Monday, July 13, 2009
This is what happens...
when your parents cut your hair. Poor Owen was the victim of J and I's haircutting efforts. Once slip of the scissors, and you get a short do. His forehead looks huge now!!
Tuesday, July 07, 2009
Need Your Help
Jeremy and I will celebrate our 5 year anniversary on Friday. We are hitting a mental block for something fun and creative to do. Money is tight right now so we have to take that in consideration. Do you have suggestions?
More 4th Pictures
My parents had some cute pictures on their camera from the 4th that I thought needed sharing.
Here is Owen in his new hat with his Papa.
He slowly was warming up to it.
Owen's seat while we ate dinner. He loves this thing!
Here is Owen in his new hat with his Papa.
He slowly was warming up to it.
Owen's seat while we ate dinner. He loves this thing!
Monday, July 06, 2009
Gilligan's Island
We may need to call the fashion police on this one...
Though his ensemble doesn't match, isn't he the cutest? He thinks he is hot stuff here holding onto the coffee table while standing. (Both outfit pieces again another present from Nana and Papa. Thanks!)
Though his ensemble doesn't match, isn't he the cutest? He thinks he is hot stuff here holding onto the coffee table while standing. (Both outfit pieces again another present from Nana and Papa. Thanks!)
4th of July Festivities
4th of July means food and family for us. This year we celebrated on my parents' new deck! Here is the grill master at work. 
The men sitting at the new bar.
Owen and his great Ma-Ma. Notice his baby's first 4th shirt. I really think the kids has had my first everything shirt thanks to my parents.
Our attempt at a family shot.
Owen is excited about the new deck!
But he wasn't too sure about Allison.
He finally passed out on the way home. Don't you just love the little golfer hat my dad bought him.
We had a great 4th! No fireworks but we enjoyed hanging out with family and having yummy food, esp. Dad's famous cooler chicken. :)
The men sitting at the new bar.
Owen and his great Ma-Ma. Notice his baby's first 4th shirt. I really think the kids has had my first everything shirt thanks to my parents.
Our attempt at a family shot.
Owen is excited about the new deck!
But he wasn't too sure about Allison.
He finally passed out on the way home. Don't you just love the little golfer hat my dad bought him.
We had a great 4th! No fireworks but we enjoyed hanging out with family and having yummy food, esp. Dad's famous cooler chicken. :)
Saturday, July 04, 2009
9 months
Owen turned 9 months on June 28th. He had his 9 month well checkup on Thursday and here are his stats:
Weight: 19 lbs. (down to 25th percentile)
Height: 28 ¾ inches (75th percentile)
Therefore he is tall and lean. Who would have guessed from looking at his parents?
This past month he really has come into his personality and makes us laugh all the time. He has found how to make fun sounds with his tongue and loves making a farting sound. He is constantly smiling or making fun faces. He loves to suck his lips in making him look like an old man without his dentures. He loves his mommy and daddy and loves giving them hugs. He lights up when one of us comes back in the room once we left. He has had some separation anxiety and we have had to be paged at church quite a few times. I think it was more that he was tired and they couldn’t get him to fall asleep so he got worked up.
He has two teeth on the bottom and has bitten me on 3 separate occasions, all while nursing. He is still breastfeeding 4 times a day. Before too long, it will be time to start weaning him. I really don’t think he’s going to have a hard time as he doesn’t seem to attach to the idea. He just likes the milk!
Food he has tried this month: blueberries, watermelon, cantaloupe, broccoli, and butterbeans. Just in the last few days, he has been refusing any vegetable we give him. I’m not excited about that and have got to find a way to get him to eat them. His favorite foods still remain to be banana and oatmeal. We have practiced some with a sippy cup but he still doesn’t get the concept of swallowing after he gets it out.
This past week he FINALLY started crawling! It is an army crawl but still he is on the move. He is fascinated with electronic devices and their cords so we have to be extra careful to put them out of his reach. He still loves to roll and if he can’t crawl to get it, he’ll just roll and roll to get it. He loves to stand and hold onto the ottoman. He isn’t pulling himself up yet but has made motions to start to. Jeremy said he took a few steps while holding onto the ottoman while I was in the shower but I haven’t seen it.
Sleeping wise he has improved. He is consistently taking 2 2-hour naps. He continues to go to bed somewhere between 7 and 8 and wakes up in the 5 o’clock hour. We are desperately trying to break that habit but everything we have tried seems to no avail. We have tried putting him to bed earlier and later.
