30 weeks old: first shopping cart ride and the jumparoo clicked

Look who's 30 weeks old! I knitted the above cardigan for Eloise and by the time I finished it, it was already snug on her. This is the first time I put it on Oliver and it's already snug on him, too! I missed the window for both of them so it was just a one-time wear for a photo opp. I think I'll gift it to a fellow knitter who is expecting and maybe her babe will get some wear from it. She's due in March.

A first this week was Oliver getting to sit in the shopping cart. I forgot to bring the front carrier so both kids were in the cart, leaving little room for food, but much room for adorable photos. Turns out Oliver wasn't a fan. He prefers to be held and I spent the second half of the trip holding him and pushing the cart one-handed because he was crying in the cart. I tried to get him to smile:

But really this is how he felt:

In other news, the jumping part of the Jumparoo clicked this week. So. Adorable. The password is Oliver2015.

New food this week was applesauce. Apples are in season so I got a bag and pureed them and froze a bunch of cubes. So easy, fast, and cheap I always wonder why more people don't make their own baby food. Eloise got some, too.

I follow the book Super Baby Food as I did with Eloise and it says to try one new food at a time and give it 3-4 days to see if he has an allergic reaction. Every day that he had applesauce he loved it so much he ate a huge amount. I include this photo to highlight the fact that this kid is constantly pulling his socks off. Ha!

It's amazing how many differences there are in Oliver's personality compared to his sister already. I've mentioned how he smiles so much more and has had a louder voice since the moment he was born. He's bigger and stronger and handles objects more roughly than Eloise at this age. He hangs on and snuggles in when held whereas Eloise always gave the stiff arm.  He also seems to be a little more cautious than Eloise and feels distressed more often when I put him down or when there are loud-ish or sudden noises or movements. I hope to instill more confidence and courage in him as he grows. I've given thought to decorating his room when I split the kids up (soon - the nap and bedtime shenanigans!) and I thought I'd decorate his room in vintage aviation/Wright Brothers/first in flight in keeping with the era of the house. Then I recently came across this wood wall hanging that I'd like to recreate. It's perfect!