What a Year it Has Been!

I can't believe I am actually sad to see 2008 go, it has been such an amazing year!

We started the year (well, actually the very end of 2007) by finding out that I was pregnant. We couldn't have been more excited(or so we thought:). In March we found out that we were having a little boy, and in May had my beautiful baby shower hosted by our dear friends Megan and Janice.

June brought our anniversary, my dad's 60th birthday, my sister's b-day, and my nephew Matthew's 5th birthday.

July brought my sister and her family back to California and they even lived in Fresno for a while.

Then came August....the most exciting month of them all. On August 3rd Oliver made his appearance into the world. Then if we weren't busy enough with a newborn, we decided to go out and buy a house.

November brought us moving into our new house, then 4 days later I came back to work full time. We have been very lucky with who watches Oliver during the week. Monday's and Tuesday's he goes to a family friend(who he loves), Wednesday's Joey is home, then Thursday's and Friday's my mom comes over and watches him.

December hit us fast and was gone just as fast. With Christmas Eve and Christmas and trying to get the house ready we blinked and the month (and year) was already over.

I can't wait to see what 2009 brings us. We look forward to a wedding in Hawaii (yeah Megan, I am so excited!!!) and a little boy who gets bigger every day.

Merry Christmas from Oliver!

Tonight we went to Riverpark to get Oliver's picture taken with Santa. He did great, didn't even cry, and held on to his beard the entire time. When we walked in I saw a guy I went to high school with, he was the photographer. After he printed the pictures he slipped in a CD with all the pictures that he took!

Oliver's First Day at the Babysitter

Yesterday was Oliver's first day with Kim, the babysitter. Joey dropped him off at about 8:30 and picked him up at around 5. Normally I will be picking him up, but Joey got off early so he went ahead and got him.

Kim said that he did very well. He took 2 very good naps and sat in the swing and watched her kids play. She has a 2 year old, 4 year old, and 7 year old. The 2 year old, Ethan, loves Oliver! I guess when Ethan woke up from his nap the first thing he asked his mom was, "Where is Oliver?" She also said that while she was feeding him he kept on smiling at her and making cute cooing noises. Also, when I came home from work, he was nothing but smiles.

I am so happy that he is happy there. We interviewed another lady and I was not happy at all(neither was Joey), so I was really afraid and nervous about sending him to someone. I am actually really good friends with Kim's younger sister, Meredith. I not only worked with Meredith but I also worked with her brother Jonathan, so I have known the family for a couple years.

Back to Work:(

Last Wednesday was my first day back to work since having Oliver. As much as I was ready to go back, it was still hard to leave him. Although, I was not away from him all day. I went home for lunch and Joey brought him by my work. I think it is going to work out pretty good with daycare. Monday and Tuesdays he will go to the babysitter(a good friend of mine's sister will be watching him), Wednesday Joey will be home, and then on Thursdays and Fridays my mom will come over to watch him.

Yesterday when I came home for lunch I got some very exciting news...Oliver rolled over! My mom had him on his play mat doing some tummy time and he rolled from belly to back on the left side! When I got home from work he did it for me 4 times! So I ran to get the video camera to capture it on film, and of course, he didn't do it. He did the same thing this morning for Joey. I think he gets too interested in the camera to do anything else.

We moved into our house on the 15th and we are slowly getting things put away. The house is looking a little plain. We need to paint and get window treatments downstairs so once we do that it will look more warm and inviting.

Tomorrow we are having a small game night so some family and friends can see the house. Then I am off for 4 days for Thanksgiving! Joey's mom will be in town on Saturday so we will spend all day with her. I know she is not going to belive how big Oliver is now! We might even get his picture taken with Santa!

Quick Update

I know it has been a while since I posted last, but I need to make this one a quick one.

We get the keys to the new house on Friday and we are SO excited!!! Right now our house is a disaster as there are boxes everywhere! The movers are going to be coming Saturday morning and hopefully we can get everything moved in one trip. All last week and all this week we have been packing up the house. Although it is hard with Oliver so we have been doing most of the packing once he goes to bed.

I got some really cute pictures of him the other morning, but the cord to the camera is packed away, so it will have to wait till we get in the new house. Oh, and AT&T can't come out till November 29th, so as of this Sunday, we will not have internet for a while. I will try and post another update before our internet gets cut off.

We Voted!

This morning I got Ollie all ready to go voting for the first time.

I was thinking that there was going to be a really long line, and came prepared with a book and all, but to my surprise, there was not one person waiting in line. I walked right up, got my ballot, and voted. It was so easy I couldn't believe it.

Ollie slept through me voting, but did I got him a sticker. I forgot to take my camera, but I did take a picture as soon as we got home.

3 Months Old

I can't believe today Oliver is 3 months old today. It seems like every day he is getting so big and doing new things.

He smiles a ton, coos, holds on to things like his blanket and pacifier, and is sitting up with assistance. His personality is also coming out more and more every day. Even though he currently has his first cold, he is still a happy little guy!