He grows!

Cardon continues to grow--in stature and in our hearts! We just love him! He had his 1 month appointment today and he weighed 7lbs 3oz! He's up to normal birth weight now, but to us he looks huge. I can't imagine birthing him at this size because he seems so big compared to before. I know, I was totally spoiled with a little 5 pound baby!!! So, below are a few more photos. Next time you check in, there should be lots of pix from our upcoming family reunions! Cardon will finally get to meet all his Olson/McNabb cousins!

Checking out the camera

I don't look great in this picture, but you can see his legs are getting a little meatier!

Grabbing Mommy's finger

Okay, this isn't a picture of Cardon (obviously), but have you ever seen a squirrel lounging before? This was out on our deck and this guy was just sunbathing!

This one is my favorite!!! Justin loves to burp Cardon and one time while doing this, Cardon latched onto Justin's nose. Now Justin will just do it because it's so cute!

He's here!!!

John Cardon Olson

So, two weeks after Cardon's arrival, I'm managing to get to the blog. This is actually quicker than I expected, since I'm only on day 3 of being alone with the little man! He is an absolute joy and Justin and I thank Heavenly Father everyday that Cardon has joined our family!

I'll spare everyone the nitty-gritty details of labor and delivery (I think Justin's email w/the picture of me 15 mintues after delivery pretty much sums it up. Remind me to NEVER let my husband post a photo like that again...), but it went fairly smooth. John Cardon Olson was born on June 26 at 10:24AM, 20" long and 5 lbs 2 oz. When we took him home, he was 4 lbs 12 oz and just the skinniest thing you've seen. He had his first doctor's appointment a week later and he was already up to 5 lbs 3 oz, and the following Monday (I took him in for a blocked tear duct), and he had grown to 5 lbs 9 oz in just four days! I can already tell that he's bigger than when we brought him home!

Cardon is a really wonderful baby! If he's not asleep or feeding, he just likes to look around and see what's going on. My mom says it's the same thing I did when I was a baby, just alert and aware all the time. He rarely cries, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that keeps up. He is just perfect (in my unbiased opinion!) and we love him tons!

I know everyone really just wants to see pictures, so enjoy!

My two favorite men!

This one shows off all his blonde hair.

Doing his best Dr. Evil impression...

I know it's not a real smile, but I'll take it!!!

You can really see how skinny his legs are (and Justin looks so handsome!)

Isn't he just beautiful???