New pictures

Well, I've been neglecting this blog so I'm back with new pics of our little man. I've been taking lots of pictures and I just recently uploaded over 275 pictures to be developed and realized that I have another 100 or so to be printed as well (but I thought I'd save those for another time). Owen is growing like crazy and he's doing lots of new things. He's reaching for our faces, our cups, and his toys. He likes to have me kiss his hands - it makes him giggle. He scoots backward while on his back by pushing with his feet and we're still waiting for his first roll by himself. Okay, for the good stuff...

4 months

Owen is 4 months old! We went for his check-up on Friday and he weighs 18 pounds, 5 ounces and is 27 inches long! He is over the 100th percentile and the doctor was very pleased with his weight since he is so long. She also commented that his gross motor skills - bearing weight on his feet and leading with is head when pulled to sitting are those of a 6 month old and Owen's Poppa says it's because his mommy makes him "exercise" everyday. He is quickly outgrowing his infant car seat and we will be ordering and installing his "big boy" convertible car seat in the next few weeks (I doubt that we will get another 4 weeks out of the infant seat). I've got lots of pictures to post that I've taken over the last couple of weeks as well as a video or two but I have to do these posts in sessions as I'm not able to spend lots of time sitting in one place since Owen likes to change activities at a more rapid pace. We've had a couple of trips out of town lately - we went to Houston to visit with Chris, Ann, and the kids (with my cousin Amber's help) and then Owen and I went to New Orleans this past Sunday for a baby shower - I don't know that I'm looking forward to any car trips longer than 30 minutes by myself with Owen anytime soon. The New Orleans trip was okay but I kept having to go back for something that I had forgotten and managed to leave almost 30 minutes later than I wanted to and then Owen cried for the last 30 minutes of the ride back! Anyway, that's all for now.

Happy New Year!

Well, we've been very busy over the holidays. We had Owen's christening, Christmas, and of course New Year's Eve - Owen partied until almost 10:15!

Our boy is growing (and growing and growing) and he's learned a few new things. He reaches for and grasps toys and tries to bring them to his mouth - sometimes succeeding. He rolls from his side to his back and is very close to rolling from his tummy to his back. He's very chatty and has started to chuckle or belly laugh at silly things like mommy sneezing. He's sleeping in his own bed for naps during the day and at night. He sleeps about 3 or 4 hours between feedings at night but will occasionally wake every 2 hours. He's even taken a bottle (of breastmilk) a few times and he had no problems trying it out! We're going to his pediatrician on Wednesday for his 4-month checkup and weigh-in. He's outgrowing his clothes so very fast and I can't wait to find out how much he weighs. I've been putting away lots of 3-6 months clothes and moving into the 6-9 month sizes...wow! Will update after doctor's appointment as soon as I can.

Here are some pictures from the past few weeks.

Santa's little helper.

This is Keith's family's christening gown - Keith and Laurie wore it for their christening as well as their cousins and their children.

Owen's Christmas pajamas from BeBe.

Owen and Mommy with Benjamin after the christening.

Owen, Mommy, Daddy, Nanny Laurie, and Parrain Alex.