Adjusting to our new way of life

Well Little Man has reached the 1 month mark (more like month and a half now but oh well) and we are adjusting really good! Mommy has night duty for sure so that daddy can function at work the next day and night time duty is not that bad...most of the time lol Oliver usually sleeps anywhere between 2-4 hours, sometimes he has gone to 5 or even 6 hours between feedings depending on how tired he is and how big the bottle is. He is sleeping in his pack-n-play beside me and we vary on how he sleeps (swaddled or not swaddled) he does good with both just depends on his mood. Lately he has really wanted his arms out and above his head haha just like mommy. We take our paci just to help calm but luckily he doesn't need it to sleep and he doesn't ever really look for it. He takes a LONG time waking himself up so mommy is usually awake 30 min (sometimes longer) before he is ready to feed so I TRY to use that time to prepare a bottle and pump if needed but other times I end up falling back to sleep until he is upset and then I have to rush to get his food ready lol. Most of the time between 4 and 6 am he usually makes it into bed with us about that time because he starts getting very twitchy and fussy and instantly calms down when he is by us so then we can sleep longer (especially mommy, *wink *wink) Then in the morning we wish daddy a good day at work and we either take another nap, go for a walk or hang out and watch the birds out the window and finish eating. We try to go on a walk at least every other day whether its in our neighborhood or out by the trails while daddy rides. We love walks! On Monday's we go grocery shopping for the week and we like that a lot too (not for a long time though of course) Other times we hang out with mommy and cuddle while watching tv, hang out in swing while mommy cleans or does other chores and thats really about it. I start back to work on Wednesday, June 4th and ill be part-time, working only wednesdays, fridays and saturdays. I am ready to start back but yet not really ready to leave my bubba :( oh well I will have mondays and for summer time tuesdays and thursdays to hang out with him. Starting in the school year I have been accepted to teach one of the toddler classes at the Monterey Church of Christ daycare program on Tuesdays and Thursday!! Super excited to be working with kiddos again and that oliver will get to hang out in the same place with me while making new friends as well and being close to cousins and family. My sister-in-law is the art teacher there so we will all be together! So thats about all the new stuff that has been going on around our household. I will be cleared for biking again in the next week or 2 so I can start training for our Bike MS Ride which will be interesting haha. Well to end this blog I will share a few fun things about Oliver: 1. Oliver loves to snuggle! 2. He loves going on walks whether its in the stroller or the carrier 3. He loves to eat and if you take the bottle away for a burp or anything before he is ready he will let you know! 4. He is one gassy little dude! He can fart with the best of them and has been known to wake us up at night and scare himself haha 5. He is now starting to smile while awake and it is so fun to watch, he is pretty happy all the time 6. He loves bath time and will talk to you the entire time. He hates getting out but then as soon as he is snuggled in the towel he is happy again 7. He loves looking out our bedroom window, watching the mobile on his swing spin and listening to music 8. He loves stretching and moaning to wake himself and us Well thats about all I can think of for now!