{October is here!}

It's finally October - Yaaaay :) - although, you'd never know it from the weather....

97 degrees at 5 pm...!? What the heck! It's been VERY hot around here these last few weeks of summer, so needless to say, we are ready for it to cool off so we can bust out our sweaters and cute fall boots (or at least I am). October is a fun month. I especially like sprinkling a little bit of Halloween cheer around the house. Here is my "Halloween style" this year.....

That is Oliver's first pumpkin :) Thanks Grandma Ellen!

....and some Halloween fun in the kitchen window....

It's not the best decorating I've ever seen, but it's fun enough for us :). So, aside from all that we have just been hanging out. Sweet little Oliver got his first cold the night before last. Poor baby (sniff sniff). I've never felt so helpless in my life. He was so stuffed up, he was having trouble eating, sleeping, and couldn't use his pacifier because he couldn't breathe. It broke my heart. He had a fever too (it only got as high as 101.2), but the Tylenol is helping. He is still in good spirits, but has been doing a lot of napping....

He is such a cutie pie.

He is growing up so fast. When I give him a bath now, all he wants to do it sit up and touch the water stream....

Also, I put him in his crib to play with his toys and watch his mobile spin, and he started to suck on his infant pacifier (that he hasn't used since month 2 - lol). He was sucking it for a long time....It was too funny.

Aaaaand.....I may or may not have purchased this hat for some Fall pumpkin patch pictures....(hehe).

He is still enjoying a little bit of tv each day, usually while I have my morning coffee. Today it was Elmo on Sesame Street...

...and he LOVES to look at himself (and talk to himself) in the mirror. Silly baby!

We went to watch Noah play Soccer on saurday and Ollie had a great time and smiled a lot, even though it was a pretty hot day :)

And we are still attending our "mommy group" and love hanging out with this little guy. His name is Landis and he is 3 months old :)...

(and at 3 months he is the same size as Oliver. He sure likes his Milk ;) )

We have been having a great time (despite the heat and Ollie's cold). Hopefully it passes SOON. 

 

In other news, we need a new entry way rug. The current "zebra" one we have smells like dog :/ not cool at all. Sooo.....these are my top two fav's at the moment.......

The "Rockville" rug.....I am literally OB-SESSED with this one....but the hubs is fighting me on it. He says 1) it plays with his vision :/ and 2) it looks "too ethnic". 

 

But I L-O-V-E it.....what do you think?.......

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and I love this one almost as much.....The Chevron Charcoal rug (it's more like a herringbone to me)...

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They are both from rugsusa.com and are currently 35% off, so if I am going this route, I need to pull the trigger asap! 

 

Question: these are both 100% wool. Does anyone know if wool rugs are soft? Or are they itchy like wool sweaters? Just wondering.

 

I hope you are having a great week so far. Happy October!

 

-L

{7 Months - Whoa!}

OLIVER CASH IS . . . wait for it . . . . wait for it. . . . . 7 MONTHS OLD!!!!!! WHAT!!!? I KNOW! CRAZY, right?!! Crazy.

This last month flew by way-too-fast. Oliver is such a good baby and is growing and changing everyday. We have been having so much fun. He doesn't have a Dr. appt this month, so I am not sure of his measurements, but he definitely feels heavier and is getting too long for his pants ;) so he is definitely a growing healthy guy.

He is finally starting to get used to eating.  His favorite so far is the Apple Vanilla Mixed Grain.

He actually opened his mouth for it several times rather than clenching his jaw and turning his head away from the spoon. I was such a proud mama!

And he also drank water for the first time, and from a cup. He grabbed for it, so I gave it to him and he loved it :)

We started attending a "Mom's Group" (that my sister-in-law is teaching) and Oliver was the best baby! He was content on the floor and played with toys practically the entire time without fussing.

We had a play-date with one of our best friends Elianna (her mom is my friend Elizabeth, from college).

They are so fun to watch together. They are only one day apart and are growing and changing so much all of the time. We have so much fun playing with them.

Oliver has been having fun hanging out with us at home....

 and out and about....

and he has been really good at entertaining himself too....

I have had fun picking out cool stuff for him to wear like this fun shirt ;) .....

We have been working on getting Oliver to nap better (and longer). He always sleeps so well on me (& on the boppy) after he breast feeds...

...but I have been trying to make naps last longer AND be more productive for me, so I have been trying to get him to sleep on his own. He finally (once) fell asleep on his own in his crib when he was awake and playing just before, and he only whined for a few minutes prior to falling asleep...

 

The nap only lasted 15 minutes, but it is a great start to hopefully good (long) napping in the future.

He still hasn't cut any teeth yet, and lately has been resisting bottles for some reason. He is stubborn like his mom and dad - lol!  In general, Oliver is SUCH a happy baby and really warms the hearts of everyone around him, especially mine! He smiles ALL day long and talks and babbles and giggles all day everyday. He has such an adorable happy face!!

Here are a few more pictures from today, his actual 7 month birthday :). I love his more serious faces just as much as his smiles.....

...and some with Mr. Gnome.....

Of course he is trying to eat the Gnome (along with everything else in sight always - lol) & do you notice the drool mark down his shirt? He drools all-day-long!

And on the home decorating front......the new bedding is finally on....

Ooooh....Ahhhhh! I love it!

All in all, again, it's been a great month! I hope it's been great for you all too :)

Have a great week!

-L