Swinging away in Avila
Fell asleep in his high chair! Look at those yummy prunes on his lips!
Loves the beach and watching his sis play!
"Look at me mommy!"
New sheriff in town!
Our little man is really growing up and becoming his own person. For me this is so sad! I just want to keep him the way he is forever. He definitely has had a lot of changes this month. Every day Matt calls to check on Owen he asks, "who do we have today, Owen James or Owen Matthew?" Owen James is feisty (just like mommy) and Owen Matthew is sweet and patient (just like daddy). Matt and I both prefer Owen Matthew, but Owen James can be a riot too. Especially, when he wants to talk back to us. We having these "babble" matches where he talks, then we talk, and on, and on, and on.
Owen continues to explore new things this month. He discovered his ears early this month and pulled on them for a short bit, but got over that quickly. Still loves his stinky feet in his mouth! Is infatuated with his sister, Lucy! Lucy has been very patient allowing Owen to poke and prod her every chance he gets. The "sand man" has become his new friend and visits him when he is tired. Owen has also discovered pulling on mommy and daddy's noses and face. Also, loves to grab my hair (especially when he is tired). This drives me crazy!
I used to be able to talk on the phone, hold the remote control, or type on the computer while holding him, but not anymore. Mister Owen wants to EXPLORE! He still loves his exersaucer and loves to "take care of business" in it!---Thanks Uncle Bob and Aunt Marilee!
Owen has become a really good napper! He really enjoys taking his morning nap, which can be a bummer for me when I have to wake him up to go to daycare. But other times it works out great if I get him down early enough. He is now sleeping in his crib (most of the time). Which helps me sleep better, but I still wake up several times a night checking the monitor. Unfortunately, Owen is still not sleeping through the night. We have tried letting him cry it out and it works, but only for a short time. We have finally made it through the night without feeding him, but with the time change, he is waking up at 5 a.m.!!!
We are really looking forward to spending our first holiday season with Owen. It is going to be so much fun! I can hardly wait to see what he thinks of all the lights.
Milestones:
-Currently weighs 18 lbs, 2 ounces (60%) and measures 27.8 inches (87%).
-Rolls over from back to tummy and sometimes from tummy to back.
-Can sit up for a few QUICK seconds.
-Is eating breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
-Loves to stand on his legs. Who knows he may walk before he crawls!
-Totally giggles now, but mostly only at mommy being silly.
-Loves to go to the horse races with his daddy. Owen is the newest horse jockey for Jackson Family Enterprises!
-Continues to have a blocked tear duct, but is going to see a Pediatric Opthamologist in December.
-Had his first skin reaction to Huggies diapers...Doctor diagnosed it as a yeast infection, but once I changed the diapers the rash went away...hmmmm!
-Also had his first "kiss." That's right a girl named Lily in the nursery tagged him. Owen's teacher, Miss Angie, who was also my preschool teacher, witnessed it. She said Owen was so embarrassed and when Lily went in for second kiss, he turned his head. So sweet! I also caught Miss Lily kissing another man later that week. Little does she know, Owen is a one woman man. His woman is ME!
What we are working on for month 7:
-Sitting up, confidently!
-Crawling
-Sleeping through the night!!!!!!
The big cuz crew
Woof, woof...
Ava and Mason
Lil' cuz crew
Sweet pup
