Pooping Penguin

Alexis' Uncle Ed gave us this crazy pooping penguin. Enjoy:)

Owen's First Day at "School"

Today was Owen's first day at daycare. Here he is playing before the big day.

"Do I get to bring my hands with me?"
All prepped out and dressed to impress:)
He of course did fine. They said he was so good (already I like that he's impressing the teachers!) and when I went to pick him up he was smiling at one of the girls that crawled over to him. Really cute. Mommy did okay too, but I did cry when I left and when I got to work. It's like giving your heart away and hoping someone doesn't crush it. He'll be just fine...

My Daddy is Crazy

Daddy was home for 2 weeks playing Mr. Mom and mountain man (he didn't shave for 2 weeks, yuck.)

But, today he decided it was time to shave for work so he had some fun.
What a dork...
Lovely. He could totally be on "To Catch a Predator" or Super Troopers!

Grandma Tina Comes to Visit

Grandma Tina had business in Chicago and came for a visit. Yeah! My bib says it all.Here I am with Grandma Tina.

Go Dukies!!!!!

Duke played Virginia Tech and Owen was ready for the big game with his coach K bobble-head doll and his cool Duke outfit Cousin Patti got him.

Go Dukies!!!!

Hmmm...we may need a new game plan.
Owen also discovered he has hands this week. It's pretty funny to watch. He just stares at them. It's amazing to watch his little mind work and the simple things he finds joy in.
Wow, these are cool.
*Unfortunately his hands come with fingernails, and as you can see, he hacked his head to pieces.

More Firsts

Last week was my first week back to work. Brett has been at home playing Mr. Mom. I think it has really helped me transition back to the working world. Hate to admit it, but it's nice to be away for awhile...

This past weekend Owen began sleeping in his crib at night. He's been in his own room for 3 weeks, but still in his bassinet. I was very sad about putting the bassinet away. It means he's getting bigger:( But, hopefully it will come with sleeping through the night soon. Then I won't be sad at all!



Owen is also really good with head control and is constantly trying to sit up, so yesterday we got out the bumbo. He loves it!!! For those of you who don't know about the bumbo, it's a great product that uses the baby's body weight to help him sit up. It's nice because you can interact more without having to hold him the whole time and he likes it a lot more than laying down.

Owen went to the doctor today and had 4 shots plus a liquid vaccine. He wasn't happy at all but did very well. Then we went to meet his "teachers". He starts daycare on Monday. Mommy will probably be a wreck. I'll keep you all posted as to how it goes.

Here is Owen making a funny face. His expressions constantly crack us up:)


And finally, for those of you that loved the Penelope video (I'm sure there was someone, right?), you'll love this one of Walli staring at the humidifier. Owen tends to do this too. I guess simple minds find it fascinating. Next I'll get you one of Brett looking at it... J/K honey.

Ahhh...numerical cousin invasion!

thanks cousin Kerri for help with the proper terms...

Tina's cousins (Owen's first cousins, twice removed) came to Chicago to enjoy the unseasonably warm weather last week. Here's a few shots of them hanging with OG himself.


Brett's cousin Patti (the smartest Frost, Owen's first cousin, once removed) also stopped by on Sunday, but we forgot to take a picture (because she made Owen cry...j/k). Patti did bring by some Duke gear, look for future posts with Owen wearing some Duke Blue [number 287 in the Pantone® Color Matching System (http://www.pantone.com/)].

Big Boy!

Look at how old I look in this awesome outfit from Brian (aka, Ed) & Amanda. Seems like just yesterday I was just a little baby...

Rub a dub dub

Owen took a bath in the big boy tub. He was not to happy about it. Hopefully he'll like it more the next round. He LOVES getting them in the sink.

Walli decided to take up residence in the bouncy seat. She was promptly removed as the cats are not allowed in his beds, but of course we had to take a picture first! :)

Another picture of Owen enjoying his play gym. Sorry, you're probably going to see a lot of these until he starts playing with other toys...

Here are some videos for your enjoyment. The first one is really dark, but Brett is playing with Owen and putting the pacifier in and out of his mouth. He thinks it's hilarious!

The second video is of Owen talking and enjoying the play gym.

And the third video is of Penelope batting at the steam coming from the humidifier. It's a little hard to see the vapor coming out, but it's quite funny when she does it:) It certainly entertains us humans.

For your enjoyment

Time to relax and have some fun now that the holiday craze is over.

These bears are SO cool!

Silly Daddy annoying Pene.

Owen singing to us.

Owen thinks his Rainforest play gym is the coolest!!!!!!!!!!

Wow...

Click below to see how much Owen REALLY loves his play gym.

The New Sheriff!

Here's the announcement pic. Note the pony and tiny pocket on his sleeper and hilarious expression on his face. (those of you who gave us up-to-date addresses should have already received it!)

Happy New Year!

We rang in 2008 with Owen by our side. Can't say it was the craziest New Year's we've ever had, but was definitely one of the best.

Owen says, Happy New Year! Thanks to Jen and Todd for the cute bib:)

Our friends from Houston stopped in while in town to meet Owen. Owen LOVED Doug.

Here is Michelle feeding Owen. He loved her too!

Finally!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

We've finally found a spare minute to add to the blog...hopefully we'll continue to find the time to keep it updated consistently!