Deceived - Posted by Oliver

Mom got all of my stuff and Abigails stuff ready for our vacation in Vermont. She packed our portable water dish, packed some treats, even threw some toys in a bag! I was so excited to head to the Green Mountain State for a little R&R from the baby! I have been running around the house and yard all week anticipating the trip.

Mom threw our dog bed in the back of the car. We watched her pack the car up from the living room window. I kept crying for her to come back in and get us. Finally she came back into the house, grabbed my leash (Abigail doesn't need a leash) and took us outside!! Wooo HOOO!! Finally!!! She opened the back of the SUV and in I jumped with Abigial right behind me. Lets go Mom!! We are ready! Mom shuts the back of the SUV.

Mom turns away and walks back to the house. Wait....Where is she going? Why is she going back in the house? She already packed it for our trip away! She must have forgot to leave a note for dad on how to care for the baby.

Then...I saw it. Out strolls mom carrying the car seat...Charlotte smiling away. NO PLEASE LEAVE HER!! It was no use. She packed Charlotte up and locked her in the back in her car seat. Betrayed. Deceived. Devastated.

Charlotte cried most of the three hour trip. I was crying inside. All I wanted was a little attention, a little love. Not to be last behind dad, Charlotte, and Abigail. I thought Mom wanted some quality time with just her dogs. I was wrong. I was deceived.

-Oliver

I'm Leaving this week! posted by Oliver

Thats right, I have had enough. This baby crying thing is getting to me. Its not easy being a dog in this family right now. I am low man on the totem pole. Baby needs to eat, I get no attention. Mom needs to eat, I get no attention. Baby is crying, no attention. Baby is playing and laughing still no attention. I just can't take it any longer! Im backing my bones and my dog bed and heading to Vermont for a little R&R away from it all!

Sunday dad put some wood lattice up in the back yard to prevent me from escaping under the porch. He also removed all of my chew toys out of the back yard. I had a couple of nice 2 liter bottles back there that I loved to chew on and run around with. They are gone. All of the sticks in the yard...they are also gone. The weeds that I love to run through in the flowerbeds....gone. Dad was on a spring cleaning kick and boy did he clean up the yard!

Saturday dad and I took a nap on the couch. It was so nice to get a little quality time with him. Charlotte was hanging on mom and Abigail was sleeping upstairs.

I over heard mom and dad talking about driving me to Vermont. I think mom is taking me on Wednesday. I can't wait to run around in the yard there and get dangerously close to the pool. It will be so nice to get away from hearing all about the "baby this and the baby that". Finally I will get some time alone with mom and Abigail!

Nanny's visit

Nanny's was here...we had fun. She likes to shop. Have you ever been shopping with my Nanny? It's an all day event, and at the end of the day you have lots of bags to show for it. She bought me a new exsersaucer and clothes..I can't even tell you how many outifts... She really likes baby girl clothing, so does mom. We also had a visit from Aunt Wendy, Cousin Megan and Emilia. That was fun..Liam was the odd one he was the only boy. But he had fun. He and Emilia played with my excersaucer. I'm still little for it. I just like sucking my fingers right now, sometimes I like looking at the flashing lights. It was a great week with lots of fun, can't wait to do it again..in Long Island next time. And I here that my Auntie has lots of shops in her town...sound like mom better bring her sneakers.
My nanny was a little disheveled after her visit..she had her hands full with Liam and I...just check out that hair to prove it.
See the way my cousin Liam sleeps in his swing..he pulls the blankets up over his head all by HIMSELF, I thinks it's silly, but maybe I'll try it.

Nannys in town!

Liam chugging a Pint a some random bar in Boston. Ian you let him leave with Tiffany??




Reading fashion magazines with Nanny.


I love my new hat!

Bono has nothing on me!

Nanny came to visit for the week with Aunt Tiffany and Cousin Liam. So nice to have some extra hands helping out during the week! Charlotte and Mom took a litte trip to the bright lights and big city of Boston to pick Nanny up. They didn't get a whole lot of shopping done but they did get to pick up some burrito's from Anna's Taqueria! Our Favorite!

