The Thumb Sucker

 The little angel.                                          He's not quite big enough but he's getting there!

Well Oliver is an offical thumb sucker. I don't know what to think about this yet. On one hand is is wonderful because he can self sooth and I will often time see him is his crib content and sucking away. On the other hand I can't help but think of all the germs that his hands will collect and a pacifer would be so much cleaner. I guess it's the teacher in me that thinks germs. I just have to remind myself that I survived just find sucking on mine and so will he. Enjoy the video.

4th of July

                     

The vicious tiger......                                               The sleeping tiger

                    

Getting ready for the parade                           Erik, Oliver, And I at the the parade.

Life has picked up the pace these days. We have been working on finally finishing up the basement renovation and we've starting training for a half marathon. I've also started my summer classes that go towards my masters' degree. So when the the fourth of July came along Erik and I were sure happy to step away from the daily routine and into relaxation mode in the north woods.
The night before we left Oliver slept though the night for the first time! I couldn't believe it. I needed that extra sleep so that I had enough energy to pack all the stuff it requires to travel with him. Our Traverse was packed FULL with bottles, diapers, pack and play, blankets, baby clothes, activity center, Boppy, coolers and all the other things a baby needs as well as our stuff. I wish I would have taken a picture of all the stuff we had packed in there it was quite amazing.
On the way up to Manitowish Waters, which is a 3 hour drive, Oliver slept pretty much the whole way. I hope he is that good when we fly to South Carolina in August to see Heather and the crew. Over the weekend Oliver spent a lot of time outside enjoying the fresh air. It was pretty warm and sunny out. We kept Oliver in the shade but we still found him some pretty cool Tigger sun glasses as you can see in the picture. He didn't mind wearing them and it was a riot to see them on him. Oliver also got to experience his first parade. Erik and I were watching all the little kids at the parade trying to figure out which one Oliver will be like next year.
I was nervous on the night of the 4th because I didn't know if Oliver would wake up through out the night due to all the fireworks but to my amazement he didn't. He actually slept from 8:30 until 7 the next morning and still slept the whole 3 hour ride home that morning. Things are looking up!