4/11/08 - BEACH PLAY, WALKING, AND SEPARATION ANXIETY

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Oliver really enjoyed playing on the beach in Seaside, Oregon. He's been to a beach before but this was the first time he was old enough to actually play.

Daddy had fun trying to build sand castles faster than Ollie could knock them down. In the end Ollie won.

Occasionally the boys wanted their watering can filled up with water and when Mommy would head to the ocean to fetch more water, Ollie would lose it (see picture!). He would cry and chase after Mommy. I guess he's got a bit of separation anxiety.

Speaking of chasing after Mommy, Oliver is now a proficient walker. (I will add video of this later.) He took his first tentative steps on 3/21/08 and has just continued to build his skills. He still topples over occasionally but for the most part he's a movin' man. And this child gets in to everything. You turn your back for 1 second and he has created a vast path of destruction. It keeps things interesting.

Ollie is also talking more and his favorite thing to say these days is "hello". He sat on the beach waving at birds, dogs, and joggers saying "hello, hello, hello". It's very cute.