Number 5!

Another tooth popped through today!  It's the top one next to the front, left tooth.  The right side is very close.. maybe another day or 2!  

I have a little piranha on my hands.

Butternut Squash it is!

And he LOVED it!  I made it this morning and gave him some, this is the first food I've given him that I'm pretty sure he enjoyed!  Pics to come tomorrow!

Mystery Doggie

We have this tan and white stuffed dog that Owen is absolutely in love with.  His face lights up when he sees it, and when I give it to him, he squeezes it tight.  It says "Tweakie P. Piper" on it's foot, and this toy brand is exclusively sold at Michael's.

If you bought this toy for Owen, can you please let me know who you are? 

Yuck.

The past couple of days, Owen has been really anti-food.  

We gave him baby oatmeal today and here was the result..

I tried to give him sweet potatoes today too, but he would not keep one bite in his mouth.  Maybe he needs a break?  

Hello SCA!

Today Owen and I went to visit SCA.  We had a great time!  It was so nice to see everyone.  We had lunch together, and I shared the good news about our big move to NY! 

Sweet Potato Day

I made some sweet potatoes for Owen yesterday, and he tried some today!  He really didn't seem to like them, but he didn't seem to hate them either.  He only spit out one bite!  We didn't take any pictures, but we did take a video, I'll try and figure out how to get that loaded on here.. Actually, his reaction was very similar to his reaction when we first gave him rice cereal.  

He eats real food twice a day now, cereal in the morning and sweet potatoes in the afternoon.  We are still nursing strong for the rest of his feedings, despite my war wound that some of you may have heard about.  After this week is up I will make something else for him, not sure what.  Introducing him to new foods is so much fun! 

Please let us know what you think!  Vote for which veggie you think Owen should try next!  

The poll is on the right.

Happy 4th of July!

We spent Owen's first Fourth of July at Aunt Laura's shore house.  We had a great time hanging out with family!  Amy really loves Owen, she was so happy to just be with him this weekend.  He is fond of her too, his face lit up every time she came around.  They went swimming together, read books together, and just sat with eachother.  He warmed up to everyone nicely!  He even let Katie hold him for a little bit, long enough to get silly pink sunglasses pictures (sorry buddy, but it was funny.)  I decided that taking him to see fireworks wouldn't be a good idea since it was right at his bedtime, and boy I was glad I made that choice.  Every time he drifted off to sleep, a firework would wake him up.  By 11:00 he was hysterical and we had to take him for a car ride to get him to sleep.  He slept through the night and woke up a happy, smiling boy though!  

 

Caught on Camera for the First Time in History..

The elusive top front teeth!  This was no easy feat.  I've been trying since they came in to get a picture of them, but the boy just wouldn't cooperate.  I needed to get him to look up since the teeth aren't out very far, that's the only way they could be seen.  I tried dangling toys above him to get him to look up, but nothing was more interesting than Mama's camera.  

Then I had a brilliant idea.  I had to offer something he never gets to play with.  Something he's seen and wants to touch.  My sunglasses. 

Here's three good shots of his top teeth, and one picture of his prize.  

Just some pictures...

I took some pictures outside today while we were hanging out in the grass.  He is very interested in the grass and he loves to touch it.  There's some really great shots of his bottom teeth here!  No luck capturing the top ones yet.. 

Big Foot

Today while Owen was napping I took a print of his foot.  I compared it to his newborn footprint, what do you think?  Big difference!  The picture doesn't show up actual size, I have no idea how to do that.  And yes, his foot has a slight orange tint to it.  

Two Front Teeth!

Last Saturday, Owen's first top tooth came in! It was the front one on the left. Then today, I noticed his right one is peeking out too! I can't believe how fast he's getting his teeth in. He is chewing on everything and drooling like a fountain. He seems to be doing OK pain wise, and we are thankful for that! He has been clingier than usual, but I don't mind the extra snuggles!

We started feeding him rice cereal about a week after he turned 6 months old. The first time he tried it, he made a yuck face (the video we have is so cute). Now he opens his mouth right up when he sees the spoon! I can't wait to start feeding him other things. I am going to ShopRite this week and I'm going to get some veggies for him. I think I am going to start with sweet potatoes.