5 months!

Another month is behind us, and for some reason this month seemed longer than the others! I'm kind of thankful for that, as I can't believe our little boy is 5 months old already! Our birthday shoot was another tired one, as I had to work late and we had a small window between dinner and bed to work with. He's still a cutie, though!

I think he's trying to read his sign

He has that glazed "ready for bed" look

We had a fun visitor tonight--mommy's friend Tina! She was visiting family in the area and was kind enough to stop by and enjoy our cereal time and photo shoot! Last time she was in town Olson was barely a baby bump. We were happy to have her here!

Olson and Tina

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Catching Up

Now that I'm back at work, we've settled into a bit of a routine. A rather boring routine that does not lend itself to many photo opportunities! I take a picture here and there, don't update the blog, then all of a sudden realize I have quite a few to share. So hopefully this will get us up to speed...

Friday I was off of work for a rare vacation day, so Olson and I had a fun Mommy/Olson day! We didn't do much, but we did have some tummy time and made it downtown to visit Daddy at work and go to lunch!

Tummy time

Olson's first trip to Moonlight Pizza!

  

All of that activity was tiring!

Other highlights since our last post...

We had a fun visit with Mimi

 Uncle David visited from Texas!

 

We had some GREAT weather and were able to hang out on the patio 

My cool new shoes from Miss Nancy helped me jump like crazy!

And my favorite...

Bouncing is hard work

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Weekend fun

Grammy made her way up to Raleigh for a few days last week and she couldn't believe how big her boy has gotten! They had so much fun playing--he was exhausted after a day with Grammy! He slept from 7:45 pm until 5 am! What a treat. Of course he has only done that once since, but maybe we're on the road to long sleeps at night. At least mommy hopes so! Here are some highlights from the weekend:

Grammy and her boy

Playing at the farm

Fussy Olson with 2 of his grandmas

Olson's favorite playmate, Aunt Carlette

Olson LOVES Unk

So sweet

What? I can't hear you...

Our favorite shirt from cousin Lauren

Mommy's sweet boy

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A week of firsts

Olson had his first "long" car ride last Sunday! We made the trek to Davidson, NC to visit my friend Cat and her family for the day. Olson did a great job, and slept almost the whole time. He loved seeing Cat's three kids, and watched them intently as they played. I could tell he was ready to join in!

Taking in all the activity

Staring intently at Mallory

Another "first" this week was Olson's first sampling of rice cereal. He took to it pretty well, although we are still working on the swallowing part.

Waiting for the cereal with Sophie

Most of the cereal ended up on his bib

Trying to get him to swallow

Overall, I think he liked it!

And just a cute picture of Olson helping Dad check his email.

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4 month check up

Big day for little Olson--4 month check up! He got a great review, and is growing up quickly! He weighed 13 lbs 10.5 oz, is 25 1/4 inches (or 2'1 1/4" as Dad likes to say) and has a 17" noggin! His head circumference jumped from the 50th percentile to the 75th, which made the nurse pause and measure again. Hope that means he will be a smart one!

He also got 2 shots, which is exhausting...

So thankful we have a happy, healthy baby! Can't wait to see how much he has changed at our 6 month check up in May!

 

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4 months!

 

Well, not EXACTLY 4 months, but since there are only 28 days in February this year it's close enough. Fun fact: My Grandpa Carson (the Joseph of Joseph Olson) was born on February 29--yes, a leap year baby! Grandpa and I turned 21 the same year if you count actual birthdays. I always thought it was neat he had such a unique birthday.

It seems that our sweet Olson was Mr. Fussy-pants today, so our pictures aren't exactly of the fun-loving boy we are used to. But they are cute just the same!

Not sure what this face is

He doesn't seem so sure about this 4 month stuff.

This was also a more interactive shoot--Olson grabbed the sign and was waving it around like crazy!

Do we have a quarterback in training? 

Olson has been LOVING his jumperoo. He jumps and jumps and has started grabbing at the toys instead of just looking at them. He is usually a happy boy when in his jumperoo--which makes for a happy mommy.

And one last cute one for good measure... 

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Spring is in the air!

Sorry we've been a  bit lax in posting this week! Not a lot has been going on, but Olson has been working on a new trick--he's working on rolling over. He hasn't made it all the way over yet, but he sure seems to enjoy trying!

This is as far as he makes it these days

Staring at the ceiling fan-a favorite past time

 Olson also spent some time watching basketball with Dad. Don't tell Dr. Stewart, though!

xoxo the nelms