I could cook dinner and do other things. My arms were FREE! I have found a balance of doing school work and taking care of my precious boy. He is so adorable. I love being his mother and being there to see all of his milestones. He is growing up so fast. He is such a handsome boy. I get a lot of compliments on how good looking he is and how calm and quite he is. He is talking a lot more and we have full conversations. I love looking into his eyes and having a silent conversation with him. I love it when he looks into my eyes and smiles at me. I really love his smile. Something else I love is when he starts to pout he puckers up his bottom lip and I can't help but laugh. He truly is a blessing to Quentin and I.
Today in Fast and Testimony meeting Quentin got up to bear his testimony and he said that he is grateful that he has his own family and has more of an understanding of God's plan. Right now Oliver is on his play mat and Quentin is laying down in the arm chair. Out of the blue Quentin says,"You're a good mom." I replied, "I try." I really needed to hear that because I feel like I am not that good of a mom and that I could be doing better. I feel like I get short with Oliver and easily frustrated. I pray to God to comfort and patience. Anyhow, Oliver is great and these are just highlights of him being three months old and four months old. I wrote this blog to play catch up. Hopefully I don't skip writing about him being 5 months which by the way is at the end of this month.
Here are some pictures of my little man.
Quentin took this picture. Look at his tiny pinky! I took the picture to the right. I try to not let him suck on his thumb and he isn't here but it looks like he is.
On the seventh of January Oliver flipped over for the first time. Both Quentin and I saw it. We were at our computers doing work and school. Oliver was on his toy mat when all of a sudden he pushed one of his arms and then rolled over. Quentin and I at the same time looked over at him and then at each other and questioned if he really flipped over or not. Well on the nineteenth he flipped over again. I didn't get to see it but Quentin did. That day actually I have been trying to get him to roll over all day and then when Quentin got home from work I went to go get some sewing scissors in the other room when Oliver flipped over. Quentin laughed and I come into the room stomping because I was trying so hard to get him to flip over. I was mad for ten minutes. But I quickly got over it. It is hard to be mad when Oliver smiles at me.
The twenty second of January Oliver slept for six hours straight! I was so happy that I dropped down on my knees and thanked God for letting me get a good nights rest. I think I even shed a few tears. On the twenty fourth Oliver flipped over three times.
Oliver's fourth month was much more exciting because he started laughing. The first time he laughed was when I was cleaning his ears and he giggled when I put a cotton swab in. It was funny because that was the first time he laughed and I think it scared him a little because he stopped immediately. I was shocked that he laughed though! I told Quentin and he got a little upset because he wasn't there to hear his first laugh. But on February 25th Quentin put a diaper on O's face and then took it off really fast and O laughed and laughed. So that is how Quentin gets him to laugh.
His hair is growing back so he isn't totally bald anymore. Oliver doesn't like to lay down on his play mat anymore. He likes to be held and walk around. He loves seeing the world around him and all the different angles and views around the house. Oliver is also a very clean little boy. He goes through diapers like crazy. He will cry and cry to have his diaper changed. I tell him that he needs to fill it up a little bit more and then I'll change him but he tells me otherwise. Right after he poops he kicks his legs like he is trying to get away from his poopy diaper and it makes me laugh.
Lately, like the past five nights Oliver has slept through the entire night. He does to bed at 8 at night and he usually wakes up around 5:30. He takes naps at 9 A.M., noon, and 3 P.M., and then a power nap at 5:30 before dinner. This schedule is working well and I am proud of him. He has also learned how to scoot around in a circle on his play mat.
Being a mother is hard work I realize. There are things that I want to get done and I can't because he is either eating or wanting to be held and walked around. The other night I used the baby wrap that my parents bought me and that was FANTASTIC! I could cook dinner and do other things. My arms were FREE! I have found a balance of doing school work and taking care of my precious boy. He is so adorable. I love being his mother and being there to see all of his milestones. He is growing up so fast. He is such a handsome boy. I get a lot of compliments on how good looking he is and how calm and quite he is. He is talking a lot more and we have full conversations. I love looking into his eyes and having a silent conversation with him. I love it when he looks into my eyes and smiles at me. I really love his smile. Something else I love is when he starts to pout he puckers up his bottom lip and I can't help but laugh. He truly is a blessing to Quentin and I.
Today in Fast and Testimony meeting Quentin got up to bear his testimony and he said that he is grateful that he has his own family and has more of an understanding of God's plan. Right now Oliver is on his play mat and Quentin is laying down in the arm chair. Out of the blue Quentin says,"You're a good mom." I replied, "I try." I really needed to hear that because I feel like I am not that good of a mom and that I could be doing better. I feel like I get short with Oliver and easily frustrated. I pray to God to comfort and patience. Anyhow, Oliver is great and these are just highlights of him being three months old and four months old. I wrote this blog to play catch up. Hopefully I don't skip writing about him being 5 months which by the way is at the end of this month.
Here are some pictures of my little man.
Quentin took this picture. Look at his tiny pinky! I took the picture to the right. I try to not let him suck on his thumb and he isn't here but it looks like he is.
One day Quentin put Oliver up to his screen so Oliver could spy on me doing my schoolwork. I thought it was too cute to not get a picture.
Oliver is in Grandpa Skousen's arms.
My little man rocking out to some dubsteb.
I love sleeping babies.
This is him in one of his church outfits.
They are doing the same face.
I made Oliver a tent and he is trying to eat it just like everything else.
Did I mention that I love sleeping babies?
This was at Quentin's Nana's place. Quentin looked over to check on Oliver and found him with his little fingers sticking out. He is sleeping like a baby. haha
I made Oliver a chair out of snow. He didn't like the cold too much so after about 10 minutes we went back inside.
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