{6 Months (*sigh*) }

6 MONTHS OLD!!! That is 1/2 of a year. That is -- Crazy!! Our little Oliver Cash is growing up way too fast :/. He is changing everyday and it is so much fun to watch. He has such a great disposition and loves learning new things.

Current likes: 
*Bouncing in his Baby Einstein Jumparoo
*Baths
*Splashing in the pool
*Watching our doggies - they make him laugh :)
*Rolling over from back to tummy
*Grabbing onto our faces and squeezing (hard)
*Sucking on his toes
*Yelling/screeching (lol)

Current dislikes:
*Eating (This boy does not like baby cereal, fruits, etc. yet. His lips clamp down like a locked door when the spoon comes near. We are still continuing to try, and eventually we know he will love food :) )
*Staying on his tummy for too long
*The car (he still does not love the car when he's awake. He's getting better, but it's not his fav.)

Oliver's Stats:

WEIGHT: 15.6 lbs - 18th percentile (he is only up 2 pounds from his 4 month check-up, but the Doctor said that he looks great and is gaining weight, so there is nothing to worry about. He is a great "drinker" and is developing/growing perfectly)
LENGTH: 26.5" - 50th percentile (up 1.5" from 4 month check-up)
HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE: 17" - 35th percentile (up .25" from 4 month check up - but they measured this twice and got 2 different measurements, so I'm not sure how accurate it is. One was 17.25" (50th %). It's funny how the most minute measurement difference can change the whole percentile)

He is definitely getting stronger. He can't sit up on his own yet, but we are working on it and he will get there soon :)

No teeth yet. 

So there you have it. Here are some more pictures from our little "chair" session.....

and of course some with Mr. Gnome.....

Love this boy SO much xo

Happy Monday everyone :)

-L

{5 months :) }

5 months!!! 

On July 17th, our little love-bug turned 5 months old, and I repeat, the time is flying by!!! So many fun things are happening with him. Every day he does/discovers/likes something new. We are having so much fun!

Here are just some more shots of our "hanging out" the past few weeks.....

He is doing a lot more sitting up - in the bumbo and his excersaucer :)..... 

We are still running lots of errands together, and Oliver is getting better at being content in his stroller for longer periods of time :)

We did some more swimming at our friends house in Palm Springs last week.....

...and Oliver even took a little poolside nap....

 (2 disclaimers - 1) it was HOT (100 degrees), but he was in the shade the whole time and never got over-heated, and 2) I was right by his side for his entire nap, so there was no worry about falling in :/)

He is a whirly-gig and is never in the same spot when I check on him as when I set him down....

And attacks his toys with his little monkey feet all day long (when they aren't in his mouth - lol)......

And we have also been having a great time with our family and friends. This particular shot of Oliver and his Grandma (my husbands mom) truly warms my heart....

...and look at this stylish little butt....

..a little fancy jean-butt never hurt anyone ;)

So, all in all, we have been having a blast! Ollie rolled over for the first time too and it is too adorable to watch him try to do it again and again. Once he's on his tummy, he doesn't like it, but getting there is FUN! Up next - rice cereal! I'll let you know how it goes :)

Now for the home......we are "almost" unpacked inside (ha!!) and still have the garage to tackle, but I promise to show you some good stuff soon. I am on the hunt for a coffee table that a) is smaller in stature than the one I have (that currently is taking up every inch of space in the new "den"), and b) doesn't break the bank.

I am of course IN LOVE with this one from West Elm.....

The Origami Coffee Table

...and it is currently "on sale" (which means it's down from $399 to $319, which is sadly still TOO much for me), so I am on the hunt for something similar but cheaper. I know....good luck to me ;)

More again soon
:) I hope you've been having a great weekend!

-L

{Almost 5 months CRAZY!}

Craziest hair ever!!!!

Oliver Cash is almost 5 months old (on the 17th to be exact) and where has the time gone!!!?? Seriously. The time is flying by like wild fire. It's nuts. So much has happened in the last month. We have been having so much fun.

We took Oliver swimming for the first time at a local "Beach Club" pool....

 He absolutely loves the water and I can't wait until he's a little bigger and really starts splashing around.

Shortly after that first swimming excursion, we went with some friends for our first weekend adventure to Lake Arrowhead. Oliver did great. He slept on the way up and back. He went in the lake, explored, and slept in his pack n play for the first time....

