5 Months old!!

In a perfect world, I would do these updates every month, so everyone can see how Owen is growing and how much he is changing, and what our little Boog has been up to lately. Unfortunately, my world is not a tropical paradise where you can have a baby AND eat whatever you want without looking like a whale, nor does it consist of 40-hour days, so I am a little behind! I guess every other month isn't too bad...

I will be honest - I have literally been trying to write this update for about five days. If I wrote all that I wanted to write, it would take me probably three straight hours to write it, and you all about 30 minutes to read it :) So, instead I am just going to do it in little snippets...a little update every day (or two). Today is the "important stuff" - the doctor's report.

Vital Stats

• Weight -  14 lbs 2 oz (25 percentile)
• Height - 25 1/2 inches (75 percentile)
• He has a tiny head - 41 cm (15 percentile)

*These were all at his 4 month appointment, so I am sure he has grown quite a bit. I think he is over 15 pounds, and he seems like he is about 5 feet now! Seriously - I think he has undergone a length growth spurt in the past couple of weeks - he seems soooo long!

• Owen had a nasty case of eczema around when he was about 3 1/2 months. It was on his face, which made it doubly sad for mom and dad. With a quick trip to the pediatrician and some hydrocortisone cream, we got that cleared up!
  

Poor little guy  :(

• Owen also has had a blocked tear duct since he was born.  The doc (and the countless websites I read) told us it could take 9 months to a year before it cleared up and Owen may even have to have a small outpatient procedure.  Then, one day, all of a sudden, we realized we hadn't gotten any gook out of his eye for a few days - he was healed!!! :)   

This has nothing to do with his tear duct, but how crazy is this dude's hair?!?!