One month Old!!

Oliver is one month old today. I cannot believe he has been with us that long and yet I cannot imagine life without him!! We had a doctor's appointment today and everything checked out just fine! To update the stats, Oliver entered this world weighing a hefty 9 lbs. 0.9 oz. and being 20 inches long(or so the hospital told us). At his one week check up he was up to 9 lbs. 10 oz. and measured 22 inches long (we think the hospital was a little off)!! Today, he weighed in at 11 lbs. 8 oz and measured 22 1/4 inches long! He is in the 90th percentile!!! Claire was always in the 5oth percentile. Here are some pictures I snapped today of my precious little boy and a few of my beautiful baby (I guess toddler, really) girl!!

We took Oliver and Claire on a bike ride after dinner. I wanted the exercise and to enjoy the nice weather while it is still around!!

Here is Oliver getting ready to go. Claire is ready to roll! Claire in the bike seat (we need to get her a helmet, I know)!! Oliver strapped into the bike trailor in his car seat!Claire wanted to put the batteries she found into the camera so I snapped a shot of her!! Ryan and I are looking forward to this being a "normal" week and we are really looking forward to spending this weekend at home!!!!

Erica's Bridal Shower and Bachelorette Party!

Erica's bridal shower was full of good fun, good friends and family, and a few fun games. First, guests drew a number out of a cup and then had to create a card for the bride and groom to be for their anniversary year (which was the number each person drew). So, if you picked, say, a 5, you would make them a 5 year anniversary card. Leigh Ann will then be sending the hand made cards to the happy couple for the next 30 years (I hope you can remember that Leigh Ann)!!!

Making the cards!!

We also played "Guess that Spice," and the final round of fun was the bridal fashion show. We had four teams and they were each given four rolls of toilet paper to create a wedding gown with. Teams were very creative and we had a lot of fun! Here are the results! The bride-to-be with the fashion models Tiff, Tory, Miranda, and Katie. I was busy feeding Oliver, so I didn't get any pictures of Erica opening her gifts (I'll have to get some from someone), but here is her practice bouquet made from all the bows from the gifts. I think everyone had a great time and I even got to get a few pictures of my new little one with my friend new little ones.

First is a picture of my friend Julie's newest addition Keston, who is only four days younger, with Oliver. Look at the difference. Keston only weighed a little over six pounds when he was born compared to my nine pounder!!

This is a picture of the three amigos, Keston born 8/12/08, Sophia (Leigh Ann's baby) born 7/8/08, and Oliver born 8/8/08. Sophia and Oliver are exactly a month apart and they are the same size! I think Oliver found a girlfriend (you better watch out Patrick)!!

For the bachelorette party we headed to Snickerz comedy club in Fort Wayne, Indiana. That was a blast!! Then we went to Pierre's nightclub to finish out the night. I did get pictures, but not with my digital camera, so I don't have any to post as of right now! I hope you enjoyed your day Erica!!!

Craziness!!

So, these past few weeks have been anything but normal(not that I feel like I have a "normal" anymore)... they have been quite crazy! The post before this I started about three weeks ago and never got to finish until now!

First, and worst, I found out Tuesday, August 26 that my grandfather had passed away due to a fire (smoke inhalation) and my grandma was in the hospital. That was a tough week and it made for a long, sad Labor day weekend. So, I would appreciate your thoughts and prayers for my grandma and family!

We did get some pictures of most of the Bilimek family though. My grandpa had 14 brothers and sisters, 8 children of his own, 36 (I believe) grandchildren, and 30 great-grandchildren. So, if it weren't for my grandma and grandpa 76 of us would not be around!

Grandpa's brothers and sister, my grandma (in the middle) and the priest who did the funeral service.

Joe, Jim, Rick, Mike

Dede (my mom), Barb, Ginny, and Chris

The grandkids (I could name them all, but I will spare you)!

A few of the great-grandkidsDespite the circumstances, we were able to make it out to the Van Wert County Fair. We needed the break and a chance to take our minds off things for a little while. Claire loved the rides and cried everytime she had to get off of one. She didn't get to see any animals (which she would have loved) she was too wiped out!

Getting ready to head to the fair for food and fun!!

Riding the carousel with Grandma Staff

Lovin' the Super Trucks!!

Riding a pony (or as Claire would say,"COWS!!")

Big Sis!!!

Claire loves being a big sister to Oliver. She is becoming quite the little helper too! Today, he started crying and I couldn't get to him right away so she was giving him his binkie and patting him on the back to try to comfort him!! She also can't wait until he can take a bath with her. I stuck his feet in while she was getting hers the other day and she kept signing for more. Here are a few pics of them together!

Quick Update!

Just wanted to post a few pictures that would give you a better idea of what Oliver really looks like. More later...

Our Newest Addition!!!

We are proud to welcome our newest addition!!

Oliver Andrew Grandstaff

August 8, 2008 at 9:17 AM

9 lbs .9 oz.

20 inches long

We are all doing well and home now. I will post more later, but I had a sec while both kids were sleeping and wanted to show off our new little guy. More later...

Are we ready?!?!?!?!?

Well, we are as ready as we are going to be to meet the newest addition to our family!! We are both getting really excited to meet this little guy and find out what he looks like. Friday is the big day!! My surgery should start around 9 AM. When I saw the doc yesterday he is pretty sure our little man is still breech, we will find out for sure on Friday I guess. I think Ryan is planning on posting some pics soon after the birth, so check back soon. This past weekend, being Claire's last as an only child, we decided to take her to do something fun (since it will probably be awhile before we get out of the house again)!! We went to COSI in Columbus. She had a blast!! We spent about and hour and a half in the little kid zone. Then we ate lunch and explored the ocean exhibit. That is about as far as she made it before she crashed. Ryan and I looked around a little bit more, but then we headed for the State Fair (Ryan's idea). It was hot and crowded and I did not enjoy it very much, but that probably had something to do with being nine months pregnant!! Here are pics of our COSI adventure!

COSI, here I come...

They better be ready for me!! Kid Zone...Yay!!

Down the slide!!

Playin' in the balls with daddy!!

Water play area...what fun!!!

All wet from the water, what can I do now???

Trying to catch the water that was squirting out of the ground!! It was a fun and exhausting day!! Stay tuned for updates and keep me and the baby in your thoughts and prayers for a safe surgery!!!