Charlotte got some sexy new sunglasses from Tiffany today. PERFECT for the upcoming trip to North Carolina in a few weeks! Dad thinks Charlotte looks like Bono in the glasses. Mom thinks she looks like Ray Charles. None the less she is way too damn cute!

Bono Who?

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Weekend

Somebody's got to use it

Mom just happened to look at ollie and he had the pacifier in his mouth..she had plenty of time to get the camera since he really enjoyed it. Oliver felt he should be able to use the pacifier since Charlotte doesn't.....why let it go to waste.

Please Don't Laugh

Tonight is Thursday. We all know that Wednesday is Prince Spaghetti day. Thursday is Turkey Day....or it least it should have been Turkey day in our household.

As we noted in a previous post, Dad was supposed to cook at Turkey last weekend, however, due to technical difficulties it was not thawed in time. So mom and dad decided to cook it this week so they would have leftover for the weekend. Well we should say mom decided to cook it.

Dad should have known from the beginning it would not be good when mom called him at work and asked to start the turkey. He agreed and told her what to set the oven at and how to cook it. Take it out of the fridge, remove the giblets and neck and put it in the oven at 350 degrees. Mom said she found the neck but not the giblets. Dad then told her to put her hand in the turkey. She refused. He told her to check the other end of the turkey and luckily she found the giblets. This was at 3:00 pm. By the way, the turkey was only 10 lbs.

Dad got home at 6:30 to the lovely smell of turkey cooking in the oven. Wait a minute...turkey still cooking in the oven?? 3 1/2 hours later? Dad immediately checked on it and found it was covered and any juice from the turkey had dried into a burnt black mess. Mom still had it cooking away, not a single drop of liquid in the pan. She decided "checking" on the turkey wasn't needed.

Attached are some pictures of the turkey. Please do not laugh since mom did try very hard. We did eat the turkey and it was pretty tasty....a little dry, but very tasty. Very dry but very tasty. This is why they invented gravy.


ps. Mom also tried making coffee using the automatic coffee maker yesterday. Dad was so excited last night that mom got the coffee ready for this morning. Although this morning when he woke up and went downstairs for a cup of coffee....he found the coffee maker on..but not a single drop of coffee. Mom forgot to add the water!!!
God help us.

BBQ, Babies, Boobs, & Beer

We all survived the weekend. Mom & Dad with Charlotee, Kelly & Dave with Brodie and Mason, Lisa & Ryan with Colin, Chris & Amy with Hunter and baby to be, Janet & Chris with Emma and Sarah, Danielle with Isabel & Wyatt but without husband Bert who was stuck in NJ. The best way to describe the weekend was organized chaos but very fun none the less. It wasn't quiet, but it was fun.

Charlotte did pretty well although she was definitely over stimulated. As was dad. Especially since dad already thinks the house is cluttered....imagine toys for all the kids, drinks for all the adults, food, dogs, shoes, more food, more toys and never ending children. The dogs were great with the kids and we think they got over being scared of loud noises.

Saturday was a beautiful day. Everyone went to the park while dad made mashed potatoes. He has to apologize for the false advertising around the "turkey dinner" that was promised for Saturday. Unfortunately the turkey didn't thaw out in time so he had to hit the store for some chicken breasts to cook on the grill. So the guys hung outside on the deck and had beer and grilled while the moms stayed inside and played with the kids.

By 9 pm on Saturday night most of the little babies were asleep. Of course the parents were just as tired. Mom was happy because she felt very comfortable nursing Charlotte anywhere she wanted to since most of the other moms were nursing too. Everywhere you turned there was moms feeding babies. Two boobs on every mom and that is a lot of boobs everywhere!

Sunday dad made eggs, bacon, & pancakes. He should have make just bacon and chicken due to the amount of leftover chicken we have left. He thought about sending people home with chicken by hiding it in their diaper bags.....he wonders if anyone has found any yet??