My baby is really turning into a little boy! It's bittersweet because I want to see him grow big and strong, but I miss my cuddly little baby. It's so hard to believe we'll have to planning his 1st birthday party soon.
Weight: 19 lbs. (down to 25th percentile)
Height: 28 ¾ inches (75th percentile)
Therefore he is tall and lean. Who would have guessed from looking at his parents?
This past month he really has come into his personality and makes us laugh all the time. He has found how to make fun sounds with his tongue and loves making a farting sound. He is constantly smiling or making fun faces. He loves to suck his lips in making him look like an old man without his dentures. He loves his mommy and daddy and loves giving them hugs. He lights up when one of us comes back in the room once we left. He has had some separation anxiety and we have had to be paged at church quite a few times. I think it was more that he was tired and they couldn’t get him to fall asleep so he got worked up.
He has two teeth on the bottom and has bitten me on 3 separate occasions, all while nursing. He is still breastfeeding 4 times a day. Before too long, it will be time to start weaning him. I really don’t think he’s going to have a hard time as he doesn’t seem to attach to the idea. He just likes the milk!
Food he has tried this month: blueberries, watermelon, cantaloupe, broccoli, and butterbeans. Just in the last few days, he has been refusing any vegetable we give him. I’m not excited about that and have got to find a way to get him to eat them. His favorite foods still remain to be banana and oatmeal. We have practiced some with a sippy cup but he still doesn’t get the concept of swallowing after he gets it out.
This past week he FINALLY started crawling! It is an army crawl but still he is on the move. He is fascinated with electronic devices and their cords so we have to be extra careful to put them out of his reach. He still loves to roll and if he can’t crawl to get it, he’ll just roll and roll to get it. He loves to stand and hold onto the ottoman. He isn’t pulling himself up yet but has made motions to start to. Jeremy said he took a few steps while holding onto the ottoman while I was in the shower but I haven’t seen it.
Sleeping wise he has improved. He is consistently taking 2 2-hour naps. He continues to go to bed somewhere between 7 and 8 and wakes up in the 5 o’clock hour. We are desperately trying to break that habit but everything we have tried seems to no avail. We have tried putting him to bed earlier and later.
My baby is really turning into a little boy! It's bittersweet because I want to see him grow big and strong, but I miss my cuddly little baby. It's so hard to believe we'll have to planning his 1st birthday party soon.
Vacation
Jeremy has been on vacation this week and Owen and I have enjoyed having him home so much! Vacation actually started last Friday around noon. Jeremy's parents came in to town and Owen had a blast playing with them. We celebrate my father-in-law's birthday with presents and a dinner made by yours truly. Saturday we all traveled to South Boston, Va to see Jeremy's cousin get married. After leaving there we traveled to Charlotte to spend a few days with my brother. Sunday we ate lunch with Jerem's brother Adrian and his girlfriend Jen. We saw Adrian's new house and did a little shopping at Concord Mills. Monday was pool day!
This was Owen's first trip to the pool and he was unsure what to think of it.
"Uncle BP, what are these silly people making me do?"
Jeremy trying to help him kick his legs.
Whose that baby in your glasses?
Floating around...finally starting to enjoy the water.
Mommy, don't go far!
Thanks Uncle BP for rescuing me from the float.
Relaxing poolside.
"What happens if I pull this hair?"
Time to try off.
What a fun day at the pool!
The rest of the trip including a trip to Ikea, Coldstone, Panera, and Moe's. Yeah we ate a lot! We also played lots of Wii. We came back on Wednesday after lunch. Thursday we went to Owen's 9 month appoinment and finally on Friday we helped my dad stained his new deck. It's been a great week, full of family and rest. We are going to be really sad to see Monday come!
This was Owen's first trip to the pool and he was unsure what to think of it.
"Uncle BP, what are these silly people making me do?"
Jeremy trying to help him kick his legs.
Whose that baby in your glasses?
Floating around...finally starting to enjoy the water.
Mommy, don't go far!
Thanks Uncle BP for rescuing me from the float.
Relaxing poolside.
"What happens if I pull this hair?"
Time to try off.
What a fun day at the pool!
The rest of the trip including a trip to Ikea, Coldstone, Panera, and Moe's. Yeah we ate a lot! We also played lots of Wii. We came back on Wednesday after lunch. Thursday we went to Owen's 9 month appoinment and finally on Friday we helped my dad stained his new deck. It's been a great week, full of family and rest. We are going to be really sad to see Monday come!
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