uneventful is good...

May 7- May 11, 2013

There are times when having nothing to report is a good thing...This week was one of those....

Aunt Sarah had been with us all weekend (I think it was longer, but I honestly can't remember...) and was getting ready to leave to go back to school.  She asked Ollie if she should go back to school and he said, "NO! TAY HEEAHR" (no, stay here)  Auntie was pretty excited that he didn't want her to leave.

Ollie played with his zoo LOTS this week...setting it up, and making it go "boomba"!

He is laughing, talking and crawling pretty well...he even tried to do some assisted standing and walking.

He seems to have slowed down his eating.  On the 7th he went for a 3 hour stretch without eating....currently, a record while awake.

Ollie is less angry and easily frustrated, but he is still very bossy.  Usually in a playful way, though.  "tit heeahr" (sit here) and "you do et" are frequently repeated...but sometimes with giggles and not as demanding.

On Wednesday the 8th, Ollie started the day with an OT appointment with Rose.  Taylor says she is a free spirit and focuses on the sensory side of things.  Ollie enjoyed the exercises they did...especially the part where they swung him in a blanket.  Mimi, Papa and Aunt Ashley came to visit in the late morning.  Daddy ran some errands and Auntie Ashley let Ollie eat whatever he wanted ;)  It was a salty day, but he didn't seem any worse for the wear and most days he is well under his limit.  Ollie did not want to nap while "mimi papa down theya (there)", so he was VERY tired when his 6:15 pm PT appointment rolled around.  Laura came to meet us and watch Ollie play.  She won his affections by giving him a cereal bar that he was asking for, but he still would not perform any "tricks" for her.  She and Taylor chatted and planned for future visits to be in the morning.  Oliver's best time of the day is from 6 am until about noon when he starts winding down for nap time.  Taylor and I both did a double-take when we first saw Laura-  she reminded us of our friend Anne Ledbetter...she even has a southern accent!

The rest of the week, Ollie was very fun.  Full of smiles and kisses, he played lots of puzzles on the iPad- which he hadn't really done much since the first couple of days in the hospital.  While we were getting his meds ready Saturday morning, Ollie started pulling out all the things he is allowed to eat and basically made his own breakfast!  Starting to walk pretty well now.  He was even trying to mimic Nana's PT routine while standing on pillows.  What a guy.  Then, Auntie Sarah surprised us by coming BACK for another visit for the weekend (and Mother's Day- but we like to say it is all about Ollie!).  He kept telling her to "go way"- she should have known better than to come home between nap time and bed time.  He isn't in his best form then.  He quickly warmed up again and was very happy to have his Auntie back.

Not too much excitement, but every moment and milestone is precious to us right now:)

Ollie's Mimi helping him with lunchtime:)

He LOVES her Mickey shirt!