A day in the life

What is life like with a baby? Funny you should ask. Here's a glimpse into a day (Feb 18 to be exact) in the life of a 5 month- old and his parents, complete with grainy phone pics. Chris was working this weekend but Oliver's routine is pretty much the same on the days I work too.

Oliver wakes up and nurses from around 6:30-7:30 (Chris leaves for work at 6:45).

Oliver and I get up and I change his diaper and put on new clothes.

Coffee and breakfast for me while Oli sits in his Bjorn chair.

Coffee (me) and play mat (him).

9:00 - 10:00 nap time. 

I check email and do some work while he naps.

Oliver wakes up and nurses from about 10-10:45 while I read.

happy post meal

working on sitting

I shower while Oliver sits and plays with some toys.

Diaper change.

We listen to music and dance in the kitchen and then I eat lunch.

12:15 We watch his Baby Signing Time video for about 10-15 min.

occupied while I'm in the shower

watching Baby Signing Time

12:45 second nap for Oli and I get some more work done.

Short nap and he gets up and nurses again.

Oliver practices talking. He's making lots of funny sounds these days.

2:30-3:00 We take a walk. Usually it would be too cold this time of year to walk outside but we've been having a very mild winter.

preparing for our walk

winter walk

3:00-3:45 Another diaper change. Oliver hangs out for awhile with the cats.

talking to Toby

3:45 Chris gets home from work and puts Oli down for his third nap.

5:00 - 5:30 Oliver wakes up and nurses again.

We all hang out in the kitchen while Chris cooks dinner.

Chris and I have dinner while Oli sits in his Bjorn chair with some toys.

Oli plays on his playmat which he's loving these days.

Chris and Oli goof off for awhile.

7:00 bath time

7:30-8:00 Oli nurses and goes to sleep. 

Chris and I catch up on work, watch TV, and go to bed. 

5 Months

from 4 to 5 months

Oliver turned five months old on February 20th; time seems to be flying. Sometimes we look at him and he seems bigger than the previous day. Our 5-month-old continues to be a happy baby, smiling and laughing a lot. He regularly rolls from front to back now, enjoys his play mat, and likes to practice "talking". 

Cousins

Oliver's cousins, Izzy and Bodie, and his Aunt Shell and Uncle Graham came to visit this weekend.

story time 

The kids really had a lot of fun playing together. Izzy got to be a pro at making Oliver laugh.


Oliver Laughing 03 from Chris Bock on Vimeo.

20 weeks

Oliver turned 20 weeks on February 7. He had a doctor's appointment the next day and weighed in at 14 lbs 14 oz, officially doubling his birth weight!

birth day at 7 lbs 7 oz and 20 weeks at 14 lbs 14 oz

Here are some of the things he's been doing/enjoying:
practicing rolling - front to back and back to front (just barely starting)
tummy time - no crawling yet
babbling ("ga" "da"), cooing, screeching, and general noisiness
working on his fine motor skills
taking walks in the unseasonably warm weather (he's still bundled in his bear outfit - see below)
playing on his play mat
sucking his fingers and thumb
smiling and laughing

eating all day and night (still!)
getting to know the cats
bath time

Here are some of Chris' photos from the last few weeks.

Oliver and Toby

Oliver Laughs

Here are a couple short videos of Oliver laughing.


Oliver Laughing 01 from Chris Bock on Vimeo.

Oliver Laughing 02 from Chris Bock on Vimeo.