Update!

I know it's been awhile! Forgive me, I have been a busy Mama!! So, let's get caught up...

-Just when I thought we were getting the hang of things, Cody went back to work.  Thankfully, that was the week of Thanksgiving so it was a short one. It was a good way to ease me into being home with Hanley by myself.

-By Tuesday of that week, I had an emotional breakdown.  I was tired and overwhelmed.  I distinctly remember at one point making myself a sandwich and taking 1 bite of it before Hanley started crying.  So, I sat my sandwich down on the coffee table, picked him up and started feeding him. Just then, Roxy started barking at the back door and the cat jumped up on the coffee table and started eating my lunch! Seriously?! No shower, and now no lunch, and soon to have pissed off neighbors from Roxy's barking...The day was not looking good for this Mama.

-My friend Katie called later that day with some great tips to get Hanley to sleep better.  Then she asked me if there was anything else that made me emotional.  I explained to her that I feel like the only time I am holding Hanley is when I am feeding him (It's easy to feel like a milk machine!).  If I want to get any rest or get anything done around the house, I have to put him down.  Her best advice was to rest when I need to rest, let the housework go, and take advantage of every moment with him. When I got off the phone with her, I immediately started folding laundry. Then I thought about what she said. So, I marched out to the living room and picked up my little man and cuddled the heck out of him. It didn't allow myself to feel guilty about not getting the laundry done and I loved every minute of just cuddling my sleepy boy.

-We went to Eugene for Thanksgiving. Everyone got to meet Hanley and of course we had 2 Thanksgiving dinners!! After feeling overwhelmed, it was really nice to be home and have lots of helping hands around.  Hanley did AWESOME on the drive to and from Eugene. He slept the whole way and didn't even make a peep. We learned quickly that he loves going for drives. Cody had a canopy installed on the truck prior to Thanksgiving. So, Roxy and the half of our house that we had to pack with us stayed dry! (Traveling with an infant is a whole different ball game).

Hanley and Uncle Wayne

-Civil War 2012 was a little rough but I am happy to announce Cody and I were still talking by the end of the day....barely.

-It's starting to look a lot like Christmas at the Olson's! I recently took down the fall decorations and put up the Christmas decorations, Cody put up the Christmas lights outside and we got our tree up and decorated.  This year hiking into the woods to get a tree wasn't really an option with Hanley.  So, we found a U-Pick, We-Cut tree farm in West Linn that worked perfect for us. 

-Hanley is seriously growing like a weed!!!! We got his newborn photo's back from Marissa Lynn Photography.  His photo's were taken the week of Thanksgiving and looking at them now, we feel like he has changed so much already. Seperate post on the photo session coming soon!

 

-Yesterday was a big day...Hanley got his first bottle and graduated from newborn diapers to size 1. I am not going to lie, I was emotional.  I feel like he's getting so big and time is flying by too fast.  Cody kind of laughed at me and said, "He's having a bottle, he's not going off to college."  Haha. I started pumping and we introduced the bottle in preparation for my ladies night with the gals from work for our office Christmas party. Each year Dr. June takes us girls bowling, then to Dosha Spa for massages and pedicures, then to dinner at one of our favorite restaurants, Chart House. So, while I am out with the gals, Cody and Hanley will have their first boys night together.

Overall, things seem to be settling down pretty well here at The Olson's!