Ok, last you heard from us Owen had just turned 3 months old. And then you heard really quickly that he turned 4 months old this last weekend (4/14). Here's what you missed.
Owen's new toy!
It's the Fisher-Price Jumperoo. And he loooves it. Well for about 10 minutes at a time anyway. He's feet don't touch the ground yet, so we have to put a pillow underneath him, but after playing in it a few times, he now understands that if he uses his feet, he'll move and bounce around in it.
Mr. Baby Kendall is also rolling with his homies every chance he gets. He'll only go all the way to his stomach towards the left, but finally started rolling onto his right side a couple weeks ago.
And he loves his Bumbo Chair too.
We bring them all over the house with us and everywhere we go when we leave the house. He'll grab them wnen offered, and then shake them up and down, over and over, usually hitting himself in the face, then the belly, and then usually one of us. But he doesn't seem to mind.
Owen also got his first cold....less than two weeks after starting school. He was absolutely miserable. One Saturday he cried/screamed for EIGHT HOURS STRAIGHT. Nothing would console him except for Matt or I holding him to our chests, and then bouncing on the corner of our bed. He would fall asleep for about 5 minutes, then wake up screaming. Over and over. For eight hours. Then on Tuesday of that next week, school called me at work to say that the same thing was happening. So I left work, picked him up, and was able to get him into the doctor that night. Owen screamed so hard for so long as his doctor tried to look in his ears, that I was almost crying. But at least he didn't have an ear infection, just a really bad cold. I stayed home with him the next day, and he got a lot of napping done. But it took him a good week to get over the cold.
Super sick little guy :(
Owen is laughing all the time lately. :) His latest thing is watching Suzie bark and hop around on the floor and laughing his butt off at her. And anytime we do a dance and sing for him, it's the funniest thing he's ever seen. That's what I'm doing in the background of this video.
We also made a trip up to Minneapolis recently. My grandma passed away, so though it was a very sad occasion to be up there, it was wonderful to see my family and some of Matt's too. Including Owen's cousin Arianna. She is so good with him. :) She likes to tickle his feet and play peek-a-boo.
Owen also finally got to meet his cutie friend Isabel, my friend Briana's new baby. They were best buddies right away. :) He looks like such a giant next to little Izzy, though they're only 8 weeks apart.
Sooo crazy think we're both moms now and responsible for those little stinkers
becoming normal adjusted members of society...or at least members. :)
At school this last week, it was Week of the Young Child. Dorky name, but Owen got to dress up for theme days with all the other kids. Monday was hat day. Unfortunately, besides his stocking hat, this was the only one he had that kind of fit....
And Wednesday was wacky outfit day. And in our house that apparently means 56 kinds of stripes day.
Love you all and mean it (thanks for not forgetting about us!),
Matt, Steph, and Owen
***Weekly words of wisdom: You know you're a mom when you are at work for a couple hours and notice something smeared all over the shoulder of your black shirt....and realize you've been wearing baby puke as an accessory. Then you just casually wipe it off and continue on your day. Ahhh motherhood.***
