What a week!

Poor Oliver has been through the mill this week (as has his mum!!). On Tuesday morning we popped out to the shops and as we were heading home when Oliver got his hand trapped in the hinge of one of the car doors. He had a really nasty gash on his middle finger so I took him off to urgent care to get checked out. Thank goodness Grandma Sandy came with me as I was a wreck!! He had an x-ray which showed a possible fracture but they couldn't be sure so his hand was bandaged up tightly and we went back to our own doctor on Thursday. The finger was healing quite well but looked a bit swollen so at the moment he has a splint on it and we are heading back for another x-ray on Tuesday. Oliver has been so brave through all of this (much more so than me!) but he gets pretty upset when we try and dress him. We are hoping that he gets the all clear on Tuesday and he doesn't have to wear any more bandages on it.

To top it all off he's had a bit of a cold for the past couple of days and now I have it too so we are feeling very sorry for ourselves this morning. It doesn't help that autumn has hit with a vengeance and it suddenly got pretty cold.

We have had some good days though - some fun play dates with our friends and a visit to Grandma and Grandpa's last weekend. Grandpa cut some wood blocks to put on the pedals of Oliver's trike so he could reach them more easily. Now we have to practice using them! We have also been to the orchard for a visit and Oliver got to have a ride on the tractor and trailer. I had to practically drag him on there but I think he enjoyed it :)

We have also enrolled Oliver in daycare and he starts on October 19th. He will be going for 2.5hrs every Monday and Tuesday morning so not a very long time but a nice gentle start. Hopefully he will make some new friends and enjoy doing something different than hanging out with his mum!!

Climbing on the hay pile

Trying to figure out how to get down from the hay pile!

Watching Parker jump around like a crazy thing!!

On the trailer ride - Bryce is sat next to Oliver guarding his muffin very closely :)

Oliver the tractor!!

Checking out the pigs!

Supervising Grandpa and Daddy at work on the trike

Making sure that Bear Blankie and Tiger are feeling OK after their ordeal :)

On a snack date with Rowen!

Autumn is here

Autumn has arrived but thankfully the weather is still pretty nice - we are having the summer we didn't really have earlier! Today Oliver and I went out to the Minnesota Zoo with our friends Lauren and Caitlin. Two pregnant women wandering around with lively toddlers - fun! It was a great morning and we stayed there for lunch which was amusing in itself. Oliver got mac and cheese and Caitlin got pizza. Let's just say they did a bit of a food swap/share :) I was hoping for a long nap after that but I was rewarded with 10 minutes in the car instead!! Still, he has gone off to sleep tonight in a matter of minutes so that's good.

This past weekend Oliver and Jon were at home together while I was relaxing in a cabin up north with some girlfriends. I had a fab weekend doing absolutely nothing but I think the boys had a great time as well. Oliver got to run errands with Daddy and help do "man" jobs around the house! And of course there was a visit to Grandpa's house where Oliver watched the first half of the (American) football game. He can now say football pretty well and he can do the sign for a touchdown perfectly (although I am yet to get it on camera). Trust me, he said it over and over when we out for dinner on Sunday night with Matt, Jennifer and Mikayla. And Mikayla's word of the night was "cheers"!!

On Monday morning Oliver grazed his elbow for the first time :( He fell down just one step at my friend Mary's house but that was enough to start the bleeding. But he was very brave - hardly any tears at all. He just kept showing me his arm all the way home in the car!! What can I say, he looks like a proper boy now :)

Yesterday I went for my first OB appointment for baby number 2. I am pleased to say all went well and I got to hear the baby's heartbeat which was, of course, wonderful. I will now have 4 weekly checks and another scan in about 6 weeks time.

Tomorrow is our first apple picking outing of the season out at Minnetonka Orchards. I feel an apple pie baking session coming on :)


What is this animal Mummy??

Fish stick anyone??

Oliver still loves his sweetcorn :)

Attempting to eat yogurt with his hands.....

Slide part 1: what's on the slide?

Slide part 2: what's on my bottom??

Slide part 3: Oh, I guess the slide was wet :))

Slide part 4: but who cares? Let's go again!!

A new brother or sister for Oliver!!

If you haven't heard the news yet, we are expecting another baby!! I am about 12.5 weeks along now and the baby is due around the end of March. As you can see from the photo I am looking rather big already ;) I decided to spare you all from bare bump pictures this time - I'm just more sensitive about it, LOL!!! I am feeling well - no nausea and haven't gone off cheese like I did with Oliver. Just very tired! I had a scan about 3 weeks ago now (see pic below). I thought I was only 7 weeks then but the baby measured 3 weeks ahead so either I worked it out wrong or I am having a giant baby :D Anyway, watch this space for more scan pics and the growing bump! First proper docs appt is in a couple of weeks.

So, Oliver will have to perfect the art of sharing and he can start by sharing his website! Actually, he's pretty good at sharing with other children and I really think he'll be a great big brother. He loves to help so hopefully that won't change in the next 6 months as I think I'm going to need him :)

Last weekend was Labor Day over here so Jon had the Monday off. I can't for the life of me remember what we did on the Monday though - baby brain!! But on the Sunday we went to Ray and Sandy's for a BBQ which was great as always. Oliver was a little cranky so we ended up taking him home fairly early. He still wasn't napping last weekend but I am pleased to say he is back on schedule with it now. He was very cranky one afternoon this week after we'd been out on a play date so I tried putting him down and he went off to sleep. We are now on the 5th day in a row I think - bliss!!!

