NASCAR Pit Crew---bottles, diapers, spit-up, outfit changes...1 Month

Sweet fellow!

First bath...not happy (notice his upper lip, looks like his moms)!

Daily walks with Grandma Lambert and cousin Mason

Loving some "guy" time with Daddy

OBC for Grandpa Lambert's birthday

We made it! Matt and I have successfully completed our first month of parenthood. It has definitely been a month we will never forget. We have experienced things we never thought we would...being crapped on, peed on, spit-up on, and tooted on. But when we look at our precious little guy, it makes all of it worth it. Owen has been a great baby and rarely makes a fuss, except when he has gas or is hungry. Let me just note, babies can make just as much noise as a grown adult. Owen literally blows us away!

Matt likes to refer to our family as a NASCAR pit crew. While I change Owen's diaper, Matt warms his bottle, once the diaper is changed, he works to dress Owen's upper half, while I work on dressing the bottom half. Once his limbs have been put into place, we meet in the middle buttoning. Hopefully, one of us didn't miss any buttons along the way...would hate to have to start over!

One thing I can say Owen does not like is to have his diaper and clothes changed, but other than that he tolerates pretty much everything. He even seems to enjoy an occasional bath. It takes him a few minutes to get used to it, but once he is warmed up he is happy again. He has been a good little trooper so far and loves getting out of the house.

Places Owen has visited in the first month:

San Luis Obispo, Lactation Nurse
Shaw's Steakhouse
Red Robin
West Coast Kustoms Car Show
Grandma and Grandpa Lambert's
Nana Bennett's
Target
Costco
Babies R Us
Macy's
Bank of America
Dominion Blueberry Farm
Cambria Vineyards
Dr. Hoffman's office
Orcutt Brewing Company

Milestones:
-Owen is currently eating 3 ounces (1 ou. breast milk and 2 ou. formula), every 3 hours during the day and almost every 4 hours at night).
-Current weight as of May 25th, 7 pounds, 3 ounces...growing by the minute!
-He can lift his head and turn it from left to right.
-Recognizes Mommy and Daddy's voices.
-Follows an object from left to right.
-Loves to stare at his constellation stars every night.
-Likes to be awake from 6-8 a.m. and 6-9 p.m., other than that the guy likes his rest (and so does mommy)!

Once Owen healed from his circumcision and belly button, he encountered another visit to the doctors office...clogged tear ducts. Although, it looks worse than it is, it definitely seems to be getting better. The occasional crusty, goopy eye still presents itself a few times throughout each day.

We are looking forward to the month ahead and can't wait to see more of the little guy's personality. He goes to the doctor this Monday for his 1 month check-up. After that, he has 1 more month before his first set of shots! Poor guy! I will do my best to update the blog as the month progresses. I hope you enjoy the pictures. I just finished our announcements so look forward to those coming to you in the next week or so.