Rollin', Rollin', Rollin' on the Carpet

So as soon as I figure out how to post videos on this thing I will provide the proof. Until then you'll just have to take my word that our boy is already rolling over. He's not a fan of "tummy time" and does whatever it takes to get off his stomach. We are anticipating crawling by 2 months...that's feasible, I think. ;-)

Chillin' Backstage with the Band

Owen went tonight to meet Uncle Brent and Aunt Sassie (Cassie). The CommonGround Band was playing in Ft Worth, so Owen got to chill backstage and meet everybody. He was the hit of the party. Brent and Cassie are staying the Saturday night with us, so there will be more pics with them later this weekend. Cassie is going to do Owen's photo shoot on Saturday, which we're excited about.Aunt Sassie is gonna spoil this one!

Uncle Brent got stuck backstage (actually, he didn't realize everyone had left him behind), so this was the moment he met Owen for the first time.

Chillin' with Sassie backstage. They ended up both falling asleep in that chair.

At Grandma's Request

We've had a request to add more pictures, so here ya go...I put him down, turned around to throw his clothes in the hamper and when I came back, he was crashed out like this.
Look, I'm a giant!
Relaxing after Dad came home.
Chillin' on the boppy in a post-lunch stupor.

Question...

How is it that a baby can know exactly when you leave the room that has the spit rag (burp cloth, whatever it is)???!?!? It's amazing how they coordinate their spit-ups with that exact moment.

Oh yeah, and if they like the pacifier so much, why keep spitting it out? I try to tell Owen to use logic - if you want it, don't discard it. But does he listen?! Oh, no.

Hangin' with Jack and Lucy

Now don't these three look like trouble?

I'm sure Jack is upset about something his dad just said...get used to it, Jack.

A Star in the Making

See, he's already got it down..."Hey, no pictures, punk!!"

Hi from Owen

Small Town Doctor's Visit

So, maybe it's because most of our friends grew up here in Arlington and we all live in the same area - but Arlington is a really small town...you know, for having 350,000 people. We found our pediatrician through several of our friends who just raved about him. So, after we met him, we told our friends Matt and Donen (Matt sits next to Ryan at work) about him so they could check him out too. Matt and Donen's boy, Ethan, was born 10 days after Owen.

So, we went for Owen's 2 week check-up on Tuesday. Tara had already seen Jill go in and take Henry back for his shots. When Jill was checking out we could see her behind the glass talking to someone. We could see her say bye and when the door opened...it was Matt and Donen with Ethan. There were only 5 patients in the office and the group of us made up 3 of those. It was weird.

Owen had a good check-up. He's putting on the poundage, getting back up close to his birth weight. Grew a little more - up to 21" (I'm telling you the original measurement was wrong). His jaundice cleared up, so no more trips to the lab. He spits up a lot, which might be due to some reflux. So, at 2 weeks old, he's on the antacid. Tara says it's revenge for all the heartburn he gave her during pregnancy.

And if anyone is wondering about Tara - she's feeling good and has already lost 13 of her 27 pregancy pounds. Doin' good!

Visitor's Galore

We've had lots of folks come by to see Owen. Kyley made her first visit Monday night when Casey and Holly brought us Coker's barbeque for dinner. Then Tuesday afternoon, Anne (pronounced Ahn-nay, which is Turkish for mom - Ryan's mother) and Aunt Ta (Ryan's sister) came for a visit. They stayed one night and helped around the house and pampered Owen. There wasn't a grunt that didn't go unattended. Ryan's dad warned us that would happen. Then tonight Jill and Syd dropped off some supper, breakfast for tomorrow (mmmm...pigs-in-a-blanket - said in a Homer Simpson voice) and some banana bread from Whitney (thanks, Whit!). Needless to say, we've been pretty much spoiled. The crazy thing is that folks from our church are bringing us food for the next 3 weeks! How awesome is that?!

Kyley's first visit. Hard to think that in just 3 months he'll grow that much. He's just a little guy now.

Casey and Kyley

Meeting Aunt Ta. They were a little unsure of each other at first, but it only took about 5 minutes for him to figure out that this was a lady to be nice to because she'll bring him stuff- he catches on quickly.

Anne rocks Owen to sleep.

Jill and Syd dropping off food. Syd's gonna be mad that I put the candid shot in here.

This one should get her approval though - they were ready for this picture. Dinner was great, girls! Thanks!

The Room's Almost Done!

We won't give it all away because we're waiting for the finishing touch...but here's a glimpse of a work in progress.