Baby's First Christmas

Owen had a GREAT first Christmas this week! He and I went on cold morning walks, he opened fun presents, he ate new foods, and loved spending time with family and friends.

Santa Claus

Owen met Santa Claus today for the first time. And we experienced three Christmas miracles at the mall!

1) We got a parking spot right in front.
2) We parked on the right side of the mall - Santa was right inside the doors we entered!
3) The camera there broke so we got to take our own pictures for free. :)

Crawling Update

Owen made forward progress crawling yesterday! Until then, he had only been able to crawl backwards or roll sideways. He is still not moving very far or fast, but he is figuring it out. Time to baby-proof this house!

On the Move

Owen is getting better and better at getting around. He is crawling backwards pretty well, can get from his tummy up on his hands and knees, then up to sitting. He likes to practice that one all day long! He's getting really close to being the cats' worst nightmare. :)











But all that moving and shaking gets tiring...

Overtime

While we are waiting for overtime in the Washington vs. Texas Tech basketball game right now, I'll post some pictures from Sunday's game against Montana. It was the first game that we went to this season with cheerleaders, and it was the first close game of the season too. Even though it was an earlier tip off than normal (6:00 instead of 7:00), Owen didn't make it the whole way. He fell asleep sitting up in Dan's arms with the last 10 minutes or so to go. He amazingly stayed asleep through the cheering as the Huskies pulled off the victory.











He's such a sleeping angel! If only we could get him to sleep that peacefully at night... :)

Owen's First Swim Lesson

Our little fish had his first swimming lesson tonight. Luckily, all of his practice on land has really paid off! He splashed and kicked and had a fantastic time. Here are some pictures of the big event!