Thank you again for a great weekend. Danielle should get the badge of honor for driving the furthest....alone.....with two children! Burt she needs at least two weeks off of taking care of the kids....and you should have sent her with a flourless chocolate cake...Shelby is very upset!

Hopefully in July we can all get together again somewhere in Maine!

Charlotte in the exersaucer!
Babies!
Everyone
This about sums up how everyone felt Sunday

Wacky Wednesday Night

Tonight Dad did not have the touch. He followed his regular routine with putting Miss Charlotte to bed, however, she decided not to take the bottle from dad. He tried. She would cry. He would try again. She would cry louder. Again and again he kept trying and she kept crying. Eventually he had to call mom up to nurse her until her belly was full. This is now 3 nights without dad being able to feed her a bottle. :(

Dad WAS successful with giving the dogs a bath tonight. Of course Oliver soaked dad and kept trying to jump out of the tub. He hates baths. Abigail was not much better. In the end the floor was soaked, the dogs were soaked, and dad was soaked. Glutton for punishment I guess.

Did you hear there are going to be NINE children under the age of 3 this weekend at our house? Yes, NINE CHILDREN. God help us.

My first playgroup

Mom took me to my first playgroup today. I had a great time I was the youngest baby there and of course the cutest at least that's what mom tells me. I watched the kids play for awhile then i decided it was nap time and just put my head on mom's shoulder and went to sleep till the end. Mom talked to all the grown ups, they were very welcoming and made us feel very comfortable. She is planning on taking me back next week...yipee. I have more friends!
And hopefully mom does too. There were 12 adults and twice as many kids...that's alot of people.

Dad's birthday evening

We had a fun evening. Jon and Tracey came over with dinner. They brought steak tips, asparagus and macaroni salad. It was delicious! They also brought a big bottle of tequila and margarita mix. Needless to say there is not much mix left and they finished half the bottle of tequila. Fun was had by everyone.
Dad enjoyed his birthday hat and Key Lime Cheesecake.
Thank you Jon and Tracey for dinner and drinks.

Happy Birthday Daddy

It's dad's birthday. Happy Birthday Dad! Mom and I got up early today to wish Dad a happy birthday and to spend a little time with him before he heads off to work. I was going to wear my birthday suit but I if my mom takes pictures I want to look like a lady.....of course she put me in blue and green so now I just look like a boy:(
Anyway we can't wait for dad to get home from work so we can celebrate some more.
We love you dad, Happy Birthday

Weekend Update

Friday night dad was very happy to be home after a long week of work. Mom and dad had thought about going out but then realized how much progress they had made with creating a sleeping routine for Charlotte. So they decided to stay in and just relax. Dad followed his usual schedule with Charlotte and she was asleep by 7:30pm. Mom and dad were asleep by 10pm. Exciting life of parents.

Saturday the family went shopping. Well everyone except the dogs. We hit Sam's Club, then the grocery store. Unfortunately we didn't get a chance to hit Target. We bought an 8lb bag of Tater Tots. Why you ask? Because the only size Sam's Club sells is Super Size. So we now have enough Tater Tots, Chicken nuggets, tissues, dish detergent, and paper towels to last a solid 3 months. Ok the Tater Tots I'm sure will last us a good 6 months.

Saturday night was "movie night" for mom and dad. Once again, dad followed the in bed by 7:30pm routine for Charlotte. Mom and Dad hung out on the couch, watched a movie, and ate popcorn. It was very nice to spend some quality "date" time together.

Sunday morning. Charlotte slept through the night Saturday night!! Unfortunately she was very grumpy all day on Sunday. Dad cleaned his office and the bathroom upstairs. Mom cleaned the kitchen and dining room and the rest of the bedrooms. Dad also made a lovely Pot Roast. We invited Paul and Jena over. Just before then arrived, Charlotte finally took a nap. She slept all through dinner! Must have been EXHAUSTED from all the crying during the day. :)

It is completely incredible how fast she is growing. She keeps doing little things like sitting up in bed, and babbling that make her look like a little kid instead of a baby. Everyone says ENJOY the time you have with her as a baby because it goes by so fast. I totally understand now what they mean.