Oliver is seven months old and keeping us very busy! He crawls everywhere, dragging his belly along the floor. Every few seconds he pulls himself onto all fours and then returns to the army crawl. His latest trick is to go from crawling to sitting and crawling to balancing on his hands and feet. Man, he is so physical! He wants to be where his sister is and do what she is doing.
Brooke and Oliver are best friends and playmates. It melts my heart when I see them play and I know this was the very best gift we could have given our children. In the mornings if he hears his sister's voice he starts crawling down the hallway to her door. I put him in her crib and they roll around wresting and playing. They also love to play hide and seek. Oliver crawls after Brooke and she screams and hides behind my legs. "Aber's coming! Aber's coming to get me!"
Oliver is LOUD. "AUGGHHH!" is one of his favorite things to say, well yell. He babbles, grunts, and makes the funniest noises. He knows how to get what he wants. If he wants to be picked up, he crawls over and yells at you! He is very ticklish, even the back of his neck makes him laugh. He kicks and bats his arms wildly at anything hanging overhead.
He is super sweet and full of boundless energy. What a fun, challenging, and entertaining guy he is! And as my Mom says, his smile just draws you in. The camera loves him and so do we! Oh, did I mention that he is twenty pounds? That's larger than Brooke was at one year old!
