Fun Weekend

Shelley and Ross came to visit Owen Saturday night and he LOVED them! We had a great time and Owen played so hard he slept all the way until 5 AM! They are both such a huge part of our life and we were so glad they made the trip down (even in the pouring rain) to spend time with us. Coming soon...some pictures of Owen in the ADORABLE outfits they brought him.





I love how Owen is holding Shelley's hand in this picture!


Ross kept Owen smiling all night long (a huge improvement from his visit in the hospital!)

This is my last week at work and I am so excited to be home with Owen all summer! Friday, we are going to Birmingham to watch Ashley try on wedding dresses. It is going to be so much fun but of course I won't be able to post any pics of that until March. I just hope Owen will behave like the little angel he is!

The Happy Couple!

As promised, here is a picture of Tucker and Ashley celebrating their engagement on Mother's Day! We are so excited to have Ashley joining our family and can't wait until March 27th!

On another fun note, Tuscaloosa finally got a Sips 'n' Strokes and we took advantage of it last week. Mom and I joined some of my friends for a fun night of painting. We had so much fun creating our masterpieces. Unfortunately for me, my cousin Kristina got the art talent in our family, but it was still a fun experience!

Owen will be 11 weeks on Thursday! He is still having some days where he shows definite colic symptoms, but should be outgrowing those in a week or two. Overall, he is sleeping very well and eating well too.

He is really perfecting his pout when he is upset :)

Mother's Day

As I predicted, I am not very good at updating the blog now that I am back at work. Hopefully, I will be better this summer when school is out! We had a GREAT Mother's Day celebration. We had brunch at one of my favorite restaurants then spent a relaxing day at home. Uncle Tucker and Aunt Ashley came down yesterday afternoon to share some EXCITING news with us....they're engaged!!! Everyone was in on the secret except my Mom and I- so it was a fun surprise for us. We are so excited and can't wait for Ashley to be an "official" member of our family.

Here are a couple of pictures from Mother's Day. Unfortunately, I do not have any pics of Tucker and Ashley (at least from yesterday) but will try to post some soon!

Back at Work

I went back to work this past Monday and it wasnt as bad as I expected. It was hard to leave but I knew he was in great hands. I only have about a month left of school and then I will be out for the summer (17 days but who is counting?) It was nice to get back and see the teachers and my 17 four year olds. They were very excited to hear about baby Owen and see "that he isn't in my tummy anymore". Gigi is staying with us for the month of May to keep Owen. As you can see from the pictures, he is having a great time! (I think Gigi is too!) We are so lucky to have her come and stay- it made going back to work so much easier for me! It is also nice to have the extra help around in the evenings while I am trying to get things done. :)

7 Weeks

Owen is 7 weeks old today- time is flying. I go back to work Monday so we had his 8 week checkup today. He now weighs in at 10 pounds 4 ounces and is 22 1/2 inches long. He got 3 shots and didn't like them at all. He finally settled down and quit crying once we got in the car. After talking with Dr. R about all of the tummy troubles he has been having, she suggested we try a prescription for reflux. I hope this will help the spitting up, tummy pains, and fussiness. It seems to have gotten a little better on our newest formula but I am anxious to see better results and easier feeding experiences. On the other hand, he has been sleeping really well. Last night, he slept from 10:00 until 4:15 this morning. He is also taking better naps during the day. I hope this is not a phase but the beginning of a new routine!

Here is a picture of him at the doctor's office (before his shots).

A-Day Weekend

Lindsey and Daniel came by to bring us dinner and say hello.

Owen's first time inside Bryant Denny.

Owen wore his game day attire!

Tailgating at the Ezell duplex.

Owen tried on Uncle Tucker's hat- a few more years until it fits.

Road Trip!

Owen took his first road trip to Daphne last week to meet his great grandparents. Mam-maw and Pap-paw were so excited to meet Owen.



Mam-maw and Gigi gave Owen a bath.



Mam-maw giving Owen his bottle.


On Tuesday, some of Gigi's friends came by to meet Owen.

He was very sleepy after all of the attention!

One more stop by Mam-maw and Pap-paw's before the car ride home!