MAN! Sorry I haven't posted in FOUR days. I've been a little preoccupied enjoying my time with my Cody love. But, alas, our time is up in just a weeks time :(. But we still have a whole week left! Which is nice :). Oh man there's so much to fill you in on! Too bad I don't remember a lot of it. We've been spending a lot of time together just us a a family which has been great to say the least. Cody's been doing a lot of bonding with Oliver which has been so precious. We've spent some time with Cody's great grandpa since he's in town for just a few more days before going back home and he hadn't met Oliver in person yet. My dad came to visit for a day which was so great since it was his first time meeting Oliver in person, too. I've been doing quite a bit of cooking as well and some more baking and such. I'm getting more confident in my abilities :). I have pictures to post! Well, I think I have pictures to post... Maybe not. I accidentally forgot my camera on Thanksgiving day and when my dad came to visit so I don't have any :(. I'll get some from Cody's mom and brother eventually and I'll post them. Almost time for bed! Oliver's waking up. He's such a cutie!
I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving!
Oliver Update: He's definitely starting to understand that if he pushes a button he'll hear music or an animal noise, or some other sort of ear pleasing audio. Thing. I'm definitely getting tired. He's getting so big though! He's at least 17 pounds now. It's pretty crazy. He talks practically all the time, laughs the rest of the time, and sleeps. He's positively in love with Cody though : D. He loves me and he loves his bouncy seat too though so don't worry, I haven't been left out.
Monday, November 29, 2010
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Day 24
Today was a good day :). I got to sleep in without worrying about Oliver because my wonderful husband, who's been getting up way early anyway, took our son into the living room and played with him until he got hungry so I could sleep for a little while longer. Then I baked my Red Velvet Cheesecake and Banana Bread without nuts but with chocolate chips which took way longer than expected, but came out relatively well anyway. Then we headed over to Cody's grandparents for his great grandpas 80th birthday and we just got home about half an hour ago. So fun all around! Here are some pictures!
Have a happy Thanksgiving tomorrow!
Oliver Update: He's so happy! All the time! And he loved his great great grandpa :).
Have a happy Thanksgiving tomorrow!
Oliver Update: He's so happy! All the time! And he loved his great great grandpa :).
Not quite sure at first, but he warmed up to him :) |
Great grandpa Lee |
With toys |
Passed out |
Poor thing |
Back home again clutching onto his bears :) |
Day 23 (Thanksgiving leave)
Home on Thanksgiving leave! |
Oliver Update: He really missed Cody cause he's done nothing but smile and laugh all day. At first, he wasn't really sure of who Cody was unfortunately, but he quickly remembered who it was! Honestly, I don't think he's ever talked as much in one day than he did today. And smiled. And laughed.
Cupcakes unfrosted |
Pumpkin Ginger Bread |
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Day 22
Today was a relatively productive day :). I woke up kinda late, but I really had to restrain myself from just staying in bed with Oliver and cuddling all day. So when I got up, I sorted the dirty laundry into piles and threw in a load. Then I proceeded to fold up the load I had on the drying rack from the last time I did laundry (whenever that was lol). So not only did I do that one load of laundry, I did two more :). Yes! I did a total of THREE loads of laundry!!! I'm not able to hang up that third load just yet though since the laundry's being dried by a fan and, at this point, it's very cold out so the air is cold, not helping the wet laundry dry... I really need a dryer... Anyway! So after starting the laundry, I picked up a little, hung up the loads when they were done, finished the dishes, played with Oliver, talked to Cody a little, and basically just relaxed. I've been going a little crazy to say the least. Well, Cody comes home tomorrow probably in the morning! He said he's all packed and ready :).
Oliver Update: He did really well today up until about a few hours ago. He was asleep then all of a sudden he started crying. I picked him up and talked to him and hugged him but neither worked. So I stood up and walked around with him but that didn't work either. So I took him to the fish tank, and that worked a little, but when I walked away from it, he started crying again. Keep in mind he had just eaten about an hour prior to this so I didn't assume he was hungry. After a few more minutes of crying, I caved and fed him. Which he seemed to enjoy and then he fell asleep again.
