A trip to the grocery store

Keith has been doing all the shopping and cooking since Oliver arrived but Oliver and I decided that today was the day to walk to the store and pick something up for dinner. I also needed to pick up some soy products because I've cut back on dairy to help with Oliver's gas.

It has been pretty cold here in Portland so I took the opportunity to put Oliver in a new hat. -Jenny

Traveling Man

In the car seat on the long drive to visit family in California. He did just fine.

One Month Old

Oliver is a month old today. So far so good. We're so happy to have a healthy burping, wailing, pooping, farting, hand-waving, finger clutching, eating baby boy. Did you notice I didn't mention sleeping? Well, he does sleep, but not for long. Jenny and I are the classic sleep-deprived newborn zombie parents. We're trying to establish a schedule, which involves a bath at a certain time, feeding at a certain time, and a "goin to bed" time when we all settle down in the dark bedroom.

Unfortunately, Oliver is still on his own time, and when he's hungry, bored, or lonely every 30 minutes throughout the night, we do our best to give him what he needs. Because I'm working and Jenny is on maternity leave, I get to play the, "I need my sleep to keep my job" card, which buys me the privilege of turning over and trying to sleep for 70% of his nighttime fussiness. The rest of them, I'm trying the rocking chair, the pacifier, and my new magic weapon, the Baby Bjorn. It straps him to my chest and he settles right down. But only if I'm moving around -- which means that if I want to sooth him, it's also a good time to do the dishes, sweep & vacuum the floor, etc.

Jenny can usually quiet him down by feeding. Now that she's pumping, I can try that too.
-Keith

Catching Up

One of the reasons we started this Blog was to keep family and friends updated on Oliver's progress. I finally have a few moments to catch everyone up on how Oliver is doing.

We left the hospital on October 31st and Oliver weighed 7lbs 6 oz. That Friday, we met with the lactation consultant who informed us that Oliver was already back up to 7lbs 11.5oz. Most babies take two weeks to regain the weight the lose after birth but Oliver was already back up. The consultant checked his sucking reflex and commented that he was like a snapping turtle. I couldn't have agreed with her more.

Last Friday was Oliver's two week check up with the pediatrician. He weighed 7lbs 12.5 oz and had grown one inch. He was very good throughout the check up until the end when he decided he was hungry. I was a little intimidated as I had never nursed him outside the house without all of my pillows. I am happy to report that we were successful! Oliver got his meal and I got a bit of a confidence boost. -Jenny

It seems like it's rained so much since Oliver was born. We just had a mild break in the weather and I took him out in the baby carrier that straps to my chest. Here's Oliver soaking up a sunbeam from a nearby window. -Keith

On Saturday (his 2 week birthday) we took Oliver out for some shopping. We had to get some things at Babies R Us. He's pretty fussy about getting in the car seat, but once he's in there, he mellows out. He even looks kinda happy in one of these photos! -Keith

Tummy Time and First Bath

Our New Blog!

Well, our new son Oliver is almost two weeks old! So, it's time to start a BLOG and share his progress with friends and family. More posts coming soon!

Oliver Van Evers

Born Saturday 10/28/06 at 12:18 PM

7 lbs, 12 oz

20.5 in long