Caught on Tape: Ollie Pooping!

 

I was trying to get Ollie on tape eating and he decided it was time to "excavate the system" instead! I love his facial expressions.  Oh the things we think are cute!

Lyle & Ollie

Lyle has taken a sudden liking to Ollie.  It could be because he's so dang cute or maybe it's the delicious spit up that is always where Ollie is.  Hmm....which do you think? Anyway, ollie is very curious about Lyle.  He is constantly trying to grab him and pet him.  I often have to stop Ollie because he's actually pinching Lyle. Poor dog.  Anyway, here are a series of pictures that I have taken over the last few days. 

Triple Coupon Shopping

As many of you know, I am a crazy coupon shopper. Unfortunately it has gone by the wayside since Oliver has been born. So when I found out triples were this week, I got a bit anxious.  I had stacks of unclipped coupon inserts and my binder was a mess. Ollie helped me get it cleared out and refilled. I finished (without Oliver) at 7 O'clock on Thursday morning. Oliver got up, ate his breakfast, played a bit and then we were off! 

We started at the Harris Teeter in Fuquay. We

were quick. I have a method of picking coupons, placing them in an envelope and listing the products on the outside. Since you can only use 20 coupons per trip, I only have to pick up 20 items. We were in and out in 15 minutes. I got to see my favorite cashier, Christine. Yay! Ollie slept through this store. 

Next, we drove to the store on Holly Springs road. It's about 15 minutes from Fuquay. There we found more items on our list. Including baby wipes. Those made my bill much more expensive. 

Ollie woke up on our way out of the store. Luckily, he wasn't too fussy so we made our way to our final destination.  It's about 10 minutes from there. I nursed him in the parking lot and hooked him in the carrier. Off we went.  This store was much more tedious because I did all of our regular grocery shopping as well (our bill was much bigger too!). 

The picture below shows my first shop. I spent 11.47 & saved 46.70. That's a savings of about 80%. In total (remember I had to do all of my regular shopping as well- produce, meat, cheese, milk, etc.), I spent 199.18 & saved 155.21. That's about 44 %. Not great if it were all coupon stuff but not bad considering I didn't have coupons for a lot of it. 

Cousins

Ollie met his cousins over Christmas. They loved him and were so great with him.  Bella read to him and played with him a lot.  I can't believe how mature she is for an eight year old and I don't mean mature like acting like a teenager! She is such a good girl. Lilah was thrilled with him as well. On Christmas, we had to leave their house to go to my mom and dad's house. Lilah pressed her face to the window as Bob was walking out and said, "Wait Uncle Bob! Where are you going with my baby cousin?" She played with him and was adorable, as always! 

Here is a video of Bella reading to Oliver. Isn't she a great reader? Can you believe she's only 8?

The Sleep Solution

Getting Ollie to nap can sometimes be challenging. He will often cry off and on for 45 minutes to sleep for 30 minutes. I have found the sleep solution: a blankie. Ollie has taken to a blue blanket with a dog head on it. I started giving it to him at naps because he liked to snuggle up to it and it calmed him right now. I planned to only let him have it during the day because my paranoia had set in and I was convinced he's suffocate while I was sleeping. Well, two nights ago he bawled hysterically until I gave it to him. Then, he was fast asleep.  I was worried to leave him alone with it, so I snuck in & tried to take it around 10 pm (mind you he'd been asleep for 3 hours!). I took it and walked out.  Not one foot out the door he started wailing! "You have got to be kidding me!?" So I went in and gave it back. He went right back to sleep! I have given in and let him have it. It is so sweet.  

As far as sleep goes, he has been going to bed at 7 pm, getting up to eat at 5 am and then going

back to bed until 7 or 7:30. He is still taking three to five forty minute naps a day.  Occasionally , he will sleep an hour. On Saturday he slept for two! So if you need something to pray for, it's good naps. I would love to move him to two longer naps a day. I can't ask for him to be any better at night. What a good boy!

Jumperoo

 

Here's ollie in his Jumperoo.  He is so cute when he gets excited! he has actually gotten pretty airborne at times.  Hope you enjoy!

Caught on Tape: Ollie Rolling Over!

I've caught Ollie on tape rolling over. As you can see, he is very methodical. It's amazing how excited you can get about something as simple as rolling over or how anxious you can be when they just don't seem to be getting it. Oh well, I figure by 2 years old it won't really matter if he rolled over a week early or a month late!