fifty seven days

happy eight weeks to my fuzzy headed little man!

i love your long, beautiful eyelashes that have grown in the past few weeks. those dark blue eyes are going to make you a heart breaker someday.

i love it when daddy goes grocery shopping and comes home with zucchini & carrots that are almost as big as you!

i love watching you while you sleep. you are so sweet & peaceful.

i love the few newborn hairs that you have left on top of your head. you've got the cutest little alfalfa spike on top of your head and your new hairs are growing in quickly, covering the top of your head in the funniest little peach fuzz.

i love taking naps with you. there are lots of other things i could be doing, but i like to take advantage of your delightful snuggles every once in awhile. someday you probably won't love to snuggle me as much as you do now, so i am getting lots of cuddles in now.

i love you, my sweet boy.

bright copper kettles

here are a few of our favourite things about our almost six week old (!!!!!) oliver;

the adorable noise he makes after he sneezes. its like a little shout of relief. he's been doing it since day one and its probably the cutest thing i've ever heard. i need to record it.

the beginnings of real smiles he's been showing off a bit in the past week or so.

his nose.

the rolls that are developing on his thighs and his awesome double chin. he's gaining weight well. (we'll find out exactly how much at his appointment in a couple of days.)

his receding hair line. he's got the cutest little old man hair.

the fact that he calms down and listens and/or falls asleep when we play music such as ray lamontagne, james vincent mcmorrow and alexi murdoch. we listened to alexi murdoch for a few hours when i was in labour. apparently it made an impression.

the faces he makes, the best of which i managed to catch:



you're a delight, ollie!

blessed

brian blessed our baby boy on easter sunday. he gave him a name and he blessed his little body, mind & spirit to grow & learn & love in all the ways our Heavenly Father would have him do. as i sat quietly and listened to the words of the blessing, i thought about how much our Heavenly Father loves little ollie. He knows him and wants what is best for him. and then i thought about how much our Heavenly Father loves brian & i. He sent little ollie to our family, and He trusts brian & i with the care and upbringing of His child. while oliver was blessed by his father, i was overwhelmed with a feeling, one that i am reminded of every time i look at my baby boy & my dear husband;
i am blessed.




oliver making a funny face in his beautiful blessing outfit. thanks sister & cousin drew for letting us borrow it!


all of our family that came to celebrate with us! ollies got a lot of people who love him, including many who couldn't make it this weekend. you were missed!

beautiful boy

how do i stop myself from constantly gushing about my beautiful boy? am i supposed to?

oliver is four weeks old today! he is growing lots and changing everyday. its bittersweet to watch my itty bitty ollie changing so much. i'm glad he was born so tiny; he's still smaller than a lot of peoples newborns and i like enjoying his little-ness.

we got some photos taken last week, thanks to amy.

isn't he sweet?






baby yawns are the cutest.




i just want to stare at him all. day. long.


our family.

initiation into fatherhood

welcome to life with your little man, daddy!

nineteen days

today is olivers due date. the twenty-seventh of march is the day i had in my mind for the arrival of my little one. honestly, i didn't even think baby would come until the first week of april. but baby ollie decided he would throw himself a surprise birthday party on march the eighth.

in a couple of days, i went from being very pregnant and expecting to be very pregnant for at least 3 more weeks, to instantly falling in love with the tiny boy the nurses placed on my chest.


cuddles; a couple days ago.

although the timing of his arrival was very unexpected, he came at the right time. i look at him now, watching him grow each day, and i'm so thankful that we've already had nineteen days with our boy, and that we get to keep him forever. as soon as brian & i laid eyes on him, there wasn't a doubt in our minds that he belonged to us. we love you, baby ollie.


for auntie erin, so she can see how gosh darn cute he looks in the sleeper she bought him.

can you believe he's ours? the thought makes me smile everyday!
here's hoping he continues to pleasantly surprise us for the rest of forever.

time

time is fluid. it moves so quickly; there is hardly a definition between night & day. little oliver changes every day. we took him to the doctor today and he has hit six pounds! go ollie! he is a rockstar at breastfeeding and we are so darn in love with this little man. we sit around and stare at him all the time. there is laundry in the living room and dishes in the sink, but can you blame me? look how cute he is. its ridiculous.


sleepy smiles.


cutest yawn in the world.

keep up the good growing, baby boy! you are cute & sweet & the best baby in the world.
seriously.