5 Months

Okay, so Owen is actually 6.5 months old, but we FINALLY got his 5-month photos from Clix. I do NOT recommend them. First, it took six weeks to get the photos. Second, I didn't even get th pose that I ordered. I've been trying to call the company, but no one answers the phone. I can't even leave a message. So my way of fighting back is telling everyone...Don't give Clix your business.

Enough complaining about the photos, I guess. This video, although sideways, is awfully cute. It was shot today.

House Update

Master Bedroom Closet

Master Bedroom

Living Room

(one word or two?)


84 Lumber Delivering the Supplies



Fireplace in the Livingroom
(one word?)

Reading Room

Owen's Room

"Daddy! When is this house going to be finished?"

Master Bedroom

Yep, it's PURPLE! Love it!

They call me Mello Yellow

Owen plays hard while we work hard on the house! He likes to look in the mirror of his Baby Einstein saucer, play the music, make the duck quack, and chew on anything that will reach into his mouth.
This is the master bedroom. The insulation is almost finished, and the contractors come on Friday to put up the drywall.

This is where the BEST range in the WORLD will be going. Lowe's messed up the delivery. (It's a long, long story. The managers and people in appliances know me by name now.) Our delivery is now scheduled for Wednesday. See that pipe above the garbage can? See that BIG HOLE in the pipe above the garbage can? That sends the heat from the basement to the upstairs bathroom. Good thing my mother-in-law put a hole in the wall so this situation could be brought to our attention. If she hadn't, we'd be heating the wall and not the bathroom.

Here's Joel putting the second coat on the dining room. The green spot on the wall is where I tested the color for the living room - GUACAMOLE!

I don't know what Joel is pointing at, but isn't Owen just the cutest?!

Two Teeth!

Happy boy before church! Showing off his two bottom teeth!
Here's a close up of those pearly whites.

He just kept giggling and giggling. He loves his Mama.

This one reminds me of Boots from Shrek2. How can anyone say "no" to those big blue eyes?

"What are you lookin' at? Can't a guy get a little privacy around here?"

What's New?

Here's an update in a New York minute...

1. Owen has TWO teeth. Mom found the first one, so she's buying him a new pair of shoes. Apparently, that's how it works. The person to find a baby's first tooth buys the baby shoes. Weird, right?
2. Owen HATES peaches and bananas. I gave him peaches four nights in a row, and he just isn't in to them. I tried banana one night, and he kept spitting it out.
3. Owen is not a fan of Kraft Mac & Cheese. We tried that for the first time last night.
4. Owen's favorites are the greens...peas and green beans.
5. The O-Man can pretty much sit up by himself now...except on the changing table, of course.
6. I ordered a Maggie Moo diaper bag Thursday night. It should be here in about 6 weeks.
7. I went to a Tastefully Simple party and now I'm hooked!
8. I still have not written one thing in Owen's baby book. Shame, shame, shame...
9. I went to bed at 8:15 last night.
10. I spent about 7 hours painting the dining room today. It's still not done. Painting is hard work.
11. I entered a Biggest Loser contest at work and have lost 10 pounds in less than one month. I have 15 more to go...
12. Yesterday I wore my normal jeans for the first time since getting preggers last year. Hooray for climbing on and off the ladder. It's a great workout for the buns.
13. Joel has been shooting way too many geese. I'll eat goose nuggets, but I'm not really a fan.
14. Owen outgrew the infant car seat. Last weekend we put him in the big boy convertible car seat. It's such a pain. Our little 5 1/2 month old is wearing size 9 months. He ways a little over 19 pounds.
15. The BEST range in the WORLD will be delivered to our house on Monday. "Why is it the BEST range in the WORLD?" you ask. Well, that's because I bought it on CLEARANCE at Lowe's. It has two 6 in burners, one burner that can be 6 or 9 inches, one burner that can be 9 or 12 inches (YEAH!), and a warming zone. The oven is convection. For those of you who may not be aware, that means that Joel can bake three trays of cookies at the same time and have them all come out perfectly. It's beautiful. But until the kitchen is updated, the range will be living in the corner of the freshly painted dining room.
16. I just read an article that says a woman's hair and nails grow faster when she's happy. :)