Oliver now understands what mail is and is delighted any time a postcard or letter arrives for him. Luckily he has very thoughtful grandparents who send him mail often. Here he enjoys his special Easter card from Grandma & Papa!
Oliver continues to work on potty training. Which really means that Tony and I continue to work on potty training. Ollie can pretty consistently "produce" when given the chance to sit on his potty, however, he almost never asks to go on it without prompting. Every time he is successful, we let him have a sticker as a reward.Ollie is seeming more and more like a little boy, not a toddler, each day. His language skills are now to the point where he not only can tell us what he is thinking and ask us lots of questions ("What these are?" is a current favorite.), but he is now able to negotiate and argue! Oops, didn't see that one coming!
Elliot is also growing and developing SO rapidly. He has developed a sense of humor and laughs at games like peek-a-boo. He also tries to get laughs out of us by squealing, squaking, "singing," and sticking out his tongue! We were excited and surprised to see Elliot roll over for the first time by himself in mid-March and he continues to grow more confident spending time playing on the floor in his gym!
Kicking
Grabbing
Learning to sit!
Batting His Long Eyelashes
Using His Hands to Pull, Push and Throw
Using His Hands to Pull, Push and Throw
And.... chewing on his fingers constantly! We are for sure going to see some teeth very soon!
Bath Time
Alas, the one thing that Elliot is not doing yet is taking a bottle! We try consistently, but have had little to no success. This is getting hard on us: Tony and I have not "gone out" in ages, and I feel unable to leave the house very often. My parents did babysit Elliot for five hours last weekend so that Tony, Oliver and I could attend an Easter party without completely upsetting Elliot's napping schedule. Thus far, this is the record amount of time I have been away from Elliot by a long shot! Also, I went out to a movie for the first time in over five months last weekend while my friend Kris was on break from school and able to stay up late : ). I rushed right home afterward to find a crying baby and frustrated husband. Don't get me wrong, we love our little guy like crazy and I am happy to have him as my constant companion, but let's hope that the bottle takes soon!!!
Brothers!
Brothers!
