All smiles

Owen is just a happy little guy.

Go Grease Lightning

Looking like a miniature 50s high-school kid, Owen is sporting some pretty sweet Chuck Taylors.

Sitting up

Owen is practicing sitting up a lot these days. He can do it while propping himself up with his hands, but if he doesn't prop himself up, he'll topple over. :-)

Starting to, uh, read

Owen is starting to at least enjoy the texture and, apparently, the taste of some books. Here are a couple pics of his mommy reading to him and of him enjoying one of his tactile books.
Then he tries to eat it.

He is doing great, is super active and playful, and getting pretty talkative. It is so much fun!

Holidays in South Bend

Better late than never....here are some pics from our trip to South Bend for a couple days after Christmas.
Owen got to meet his Aunt Tanya, Aunt Jen, and his cousins, Bennett and Jillian.
He was a little under the weather for the trip, but still had fun with everyone.
He was especially interested in the model train, which Papa showed him.

First solid food

We started giving Owen rice cereal a couple weeks ago. This video is from the first attempt. He seemed to enjoy the experience, but it might have been more that he had a spoon to try and chew on. He doesn't seem to enjoy the taste of rice cereal, but he'll tolerate it.
This morning (Jan 24) he got to try bananas - he really enjoyed those!

I'm 2 feet tall!

"And if I could straighten my legs all the way, I might be an inch or so taller. "
Owen is doing great and growing quickly. He has quite an appetite.