Lazy Summer Daze

We spent another week on Cape Cod last week. It was a week of near perfect weather and a great getaway for our little family. Even Bella seemed revived after spending the week lying in the sun and dirt, erupting in periodic happy sighs. It turns out that Oliver is a natural water rat just like his mom & pops. He just can't get enough of the ocean…loves that water, sun and sand combo. Over the week, Olie got to spend lots of quality time with his grandma birds, uncle jack, great-grandma sylvia, great-grandpa dick, & aunties sheila & stephanie and he delighted everyone with his chirps, giggles, and squeals. Grandma birds even did an overnight babysitting one night and Olie was a perfect grandson for her. We never had any doubts.

Over the last few weeks Olie has become hugely addicted to walking everywhere (he delighted in showing off his new found talent trudging all over the sand flats of the Cape). He locks his vice grip around your fingers and squeaks with delight as he plants one foot in front of another and surges forward as recklessly fast as he can. When he's not walking, he's scooting everywhere on his belly, but doesn't seem interested in crawling. We've considered attaching a swifter cloth to the front of his shirt so that he can clean the floors as he scoots about the house. Needless to say, we're having to keep a close eye on him now as he tears through the house searching for large objects to pull over onto his own head.

Changing his diapers has also become a major production. Oliver now finds it quite funny to twist away just as he's released from his soiled diaper. He moves fast and it is a tricky thing to avoid sharing in his spoils. He clearly sees the diaper changer's discomfort and giggles in delight at their misery. It seems he's discovered schadenfreude. It has become a two-person job (3 if you count Olie).