Baptism ... and a few other things

What has Oliver been up to besides enjoying being Oliver?

In backwards chronological order:

This Sunday Oliver was baptized in the Minnehaha Creek behind St. Stephens, our church. The day was gorgeous and sunny and the baptism was really special. In fact, we had been hoping to have our child baptized at the August creek baptism service since we became members of the church a couple years ago. So Oliver was born at the perfect time of year! Jade and Chris are the godparents.

And in earlier news...

He's getting to be such a big boy! On August 17th he started smiling at us. It's so amazing to be able to make the little guy beam like that. He's a pretty happy baby. His favorite place? The changing table in his room. He loves it. He could lay there for hours!

Oh, and the week before he got his first bath in the tub! He absolutely hated his sponge baths, so the big boy baths are a little better. He tolerates them, although I'm pretty sure he'd prefer never getting a bath. Typical boy, I guess :)

The Great Name Change of '08

For all of you who thought we were ... let's say "quirky" ... for naming our little boy after our street -- this news will verify our "quirkiness." We changed his name to Oliver! I couldn't help but shake his Oliverness since we've been home from the hospital. Call it a mother's intuition, or maybe post-partum "quirkiness," but this guy has been an Oliver to me since the day that I finally got enough to sleep to comprehend his amazing arrival into our lives. Fortunately they give new parents 45 days to make any changes to the birth certificate. So we went to the county birth records desk and made it official. (The lady said that this happens a lot.)

Happy 1 month birthday: Oliver Truman Olson. It's so perfect -- just like him :)

For fun, here are some things that he won't have to hear when he grows up (that mommy and daddy have actually heard, btw):

*Drexel? Sounds like an antihistamine/sleeping pill.

*You have the same name as your street, oh for Pete's sake!

*What's your name? What?

*Oh, like the University?

*Where did your parents get that name from?

*I'm going to call you Avenue.

*At least it's not as weird as Apple.