Oliver Update: He did really well today up until about a few hours ago. He was asleep then all of a sudden he started crying. I picked him up and talked to him and hugged him but neither worked. So I stood up and walked around with him but that didn't work either. So I took him to the fish tank, and that worked a little, but when I walked away from it, he started crying again. Keep in mind he had just eaten about an hour prior to this so I didn't assume he was hungry. After a few more minutes of crying, I caved and fed him. Which he seemed to enjoy and then he fell asleep again.
My pumpkin ginger bread : ) |
Monday, November 22, 2010
Days 20 and 21
Sorry about not posting last night! My mom and I were working on my Wisconsin trip for Christmas : D. Well, she was doing most of the work. I mentally couldn't keep everything in line on my own. There was so much I was thinking about all at one time I just gave up so I wouldn't drive myself crazy and mess everything up due to frustration.
So, starting from yesterday. I woke up at 6:45 since the cable guy was coming between 8 and 10. I made it home at 8 on the dot, however the cable guy didn't show 'til 9:30. After that I went and finished my grocery shopping and went home. I actually made the bread and cupcakes that I've been saying I've been going to make. I put too much of one spice in the bread but balanced out the rest and it actually turned out REALLY well. The cupcakes were good, too, but the frosting didn't quite turn out like i had hoped. It still tasted good though. Then I was basically up with my mom working on getting my tickets and making my reservations for my trip until we fell asleep on my couch. Which I only realized when I woke up around three in the morning. My mom left at that point and Oliver and I went to bed.
Then today, I woke up around 11:30, I tried to wake up at 9, but that failed because I was so tired. So I woke up and got ready to go run an errand, then woke up Oliver to get him changed, dressed, and in his car seat so I could go to church to drop off my Operation Christmas Child shoe box. After that, I went to Miner's and got a few things I needed for the house, one of them being a flag I can hang in front : ). Then I went to my mom's friend's open house for a few hours. Then went back to Miner's for my mom. After dropping her off at home, I went home and pooped out on the couch. And now, I'm really tired so I'm going to start winding down for bed... meaning wait for Oliver to get hungry again. Which should be soon. So I'll be sure to post on time tomorrow! Goodnight all!
Oliver Update: He's so happy all the time it's fabulous. I make him laugh a lot which is so nice : D
So, starting from yesterday. I woke up at 6:45 since the cable guy was coming between 8 and 10. I made it home at 8 on the dot, however the cable guy didn't show 'til 9:30. After that I went and finished my grocery shopping and went home. I actually made the bread and cupcakes that I've been saying I've been going to make. I put too much of one spice in the bread but balanced out the rest and it actually turned out REALLY well. The cupcakes were good, too, but the frosting didn't quite turn out like i had hoped. It still tasted good though. Then I was basically up with my mom working on getting my tickets and making my reservations for my trip until we fell asleep on my couch. Which I only realized when I woke up around three in the morning. My mom left at that point and Oliver and I went to bed.
Then today, I woke up around 11:30, I tried to wake up at 9, but that failed because I was so tired. So I woke up and got ready to go run an errand, then woke up Oliver to get him changed, dressed, and in his car seat so I could go to church to drop off my Operation Christmas Child shoe box. After that, I went to Miner's and got a few things I needed for the house, one of them being a flag I can hang in front : ). Then I went to my mom's friend's open house for a few hours. Then went back to Miner's for my mom. After dropping her off at home, I went home and pooped out on the couch. And now, I'm really tired so I'm going to start winding down for bed... meaning wait for Oliver to get hungry again. Which should be soon. So I'll be sure to post on time tomorrow! Goodnight all!
