Audrey's Blog

        This is our family portait when Oliver is 4 months taken last month. I will be posting our 5 month pictures up in a short while. My brother has grown so much since the first day I was introduced to him. Today he can roll over, coos, and laughs when I play with him. I just adore him and my parents too of course.

      It’s been a month since Oliver has been home and introduced to the world. He is growing rapidly and has a head of hair like no other. On the back is a perfect circle that twirls toward what looks like a bull’s eye target. His eyes are beautiful and he is getting quite good at doing the low brow if you can believe that. I guess it’s genetic since Dad and I seem to be born knowing how to do it. Though Oliver spends most of his day sleeping, when he is awake he has the sweetest expression. Mom always refers to him as “handsome and cutie”, and I guess she is right for I also think I have quite a handsome looking brother. He is rather alert when he is awake, but Mom says he has a little gas issue. Oliver is unable to digest very well and is a little harder on Mom than I was, though we both took the bottle at this stage quite well. I hope my brother continues taking the bottle so Mom will have more time to play and be with me. When a baby turns one month, according ...

          On the way back from visiting Great Grandma Johnson in Santa Maria, parents took me on a mini road trip to celebrate my 11 month. Dad drove through the back countryside where we visited a couple of U-Pick farms and ended the trip by driving through Solvang. Mom said there were a couple of other farms we didn't stop in because I was sleeping. I would have loved to see the ostrich farm and mini ponies that are in this area. Although I was sleeping, I am glad mom woke me up when we arrived at the apple farm. I have never seen so many apples! There are rows and rows of trees and every branch on the trees were full of apples. Big ones, little ones, green ones, and yummy ones. Mom picked the first few apples and I helped her put it in the bag. After watching her with the first few apples, I was able to pull one off the tree myself. It was so much fun! Mom even let me taste it afterward, yummy, I really like apples. Everything is going well and at El...

        I AM HAPPY AT 10 MONTHS! At ten months, I am almost physically the same length and weight I was at 6 months. I now weight 20.6 pounds and am almost 28 inches long. This has put a little stress on Mom, because I am not eating as much as I am supposed too. I like to nibble a bite here and there, but have not really find a love to eating solids yet. I’d much rather have my milk straight from the source and just nibble to try things. Though physically I have not developed as much as parents would like, but developmentally I have hit all my milestones. I tell them that one look at me and no one will accuse them of starving me. I am still close to the 75th percentile in most areas, and just like to take my time when it comes to solids and food. Travelling around with Mom has been one of my favorite things to do. I have now been to 8 States and well over a dozen major cities. I don’t like to go through security checks, deal with time change, or restraint t...

Today I turn 9 Months. Nine months is an exciting milestone. I have learned how to do many things over the past couple months, it seems to come in leaps and bounds. Mom and dad helped me put together a photo-journal so I may share my journey through the images and captions that were put together below. This past month I have been able to pull myself up to a standing position and walk around by holding on to things. It’s really exciting to explore the world from this height. I am a pretty fast crawler and like to play tag with who ever likes to chase me. Being chased makes me laugh out loud as I crawl through the house. I really like walking around the living room table and usually do about 20 laps a day. Last month I learned how to sign back to mom which makes her really happy. Though I have yet learned to talk, I can now sign ‘milk’ and ‘bye-bye’. Mom can’t wait till I learn some of the other ones she has been teaching me. My Aunt Thu taught me how to give kisses by showing me ...