At Home with the O

It's such an old cliche, and I've heard it a million times since Oliver was born: "Cherish them now because they grow up so fast." My typical non-believing response to this was, "I know" with a smile as I looked at my infinitely tiny little bean of a baby. I was less than patient in waiting for him to catch up to my friends' babies who all seemed to dwarf the little O. Oliver's small stature was never more apparent to me than when my mother and I went to visit Oliver's birthday buddy. A family friend had her baby (a little girl) on the same day as me, in the same hospital, and in the room right next door! Oliver, at 6 weeks old, only weighed about 8.5-9 lbs. Addison, at exactly the same age, was over 11 lbs. already! At birth, the two only differed by about a half a pound. Now, Addison is lapping Oliver in weight!

While my little man is still pretty little by my standards, I have to admit that he has grown a lot. It seems like in the last week he has accelerated his growth, and as I write this post, I am in the process of boxing up all of his newborn clothes and pulling out the 0-3 month sizes. I'm sad to see some of those outfits go!

At the request of the wonderful hat-maker, Aunt Amanda, here are some pictures to compare.

This is Oliver on that same blanket (it hasn't been washed, so it hasn't shrunk at all) at 8 weeks old. Sorry that it is so blurry; the little bug wouldn't stop moving while I was trying to take the picture. While he's not a huge baby, he certainly has grown!