Oliver Update: He's so happy all the time it's fabulous. I make him laugh a lot which is so nice : D
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Day 19
Today was pretty eventful! I woke up around 8:45ish because of the floor guy coming at nine. Then Lindsay came over to make the cupcakes and bread I posted yesterday, but the floor guy didn't come until 9:15 and even then, we got to talking about how ridiculous the whole floor damage thing is and he didn't wind up leaving until 9:45 which is when I needed to be leaving basically. So, since it was raining and I was late, I drove to Vons and picked up some Goldfish, cookies, and some Chewy bars for snack for my Parent Participation class. After that, I went and picked up my grandma to take her to Templeton for our weekly lunch with my mom. We had El Pollo Loco. Then for the rest of the day, I stayed in Templeton since there was poker tonight. I did some grocery shopping (FINALLY) at Trader Joe's and then went over to a friend's mom's house to visit her since I hadn't in a while. After that I went to poker and was only there for about 20 minutes or so before leaving because the girls were going out to a bar and the guys (and their antics) were staying there. So I came over the my good friend Christina's house. We went to Target and did some more of my grocery shopping and came back to her place to wind down. I'm staying here tonight, just so you guys are aware. She so nicely let me use her laptop so I could keep up with my posting for tonight. And now I'm getting pretty tired so I'm going to finish this up. HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!! Christina's dog Charlie is a little happier than normal and she's REALLY uncomfortable with it. Oh man that was great. Oliver's waking up and I gotta feed him. Goodnight! No pictures tonight since I'm not on my lappy : (. I'll compensate tomorrow!
Oliver Update: He loves keys and hands. They're hilarious. My goofball is my favorite love : D
Oliver Update: He loves keys and hands. They're hilarious. My goofball is my favorite love : D
Friday, November 19, 2010
Day 18
I TOTALLY forgot to post before 12. Oh well. At least I remembered to post at all. So here it goes.
I had a pretty calm day externally, but internally, my mind's been going three thousand miles a minute thinking about everything that I'd like to do and need to do this holiday season. Like plan my trip to Wisconsin for Christmas, what and when I'm going to bake for Thanksgiving, the immense amount of laundry I need to do still, the dishes I need to put away, the dishes I need to wash, the Pumpkin Gingerbread and Applesauce Spice Cupcakes with Brown Sugar Cream Cheese Frosting I need to get the ingredients for and have baked and ready to go by 9:45 in the morning, the immense amount of grocery shopping I need to do since I haven't gone in a long while, the organizing I need to do, the laundry I need to put away, the cable box that's basically no more, the DVR on Saturday that I'm getting to replace the aforementioned cable box, the meals I'm planning on making for Cody since all he's had is crap at Camp Roberts, the dog we're thinking about getting, the Christmas tree we still need to pick out, the fact that the only time my brain actually slows down is when I'm sleeping, the bills, and what to get everyone for Christmas. All at the same time. Can you blame me for waking up thinking it was Friday this morning and almost crying? Oh man I'd like a break. Or a massage. My hip hurts anyway, so a massage would be nice. Oh my goodness, I'm getting tired. I guess I should wrap up this semi-rant. Well I got to talk to Cody tonight. And he didn't fall asleep on me! Woo! He had a nice surprise for me. He's coming home on Thanksgiving leave a day earlier than he thought. YAY! Good things are happening and I'm happy about it.
Oliver Update: He's starting to not look so much like a newborn and more like an older baby. I love him so very much. I don't want him to get bigger and older, but I know that's life. And he'll be just as cute, sweet, and loving when he gets a little older. We'll see when he's a teenager lol!
