-He weighs around 13.5 pounds and is 25 inches long.
-He's wearing some 6 and some 9 month clothes. A lot of six month stuff is too short for him. Still in size 2 diapers.
-He still loves his mobile, bouncing on the ball (although he cries a lot less so we don't have to use this much anymore). He's also started sucking on his fingers a lot.
-He doesn't like riding in the car, but we have managed to make it to Tulsa to visit Donald and Melissa and to NWA a few times in the past month.
-He smiles all the time and will "talk" to us for an extended amount of time if we catch him in the right mood.
-He can roll onto either side at this point from his back.
-We rarely actually call him by his name. Odell and Turts (in honor of his turtle-like appearance) are still the most commonly used nicknames (for some reason our family refuses to just stick with a given name).
-I am still eating dairy and soy free. We had a flare up this month after I experimented with some foods with soy in them (full disclosure: Oreos). Owen is definitely sensitive to both dairy and soy. This is something I hope he will eventually outgrow.
-He is still exclusively breastfed which I hope to continue until his is at least six months. He nurses around 10-12 times a day, although for less time than he used to.
-We have tried to introduce toys but he still doesn't seem too interested in them. He will lay and look at hanging toys for a while and will sit up in his Bumbo for quite a while. This is how we eat dinner with him these days. The kid also loves fans.
-He sleeps until around 8:30 or 9 each morning. We actually put him in his Rock N' Play around 10 or 10:30 each night, although he falls asleep nursing long before then. He wakes up around 1 and then 3 and then 5a.m. Sleeping was actually more successful a few weeks ago. He ends up in bed with me more and more often these days as I am completely over actually staying awake to nurse and then put him back to sleep.
-We still have managed to leave Owen with someone else only once for about forty-five minutes to go to Wal-Mart. He is not a huge fan of my parents who would be our most logical babysitters at this point.
-Cody and I have no idea who we think he looks like. His eyes are blue like mine. His eyelashes are long like Cody's. More recently the consensus from others is that he looks more and more like Cody.
-We can tell he is on the verge of laughing at this point, and I can hardly wait until the child can legitimately giggle.
-Cody and I jokingly threaten Owen with "pankins" when he misbehaves.
The third month of Owen's life has been easier than the last. I have done more and more with him on my own this month and find my level of worry decreasing all the time. He rarely cries which is obviously a blessing. Sleep is still not his strong suit at this point, but some of the sweetest moments in the past month have come in the early morning hours when he sleeps beside me in bed. I try to really hold onto these moments when he is so small and so sweet. Cody and I are smitten at this point. How could you not be though?
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| 8 week appointment. Shots were TRAUMATIC. Weighed 12.15. |
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| Baby switch! Cody with Noelle and Donald with Owen. Good dads and good men. |
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| Felina has been a real helper. Her favorite is licking Owen. |
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