The Things Owen Does

Playing with Kathleen.

Walking. Kinda.

Pooping. Ahhhh.

Puzzled. Say What?

Self-soothing. Mmmm Hands.

Smiley

2 Months, 3 Weeks Old

Demonstrating his strong neck muscles. If his arms could support that big baby belly, this boy would be scooting around already and crawling all too soon!

Sucking on his hands. A new favorite activity.

Showing off his new slobber-covered Giants shirt. He was good luck that day - the Giants won!

All tuckered out in the hospital/mental patient outfit dad picked out.

First Movie

Rollin' Video

As promised, here is a video of Owen rolling over ... several times ... some times more successfully than others!

Must ... Roll ... Over!

Owen's first roll-over on Wednesday was not a fluke. He is now a full-fledged rolling-over machine. He only rolls over from his back to his tummy at this point but tummy-to-back is supposed to be even easier to master, so I'm sure that is coming soon.

He is completely consumed now by a need to roll over every time he is on his back! I did capture some video of him rolling over which I will try to post shortly. But for now here are some pictures:

Posing on my back for a picture.

Ok, that's enough of that! Must ... Roll ... Over!

Ah, there we go. Wait! Why am I on my tummy?

Posing for ANOTHER picture in my bear jammies.

Now I MUST roll over!

A Big Day

Owen is 11 weeks old today. Last night I finally got around to digging through the enormous mound of clothes Owen has that I previously determined to be too big. He seriously could wear a different outfit 4 times per day every day for the next month without repeat! I pulled out some stuff that should now fit including jeans! I had Travis put a pair on him this morning and told Owen he was all grown up now!

Then the first thing he did this morning when I set him on his back under his baby gym was roll over to his stomach! We thought he kinda rolled over before but there is no doubt about it today! I guess he believed me when I told him he was all grown up! I have a feeling it might be a little while though before he does it again.

Some Pictures

Snoozing briefly in an uncomfortable-looking position.

What happens at Grandma's stays at Grandma's.

Out for a walk in the stroller.

2.5 Months Old

Owen is now about 2.5 months old! He is doing very well but continues to be a little on the high maintenance side. Oh well! Good thing he’s so cute!

He still just really enjoys looking at everyday objects and couldn’t care less for his toys. He really enjoys being carried but insists the carrier move about so he can get a good look at many different things. When he gets cranky he enjoys large bouncing movements so I find myself often doing squats and even jogging around with him.

He’s started really enjoying sucking on his hands … or other objects if they happen to be in the way. He smiles and coos often … especially when getting his diaper changed! Weird-o! He finally now enjoys bath time … or at least doesn’t cry through it anymore.

He hasn’t been very accurately weighed but is roughly just over 11 lbs now. In other words, he still is wearing “newborn” sized clothes along with his 0-3 month lot. Well, except he wears 6-12 month socks. This boy has some big feet!

Happy Father's Day

All Smiles

It appears that Owen now knows he's supposed to smile when I bring out the camera!

First Camping Trip

Ok, not really. We're not that crazy! But we went to visit my family at Champoeg State Park for the day. He was a pretty happy baby and enjoyed staring at all of the new scenery in the park.

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Champoeg

Weekend Fun ... and Sleep

9 Weeks

Slideshow of today's pictures. Owen is just over 9 weeks old. People seem to think he is younger than he really is because he's pretty small! We met a lady today who didn't believe he was really two months old. Her daughter just had a baby who weighed 10 lbs 8 ounces at birth! About the same size Owen is now!

Owen Slideshow

Pictures from the past two months:

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All Three of Us in the Same Photo!

I take a lot of Pictures

Owen sleeping yesterday after his shots. He stayed curled up like that all day yesterday and was extremly sad. He developed a low fever but is much happier today!

A very rare smile today during tummy time. Tummy time is not his favorite time.

Last time I put this hat on him it fit!

He's still so, so tiny!

2 Months Old

Owen is two months old today! It seems like just yesterday that he was fresh from the hospital – a teeny tiny pumpkin-colored baby. (Owen is only 1.5 week old in the picture to the right.)

He had his two month check-up today. He has remained in the 25th percentile for weight, weighing in at a lean 10 lbs, 10 ounces. He has also remained in the 25th percentile for head circumference and risen to the 60th percentile for height.

He also had to get four immunization shots. I was really scared for him but he was a trooper. He cried, of course, but stopped as soon as I picked him up. Now he's pretty sleepy and a bit whiny.

Watching Tennis

Owen ventured out into the sun today to watch his dad and Aunt play some tennis!