Oliver holding his conference lol |
After a long time of not having a full picture of us! |
This is kinda silly |
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Day 17
Today was pretty fabulous : D. I woke up to a phone call from Cody saying he was going to be in SLO for a little while this morning so I could visit with him for about 10 or 15 minutes! Woo! Good thing I had to go into San Luis anyway. Even though going just to see him would have been totally worth the quick trip. It was great to see him again. His hair was long on top. Longer than it's ever been since he shaved it all off just over two years ago. It looked different, but good. He looked good. I miss him. But I'm strong and I can wait until he comes home. In a week. : D. Anyway, after he left, I went to pay the electric bill. After that, I decided to stop by his grandparents house to visit for a little while. (Both his grandparents, his mother, and his brother went on a mission trip to Mexico for a week and a half so they hadn't seen Oliver for a while.) I stayed there all day other than going out to lunch at Panda Express with them. I even had dinner there. Home made noodles with chicken and veggies. So a home made chicken noodle soup basically. Which was pretty darn good : ). Then I came home and watched the most recent episode of Glee. Fabulous! They incorporated elements of my favorite musical Singin' In The Rain. I was pleasantly surprised, needless to say. Oliver's asleep right now, but I hope he wakes up soon cause I love him so much! He's so fun!
Oliver Update: He actually rolled onto his stomach BY HIMSELF slowly but surely over a time span of 20 or so minutes.
Oliver Update: He actually rolled onto his stomach BY HIMSELF slowly but surely over a time span of 20 or so minutes.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Day 16
Happy 10 month-a-versary to my husband Cody and happy four month birthday to our son Oliver! I love you both so very much!
Today went pretty okay. Due to the sudden huge change in plans yesterday, I was emotionally drained enough to not want to get out of bed. Because of Oliver, of course, I did. That was around 12ish though. Then I did nothing but my usual time killers tv, texting, and Facebook. Then I went to my Tuesday night group in Arroyo Grande which was good. Then home to tv. I gave Oliver a bath tonight :). (See above picture) My friends Lindsay and Shane came over for about an hour before I went to AG too. I got to talk to Cody tonight too! : D
Oliver Update: Cutest funniest baby Oliver ever!

Monday, November 15, 2010
Day 15 end
Since this is my third posting today, I don't have much to say other than my day got better :). I'll post more when it gets all figured out. I basically stayed home all day and didn't do much of anything. Although I did make myself a nice dinner of pork steak with Trader Joe's bbq sauce, garlic golden potatoes, and a small romaine salad with a small homegrown tomato and some olives. It's the first actual meal meal I've made myself in a very long time. It was pretty balanced too! : D I talked to Cody again tonight. He says he has a head cold so he's feeling pretty crappy. And he's really looking forward to coming home : )
Oliver Update: He's currently asleep, but he was awake for a lot of today. Which thinking about it now makes sense because he slept for about 10 hours eating every two or three. Tomorrow's a new day!
Oliver Update: He's currently asleep, but he was awake for a lot of today. Which thinking about it now makes sense because he slept for about 10 hours eating every two or three. Tomorrow's a new day!
Day 15 - Christmas List
1. Be with Cody for Christmas.
2. Kitchenaid Mixer in Candy Apple Red
3. Any other sort of thing I can use for my home (i.e.fireplace screen, cabinets for the dining room, floor rug, etc.)
4. For Oliver: Clothes from 9 months and up, any developmental toys or games, etc.
5. Bluetooth
6. Season 1 and 2(if it's out by Christmas time) of Glee
7. Complete set of Friends the TV show
8. Any clothes
That's all I could think of. Not even asking for much. If I got everything on this list, I would be set for years. Lol. Just trying to think positively!
2. Kitchenaid Mixer in Candy Apple Red
3. Any other sort of thing I can use for my home (i.e.fireplace screen, cabinets for the dining room, floor rug, etc.)
4. For Oliver: Clothes from 9 months and up, any developmental toys or games, etc.
5. Bluetooth
6. Season 1 and 2(if it's out by Christmas time) of Glee
7. Complete set of Friends the TV show
8. Any clothes
That's all I could think of. Not even asking for much. If I got everything on this list, I would be set for years. Lol. Just trying to think positively!
