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

Roly Poly!

Rolling!

Owen rolled from his tummy to his back... and then tried to roll back over to his stomach- he got half way there. The entire time he was 'talking' to his stuffed animals hanging from above!

It's raining, it's pouring, the old man is snoring....

It has been raining nonstop in Houston today and I absolutely love it! I love the rain and I think I love it so much because I grew up in a part of Texas that did not get a lot of rain as frequently as we do in Houston.

I love hanging out in the living room with Owen while its raining! I know that when Owen turns mobile and wants to start running around, I am going to be much less favorable towards rainy wet days... but for now, I can cuddle with Owen and I am taking advantage of it!

Our AT&T has been out since Saturday, which was fine because I don't really watch TV that often anyways, so today on our rainy day we listened to a lot of music and it was so fun to watch Owen react to the different types of music. He LOVES the 'beats'/percussion as well as the xylophone (Rockabye Rendition Beatles, U2, Bob Marley and Coldplay CDs). If you have any suggestions of good african/tribal/percussion music, email me!

We laughed and played with a lot of his toys and hung out in our sweatpants all day... Owen is ALMOST rolling over.. we practiced for a while today- Owen was trying so hard!We finished the day with a 20 minute bath filled with lots of laughing, soap and a rainbow waterfall that went all over the island... thank you for that Owen- next time I need to grab the "wee whiz" for the bath!

Almost rolling over....



Bubble Time!

3 months and 2 weeks old!

Doesnt this look just make you melt? I have a feeling I am going to see this face again and again!

Owen is now 14 weeks old!!!

I think one of Owen's biggest milestones has been his ability to sleep, like his momma! At 7 days he was sleeping 8 hours through the night... at 9 weeks he started sleeping 10 hours solid through the night with an inconsistent 12 hour night here and there... and by 12 weeks the little man is consistently sleeping 12 hours 6:30-6:30 if he can stay in his swaddle all night- right now he is somehow getting his right arm out of the swaddle and when he does, he bops himself in the face and wakes up...until we re-do his swaddle and plug him with a pacifier.. oh Owen! He is on a pretty good nap schedule that was pretty easy to put him on, I just started swaddling him and putting him in his crib at the same time each day and he sleeps for at least an hour each segment, sometimes more and sometimes less.. but on average about an hour, 3 times a day and more when we are running errands and driving around.

So, tonight I am going to try the miracle swaddle- lets see how much of a miracle it is.

He is eating 8oz every 4 hours!

Owen is talking and saying lots of "mmms' "ooohs" "uuuuws" and is starting to grab things with a little bit more control. He lays on his belly and holds him self up with his arms and is very strong. He will stand for long periods when you hold him upright and he is starting to drool much more now... makes me wonder if that means those teeth are starting to make their way up- we shall see!

Next weekend we are flying to Bermuda, so it will be Owen's first international trip! I have his passport- its hilarious to see a picture of a baby on a passport! We can't wait to visit our friends the Konte's! The last time we saw them was at our wedding- they have to be one of the most amazing, fun and super cool families we know! If Owen was crawling and walking, I know he would be right at Michael and Trevor's heels.

We have a couple weeks until our next doctor appointment, and I am so excited to see how big this little munchkin is! I am guessing he is at 15lbs right now (because 2.5 weeks ago he weighed 13lbs) and 25 inches long.



Owen,

Your daddy and I are so lucky to have you. You have changed our life for the very best and we love you more than anything in the world. I can not believe how much you have grown the last few months- you continue to amaze us in all that you do.

Labor Day weekend= time to chill!

Here are a few pictures from Grandy's visit. We went to the Rice/UT football game- my brother-in-law plays for the Rice Football team- Owen is going to LOVE watching Uncle James play football over the next 5 years! We really enjoyed our very low key weekend- Owen and dad took a nap in the grass, Owen go to meet Miss Anita and we were able to hang out with some great friends!