A Very Happy New Year To You All

Well, it has been an interesting one that's for sure. Another year has slipped by before we know it but this year was different. It went really fast yet felt like forever all at the same time. Our lives have changed considerably and all for the better, I could not imagine our life without Owen. We are truly blessed and so happy that he has joined us, even when he refuses to go to bed and Rob and I have not slept properly in months. (which is happening as I type)
May 2013 be a beautiful and rewarding year for everyone.

The complete opposite of what is happening right now

This Week In Pics

Sunrise

The pedestrian bridge over the tracks has finally opened

Secret training has started

Where's dinner?

My Christmas manicure

Christmas morning 

Sleeptastic new car seat

Oma feeding Owen at our family get together

This is what happens when you turn your back for two minutes! 

Merry Christmas

We are having a nice quiet morning even though it was quite early, 6:45am, but I guess we need to get used to it.
We are off to Grandparents this afternoon, extended family tomorrow and my family over on Thurs. It's going to be a busy few days but we are looking forward to seeing everyone.

Merry Christmas

Jamaica

The ocean side view of our resort

Merry Christmas

Lunch by the ocean

Enjoying the heat in December

Lots of naps by the pool

View from our room

The other view from our room

Playtime 

Owen quickly got the hang of pulling himself up and standing

Hanging by one of the pools

"are you sure about this Dad?"

Flirting with the ladies all week

Tough choice of the day...what to have for lunch

Our evening hangout

I tried to get pics of Rob on the lazy river,

but didn't have much luck.

Getting in for the first time

This is probably my third time around the lazy river, could have stayed all day long

More naps by the pool

We tried to get Owen in the water, 

without much success.

My boys sharing a laugh

After dinner ice cream, 

and daiquiris 

"come on, enough pics already"

Evening shenanigans

Sunrise from our room

Sharing a moment 

Eight Months

I know you were expecting vacation pics but today Owen is eight months old so the beach pics will have to wait. To be fair, all these pics were taken in Jamaica. This month Owen is getting that much closer to becoming mobile, he has become very quick at pulling himself up from sitting and is starting to cruise, walk along a couple of steps while holding on to something like his crib. He seems to always be in some sort of motion, very rarely ever sitting still. Once he becomes fully mobile we will have our work cut out for us.

He is working on his fourth tooth, the second of the top front and it's so darn close. I am hoping for a little break, even a week, before the next ones start. He has been so great in dealing with the discomfort of the whole process. He has his fussy nights which result in very little sleep for Rob and myself as well as days where he just wants to be held but over all still a happy guy.

I have been introducing more foods to him, still with great success and am trying to give him two to three meals a day of solid foods (pureed) which he seems to like. We will put him in his high chair and he will open his mouth like a little bird waiting for his food. While on vacation he surprised us by grabbing the straw of my drink and successfully drinking out of it! So it looks like sippy cup and drinking straws are in and bottle is out, not that he ever took it. 

He is starting to show signs of getting upset when he can't see me, sometimes he's ok with it and sometimes he gets upset. I guess this is a good thing but a tough one all the same. I think the more people he is exposed to the better right now, hopefully this stage passes quickly.

He weighs around 21lbs, can't get a height measurement on him right now because he is just so squirmy but he's pretty tall and his hair continues to fill in beautifully. He's really starting to look like a little boy now.

We're Outta Here

dec 07 Sct Showers 28° 23°

dec 08 Sct Showers 28° 24°

dec 09 Sct Showers 29° 24°

dec 10 P Cloudy 29° 23°

dec 11 P Cloudy 29° 23°

dec 12 M Sunny 29° 24°

dec 13 M Sunny 29° 23°

dec 14 P Cloudy 28° 23°

Swimsuits ready and tickets in hand, we are off to Jamaica on Friday. See you next week.