Day 15
I just got some TERRIBLE news from Cody. Not only is airfare now ridiculously expensive thanks to the last minuteness that the army loves when it comes to giving us families dates on home leaves, but Cody's FOB (forward operating base) in Afghanistan is a five day trip from the closest airport. SO his R&R which we were planning for July for Oliver's first birthday is basically not going to happen... So, for Oliver's first Christmas, he might not get to be with his daddy due to the financial limbo that we'll be in thanks to the awesomeness (note the sarcasm) of the financial limbo the army is putting us in. Although I am glad we have an income that will support us. That's a blessing. I just wish we could be together as a family at least once through this tough time... So please pray. And as I'm typing this I'm watching Extreme Makeover: Home Edition where this woman lost her husband in their room in their home which they had just purchased after 13 years of marriage and six children (the sixth born in the same room a month prior to his death). He died of an allergic reaction to toxic mold spores in the air as a result of him remodeling their home to better accommodate their large family. He was a volunteer firefighter. He passed on Christmas Eve. Kind of put things in perspective...
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Day14
Anyway, I was able to talk to Cody tonight too. We didn't talk about a lot bit just being on the phone with him is comforting.
Oliver Update: He's perfect : D
Day13
So today was a rather productive day. Although I did wake up rather late in the morning again, instead of turning on the TV and opening up facebook, I hung up a load of laundry that was in the washing machine and threw another load in! Then after that load was done, I folded up and put away that first load, hung up the second load, and threw in a THIRD load!!! Unbelievable! I also cleaned up somewhat around the house. I didn't get out for a walk today unfortunately, but I'll definitely get out on one tomorrow. Another achievement: I downloaded all my pictures from my camera onto my laptop : ). Now to just get on top of getting some printed for the people that have been asking for copies for months! Hmmm. Lets see. I'm thinking about baking some things tomorrow. A cake maybe. Possibly some banana bread. Not quite sure yet. Any suggestions? Mmm my friend Christina's grandmother's Swedish cake sound really good right now actually. Oh well I'll figure it out. I got to talk to Cody tonight : D It was nice to hear his voice again : >. About another week and a half and he's home for Thanksgiving leave! So exciting! Oliver's first Thanksgiving! Speaking of Oliver...
Oliver Update: He's doing more and more drooling every day. And while standing on my lap, he can support himself by himself! He extends his arms out in front of him and leans on my chest and stands by himself without falling to either side for about 5 seconds! I thought that was pretty fabulous : ).
Oliver Update: He's doing more and more drooling every day. And while standing on my lap, he can support himself by himself! He extends his arms out in front of him and leans on my chest and stands by himself without falling to either side for about 5 seconds! I thought that was pretty fabulous : ).
Staring at Penkitty passed down to him from Cody |
At one of Cody's yellow Ribbon Events |
Cuddles! |
My little angel |
Oliver's first bath : D |
Kisses! |
Macro shot! Such a cutie! |
Biggest smile ever! |
Hehe "you're funny daddy!" |
Precious moment |
At church |
One of my absolute favorite pictures |
I made this face when I was a baby :D |
After a bath |
Peek a boo I see you! |
At church on a Wednesday night |
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Day 12
So I hope you realize by now that my first night without Cody was the first of November and that's why the day I'm on currently corresponds with the date. Unless I'm posting past midnight. Then it shows up as the next day, but I'm really posting for and as it's the day before.
Well, that was an odd start.
Today, I woke up, ate breakfast, then shortly went out to lunch with my mom and grandma. We went to a local Mexican restaurant called Pepe Delgado's and of course Oliver melted the hearts of every waitress there. And even one of the customers. Then we walked down about a block and a half to an organic chocolate shop. Good chocolates by the way. Then we headed back to my grandmas. I spent some time there and discussed travel plans with my mom for Cody's "during deployment" yellow ribbon event that he describes as a going away party for his unit. Then I got home and ate some dinner (leftover pasta from last night) and cuddled on the couch with Oliver. Soon after which he fell asleep on my lap : ). Then I got distracted by The Nanny, as usual, and it's taken me about an hour to get this far in this posting. Silly me! Okay, wrapping it up now. I'm going to have a few cookies with some milk before hitting the sheets and falling asleep with my favorite little man.
