Hi Daddy!

Hi Daddy, we miss you! Come home soon :)

Utah

We just got home from Utah last week and we had so much fun! We wish we were still there. While we were there we had Ben's cousin Madi take family and baby pictures for us and here are some of the samples. I think they turned out really well. I always love the pictures she takes.

I love these ones. Oliver loved the camera. Lol.


Also, while we were there we were able to bless Oliver. That was such a special moment for our little family. This is a picture of him in his blessing outfit.


Now we're back home, back to reality. Ben's gone on another trip. They've bumped his trips up to 15 days at a time instead of 10 from now on and he has to take them more often. Oliver and I better start making some friends real quick. It's even harder now having Ben gone now that Oliver is here. I know it's harder for him too because he doesn't want to miss out on anything. Luckily, we have skype and we can see each other on the computer.

As for everything else, life is starting to settle down a bit for Oliver and I. He's sleeping a little bit better and going a little bit longer between feedings and taking naps! <~~~ Mom's best friend. Now if I could just get my house under control and if I could get 3 meals in a day. It's really hard to cook since he always wants to be entertained and held. I normally get in 1 good meal and the rest consists of snacking (usually on cookies or chips or whatever I can eat really fast). I'm realizing everything is a juggling act and I'm getting better at it everyday.

One Month Old

Oliver is now a little over one month old. This has been the fastest month of my life. The days just fly by. I never knew how much work a baby was. I'm lucky if I get to take a shower and brush my teeth before 11. It's crazy to think I went from this (the day I went into labor)



to this handsome little man.




Here are some things about Oliver at 1 month:

-Still won't sleep very well at night. He wakes up about every 1 1/2-2 hours, which means I probably get a total of 4-5 hours of sleep a night if I'm lucky.

-Great eater. He now weighs 12 lbs. He was in the 75% at his 2 week check up but I think that's changed now.

-Likes to nurse at least every 2 hours.

-Only takes two or three 1 hour naps during the day

-Smiles and coos.

-Loves the puppies

-Loves to sleep in our bed, but we're mean and take him to his crib as soon as he falls asleep.

-He can get out of any swaddle we try regardless of how tight. We call him Houdini

-And loves to hear the scriptures at night before bed for story time