36 weeks old: Gertie, a new car seat, and swim lessons

This week, Gertie had a play date at our house. After she had a frisbee session at the park she was an angel for several hours. She continues to be so gentle and tolerant of the kids and just wants to be a part of things. Oliver gets so excited to see her and he squeals and kicks his legs.

Oliver is growing like a weed and has outgrown his infant car seat! I realized the harness was at the highest setting and was still too low, plus his head was starting to hang off the top. So now he has the latest model of the same Britax Marathon convertible car seat that his sister has. Here he is getting fitted before putting it in the car.

And here he is on his first ride in the new car seat.

I love that little smirk face he makes.

This week we tried out a play cafe near our house called Poa Cafe. Oliver eats three meals a day now so he always gets to eat at the table with us in a high chair. He loved looking around at all the kids and especially watching big sister Eloise.

New foods this week included beets and eggs. He's getting more accustomed to different textures and slightly more proficient at getting finger foods in his mouth. Here he is working on grasping a piece of egg.

Oliver had his second swim lesson this week. He was in the water with his dad this time. Like last time, he was unhappy at first and took a bit of time to get more comfortable in the water. But, by the end he was more comfortable and not making a sad little pouty face. Here he is with Evan just before getting in the pool.

And here he is with his buddy, Will, who is two months younger. Their sisters are friends and their parents were in the same childbirth preparation class three years ago.