Oliver Update: He did a lot of drooling today. I definitely think his teeth are coming down. He just snorted!!! What a goofball hehe. Oh he's my favorite Oliver that's for sure!
Goodnight!
Well, that was an odd start.
Today, I woke up, ate breakfast, then shortly went out to lunch with my mom and grandma. We went to a local Mexican restaurant called Pepe Delgado's and of course Oliver melted the hearts of every waitress there. And even one of the customers. Then we walked down about a block and a half to an organic chocolate shop. Good chocolates by the way. Then we headed back to my grandmas. I spent some time there and discussed travel plans with my mom for Cody's "during deployment" yellow ribbon event that he describes as a going away party for his unit. Then I got home and ate some dinner (leftover pasta from last night) and cuddled on the couch with Oliver. Soon after which he fell asleep on my lap : ). Then I got distracted by The Nanny, as usual, and it's taken me about an hour to get this far in this posting. Silly me! Okay, wrapping it up now. I'm going to have a few cookies with some milk before hitting the sheets and falling asleep with my favorite little man.
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Oliver when he was first born. He was low on Oxygen :( But he made it! : D |
Oliver Update: He did a lot of drooling today. I definitely think his teeth are coming down. He just snorted!!! What a goofball hehe. Oh he's my favorite Oliver that's for sure!
Goodnight!
Friday, November 12, 2010
Day 11 cont'd
Today was interesting to say the least. I woke up, had breakfast, did my usual watch tv and facebook thing, had lunch, continued to watch tv and facebook, then went for a quick walk at dusk. I made myself some pasta with garlic toast for dinner and i managed to make cookies. Then a few friends came over to hang out. We watched Toy Story 3 which was actually a pretty cute movie for not being a Toy Story fan in general. Now I'm going to go to bed because I'm pretty tired. I talked to Cody quite a bit today which was nice.
Oliver Update: He's continuing the talking and noise making. During tummy time today he managed to sqwirm a few inches forward and get his legs underneath him. Now to just get the arms strong enough to lift himself up so he can crawl and so will begin our roller coaster journey of going everywhere! Okay I'm way tired, Goodnight!
Oliver at 5 days young : ) |
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Day 10
Today's gone pretty well so far. It started out with waking up and cuddling with Oliver in bed and talking to Cody for a while on Facebook which was very nice. Then the floor guy came to look at our living room floor even though the swelling's gone down 100%. (There's a section in the corner that had very little water damage due to ants invading our house courtesy of some food the previous tenants left in the cupboard. We needed somewhere to put or food so we wrapped our table's legs in plastic and put them in little pie pans of water so we could save our non-refrigerated foods from the ants. Little did we know, even though we tested them before executing this plan, two of them had EENIE holes in the bottom leaving a slow leak of water to damage the wood flooring. Man, you'd think we dumped a cooler of ice on the floor and let it sit for a year. The amount of water that leaked compared to the damage that resulted was absolutely ridiculous. The property manager has sent over three professionals to look at the floor and get estimates on how much it wold cost to fix. Today was guy number three.) Anyway! Then I ate some cereal and talked to a girlfriend on the phone for a bit. I don't quite remember what happened after that. I think I was just doing my usual Facebooking, looking things up online, watching TV thing. Then I managed to actually make myself some dinner and eat it before it got completely cold! YEP! I was pretty proud of myself. I made little tortilla pizzas :) Pretty tasty if you ask me! I LOVE HAVING AN OVEN! I'm thinking about making cookies tomorrow :) Or maybe tonight if it doesn't take me too long.
Oliver update: He had a VERY large BM after about 3 days of not having one, then proceeded to spit up, twice, some nice mommy cottage cheese. More talking today!
Cody, Oliver, and I at Panda Express about two or so months ago. |
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