Cereal and Pears

Owen tried pears for the first time last night. He definitely didn't like them, so I gave up and gave him a bottle. I think he was a little tired. Just look at his eyes.

We tried pears again tonight, and this kid couldn't get enough! He had seconds of rice cereal and FOURTHS of the pears. He ate the entire container, so now I have to make an emergency trip to Wegman's tomorrow to get more.

Stay tuned to find out which new food Owen tries next Tuesday...

Owen's First Bites

Owen saw Dr. Berg today and she gave us the green light for rice cereal. You'll see pictures of Owen's first bites below.

Dr. Berg said that she's really pleased with the way Owen is growing. He weighs 17 pounds, 15.5 ounces and his height is 25.75 inches. I forget his head size, but he is in the 75th percentile for all three measurements. Owen hardly cried at all when he got his shots. He's such a big, strong boy. He even got silver band-aids to wear home.

I only had a list of 12 questions for the doc this time, and she answered all of them very thoroughly and politely, just like always. She told us to buy whatever baby food we have coupons for, so we started with Beach Nut rice cereal. From the photos, you can see that Owen likes it. It was hard to keep his fingers out of his mouth, which is why the cereal was smeared everywhere. In the second photo you can see some of the cereal in the lashes of his left eye. The good news is that Joel and I were smart enough to feed Owen right before bath time.

I know this photo looks out of place, but I can't figure out how to delete it from this post. It doesn't really matter, though. Look how cute he is! And check out the head control!

Owen LOVES the Yankees!

Owen LOVES watching the Yankees. I cannot get this kid to look away from the TV when they're playing.

At what age does a kid understand that it's SATURDAY?!

Joel's Salmon Photos

Joel caught THREE salmon!

Salmon #1

Salmon #2

Salmon #3

Gillian played CSI and examined the fish. Joel showed her the teeth on the salmon's tongue. Did you know that a salmon has teeth on its tongue?!

2 days down...

...178 to go...

Now that school has started, I have, like, ZERO time for fun things like blogging. I did take a few minutes to upload some of my favorite photos from this weekend. Joel's salmon photos are coming soon. I promise.

Family Portrait

Aw.

Mmmm...Owen likes Pepsi.

Look at that kid's cheeks!

Warm and Cuddly :)


Tino and Otto played too hard and decided to take a nap.

Everyone took a break from Ladder Golf to enjoy the outdoor fish fry.

Gillian and Otto are best friends!

So Sorry

Dearest Great Aunt Avor,

I'm so sorry that I spit up on you almost every time you hold me. I get extra excited because I love you so much, and I just can't control myself. Please forgive me. You know you can't stay mad at me forever. Remember the fun snuggle time we had after my bath? You thought I was asleep, but I know you were kissing every inch of my adorable little face.

Love,

Owen Edward

Splish Splash!

Owen loves his bath time!

The FUNNIEST Thing I've ever seen