It was a lot of fun to be away and to have a very well behaved little one. :) We were so proud of him!

He finally "found his toes" and has been doing a ton of this.....

...and it cracks me up EVERY time!

We celebrated the 4th of July with a foggy beach day and evening fireworks. They actually lulled him to sleep, which is pretty amazing to me....

Our Red-white-&-blue gnome - LOL :)

It was a great day full of family and festive fun!

He's been doing great napping and snoozing and I soak in all of his precious sleepy moments....I am in love with him when he sleeps so cozy :)....

All in all it's been a wonderful month!

I'll be back soon with some home decorating updates. It is starting to come together (finally) :)

Happy Summer!

-L

{4 months & what's goin' on}

It's been a while since my last post, and boy, a lot has happened. We have moved and have been in our new home for 3 weeks now. We love it and are finally beginning to get unpacked and settled in (we take forever with this kind of stuff :/).

A couple of weeks ago I went out of town for our dear friend Susie's bachelorette weekend in wine country (Santa Ynez). Part of why I didn't start unpacking/getting situated sooner is that I was completely focused and STRESSED out trying to make sure not only that I would have enough milk stored up for the entire weekend, but that our son would actually drink from a bottle. We were having the hardest time getting him to take the bottle. Ironically, he would take it from me, but not as easily from Josh. I have heard that it is usually the other way around; that they won't take a bottle from their mom. It - was - freaken' - stressful!! When it was all said and done they had enough milk and he took the bottle just fine. They had no issues at all (in fact he ate better without me - no spitting up and 4 oz per feeding - unheard of), and I had a wonderful time away, worry free. Don't get me wrong, I missed them both terribly, but it was a relief to know that they were both handling things ok.

Soooo.....while I was doing this....

and this.....

...Josh and Oliver were having a great time together and I was receiving pictures texts like this......

HA!!!!! Gnarly hair and a mismatched outfit = perfection! (actually, Josh had been threatening the mismatched outfit since the day I mentioned I was going - it was his sweet revenge because he knows how much I enjoy a well dressed boy ;) ). I am so thankful that everything went ok during our first weekend apart. I threatened to go on one girls weekend per month (wink wink) and Josh didn't even flinch. I think he enjoyed his one-on-one time more than he thought he would!! :)That seriously warms my heart.

After that weekend was over, we finally got to unpacking and started putting the pieces of our new puzzle together....

I decided against the stools that I mentioned in my previous post, and went with a breakfast nook table & chairs instead....

(Table - "DOCKSTA" from Ikea; Chairs "Jackson Metal Tub Chairs" from Cost Plus World Market)

I did end up going with the Tali West Elm drapes for the breakfast nook (on back order, of course, so I am still waiting)....

...and am waiting for this fabulous Chevron Organic Duvet cover & sham set to come in the mail as well (also from West Elm :) ).....

I finally did some actual organizing for once, which felt really good...

....and I am continuing on with that mission and will be for the foreseeable future :/. Moral of that story - we have too - much - stuff!!! LOL. It's all my fault, I know. I can't help myself !!!

Also, one of the first things that I wanted to tackle was Oliver's gallery wall. I was so happy with how it turned out before, I was worried about recreating it.....

Old gallery wall :

New gallery wall :

With just a tiny bit of rearranging, I managed to fit in the red boat print that I recently bought and I love how it all turned out. :) Don't you? (and please excuse the messy dresser top - those are all essentials, I assure you ;) ).

While all of this has been going on, Oliver turned 4 months old and it is crazy how much he is changing and growing everyday!!! Crazy!!!!

He is my heart and soul!!!!

4 month stats:
Length: 25" long (50th percentile)
Weight: 13.6 lbs (25th percentile)
Head Circum: 16.75" (50th percentile)

The doctor said that in #'s, he may be considered a little bit "underweight", but from the look and feel of him, he has just the right amount of "chub" and is a perfect 10! Well said, doc!

he got his 4 month shots/vaccines and handled better than the first set. He cried hard but recovered quickly. That's my boy! I was so proud!

I'll be better about keeping in touch now, I promise! We have our first little summer trip to Lake Arrowhead with some of Josh's friends this coming weekend, so I'm sure we will take plenty of pictures of that. Also, tomorrow is my sweetheart of a hubby's birthday. Ollie and I are SO lucky to have him in our lives.

Josh/Papa - We love you SOOOOO much!!! xo xo

-L