Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Why boys need their mothers...
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Monday, March 17, 2008
What is new in our household
The past couple of weeks have been like that in our house.
I added a picture of him in his new cool Brazilian boxers. I was not going to mention that they lasted a whole 5 minutes before he peed on them...it was so cute though. He looks like such a big boy!
This past weekend we went to an Easter Egg Hunt organized by the MBI (Brazilian Moms of Indiana), and the kids had a blast. Noah really got into looking for the eggs and filling his basket and Oliver's. The kids also got a Brazilian Easter egg each (making mom and dad really excited!)
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
I am now 9 months, and let me tell you, so much has happened this past month!
Time is going by so fast it is insane!
I can hardly believe Oliver is 9 months old, and Noah is 29 months old!!!
Marcio and I feel blessed every day for being chosen by our two boys. Because that is what my mom always thought us, that babies chose their parents...and I live every day hoping I can live up to both my boys expectations, because I feel truly blessed by their presence in my life.
This month Oliver had a lot of firsts:
- He finally got to use the new carseat he got from grandma and grandpa at Christmas time,
- He went for his first wagon ride with his big brother when it was nice outside
- He went to the park and went on the swing for the first time
- He crawled for us...which made him go from being frustrated with not being able to move at all, to being frustrated with not knowing how to walk yet!
- He got his first bad boo-boo: an RSV that scared the heck out of all of us, causing him to need breathing treatments for a while
- He started level 3 food (not too happy about it though)
- He learned how to say "hi!" and "papa" (food in Portuguese baby language)
- He went on his first shopping spree with mommy, daddy and Noah in Edinburgh to get him and his brother summer clothes
- He cruised for the first time at daycare and walked with the walker at home
- He ate a whole chicken nugget he stole from his brother at dinner time
- He started sleeping 6 hours straight again for us!
Some other things Oliver has been doing lately and that makes mommy's heart melt:
- Moving his hands with excitement when mommy is preparing his food
- Holding mommy's hands when she is putting him to sleep as he takes his bottle
- How his eyes light up when he sees me at daycare
- How he crawls really fast to me and reaches up with his arms for me to hold him
- Being so attached to mommy that she seems to be the only one who can make everything better for him (believe me, Oliver, you are the one who makes it all better for mommy!)
- How he adores his big brother with all his heart, and everything Noah does seem to be so much funnier than what mommy and daddy do
For some reason I forgot to mention that back in January Oliver got his first two teeth. And that has been about it. No more tooth has planned on coming out again so far...which makes us all happy from a sleep prospective!
I know I have said this before, and I will never say it enough. Oliver, filho, you are a calming presence in our lives. We are incredibly lucky to have you in our family. You bring such peace and joy to all of us. Your smile is contagious. We love you with all our hearts. Happy 9 months, filho!!!