On Thursday morning I decided to go to a new store opening in Maple Grove. It was for a department store called Nordstrom Rack. Anyway, it was absolute chaos there!! Oliver and I queued around the building and then fought our way to the back of the shop - I was looking for some boots and of course they were right at the back!! But it was a successful trip on that score and Oliver got his picture taken queueing outside! If I find it on the web I'll try and grab a copy.

Other than that it has been play date crazy this week - 3 out of the 5 mornings I think! But that's the way we like it - lots of fun to be had while the weather is still nice. One new word this week - Bob! This was when Jon was reading him a Bob the Builder book :) Oh, and one thing that has really amazed me is what Oliver's eating at the moment. He just loves to snack on baby carrots and celery ;) I am not complaining - long may it last!

I almost forgot Oliver's latest height and weight stats! He weighs 31lbs 15oz (90th percentile) and is 36.5 inches tall (95th percentile). He is going to put me in the shade before I know it!

Hey Mum - over there!


Oliver and Mikayla playing cars at Grandpa and Grandma's

Giving his friend Rowen's trike a spin :)

Awwww :) I am loving this picture I took of Oliver at yesterday's play date :D

Yesterday again - all the kids having fun on the swing set (Oliver is poking his head through at the top!)

The first picture of Baby Jozwiak 2!

Oliver attempting to climb the climbing frame! He actually did it himself more than once but as soon as the camera came out he couldn't do it ;)

Just a quick update....

Hi everyone! Just wanted to put a quick update on here as I know it's been a while. I guess I took a break from taking pictures after Oliver's birthday :)

Oliver has been having a lot of fun playing with all his new toys since the big day. Jon and I are having watching him in comfort since we bought a new sofa for the playroom!! Hopefully that will be the end of getting holes in the knees of our jeans from crawling around on the carpet :)

We bought Oliver some new shoes a week or so ago. His trainers were getting a little snug so he has a nice new pair which should last him through the bulk of autumn and winter. He even said shoes for me yesterday but wouldn't repeat it for Daddy. I said to him: "Oliver, can you say shoes?" and his answer was "Yes". Ha ha!! Very helpful. Learning the British sarcasm already I guess. But his new favourite word has to be "no". And he can't just say it once - he says it half a dozen times or more very fast just to emphasize the point! And yesterday we went and got Oliver's winter coat and snow bib sorted out. There is a great shop here which sells nearly new kids clothing and more and I managed to get a good deal on a coat last year so I decided to go back. We even came back with a kid's picnic table as well :)

Today is Oliver's 2 year docs appt so I'll have some new weight and height stats for next time. And he'll probably get some more vaccinations. He can commiserate with Mikayla as she is off for her 18 month appt at more or less the same time :)

Just a couple of pics for you.....

Playing with the polar bears on Mummy and Daddy's bed :)



Loving the new Lego that Aunty Margaret and Uncle Jon got me!

Happy 2nd Birthday Oliver!!

So yesterday our "baby" turned two - now the fun really starts right??!! We had a busy, busy day right from the start. In the morning we spoke to Nanna Pan in England before opening some presents. Then we went off to the aquarium at the Mall of America. Oliver seemed to really enjoy it - especially the moving walkway and going through the tunnel where the fish swim above you! After that we headed to the Rainforest Cafe for lunch. Oliver didn't actually eat much lunch as I think he was a bit tired by then but it was a fun place anyway. He fell asleep in the car for 10 minutes on the way home and consequently would not take a nap when we got back. He obviously knew there were more presents to open and more fun to be had :)) We took Scoop out for a rainy walk in the afternoon - the weather was a total contrast to the sweltering day we had on Oliver's birthday last year - before finishing the present opening afterwards. Later in the afternoon Grandpa Ray and Grandma Sandy came over as well as Jennifer, Matt and Mikayla and we had pizza and birthday cake for dinner - and, yes, more presents to open!! Oliver was very lucky and got lots of wonderful gifts - definitely a theme of cars, trains and diggers - the things he absolutely LOVES!! He didn't get to bed until 8:45pm last night which was amazing bearing in mind the short nap. An early night tonight I think (for the exhausted parents as well!!).

Anyway, I have a ton of pictures on here of the big day as well as a few of playdates. It was very hard to get a facial shot of Oliver as he was forever crouching down playing with cars etc etc but we did our best :)

After this play date Oliver's shorts and nappy were full of sand :)

There are so many Cozy Coupe tantrums at play dates it's a wonder anyone stills buys them - so much fun :)

Let the present opening begin!!





Thomas Lego - cool :))



Yey - some new books to read (that's what Mum and Dad said anyway......)



Oliver's HUGE Thomas balloon!



Lightening McQueen - car, car, car, car.......

Scoop wondering what action she is missing out on.....











Various aquarium pics

The biggest present of them all......

.....a Lightening McQueen trike!



DIGGER!!!

And another DIGGER!!!

Awwww, the best pic I got all day I think!

Mikayla enjoying the party

Birthday cake time - check out that silly dog :)

I wish I could say I made it myself - but thanks Target ;)

It's never to early to start saving right??

And Oliver got the hang of it straight away - after raiding Grandpa's pockets for change :))

DIGGER cutlery - awesome!!!