18th week!

The weather this week in Houston has been absolutely beautiful! Owen and I started music class at the Motherhood Center and Story Time at the West University Library! Jeremy joined us for music class on Monday- it was so cute, he was the only dad there- I have a feeling that next Monday we are going to see some of the other dads there... Jeremy was the only one brave enough to come and Owen loved having him there. Owen smiled the entire time.
Owen and I have been on a few morning jogs and the cool weather has been wonderful!!! This evening we took Tate and walked to Kraftsmen Bakery to pick up our fresh bread... there was no way I could drive there, its too beautiful outside!

Owen is growing up so fast. He can control his arms pretty well and is doing a great job working his fingers... he now grabs the bottle, puts it in his mouth and holds it- it is amazing. When he showed interest in wanting to hold it and put it in his mouth I definitely gave it to him... I would love for him to hold that bottle!

We go to the doctor tomorrow for his 4 month appointment.... he will also get some shots ( boo )... So, I have a feeling we will have a movie day tomorrow and I am going to just hold him all day an watch TV- I am anticipating some fussiness.

I am really enjoying the days that I get to spend with O... I cant wait until we can walk over to the zoo or Hermann Park and ride the train or even walk to the Childrens Museum on beautiful days like we have this week... but I am definitely enjoying my baby boy right now and everything I get to do with him, he will be crawling and walking soon and then I am going to have to really be on my toes.

Its hard to believe that this week last year we were informing our friends and family that little Owen was on his way...

Below are a few pictures of our little boy... growing up so fast!

Oh me, Oh my, Anita Mae came by!

Today the Thrashes came over to visit and brought their precious daughter, Anita! Anita was born a few days after Owen.... The Thrashes are some of our best friends- we cant wait to watch these two grow up together! Blair and I are already planning our future Santa Fe trips with the two of them!
Here is an old picture of Blair and me at about 34 weeks pregnant:



Here are a few pictures of the two 'lil munchkins today...





Anita says, "hook 'em"

College football day

Owen has been hanging out with the guys today... doing what most guys do during a Saturday afternoon in September...

17 weeks old... too young for coffee?

Owen is 17 weeks old this weekend.... and he is taking interest in everything I put in my mouth- including this very bright and fun green coffee mug. . . .



Owen is reaching for things now that he realizes he can actually work those long arms and big hands... pretty soon he is going to be grabbing and throwing things- it is amazing how fast these little ones grow.




After breakfast and our morning nap we went for a run... well, mom went for a run and Owen went down for part 2 of his morning nap. I am trying to get back into my running routine and it has been very difficult with our extremely hot weather.... I am looking forward to the temperature dropping because once that happens I am hoping my pant size will drop with it... Here is a close up of Owen this morning in the jogging stroller.

Update!

Just a quick picture of our very adorable and extremely flexible son.... Every day gets more and more fun and more and more busy... not as much time to blog!

Just a quick update... Owen is now grabbing most things within reach and his "talking" up a storm. He loves to play the "I'mmm gonnna get you!" game and is constantly smiling, talking and laughing.

He is sleeping 12 hours straight through the night (after we had to have a cry it out episode one night this past week) and napping 3 times a day. We go to the Dr. next week for his 4 month appointment- I cant wait to see how big this little, yet big boy is!

16 weeks

Owen is 16 weeks old today- I can't believe it has been 16 weeks since he was born! Today he learned how to roll from his back to his stomach- he did it for his daddy while I was at the grocery store... he has been very good at rolling from his stomach to his back but had not been able to roll all the way onto his stomach until today. Owen is jut bursting with new sounds... including 'squeals'- its hilarious... for now:).

He is a very long and lean baby- Im guessing he is pushing 15lbs if not a little over right now- and I would just take a guess and say he is 26-27 inches long? I really have no idea, but I do know he has put on at least 4 inches since he was born. We go to the doctor in a week and a half for Owen's 4 month check up- I cant wait to see how much he has grown!

Owen is so much fun and even though my mornings come much... much... much earlier than they ever used to, they are so much more fulfilling and they are enjoyable even if its 6am, I can't fully open my eyes while trying to change a diaper with bed head hair in my face.... he makes it all worth it.

Now I am off to bed... I really need to get better about going to bed earlier since Owen goes down at 7pm!

Putting on a few LBs...

Not so little Owen weighs 14lbs and 9 ounces... I weighed him when I was in a baby store in Rice village today. The last time I weighed him was a few weeks ago when he weighed 13 lbs. He is going to double his weight before he turns 6 months old!

"All you need is love..."

I love this little boy more than I ever imagined I was capable of....

Sunday Football!

Owen is 15 weeks today!

Today was the first Texans game- we beat the Colts! Jeremy went but I stayed behind and grabbed breakfast with little Owen and my mom and Chris.
After we got home, Owen dad and I watched some football... I put on O's football jersey- its the jersey from his Uncle James' old football team, Cinco Ranch. Uncle James now plays for Rice- so I need to update his football jersey for football Sundays!

Owen and I went for a run tonight. It is definitely a new experience to run with a BOB stroller. I wore my heart rate monitor and calculated my heart rate and kept it above 160, as I was instructed to do- phew, I am WAY out of shape. I could only do a couple miles and then I had to power walk.... I am going to blame it on the 'mugginess' outside- shortly after we got home it poured and thundered. I love the rain... love love love the rain!

We are supposed to fly to Bermuda on Friday with Owen for a mini vacation but it looks like Hurricane Igor might change our plans. I was looking forward to taking Owen on his first international adventure- we will watch this hurricane and see how it goes this week...

Lotte's Visit!

This weekend my mother came to visit and babysit Owen for us while we went to a couple parties over the weekend! Owen LOVES his grandmother so much and his Lotte LOVES him too! They had a blast- they are just precious together!

A few more from Nantucket...

Here are a few more pictures from our Nantucket trip...it is amazing how much my little boy has grown up since that week! Its been a little over a month since that trip and Owen looks so much older already