The final countdown

Not too much too much to share this week.  It's my last week of maternity leave, so I am just loving on and cuddling up every second I can with this little bug:

This last weekend, Owen and I took a trip down to Beloit for a lunch date with my best buddy Court.  We did some awesome talkin' and lots of catching up.  Big O was amazing and if he wasn't sleeping through our chit chat, he just stared at the tin ceiling and ceiling fans that the restaurant had.  What can I say, the kid loooves ceiling fans. :)

She loved his arms in this one. :)

On Wednesday this week we stopped in at our temporary daycare center to meet with Owen's teachers and to set up his cubby.  I dropped off diapers, wipes, butt paste, extra clothes, and his paperwork so that everything is all set for next Monday.

I've been stressing myself out SO MUCH over going back to work and Owen starting daycare.  Honestly, I can barely sit still and just enjoy these last few days with him.  I can't stop thinking about missing him,  how many bottles to send each day, not being able to hug him anytime I want, worrying about him being left in a corner alone all day, worrying over him not being held or cuddled enough, worrying that he'll forget who I am, or worse, cry when I bring him home because he will get more used to his daycare people.  Ugggghhhh.  I can feel a nervous breakdown or at the very least a panic attack creeping up on me..... : (

Ok, let's try to be positive Steph....here's another cute video of Owen.  I was shaking my head back and forth at him, trying to get him to laugh and he started copying me. :)

Owen is thiiiis close to rolling over.  He'll roll onto his side and then either hang out like that for a while, or he'll give himself a push, then startle and roll back onto his back.  We keep hoping he'll do it for the first time at home and not have to hear that he did it at daycare first.

He also has been spinning around in his crib at night.  I'll put him to bed in the middle of the crib, with his head pointing a certain direction and when I check on him when I go to bed (about three hours later) he'll have spun 180 degrees and have wedged himself into a corner.  We bought one of those breathable mesh crib liners to keep his limbs corralled and accounted for.

We're still working on tummy time....and he still hates it.  Even though he can hold his head up pretty well, he seems to forget some of the time and just give up and scream.

I swear I can't do it...

Ok...if I pick it up a little bit, will you leave me alone?...

Seriously Mom, is tummy time over yet?  And get that GD camera out of my face.

Otherwise Owen and I have just been hanging out and cuddling lots and lots and lots.  He LOVES peek-a-boo right now.  And if I repeat anything over and over really fast while shaking my head, he giggles  a lot. :)  Today he liked "Gagagagagagagaga" and "DaddyDaddyDaddyDaddyDaddyDaddy."

Supervising kicking time

Since it hit 40 degrees today, I ventured out for a walk with both dogs and Owen in the stroller...the dogs are terrified of the stroller, so it was an adventure. 

All bundled up for our walk! :)

Posts will probably be coming out on Saturdays or Sundays from now on, since I'm going to be devoting all my evening time to Mr. Owen.  Oh, some good news on the work front, I got approved to work 7:30-4:00 since his temporary daycare doesn't open until 6:00am.  Later in March I'll be switched to 8-4:30 while we try some new procedures in the lab.  I'm hoping to be on the 7-3:30 shift eventually so I can have some time with Owen after work.  The crazy little man has been sleeping straight through from 7pm to at least 5am the past two weeks!

oxoxoxo,

M, S, and O

***Please send Owen and I happy thoughts next Monday....I think we're both going to need them.***