moving forward, looking back

as we get ready for a brand new year, i want to tell you a little bit about my new baby brother, oliver.

this summer we spent a lot of time getting ready for his arrival. my mom decided to let my dad keep his table saw, since he was able to build this cool closet she designed...

this time, the baby's room was ready for the baby. since i was born almost 2 months early, mine wasn't quite ready for me...still, oliver is almost 4 months old and he hasn't even slept in there yet!

here I am with my mom during the first week of school in august. her doctor said her blood pressure was so great, she didn't have to miss any days...even though she felt so big and tired!

i kept asking when baby oliver would get here...

then, on september 8th we had a false alarm...that's when you think the baby's coming, but he doesn't. i got to spend the night at grandma and grandpa's, and my mom got to skip one day of school. turns out she just had a fever, and that was making her tummy ache.

exactly one week later, on september 15th, this guy was born. he cries a lot, but he doesn't cry quite as much as he used to...

while mom stayed with oliver at the hospital, i stayed with dad at grandma and grandpa's house.

oliver had jaundice, so he got his very own tanning bed! he looked like a glow worm.

i'm a great big brother, now!