1 month stats

Owen had his 1 month check up today. Weighed in at 12 lbs 8 oz. Growing nicely...off the charts!

Friends

Today I invited over a couple of nurse practitioners that I work with who have recently had babies. Here's Owen on the left with Colin in the middle, born Feb. 8th and Teddy born March 4th. Owen and Colin are big bruisers compared to Teddy, but they promised to play nice.


Here is my friend, Emily holding Owen with her daughter Ellie. They came over last night to bring dinner and eat with us. Ellie has an interesting way of getting around. Instead of walking on her feet (which she can do) she likes to walk around on her knees. Over the course of the night, Anne started walking around on her knees too. It was actually quite hysterical. What a ham!

Here are Anne and Owen with their friends, Abigail and Rebecca who live a few blocks away. Rebecca was due the day after Owen. She came 10 days early and Owen came 10 days late. Abigail will be 2 next month and is just a few months older than Anne.

Here's Owen showing how much he truly enjoyed the playdate!

Brothers and Sisters

Anne loves to hold her baby brother. Doesn't she look proud here?

I think in this pic Owen is thinking, "Well, if she wants to hold me, who am I to protest? Whatever..."

Owen Holds His Head Up

Owen is getting stronger every day. Here you can see that he is getting better holding up his head as mommy points out his better attributes.

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Tummy Time

We haven't had much time to film Owen by himself. Usually his sister is nearby eager to take the spot light, but we finally had a chance to film just Owen while on his tummy. This video is a gem and I encourage you to turn the volume all the way up to enjoy it.

Grand Canyon

Over a year ago Jon (Jody's father), Jason (Jaime's husband), Tony (Jason's father), Greg (Jody's Uncle), and I made a reservation at the Phantom Ranch at the bottom of the Grand Canyon. We were lucky to get one night in a dorm at the ranch. Unfortunately this date fell 3 weeks after Owen's due date. We weren't planning for Jody to come when the plans were originally made, but being so close to Owen's due date did cause a brief panic. Fortunately, Jody is awesome and told me I had to go (everybody thinks I got in trouble for going, but honestly Jody wouldn't even let me discuss the possibility of not going especially after Owen was 2 weeks late and came by c-section).
So off I went with my fellow adventurers on March 7th at the top of the Kaibab trail. We hiked down in about 5 hours taking many breaks for pictures and to just enjoy the stunning view. At the bottom we enjoyed a great steak diner, a bunk bed, some sleep, and a hearty breakfast. It took us about 7.5-8 hours to hike out the next day on the Bright Angel Trail. By the end, I took over 400 pictures with my HD camera. Here are a few of my favorites. Keep in mind that no picture does the Canyon Justice.

Anne Helps Burp Owen

Anne really wants to help out with every aspect of Owen's life. Here she eagerly helps burp Owen after a feeding. She then goes on to perform other tricks. There has been a language explosion lately. It seems that her vocabulary is growing exponentially. Tonight is Purdue's first game in the NCAA tournament. Go Purdue!