Four weeks old, first smiles, Thanksgiving, and first Grandparents meet Owen

Owen looking older than he really is. 

It's been a busy week, and I apologize for not updating sooner.  As he is in his cluster feeding evening mode right now, I thought I'd attempt to update while feeding him in his sling (wish me luck!).  Oma and Opa Lindauer arrived last week for their visit, we celebrated Thanksgiving and early Christmas, and Owen and I toured around Vienna and the Christmas markets with the grandparents.  Owen also turned one month old this week!  It is crazy how fast this month has gone.  Owen also met his two new girlfriends, Juno and Maya, born in the weeks following his birthday.  Their mamas and I cannot wait for them to start playing together!  For now, they just ignore eachother and look cute in pictures we pose them for...

Oma and Opa Lindauer meet Owen for the first time.

Owen really took to my Dad!

The Christmas market at the Rathaus

We started giving him baths this week, with the lights low and with Daddy in the tub with him, he really loves it!

Owen and Nick outside the US Consulate... our first attempt at getting him a passport.

For Thanksgiving, the Marr family came over with their 5 year old Maya, 4 year old Lucy, and 2 week old baby Juno!

Lucy is always good for a laugh and even practiced her English on me this time.  (Normally she simply sighs and says, Kein English!)

Sandra and Florian's girls.

Dad and Laura at our favorite Greek restaurant.  This was Owen's first nice dinner out!

Sleepy baby on the train to Krems, a town just north on the Danube.

Walking around Krems.

What a sweet face.

Enjoying gluhwein (mulled wine) at the Christmas market.

When Dad whistled, Owen listened attentively

The monkey after eating.

I caught him sucking his thumb a few times this week. 

Out for lunch in Vienna.  A few mins later, Owen woke up and projectile spit up all over the floor!  And mama.

Owen meets girlfriend Juno.  Born two weeks after him but before her due date, she's teeny compared to our big boy!

Laura treated us all to a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner!  Then, she treated Nick and I again a few nights later to a steak dinner.  A welcome change after we've been ordering food in so much this month.

The O-man has many funny expressions and poses. Sometimes he falls asleep frozen in them. 

Owen loves his new sleeping bag from Oma!

We start in our own beds, but usually by morning this is where Dad finds Owen and me.

We love capturing his expression.  We call this one Fish Face.

We also love that he is smiling more and more!  We finally caught one on camera. 

And today we finally met Owen's girlfriend, Maya!  She's Olga and Chris's little girl, born 10 days ago.

We're hopeful this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.  :)