A month already !?!?!

These next few posts are going to be a little chronologically out of order, so bare with me - don't make me show you another picture of my newborn son flipping you off!! But, it is just so crazy to me that Owen has been with us for a month already! In lieu of writing a paragraph of cliche statements ("in some ways it seems like it's been forever, in some ways it's been so fast, etc), I'll just skip to the good parts :)

We took Owen to his one month appointment on Monday, and he is growing like a champ! When he was born, he was 6 lbs, 11 oz. At his appointment, he was a whopping 8 lbs 15 1/2 oz! At birth he was 19 1/2 inches long. Monday, he had grown to 22 inches! Everything else checked out great. He does have a mild case of cradle cap, but I think we about have it taken care of. He had to get his second round of his Hepatitis B vaccine, which was probably the second worst experience of my life (the first being contractions). After the nurse stuck Owen, he opened his mouth like he was going to scream bloody murder, but he just froze for like 10 seconds, like he had no idea what he just experienced. Finally, he let out the loudest, most awful cry he had ever cried. Then, I started to cry - Justin made a pout face, and then started to laugh. Owen handled it well, though. As soon as I picked him up and cuddled him just a little bit, he stopped crying and settled down.

We have definitely learned a lot of our little guy in his first month of life. Some of them include:

• Owen loves his bouncy seat

• He loves his car seat and sleeping in the car.  

• He hates his swing

• He likes tummy time, but not on the floor - only when it's on mom and dad's chest

• He LOVES bathtime (but not getting out)


• He likes to be swaddled when he sleeps (it's the only way he'll sleep without being held), BUT he immediately gets his arms free


• He farts like a man

• He makes some crazy noises - he sounds like a teradactyl, shoes squeaking on a basketball court, and air being let out of a balloon. It makes for awesome sleeping for mom and dad :)

• He enjoys laughing while he is asleep. He hasn't figured out how to do it while awake yet.

I know there are many more things I am not listing, but I am sure you are ready to see the real goods...some pics of Owen.

If this is a 5 on his pout face scale, the one after his shot at the doctor was a 10.

I love my baths!

My car seat puts me in a trance!  

No more pictures please...I need my beauty rest!