Eggnogger

We attended Alana & Dean's annual Eggnogger on Saturday night. My how times have changed. The first time I went, Kris and I were living together and I was flying solo that night. I spent the night there as I was in no condition to drive. The next year, we were there together, although I can't recall if we were married yet. It might have been just before the wedding. The party went well into the night... Next time, we had just - and I mean JUST - found out that I was pregnant. And now this year, we had a 3rd small person with us. We had a good time - well, Kris and I did. Owen, not so much.

Catching up

There have been so many things I wanted to post over the last few days, but no time to post them. But tonight, I have finally found some time.

Last Sunday we were invited to our friend's, Megan & Darren, for their daughter's birthday party. Peyton is now 2 years old. We've never really been to a kids party... well, at least, not since we've been kids. I had forgotten how different they are from adult parties. For one, the grab bag was something I didn't expect. We got this little frog bath toy that lights up when it hits the water. Super cute. The party was lots of fun, not that you can tell from the look on Owen's face.

We also went to "Santa at the Drum" after the birthday party. Our friends own a bar and have a little girl, Sidney, so they host a kids Christmas party for all their friends who have kids. And there's Santa! Owen met the big guy and there were no tears. I'm pretty sure he just things that he's being held by a big red blanket. No problem there...

On Tuesday, my Mom came over so I could make some cookies for a cookie exchange I did with some of the ladies at work. I made 8 dozen cookies! They were delicious.

Last night we bathed Owen. Afterward, I like to put some baby butter on him. He's just a little baby, but already his skin is dry! So I laid him on a blanket on the floor and rubbed him down. Kris took some pretty cute photos of him on his tummy, so I just had to share.

The other day Owen was sitting on the couch playing with his fish. He obviously likes it because I tried to start something else with him and when I took it away, he immediately started crying. When I gave it back, the crying stopped. I'm amazed at how good he's getting at grabbing things.

Owen slept last night in his crib. We've been trying to transition him for some time now, having him take naps in the crib, but we hadn't been so brave as to try to put him in there at night. Even though we knew he needed to go in there eventually, I think I was subconsiously wishing it wouldn't happen. It was just so sweet to hear him breathing at night as I fell asleep. And, even though we only have a small place, I worried that I wouldn't hear him if he cried at night. I even bought a baby monitor so that I could hear what was going on in there. I knew though, that it would be best for everyone if he went into his own room. We needed our bedroom back, and I'm sure we sort of woke him up when we came to bed each night. Still, last night I cried a little from missing him... and then had probably one of the soundest sleeps I've had since Owen's been born. He again slept straight through - 8pm to 8am. He stirred once around 10:30 last night and I thought, maybe this isn't such a good idea, but I sent Kris in there to help him out. He popped the soother back in, rubbed his side until he stopped struggling, and then left. We barely heard a peep out of him again through the night (Kris says he heard him on the monitor... I didn't hear a thing).

They grow up so fast. :)

Party in the Bumbo

I hope this works... I have been trying to figure out how to add video to my blog for the last hour. Gotta love technology.


I captured some pretty cute moments of Owen in his bumbo. He seems to be having such a good time after he pukes. HAH!
You have to turn the volume up near the end of the clip to hear what he does while he's sitting. His face is hillarious and tells a tale of it's own.

He found his thumb

Owen slept through the night last night! I mean really slept through. We put him down at 8 o'clock last night, and he didn't wake up until 8:30 this morning! When we went to bed, he was making some sucking noises, and I wondered to Kris, what is he doing? Then, this morning, I think I figured it out. I saw him, in his bassinet, sucking what I thought was his thumb. And, when I look at his thumb, the end of it looks a little red. Not to mention that he seems to have it stuck out like a hitchiker all the time now. Whatever gets you through, I guess.

Raspberry

Owen has discovered how to buzz his lips. Since we got home today from the mall, it's pretty much the only vocalization he's made. We had a good conversation - maybe 15 minutes of solid buzzing - until my lips felt numb and I had to stop. I wonder what his lips felt like? Of course it's not really helping the spit situation. By the end of our session today, he had completely soaked the front bib of his overalls. I'm in total denial of him needing a spit bib as it covers over his super cute clothes.

We went out today to meet up with our friend Dee-Ann at the mall. It was a nice visit. She is the one who took the great photos of Owen when he was born. I'm super excited because we're going over to her place next Monday for some more photos.

Hey you guys & getting grabby

I think that a switch has been turned on in Owen's brain over the last couple of days... literally.

For one, he's getting WAY better at grabbing at things. Before, he would grab them, but could only hold on for a little while. Now, he holds things for a long time and seems to have way better control of where he's moving his hands too. The destination is still his mouth.

He's also been drooling a lot for a while now, so Kris and I bought him a Sophie. For those who don't know, Sophie is a natural rubber latex squeeky giraffe that is colored with food dyes. It's all the rage as the best teething toy out there. I havent seen any evidence of teeth yet, but it's bound to happen soon. Anyway, Owen LOVES Sophie, partly, I think, because he can really hold onto her and her hooves fit nicely into his mouth.

The other thing that's different about Owen lately is that he really seems to be figuring out who Mommy and Daddy are. He used to smile, sure, but it didn't really seem to matter who was smiling. Now, it feels like he really knows who I am when he smiles and coos at me, or at the very least, that I'm important. In a way he's been more sucky, which isn't great, but I get pretty warm and fuzzy when he gives me that special smile that says "Hey Mom. I LOVE YOU!"