Bath Time

I usually give Owen two baths a week when we're at home. On the trip we bathed him once in the sink. He had never been bathed in the sink before. He's always gets washed up in his little baby bathtub. Since we practically brought the whole nursery with us we thought we would leave the bathtub at home. Grandma helped me bath him and he didn't get too upset. He's used to laying back so he wasn't too happy when the water ran over his face. He survived though!

Bumbo

Owen got lots of fun stuff on this trip, shoes from Great Grandma, toys from my cousin Melody and Aunt Linda bought him a Bumbo. It's a funny name, but I remember it because it's wear his Bum Goes so it's a Bumbo. It's this soft spongy chair that helps babies sit up. The first time I saw one of these I got really mad. I thought they were something that would force your child to sit up earlier than their bodies wanted them too. After seeing them again I realized it's just a chair that designed to help them sit up so they can see around. It doesn't force them to sit up on their own any earlier than they would normally. Owen can hold his head up most of the time, but we did have to put a pillow behind his head to help him out. He really enjoys sitting in it.

Great Grandma & Grandpa Giest

You've met GG & Peepaw, they are my Dad's parents so here are my Mom's parents - Great Grandma and Grandpa Giest. We went to their new apartment the day after we arrived since we got in so late. Owen got to go from his mean car seat right into Great Grandma's arms and he promptly fell asleep. After he woke up Great Grandpa got to hold him, but not for too long because he decided he was hungry. Great Grandma off course had fun presents for Owen such as clothes, a robe and the cutest little shoes ever. I love them!

Happy Time

Okay so it wasn't all bad in the car. There were some fun times and this was one of them. Michael was sitting next to Owen talking to him and Owen was just talking and smiling right back. It's amazing at how one smile can make you forget about all the screaming, well almost!

Driving vs. Flying!

Here we are just a few days ago starting our trip. We drove out to Gillette, Wyoming (I was born there) to see my Mom's side of the family. We hadn't been out there for 5 years. The car trip didn't really agree with Owen very much. There were many, many stops along the side of I-90 to feed, burp or just hold a crying little baby. We were so happy to arrive at my Aunt and Uncle's house. After such a traumatic time in the car we knew we just couldn't drive home with Owen. The car had been totally ruined for him. So we flew home instead! We drove out with my parents in their new Chrysler Aspen so they drove us to Billings, Montana (The nearest place that Horizon flies) and we flew home thanks to our sister-in-laws flight passes (She works for Horizon, bless you Becky!!!). Flying home was so much better than riding in a car with a screaming baby. Owen really did great too. He was asleep for the takeoff and most of the flight. He did manage to dirty two diapers though, but since he's still small it wasn't a big deal changing him. He fussed a little on the landing, but when we went to pick up our luggage most people were shocked to know there was a baby on the flight because they didn't hear him.

Two nights in a row!

The last two nights Owen has slept all night. 9 hours on Wednesday night and 9 hours and 15 minutes last night. Boy I could get use to this!!!!

Pictures

As well as keeping this blog updated, I also have a scrapbook for Owen so I try to take as many pictures as I can. Lately when I've been talking to Owen he will start smiling and I'll grab the camera to take a picture. Once the camera is turned on and pointed at him he looks at me like what the heck is that thing and stops smiling. I liked this picture because I was peeking around the side of the camera trying to get him to smile and he almost is, but he's looking up at me not the camera. I thought it was cute.

The boys!

Here are the boys in my life! Michael is so great! He has been working so hard to provide for us. He has even started doing some side jobs to bring in extra money. He really wants me to stay home and raise Owen. It looks like God has answered this prayer as well. I will be staying home full time. I'm so happy that Owen will not have to go to daycare. It is just another blessing in a long list of them that proves that God is great!!!

So proud!!

This is Grandma Grant and if you've been reading this blog for a while now you might notice something missing in this picture. Try over a 100 pounds!!! Last year after exhaustive research my Mom made the huge life altering decision to have gastric bypass surgery. She has real excelled with it. Don't think it's been easy. There is a lot of determination involved. There are bunch of thing Mom can't eat anymore or she'll get really sick. The thing that I find amazing is that Owen will never know his Grandma as fat. He will only know Grandma as she is now. Owen will never look at Grandma going up the stairs without huffing and puffing and think twice about it because he will always know her to be able to do that just fine. The only way he will know that she used to look different is by seeing pictures and hearing stories like, I remember when Grandma wouldn't have been able to do that. I do remember though and looking back at pictures of Mom when she was heavier I was never not once ashamed of her, but I can tell you now I'm so happy that she is healthier and I'm so very proud of her for all that she has accomplished.

Practice

Yesterday I have a whole bunch of Michael's family come over for lunch - Grandma & Grandpa Martin, Great Grandma & Grandpa Martin, Uncle Jon & Aunt Becky and their daughter Camryn. Camryn is going to be a big sister come this November so she got some practice holding Owen. She did such a good job! She is going to be a great big sister and a big help for her Mom & Dad.

Mariner's Game

This past Saturday was Safeco Day at the Mariner's. I was able to get 8 tickets (Thanks Scott), but there were actually 10 of us there, because we had Owen and our friends Kevin & Julie brought there 7 month old son Kadyn with them. The other tickets were used by Grandma & Grandpa Grant and some other friends from church, Micah and Kim. It was sure an adventure taking Owen to his first game. As you see he was decked out in his Mariners bib (Thanks Grandma). What you can't see is under his bear outfit (Thanks Aunt Michelle) he was wearing a onesie that said Little All Star and a sleeper that said Future MVP. He was definitely layered and for good reason. It was windy and cold!!! Sadly the Mariner's poor starting pitcher, Weaver let 6 runs come in all in the first inning. They ended up taking him out of the game....in the first inning!!!! Needless to say we never recovered and we left in the 8th inning because we were freezing and it was getting late (it was almost 9). The only complaint I have about taking a baby to Safeco Field is that the men's restrooms do not have changing stations in them. Hello, there might be a single dad who brings his kid in diapers to the stadium. There was however a family bathroom so Michael and I did use that one time, but still it's the principle people!!

Dinner!

For past few weeks Michael and I have been eating dinner at the dining room table together. This might be common place for some of you, but not for us. We usually would eat dinner in the family room while watching a movie. It's been really nice though. I love saying grace and then chatting about our day. Owen doesn't always joins us because sometimes he's taking a nap, but when he's not sleeping I've been putting him in his highchair so he's can be up at the table with us. He's still pretty small to be sitting in it, but luckily it's reclines a little so he's doesn't fall over on himself.