MOVING IS A PAIN!

I don't even know where to start, other than the last 3 or 4 months (ever since my last post) have been incredibly busy!...(If you look at the post date, you can see it has taken me over a month to put this post together.) Greg and I purchased a home..YEAH! However, up until the closing day we weren't sure if we were going to get the home. The owners had another mortgage on the home that got bypassed somehow. The bank said they wouldn't accept our offer. We had to be out of the home we were renting by September 1, and we found that out around the 2nd to last week in August. As we were frantically deciding what to do, they called us the last week of August with a closing date for that week. We moved in with Greg's parents for 2 weeks while we did work on the house. Other than the ceiling, if you see paint, we painted it. It is nice to know all the walls are clean and our own color choice, but it was a pain in the @#?!. We also ripped out the floors in both bathrooms and the kitchen. We had tile put into the bathrooms and Pergo floors in the kitchen and entryways. After we moved into the house, it took us a good three weeks to get the boxes unpacked. Between our school schedules on the weekend and our work schedules, it seemed we never had time. It is so nice now to finally be unpacked and settled. There are no decorations and we still need furniture for the living room. But, we are in a home of our own, and we love that! (We'll post new pictures of the house, when and if we ever get around to making it pretty.)

Kitchen Before





Kitchen After


Living Room Before...Greg's mom and Owen ready to paint!


Living Room After....someday we'll get furniture


Owen's Room Before



Owen's Room After


Family Room...we just put a fresh coat of paint in this room, same color


Master Bedroom Before


Master Bedroom After

4 months

Owen went to his 4 month appointment on Monday, 21st. He is doing well and is on track with his development. He was 25 inches long and 12.6 lbs. He was in the 50% for height and only 10% for weight...tiny guy:) The doctor wasn't worried about his weight and said he'd catch up eventually. He got 5 shots and an oral vaccination. Talk about a sad baby. He was fine once the the shot was over. The doctor said we can start Owen on solids (baby food) any time now. He gave Owen a silver spoon for this special occasion. We are still hesitant to start him, we don't want him to grow up.
Owen continues to amaze us everyday. He has started transferring toys from one hand to the other, he still loves to have his hands, toes, toys, towels and whatever else he can find in his mouth. He has been rolling from side to side more often, but still hasn't completely rolled over yet. Nearly every morning when Greg or I go to get him out of bed, he is no where near the position we left him in the night before. When he rolls from side to side he inches his way around. Most of the time he has done a 180 degree turn and is facing the opposite direction we put him in, or has done a 90 degree turn and instead of laying horizontally he is vertical in the narrow part of the crib. He has also discovered his voice and loves to babble. Every once in awhile, he will use the sounds "ma" it is fun when he does that. He recognizes Greg and I, whenever he sees us he gets a huge smile on his face. Nothing beats that feeling. He is such a fun little man and we love being with him. Both Greg and I are already thinking about how hard it will be to go back to work in just a few weeks. It's hard to imagine that one person can bring such joy and love into your life.

*sorry the video is so grainy, I had to take it on my phone. Every time we get the camera out he stops "talking", because he is so interested in the camera.

Utah or Bust!

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This past weekend we took a quick trip to Utah to see my family. Owen did such a fabulous job the entire time we were there. He took his first airplane ride and did wonderfully. He didn't seem to know the difference between land and air. We got to Utah Friday night, we just hung out and had dinner. Saturday morning we had family pictures, which ended up being pretty painless. After pics, we headed to my brother's house and the boys played X BOX, while us girls played with the kids and chit chatted. That evening, we headed down to see my grandma. She was able to see and hold Owen for the first time, she was so excited. After dinner, we headed to a rodeo. We're not the cowboy type, but it was fun to see. Owen slept through it all...I guess he's not the rodeo type either. On Monday we all headed to Boondocks for the day. We had a great time! We played on the bumper boats..we all got soaked, raced on the go karts, hit some balls at the batting cages, played laser tag, and hit the links with mini golf. We also got to catch up with some old friends. On Tuesday, we met with Jason and Amanda and their two kids (thanks for driving down). Greg was also able to see a friend he went to massage school with. We had a good time with all and can't wait to see everyone again.

4th of July

Owen really had a great time on the 4th. We went shopping in the morning, he wore his little hat to protect him from the sun, isn't he a cutie! We went to a firework show and lacrosse game at Invesco Field. Owen loved it all, he wouldn't go to sleep because there was so much going on around him. He watched the fireworks intensely as daddy covered his ears. We're glad Owen enjoyed the fireworks, because we thought they sucked.

A day in the life of Owen

Owen continues to be a blessing in our lives. He is such a sweetheart. Everyday he discovers new things it is so fun to watch him grown and learn. He now loves to suck on his toes, play on his play mat, hang outside in the hammock with or without daddy, and after an exhausting morning of play he takes a nap in his swing.

I can't believe how much Owen has changed and grown in these past 3 months. It is hard to believe that he has been with us for 3 months. We love him so much, he truly is the love of our lives. Here are a few of the new tricks Owen has been up to. He is learning how to grab things and they go directly to his mouth no matter what it is. When toys aren't in is mouth you can count on his fist being there. He loves to suck on those fingers. He has also started to roll to the side when he is on his back. He kicks up his legs and rolls, he isn't consistant with it, but he tries. He is also doing a much better job of holding up his head. He loves to hold on to our fingers and be pulled up and sit there and watch the scenery. Owen has even started to laugh. However, he is a tough critic. It takes a lot of effort to make him laugh and it is only funny once, but we love it when it happens.
In the morning Owen can't wait for Daddy to get him out of bed. They sit and talk together for quite awhile before he is ready to eat. After I feed Owen, we sit in bed and hang out together. It is so great to have him around. We hope you enjoy these pictures of our cute little man!

Happy Father's Day!

How exciting, it was Greg's first Father's Day. Unfortunately he was working. When he got off work, he came home and watched golf with the little guy. We then went over to his parents house for dinner. It was an enjoyable day.