Olson is one month old!

Yea Olson! He has been in this world for one whole month. While it has flown by, it is hard to remember life without him. I guess I might attribute that to the sleep deprivation?? We had a little photo shoot today to celebrate his big day.

Hanging in my boppy in my crib

Woohoo!

I think he's wondering if I'm ever going to stop taking pictures

We had a great week last week with many members of our family! I promise to get some pictures up soon--bear with me. :)

xoxo the nelms

Getting ready for the holidays!

Oh boy, what a weekend! Baby Olson got his first taste of the holidays on Saturday, as we ventured downtown to see the annual Christmas Parade. Thankfully it is quite a long parade, as by the time we got ourselves together and found a spot on the parade route the parade had been going on for an hour and a half. But we got to see the main event...

Santa!

Even though Olson did this the entire time...

Not quite as excited for the parade as mom and dad.

After a restful afternoon, Part II of Holiday Fun Day took place at North Hills in the evening. They held their annual tree lighting, so we ventured up to grab some dinner and check things out. Santa was holding court there, as well, and Olson happily slept through the oohing and aahing over holiday decorations, sleigh rides, and the Chick-fil-a cow dressed up as Santa. Sadly, I was not able to get a picture of the cow as he was being mobbed by tweens.

Dad and Olson enjoying the holiday lights

The other highlight of the weekend was meeting Miss Dana! We missed Mr. Josh and Caleb, but look forward to seeing them soon.

Hi Miss Dana!

After his action packed weekend, Olson enjoyed relaxing in his swing!
 

Growing into the swing

 We're looking forward to a fun-filled week with family and friends in town for Thanksgiving. First up, meeting Uncle Jeff tomorrow!!

xoxo the nelms

Visitors!

Baby Olson has had fun meeting family and friends! After being in the hospital for almost 3 weeks with a broken leg, Keith's mom was released to go home on Friday!  Aunt Roxanne and Uncle Bill were in town for the weekend, and stopped by on their way home from the hospital. Olson was happy to meet another Aunt and Uncle, and see his Grandma Cat again. Sorry, Bill, not sure how you missed the photo op!

Meeting Aunt Roxanne

Happy in Grandma Cat's arms!

Olson also got to meet the Brames this weekend. Lilly was especially excited about this visit, as their almost-2-year-old was more interested in Lilly than in Olson! She was happy to pet Lilly and share her goldfish crackers with her. Needless to say, Lilly was in heaven.

Hanging out with Lilly

Fearlessly feeding Lilly crackers!

Here are some other random shots from the last week. He is changing so quickly!!

Got to wear the pumpkin outfit, Aunt Wen, even if it was a little late!

Snuggled on Dad's chest.

Love my bouncy seat!

Such sweet little feet!

xoxo the nelms

We're on our own...

This is how Baby O is currently feeling--

Where is my Grammy??

After 4 weeks of having Grammy here, she left for Florida this morning. It was so wonderful to have her here, and we couldn't have survived without her. She wore many hats in addition to Grammy--chef, house keeper, girl-Friday, decorator, nurse, night nurse, dog walker...the list goes on. Olson loved spending time with his Grammy, and looks forward to having her back for Thanksgiving! Thanks, Mom, for everything.  We love you!

Grammy with a brand new Olson

Hanging with her favorite grandson on her last night in town

xoxo the nelms

Big Weekend!

What a weekend! Baby O had a fun time meeting his Grandma and Grandpa Carson. Although it was short, we had a great visit. He loved being held all the time! 

Hanging out with Grandpa and Grandma

We also ventured out for our first walk around the block. It wasn't long, but nice to get out of the house. Lilly even joined us. I think she might be warming up to Baby O. Well, maybe a little bit.

Baby O and Lilly enjoying our walk

Walking with mom and grandma

Not much else going on these days. Just trying to heal so we can enjoy our family, friends and beautiful fall weather. We greatly appreciate all of the kind words and love being sent our way! Baby O continues to bring us such unbelievable joy every day!

Love

xoxo the nelms

Success!

After dropping down to 7 lbs 1 oz from birth weight of 7 lb 15 oz, the Doctors put Baby O on supplemental formula to help get his weight up until my milk came in. It sure worked! He gained 3 oz from Monday to Wednesday, and 4.5 oz from Wednesday to Friday! The doctor was thrilled, as were we! So no more Doctor visits until his one month check-up! Yea! Here he is enjoying the car ride to the doctor's office.

We also tried out the swing for the first time. He wasn't too sure at first, but soon settled in and enjoyed the ride. He's still a little small for it, but I know will grow into it in no time!

Baby O is excited to meet his Grandpa and Grandma Carson this morning! They arrived late last night from St. Louis and are anxious to meet our little love!

xoxo
The Nelms

Here we go...

Sweet Baby O

Lilly isn't sure about this new arrangement!

Going home!

Life is changing! Keith and I welcomed our sweet baby boy Friday, October 29, 2010 and life will never be the same. Of course, we expected this, but we had no idea just how quickly we would fall in love with him. This blog is for our friends and family to keep up with our little love, Baby O, as we figure out life as a family with a baby and a beagle!