Owen is 7 Months Old

Wow. Seven months already! This past month has gone so quickly, I can't even believe it! Owen is growing up so fast. He is eating more and more big kid foods, like yogurt, spaghetti, and rice crackers. He also had two - yes, two! - teeth break through overnight. Poor kid. Owen is still not sleeping well. I'm going to chalk it up to the teething pain and hope that we get a good night tonight, but I'm not holding my breath. Here are some pictures from today. I couldn't get a shot of the teeth, so we'll have to wait a bit on those.

Happy Halloween!

Halloween Moms' Group

Dan and I went to a Halloween party for my moms' group tonight and WOW!! that was fun. When we got there, only the host baby was there and didn't recognize Owen. Apparently, Owen as a frog was too much for Connor as a dinosaur, and Owen made him cry. It took a while for the babies to realize that they knew each other, but then the chaos ensued. Here are some fun photos from the night!

Pumpkin Prowl

Tonight was the first event of the Halloween season for our family. Dan, Owen, Grandpa Louie and I went to the Pumpkin Prowl at Woodland Park Zoo. It's a chance to walk through jack-o-lantern lined paths and trick-or-treat at the sponsors' booths. Our little frog loved it, especially the Boo-mazium! He was entranced by the flying ghosts and bats, and was the happiest little frog you have ever seen. I can guarantee that there will be more Halloween pictures to come this week, but here are a few to get us started!

Play Time

We can tell that Owen is really struggling with teething pain these days, so keeping him occupied and happy is becoming a bit more challenging. A favorite option is floor time with toys! Owen has a bunch of squirting bath toys that are the perfect size for little hands (and mouths!) which are his current toys of choice.

Owen's 6 Month Check-up

We had Owen's 6 month check-up today. He is a whopping 18 pounds, 11 ounces, and is now 28 inches tall! The poor kid had 4 shots and an oral vaccine. I got a flu shot too, but I wish I could have taken 4 more to save our baby the pain and fear.

Owen has to get part two of the flu shot in a month, and all three of us will be getting the H1N1 vaccine if it's available. It will be nice when he's old enough for ice cream so we can go to the shop across the street after these appointments. Owen should get some kind of reward for all these shots!

He's healthy and growing well. And he's taking a nice long nap now - he deserves it!

Pumpkin Patch

Dan, Owen and I went to Craven Farms in Snohomish this afternoon. They have a pumpkin patch and corn maze, and many, many photo opportunities!! So here you go: