Owen & Cooper

Merry Christmas everyone! We had a great morning. Owen was up bright and early as usual (5:50). I'd like to say that it was the excitement of seeing what Santa brought him, but he's just an early bird (he obviously did not inherit that from Mommy!). We probably had more fun opening gifts than Owen did. He was much more interested in taking the tree down. God help us keep it up for a few more days.

We miss you all in NB. A special shout out to Nanny since it's her birthday too.

PS. We have a walker (albeit a very unsteady one)!

Owen is officially a toddler now! We had a very low key celebration yesterday...we let him sleep in and sang happy birthday to him when he woke up. He wasn't quite sure what he had done that had us so excited but he clapped along anyway :)

Today was his birthday party. It was great to see all our friends. Really missed family though. We now have more toys than we know what to do with...better get started on finishing that basement some time in the near future!

The past month has been an interesting one. Owen has been sick for a few weeks...yes..you read right...a few WEEKS. Our healthy little cherub has been initiated into daycare and it's been rough on all of us! Rashes, fever, colds, ear infection, stomach bugs and many sleepless nights...just some of the things our little guy has been battling. Thank you daycare! Oh...and mommy is back to work so the transition has been fun (do you sense the sarcasm here?).

On a more positive note, Owen is getting bigger every day and learning lots of new things. As every day passes, we are more amazed by him. It's great to see the world through his eyes!

We were out today to enjoy the outdoors for the first time in a few weeks (courtesy of a variety of illnesses as noted above) so we had a great time and went completely snap happy. Hope you enjoy the pics!

PS. Can you believe he is going to be a year old next month??!!!

Just a quick update. Things have been busy around here. Owen is now FINALLY drinking formula but is not liking it much. We'll be moving to whole milk soon I think. He's doing much better with table food but still stores food in his cheeks from time to time. We're probably about half way there. He's a quirky kid!

Owen has been spending some time at daycare to get him ready for when Mommy goes back to work (who are we kidding this is as much for Mommy to get used to as Owen). He's really enjoying it. Mommy probably finds it harder leaving than he does. On a more sour note, he has been sick for the better part of 3 weeks. Welcome to daycare I guess! Mommy goes back to work a week from today. How is it possible that 10.5 months have already gone by???

We've been back from New Brunswick for a week now. Who knew 2 weeks vacation could go by so fast??!! Owen got to go in the ocean for the first time and he loved it. The sand was a big hit too. We also visited with Nanny, Grandma, Grandpa and other NB relatives. We were lucky enough to be vacationing in NB at the same time as Uncle Steve, Aunt Andrea and Julia. Owen and Julia had a great time together.

As soon as we got back, Owen got down to business and learned to sit on his own from a lay down position, crawl and pull to a standing position. That's a lot of milestones for a week! Mommy needs to get babyproofing!

Mommy's in the process of trying really hard to wean Owen (let's just say he's not a formula fan) and get him eating some table food because he starts daycare in September. Yep...you read right...daycare. Mommy goes back to work in six weeks. Seriously, where has the time gone??? He'll be 15 before we know it so we're making sure to enjoy every minute.

Where is the time going...our baby is 8 months old! As you can imagine, Owen is changing every day. He's been sleeping through the nights for about two months (yay for Mommy & Daddy!), he still only has two teeth but we're pretty sure #3 is on the way, he says Dada, he waves bye (when he feels like it...yep...stubborn), he's sitting on his own and able to get from sitting to tummy but not the other way around just yet, he rolls across the room faster than we can catch him and he's in the midst of trying to master the crawl (see recent pics)...we expect it to happen any day now. Watch out Bailey and Tish!

Mommy and Owen leave for NB on Thursday. We're excited for our trip and hoping we bring the beautiful weather with us to NB. We hear it's been chilly there. Daddy will join us next week. Playtime just won't be the same without Daddy...we'll be counting the days.

To all our NB family and friends....3 more sleeps!

Our little man is 6 months old! Owen is growing like a weed and showing more of his personality every day. He's full of laughs and starting to assert his independence already. Daddy says he gets his stubborn streak from his Momma.

He's now rolling all over the place. Mommy can barely keep up with him. He hasn't yet figured out that crawling would actually get him from point A to B much faster...why crawl when you can just roll there!

He finally has his two bottom teeth. And he has slept through the night a handful of times (6X to be exact...not that Mommy is counting or anything!) We're hoping to make some more progress in this regard before our next post. Wishful thinking??

We are spending as much time as we can outside after having been cooped up all winter long. Owen loves to pull at the grass. We're looking forward to our trip home in July so that we can introduce him to the beach and the ocean. We're sure he's going to love it as much as we do! We love you and miss you all in NB. July will be here before you know it!

5 months...where is the time going??? We have been pretty busy over the last couple of weeks. We started swimming lessons, which Owen really enjoyed. He didn't even mind the under water part! We're also doing a strollercise class and we're still meeting up with our Babyville friends on a weekly basis (check out the pic of Jillian smooching with Owen). We've been on a few playdates with Gabrielle as well...he's turning into quite a ladies man!

Owen's 5 month check-up was today. He's just shy of 18 lbs...no wonder mommy can barely lug that carseat around anymore! Dr. K gave us the go ahead to start on solids (veggies, fruit and meat)so that will be our next adventure.

Owen actually slept through the night for the first time this Tuesday but it was apparently just a "teaser" as he was back up for a middle of the night snack last night. Poor Mommy!

He's still soaking about 10 bibs a day...but still no teeth.

It's supposed to be beautiful this weekend so Owen will be making his first trip to the zoo with his good pal Mikayla.

That's it for now!

Happy Easter everyone! It's been cold over the last week but we did have a week or so of great weather before that. Mom and I have started getting out a little more. We even met some neighborhood friends for me! Now we have gone back to hibernating this week. But we start strollercise and swimming lessons next week. Can't wait!

Hi everyone,

Owen is now 4 months old. He's growing so fast and he is learning new things everyday. He's able to stand (assisted) for prolonged periods of time. He is loving his new jumper though he doesn't seem to have figured out that he can actually bounce it in. I guess Mommy and Daddy's laps are more fun anyway. He's now starting to sit up (with the help of a pillow just in case since he's still a little wobbly). He's even starting to laugh now....which is awesome for us.

He's still drooling like a crazy man...but still no teeth. On the sleep side, we are not doing so well. Owen has decided to revert back to his newborn hours...aye ya ya. Hopefully, this is a temporary set back. Mommy is thinking about thinking of moving him to his own room. It's gotta happen some day, right?!

Owen received his 4 month shots yesterday. Again, he was a real champ. Mommy...not so much.

We've made lots of new friends at our Babyville group and we're dying for the nice weather so we can get out some more...maybe even meet some other neighborhood kids and moms. The doctor gave us the go ahead to go swimming so we might try that soon as well.

That's it for updates.

PS. We have booked our tickets for our trip to NB this summer. See you on July 19th!

We've been really busy over the last few weeks. We just got back from Owen's first trip to NB, where everyone finally got to meet Owen. He did wonderfully on the flight and was spoiled by family and friends while we were there. He loves to be the center of attention! Things sure seem quiet around here now with only the three of us! We'll be back in July so we'll look forward to that!

We're sure that Owen has gained at least an inch in the last few weeks..he's growing so fast. He's drooling like a crazy man these days...maybe signs of early teething??? He's now loving to stand up and to jump on someone's lap and best of all, he's starting to giggle...who knew that would just melt our hearts. As soon as we can get it on video, we'll post for all to see.

Hi everyone,

Owen had his 3 month MD appt today and he's now up to 15 lbs. Doc says he looks healthy and that we are doing something right (go figure!). It seems like everyday, he's doing something new. He's talking more (albeit in his own lingo), smiling, and he loves to sit up and to stand on mommy or daddy's legs now. He also likes to be naked--he likes nothing better than to be stripped down to his diaper...he's easily entertained!

Today we are packing for our trip to New Brunswick where Owen will finally get to meet the rest of our family and friends. At this time tomorrow we will be landing in Moncton (weather permitting). This will be Owen's first week away from Daddy---we'll sure miss him.

Owen was two months old yesterday. We can't believe how fast time is flying. Seems like only yesterday that we were driving home from the hospital. Now he's cooing and laughing all the time! Owen's first shots were this morning, he took it like a champ (better than his mother!). He's up to 13 lbs 7 ozs...and mom was worried he wasn't eating enough...crazy!

We've booked our ticket for a visit to NB, leaving on Feb 15th. We can't wait for Owen to meet the rest of our family and friends. Now...the extra cold weather...that we can wait for but it will all be worth it.

Hi everyone. Happy New Year!!! We've all been really busy. Owen is growing fast (up to about 12lbs now) and smiling all the time (we just can't get it on camera very much...he does not perform on command!).

Santa was very generous this year!. Nanny surprised mommy and Owen with a Christmas visit. We were so happy to see her when she arrived and sad to see her go. Owen finally got to meet Uncle Steve, Aunt Andrea, Julia, Grandma and Grandpa. They didn't spoil him much (wink wink)! Grandpa and Grandma even made sure Owen had his very own Santa.

Grandma and Grandpa are here until Sunday and we're also expecting more family this coming weekend so we're trying to cram lots more fun in before then.