Fathers Day and Smiles

Owen, Izzy, Kate and I had lots of fun getting ready for Bob's first Father's Day! We were able to spend some time just the '5' of us on Sunday to celebrate! He is such a great father to Owen, Izzy and Kate and I feel so blessed to such a great hubby!
We also had a great time celebrating Father's Day with Grandpa Dude and Grandpa Horner! We are so lucky to have such great dad's to celebrate!
As far as this week goes, Owen has starting paying attention to some toys and can follow them with his eyes. He seems to respond best to the toys that make noise. He has also developed a very strong grip (so far I still have all my hair, necklaces and earrings but I think I should consider myself warned!) We are working on trying to get on some sort of schedule with play time, nursing and napping but the so far it is pretty random. He is starting to sleep about 6 hours at night which is great!!! We have learned that the pacifier is a blessing and a curse at the same time because it falls out when he is sleeping which wakes him up thus wakes us up. Another big change is that Owen has started putting weight on his legs and loves to 'stand up'. Of course we have to hold him under his arms but this is one is his favorite games. Everyone is amazing with how strong he is. He has starting making all kinds of facial expressions which have been hysterical to watch. And just today, he started smiling! Real smiles, not gas pain smiles. He is such a cute little guy! He is going to charm all the girls one day! Owen also meet all the nice folks at PBI (where Bobby works) and we hope to make it to IKON this week! Also, while shopping for father's day, grandpa dude found a camo onesie for Owen! I will post a picture soon! Overall a pretty busy and fun week! As always thanks so much for every one's support!
what a dad! happy fathers day! (check out my hat that matches my dads shirt!!)

cousins!
what a happy little lady!

so lucky to have such great grandparents and so close!

best friends???

my mom's new favorite outfit - so cute!

Back on the charts

Owen had his one month check up last week and he is back on the charts. (you might remember he was slightly off the charts when he was born due to his higher than average weight). Anyway, he weighed in at 11 lb 7 oz which is the 90% and was 23.25 inches long which is in the 97%. They didn't test his IQ but we are sure he is a genius baby! Anyway, Owen does have a little reflux which is pretty normal at this stage and should go away before too long. Owen is a pretty good sleeper. The longest he has gone is 6 hours but he is consistently going for about 4 hours. We did have one night of 30 minutes which was not fun but for the most part, he is a great sleeper. We have noticed that he is becoming much more alert. He is very observant and seems to enjoy looking around. We just wonder what in the world he is thinking.
I, on the other hand took one step back this week when we found out I have mastitis. It is a total bummer but since I have been on meds, I am starting to feel better. Back to more cheerful news - This weekend was Owen's first trip to Omaha. We had a great time visiting with Emily, Steve and Charlotte. Charlotte is 5 months older than Owen and is FULL of personality. She is truly the 'happiest baby on the block'. She is all smiles and loves to be part of the action. She is rolling over, sitting up and holding her own bottle. It is just a matter of time before she is crawling all over.
As for this week, we are just laying low while on the mend and looking forward to Bob's first fathers day.

totally relaxed with uncle steve
Charlotte is out for an afternoon swim

and is the life of the party!

Auntie Em with little O

me (aunt lulu) and Charlotte enjoying Steve's gourmet breakfast

4 weeks

Owen is now four weeks old! I can't believe how fast a month goes by. He is doing great and we are starting the get the hang of things. I really love being a mother and Bob is a natural when it comes to fatherhood. It is amazing watching them together. We have been amazed with how fast he seems to learn and seems to grow right before our eyes! He randomly will roll over when he is on his tummy to his back. His neck is getting stronger and he is starting to stretch his little legs out and put some weight on them. Fortunately, the weather has been nice so we have been going on little walks to Starbucks whenever we feel up to it. Other than that, Owen made his first trip to the lake and did really well. We didn't take him on the boat and probably won't for a while, but he did go to the dock in the morning with the dogs. He was right at home with the sound of the waves and the rocking of the dock. Of course, Izzy was right at home jumping off the dock to retrieve her 'bird' while Kate was Izzy's life guard, only going in the water after the real birds. It was so funny because some how caught a fish and brought it to us. Also this week, Emily and Charlotte came into KC. Emily's friend took some photos of the cousins. We are so excited to see how they turned out. Emily and Charlotte babysat Owen for my first night out. Bob took me to a Pink Martini concert. We had a great time and I loved being out of the house. But we were both excited to come back to see how Owen did. And of course he did great. Thanks Auntie Em! Also, here is my new favorite picture and some others from this week:

peek a boo

charlotte came to visit!

love my swing!

first night out

tummy time!

3 weeks old

I can't believe Owen is already 3 weeks old! It is going by so fast already! He is doing great! He weighted in at 10.5 lb this weekend and is still a very happy baby. He seems to enjoy tummy time, baths and snuggling with anyone! He did roll from his back to his side twice yesterday but hasn't done it again since. He has also started making sounds other than crying! He made a 'ga', 'ka' and 'hi' sound! The 'hi' sound was so funny because it really did sound like he was saying 'hi' to us. He is sleeping longer and longer but we still don't have any sort of a routine yet but that is ok. Thanks for checking the blog and hope everyone is enjoying their summer so far!
Here are some pics from this week.....