Teething!!!!

Tonight I noticed that Owen is definitely getting a tooth in. I was breastfeeding the other day and thought I felt something, but didn't look at the time as he was in the middle of eating. I totally forgot to check until tonight, and sure enough there is something sharp there on his left bottom gum. While you can't really see anything in the photo, I have a feeling his gummy grin days are almost over. So far he hasn't been very irritable - no extra drool. This is probably why I didn't see this coming...that and the fact that the nurse at the doctor's office told us last week that he wasn't teething. I guess she was wrong!!!

Roll Baby, Roll

Owen can now add rolling over from his back to his stomach to his repertoire. He's been threatening to do this for a while now, and he finally made it after lots of encouragement. And being the cruel parents that we are, we rolled him over and made him do it a few more times for the cameras.

Are You Ready for Some Football?

Daddy and Grandma do football picks every week. Apparently they aren't doing so great this year, so they brought in Owen to get his thoughts on this week's games. If you recall, he did a great job looking over their NCAA Basketball picks. We'll see how he helps out for football!

Ready for Halloween

Aunt Leslie got Owen these Halloween items, and the hat just takes the cake. He looks like a little criminal. He has stolen my heart!

Almost Crawling

Owen is so close to crawling he can almost taste it! He's learned to scoot around on his belly, pivot and even gets up on his hands and knees. He just hasn't figured out how to coordinate the movement. He does this funny thing where he'll lay on his belly and just kick with his feet. It's already interesting that he's never in the same spot where you left him. He's going to be on the move soon and I don't think we're ready for it...do you see that stereo equipment behind him? I've seen him eyeing it! That's gonna have to go soon. Who knows what else we'll need to change. Where do we buy those baby gates??!!! Hahahaha.

Soapy Fun

There was a little mishap with Owen's body wash leaking into his little tub, so when we filled it up there were lots of bubbles. Owen was a bit surprised and I'm not sure he knew what to make of it, but at least the photo is cute!

6 Month Doctor Visit (at almost 7 months)

Today Owen went to the doctor's and got half his dreaded shots. I kind of negotiated with nurse to do half of the six that he needed, then go back in a month and get the remaining three. I know six shots seems like a lot, but the flu shot is a two parter at this age so we have to go back in a month to get the second one any ways. So while Owen wasn't thrilled to get three pokes, he did pretty well and has been mellow ever since. The last time they loaded him up with vacinations he was cranky for 5 days. I haven't forgotten it yet! So let's hope he fairs a little better now that he's OLDER. Hahaha.

So at the doctor's we learned Owen's stats:
Weight: 18 lbs 12 oz
Length: 27 inches
Head Circumference: 43.5 cm
He's fairly average across the board, so he's doing great.