Too Much Fun

Has it really been an entire month since I've put anything on here?! Time flies when you're having fun. Cash has been such a wonderful little addition. He has already fallen right into our routine here at the Olson house - a perfect little boy....sorry Jenny, I can't scare you out of having a baby by telling you how horrible it is to get up every 2 hours to feed him, listen to him cry, colic, etc.....Cash has allowed us to sleep from 10:30 to 4am nearly every night for the past few weeks. He's really not a crier, a pretty happy baby for the most part. He has started smiling and letting out little shrieks of joy that I can't get enough of.

Grandma Olson made a Target run the other day and got him a little safari play mat (I guess that's what you'd call it). He just lays there and 'talks' to the toucan and the giraffe, he loves it! He turned 6 weeks yesterday....he's now a 'big boy'. His next appointment won't be until 2 months, but he sure seems like he's getting bigger - longer for the most part, he really doesn't seem all that much heavier to me. It's so amazing to watch him grow and change daily, but I'm so sad at the same time.

I have gone back to work, although most of my day is spent calling home to see how Cash is doing - I swear I'm worth every government penny! Brent is also hard at it at the old C'Mon Inn, but the real work has been here at home. We've been working on the basement for the past few weeks. We've finished painting (we got our red wall), Brent's become quite the electrician (thanks to Christian) and they are putting the carpet in as I am writing this. We bought a fantastic sectional and a giant tv. We all know what that means - more B.O.S. days! We were hoping to have everything all set up for the Superbowl, but maybe it's a blessing in disguise that the couch hasn't arrived - at least this way we'll get to be the first ones to spill on it!

Okay, so I got a few pics up, but I am currently working on a slide show....so come visit us again soon - it'll be up and running!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Cash & Mika

This is going to be one great year....we're looking forward to many wonderful times with all of our friends and our new family! Today is Cash's 2 week birthday. He seems to be focusing more, stays awake a bit more during the day (still let's his mom sleep at night, little sweetie), has 'fatter fingers' and is kicking and moving around more. Next Monday is circumcision day....I'm dreading it! I think I'm more worried and upset about this than I was worried about labor! Does this mean I am officially a Mom since I'm already worrying about our little boy? Or do I still need to buy a big purse and a minivan? I have been clipping coupons, that's gotta mean something!

I've included some photos of Cash's first bath....it looks a lot worse than what it was. He really wasn't crying, just a few fake cries and a lot of sad faces! He loves having his head scrubbed and quiets right down once you get him in the water - the little guy just hates being naked and cold, who can blame him? I put up another photo of Mika and Cash because it's just too darn cute! She's getting to be a little over the top, I'm thinking we're going to have to calm her down a bit on her motherly instincts - for my sanity more than anything! She drives me crazy running around after me every time I go in to check on him....I don't need a little black dog watching my every move to determine if I'm a fit mother or not!

Brent and I stayed up last night until midnight and watched the old ball drop and enjoyed the neighbors fireworks. Windsor wasn't enjoying it so much and caused quite the commotion. Thank god the fireworks were only about 5 minutes worth, otherwise I think we would have had a maniac on our hands. What kind of bird hunting dog is scared of fireworks? I reminded Brent of the 'war zone' that we were in the time we went pheasant hunting in North Dakota - that was much louder than the show last night, heck, even I was taking cover on the hunt! I had every intention of being in bed long before the ball dropped, but obviously Cash had other intentions, so we were able to enjoy our first New Year's as a family thanks to our little one! :)