This month marks two
milestones in Oliver’s life, not only does he turn 10 months but it also
signals the end of my maternity leave (I return to work on Aug 12). It has been an incredible leave and I
will cherish every moment I’ve spent with all of the kids, especially since I
will never be on another maternity leave again (sniff)!
It was such an added bonus
to share this time with Charlotte and Jacob and have the opportunity to watch
them grow into the amazing little people they are – I really hadn’t factored
this into the equation when I started my leave in October but it has been such
a special time with them too!
This past month we have seen
huge changes in Oliver. From July 9 to August 9 he has:
- Grown and
gained weight: We have his 10 month appointment
with Dr. Greenburg on Aug 15 where we will get his official stats but I
guarantee he has grown and gained weight since our last visit two months ago
- Celebrated
“Grammy’s” birthday: Oliver helped
Grammy celebrate her 67th birthday on July 10
- Cut more
teeth: He now has three teeth on the
top to accompany the two teeth he had on the bottom last month
- Expanded
his vocabulary: Oliver continues to
expand the sounds he makes. This month I have noticed him saying “na na , lots
of “da da”, “uh oh” and “ba ba ba”. I’m still waiting for “ma ma ma”!
- Started
crawling faster and farther: We no
longer have stationary kids in our house…Oliver loves to crawl and has become
quite fast! He is a man on a mission when you put him down on the floor now!
- Started to
express frustration when he wants something and we either take it away or don’t
know what he’s referring to:
Oliver’s “attitude” has grown more fierce this month especially when we take
something away from him that he wants or we can’t figure out what he wants! He
is much more vocal and loves to arch his back or bang his head forward to
express his frustration. Having said this though he does continue to have a laid back disposition much of the time.
- Continued
to enjoy eating solid foods: There
is no food that Oliver won’t eat – he eats everything that we serve him and is
no longer interested in anything pureed unless it is yogurt or apple sauce! It
certainly makes meal times very easy.
- Increased
his ability to pull up on things:
Although he continues to love to pull himself up on the bars of his crib he has
expanded his “pulling up ability” to anything he can get his hands on. Although
he hasn’t pulled himself any higher than his knees just yet it’s only a matter
of time before he figures it out….gulp!
- Continued
to sleep through the night: Oliver
is by far our best sleeper. He enjoys his two naps a day and his bedtime.
Oliver continues to go to sleep shortly after 6 p.m. and will wake around 6
a.m. the next day.
- Survived
his first family summer vacation:
Oliver spent a very fun-filled two weeks at Sandy Lake in Buckhorn and a few
days on Lake Muskoka in Torrence
- Continued
to increase his sippy cup abilities:
Oliver still favours his bottles over the cup but he continues to take the cup
when we offer it to him
- Activities
outside the house: Cottage time
(Sandy Lake and Huyer’s Cottage), Walks in the neighbourhood, Yard and porch
time, Swimming at the Nordahl / Sacco’s pool,attended his first birthday party
(Myra’s 4th birthday)
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Oliver waiting for the train at the Peterborough Zoo
(a week shy of 10 months) |
