Today Owen is 8 weeks old, and he is becoming more and more fun by the day. Last night he even slept a 4.5 hour stretch followed by a 3 hour one... woohoo! He is more fun when he's awake too, because he spends more time now in 'conscious' interactive mode, smiling and 'talking' to us, and a little less time staring at the curtains, or the white wall. We've perfected our daily walks in the colder weather, even though at times his stroller cover has snow drifts on it by the time we're home... he's bundled, though, in his LL Bean muff that MeeMaw brought over for him, and he loves the fresh air. He still receives a lot of attention in our little town when we're out together, as people cannot resist commenting on his hair. And this weekend we're headed to Innsbruck to meet some friends of ours for Christmas--our first vacation as a family of three.
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| My answer to putting him outside to sleep. The other option is to leave his stroller out on the porch when we get home from our walk. Europeans swear by leaving their babies outside to sleep, and Owen loves it! |
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| Don't worry Grandmas, he's bundled! That's his scarf I made for him, and his fleece outerwear from Great-grandma Vyleta! |
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| Being a baby is exhausting. So is being a parent. :) |
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| This outfit fit him for a day. I couldn't resist putting him in it though. |
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| I've gotten out a couple of times for runs on the trails while the boys hang out on Saturday mornings. The trail's a mess, but I'll take it! |
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| He's so cozy in his Christmasy sleep sack from Grandma Thomson! These are our favorite, Carter's sleepsacks! |
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| Dad has been successful giving Owen a bottle a few times when Mama's saved some milk for one. He's such a good eater, he doesn't seem to mind where the milk comes from! |
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| Sleeping with his arm sticking straight up. |
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| He seems to know going in the snowsuit means going for a stroller ride--and falls asleep instantly. |
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| I can't get over this cute face I get to look at all day. |
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| Mama happy using her new adjustable ring sling, the new favorite for around the house wear. He's big enough now to have his little feet dangling out of the bottom. |
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| This is what I see as I'm typing this. :) |
He's so cute!!! Oh and tell Nick that Jeff started growing his beard shortly before Ayla was born. :) We can't wait until you come to the states in March to see you!
ReplyDeleteAwesome!! You guys are doing great! These early days are hard but so fun. Being a parent is so wonderful!!! Love the ring sling too! :-)
ReplyDeleteMeghan, what wonderful pictures of your lives. I love seeing them all...including the one you took of your run outside:). And yes, I have to 150% agree with you that Owen's face is SO SO SO cute, no wonder you love staring it all day, as you said. He is too cute!!! Can't wait to get a chance to skype with you while he's awake so I can see him moving and looking at you :) Enjoy all the wonderful moments! :)
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