Leaving the nest...

So last night Oliver spent his first night sleeping in his own room! We thought it might be time for several reasons, but Mommy wasn't ready for him to make the move. We leave our windows open at night in our room along with the running the ceiling fan so sometimes it gets below 60 outside and Precious has ice cube fingers. Also, we had a monitor with a video and microphone on it, which broke, but the new one has arrived so we have no excuse. Now with his monitor and a warm bedroom he did great, but I had no idea how lonely it would feel in our room without him! I think I just had my first round of many "empty nester" feelings. :( Friday night Oliver also had a 6-1/2 to 7 hour sleep stretch, which was heaven for Mommy and Daddy! He has had a few 5 hour stretches, but 3.5 is typical per night. He's such a good baby; always goes right back to sleep after his night time feedings.

O.B.W .-12 weeks

Here are various pictures taken over the past week. We are making our first trip home to Missouri in 1 week so we will have lots of pictures to post after our visit. Check back then...

Oliver rolls over!

So Oliver just turned 11 weeks yesterday and he rolled over on Sunday! Jeff and I both missed it, but we found him on his belly when we had left him on his back. So today I catch him rolling over about 5 different times. He rolled over twice in 5 minutes, which I also missed. Not until I set up this video camera did I actually catch him in action. Take a look at the video by clicking on the link below. Normally he's a much happier baby, but he was hungry and frustrated with me. I told him if he would just roll over for me then I would feed him the rest of his bottle. I know I am a horrible mother. Don't worry, as you can see he hasn't missed too many meals! I can't believe this child is growing up so fast. I am excited for him, but at the same time sad. I almost cried when I watched this video. :(
http://picasaweb.google.com/umrjeff/11WeeksRollingOver?authkey=Gv1sRgCNm8hbOZxJjiMQ&feat=directlink

Oliver's first baseball game

Here are a few pictures from the past couple of days. Last night Oliver attended his first baseball game; the Athletics vs. the Yankees. 8 of us all went together so he had a good time. (Of course the Yankees whipped the A's.) Oliver did pretty well, however, each time the crowd would cheer really loud he got a little startled. Overall he was a really good boy. In a few weeks he will be seeing the Springfield Cardinal's play while we are home visiting the family and we can't wait! Enjoy!

Oliver & his Jumperoo

This morning Daddy and Oliver put together his jumperoo and we just happen to set him in it although mommy was sure he was way too small for it. Needless to say...he LOVED it! Notice the 2 books we had to stack up just so his little feet could have something to bounce off of? Check it out...

Oliver Becklee~10 weeks

Here are some photos from the past week. Oliver and his BFF Johnny had their pictures taken in their matching Monkey Butt outfits. So cute! This morning Oliver discovered his tongue and how to mimic daddy. We have been working on this because we noticed that when we are talking to him he tries to do what we do. This was the first time he actually stuck his tongue out when we did. So neat...check out the video by clicking on the pictures so you're taken to the Picasa site in order to play it.

Ollie Speaks

Here is a video we finally took of Oliver talking to us. We've been trying to get him on camera for a while. He talks and smiles so much now it's amazing! He even spoke to Grand-Daddy on the phone tonight and listened to everything he had to say. Daddy was the man behind the camera so I apologize for the poor quality. Enjoy...more to come so check back soon. Go to this link to view video: http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=umrjeff&target=PHOTO&id=5368177746050612914&aid=5368176308503233585&authkey=Gv1sRgCNfL4ZDAoNvMCg&feat=email

9 weeks

Here are some photos from this past week. Mommy finally got around to making Ollie his mobile and I think he enjoys looking at it. He also went to the pool this week with his 2 little girlfriends Mya and Maria as well as an A-B BBQ. He even talked to his Grand-Daddy on the phone tonight. Enjoy!

Ward Grandparents Visit

Well, we have had an eventful weekend! Jeff's parents came on Friday to see Oliver for the first time and we have had lots of fun while they are here. On Saturday we spent the day at the August Fest down in Suisun City on the Waterfront and tasted beer, listened to music, ate some Greek food, window shopped at various different vendors as well as saw Jet Ski races. We had a blast and it was nice to get to be outside all day enjoying the beautiful weather. Sunday we went to church and then hung out around the house getting windows washed, etc. Jeff took the day off today, which was nice to have an additional day to all spend together. The picture of Oliver and the other little boy is our neighbor Johnny and they are best friends. He's about 8 months older than Oliver and I think Oliver may catch up to him before we know it! Tomorrow is Oliver's 2 month pediatrician appointment so we'll have to report back with all of the new measurements, etc. Can't believe how big our little man is! Enjoy!