Snoozin'

My dad is known for his ability to fall asleep just about anywhere. One night we were at their house and Owen fell asleep on Grandpa's shoulder for almost 2 hours. Grandpa was so thoroughly delighted!!! On Easter Grandpa wanted to see if Owen would fall asleep like that again, but this time Owen wasn't the only one snoozin'.

GG & PeePaw

This is my Grandma and Grandpa on my Dad's side. GG stands for Great-Grandma, but I have no idea where the nickname PeePaw came from. They both enjoy seeing Owen as much as they can. Grandpa's 87th birthday was on February 16th and we were really hoping that Owen would be born on that day, but he wanted to come a little earlier than that. Grandpa is so sweet every time he sees Owen he says, "Sakes & Days". I'm not sure what it's suppose to mean, but I think it's something like, "Man, he's cute".

Family Picture

This is the first really good family picture we've had taken. It was taken on Easter by our good friend Ellen. Most of the time Michael's eyes are halfway shut. He has a certain knack for looking drunk in pictures. It's a gift really! :)

Egg Hunt

As you've probably guess by now my parents are very excited to be Grandparents. For Easter Owen got his own Froggy Easter basket filled with a toy frog that ribbits, a bib that says Easter Egg Hunt Champ, a teething ring and candy. Grandma also "hid" eggs in the front yard for Owen to find. He is after all an Easter Egg Hunt Champ!!!

Ed

Right after finding out I was having a boy, my Dad just happened to go shopping at Rite Aid (I think) when he saw Ed. It's was the only horse left that wasn't bright pink so he just had to buy him. Ed lives at my parents house since we have a wooden rocking horse at our. He's been waiting in the living room for Owen to ride him. On Easter we couldn't resist letting Owen ride Ed. Of course Grandpa helped a little!

All night!!

8 1/2 hours!!! That is how long Owen slept last night. What a joy! I woke up at 6 this morning and I had to sit there and think, did I get up last night? I probably could do the whole, feed, change, put to bed routine in my sleep, but I didn't. He slept the whole night. At 6 I did of course go into check on him and while I was putting my finger under his nose to feel if he was breathing I accidentally touched his nose and he got a little upset about that, but he did go back to sleep for another 1/2 hour.

Hi

Today during church I was sitting down holding Owen while Michael was standing up singing. Just then Owen looked up at his Daddy and clearly said, "Hi". I know, I know he's not even 3 months old yet, but it was so perfect. Even the lady behind us was so surprised. Later on at my parents house he did the same thing with his Grandpa. Owen was taking a nap in his car seat and he started to wake up, when Grandpa went over to talk to him, Owen looked up at him and said, "Hi". He has such a sweet voice I can't wait to hear him say more words, but at the same time I know there will come a time when I will also wish for some peace and quiet. :)

Precious Little Hands

Sometimes when I hold Owen I think about the future and what it holds for him. I look at his precious little hands and think how many wonderful things they will do for him in the years to come. Right now they can comfort him when he doesn't have a pacifier. Soon they will entertain him when he can reach for toys. In few months he'll learn to wave bye-bye to Daddy as he goes off to work. He'll be writing his name and coloring pictures to post on the frig. And quite a few years from now he'll be holding the hands of a beautiful woman that's he's in love with. Those same hands that his mommy holds and kisses today. Those precious little hands!

Tummy Time

This is an old picture of Owen hating tummy time. It's an old picture because I can't stand to give him tummy time. He really does not like it at all. Whenever we lay him on his tummy he just rubs his head back and forth into the blanket he's laying on. He refuses to turn his head to the side. Oh yeah and he screams!!! Yesterday I was reading about tummy time on the Internet and some of the mom's that commented said they had the same problem with their babies hating tummy time. One of the tricks they tried was propping their babies up on the Boppy (a pillow that's shaped like a horse shoe) and their babies were okay with it then. Last night my mom and dad were over for dinner and we decided to give it a whirl......no such luck, he still hates it. I'm going to just have to grin and bare it though because Owen doesn't have much strength in his arm right now. He has a strong neck and chest, but he doesn't have any strength in his arm so he needs to work on that. If anyone has any other suggestions on how to get a baby to enjoy tummy time...I'm all ears.

Swaddle me!

I don't know what people did before they invented Velcro. Owen sleeps every night in a Swaddle Me blanket that has Velcro on it to keep him trapped. He is a pretty good kicker and sometimes he gets out of it, but for the most part he enjoys being restrained to go to sleep. He can fall asleep without being in it, but the problem is he can't stay asleep since his arms and legs have a mind of their own. I wonder how old he'll be when I can stop strapping him in, feedback on the matter would be great.

Fussy Baby / Happy Baby

For the most part Owen is a very happy baby. He has his normal fussy time at night usually between 8 - 10. For some reason throughout the day he just has a harder and harder time burping so I think that's the main reason he's fussy. Yesterday was a very fussy day for him though. He got himself so worked up we ended up strapping him into his stroller and going for a walk in the neighborhood because none of our other tricks would work. Then later when he got fussy again we took a lavender bath in the whirlpool tub and that worked like magic. The nice thing is everyday is a new day and he's been so happy all morning just cooing and smiling up a storm. Hopefully the rest of the day will be just as peaceful.

Daddy

Before Owen was born, Michael was very leery about holding babies, however, the moment Owen came out something changed in him. It was the most amazing thing to see! He honestly transformed before my eyes into a Dad. Michael has been the greatest. He had a week off from work and when we came home from the hospital he woke up with me during the late night feeding just to be with me. And when he's home at night he always helps with changing diapers. He's just an amazing father and a wonderful husband and I love him very much.