Monday, March 11, 2013

Owen Update

Owen is growing too fast. I feel like I blinked and he was all of a sudden 6 months. Phil and I say all the time that this kid came with quite the personality. He is very particular about his schedule, his bottles temperature has to be perfect or he acts like he is gagging, he is very sensitive to loud and abrupt noises, and since he was like 4 months old he has been an extreme Mommy's boy. Of course he needed me before because I was nursing but it is more than that. He scans the room over and over looking for me and gets very mad if I walk past him without acknowledging him or picking him up (even if he is already being held by someone else). This has become a problem at the gym and the last 3 times I have gone they have called me because he will not stop crying. As soon as the hand him to me he acts like nothing ever happened, stinker.

Owen's Stats at 6 Months:
15lb 3.6 oz (19%)
25.5" (17%)
Head (70%-huge)

Also, for the sake of documenting he was 11 lbs 10 oz at 4 months and 24.75". yes he barely grew in length. Luckily he has grown a few inches I'm sure because I just had to raise the jumper up.



He had a blow out after the cart picture was taken and we bought this shirt. I probably would never had bought it otherwise...


He loves this giraffe Ashley gave him



This is his "Mom look what I did face"






Trying to get a picture of his tooth. It is there but hard to see.



Some other things Owen is doing:
*Rolls with ease both directions but doesn't do it often
*Is a pretty stronger sitter but I still prop the boppy behind him 
*Loves playing at his little workbench and knows how to pull/push everything on it
*Is obsessed with cups, especially ones with lids and straws. He whips his whole body around trying to get our cups.
*Loves watching Wes play and wants to join in so bad
*Enjoys playing with his feet and pulling his socks off
*Loves being outside
*Has one tooth with another trying to pop out
*Is in love with his muslin blankets
*Grabs at EVERYTHING
*Is still trying to get used to eating pureed food. He has tried pears, sweet potatoes, prunes, and butternut squash. So far sweet potatoes with a little cinnamon is his favorite. 
*Is so smiley and has the sweetest laugh
*Loves bath time and needs it in order to wind down for bed
*Sleep 10-11 hrs a night (with exception to the past two nights, dang teeth)



Thursday, March 7, 2013

Cabin Weekend

I forgot to add on the last post about Valentines Day night. My Dad took us out to dinner to my favorite restaurant in Utah, The Old Spaghetti Factory. Wes loves their food as well. It's a must on my list of things to do while visiting utah. :)

 Friday we packed and headed up to my parents cabin. Wes must have know something exciting was happening because he was pretty excited. We had so much fun with my family and really wish that Phil could have been there. Wes and Jack were best friends and were so sweet together most of the time. The kids enjoyed lots of activities like play-doh, this game Heather made up involving finding and matching letters of their names/ numbers in rice (big hit), bowling, many movies, and of course trains. My parents really know how to throw a party. We played many games and even a few new ones this year! They were so generous with the prizes for us and the boys. Thanks for a fun weekend Mom and Dad.





































We left the cabin on Monday and the boys went snowmobiling again. My mom surprised us girls with a special treat and had babysitters lined up so we could get facials. I was a bit anxious about leaving the boys with a babysitter because this would be our first one EVER that wasn't a family member or one of my close friends. Once I laid on the table for my massage/facial all those worries disappeared. It was an amazing 45 minutes.

Random photos of this cute boy eating prunes for the first time. 


On Tuesday I took my mom out to lunch at Jonny Rockets and we looked around the new Traverse outlets. Honestly they were a bit of a let down, probably because of my 2 year old (ha ha).

We left bright and early for our flight on Wednesday. We managed to survive security with the help of some sweet strangers, bless them. The plane ride wasn't as smooth as the ride to Utah. Both boys were animals. At the end of the flight I felt very overwhelmed and inadequate.  A sweet old man patted me on the shoulder and said "You did amazing, you deserve a medal". I needed that sweet man and his kind words. 
Wes fell asleep right when we landed, of course. So I waited until everyone got off the plane to wake him. It ended up working nicely because the flight attendant brought our stroller onto the airplane and I was able to transfer him easily. Marsha was a rockstar and got a pass to meet us at the gate. That made getting to baggage claim so much easier, thank you!