morning play time

look at that coordination!

these chimes are definitely his favourite toy to bat!

male pattern baldness- Owen is slowly losing his newborn hair!

I just love his giant gummy smiles!

enjoying the day

Although it is the classic Winnie the Pooh blustery day today, the past couple of days have been quite nice here. So, yesterday Owen and I went for a big walk around Lake Harriet to get out and enjoy the fresh air and sunshine.

We stopped to take a picture at the south beach of the lake...a spot where I'm sure we will be enjoying some swimming time come the summer.  Owen is in his usual state of "stroller semi-suspended animation".

"I swear I'm actually awake Mom"

Owen's hand eye coordination is also improving by the day.  He will now actively reach out for toys to bat at them and will even ::briefly:: hold on to toys before they get away from him again.

"Sophie's safe with me"

"uh oh"

Happy Easter Bunny!

Even though Owen can't eat the chocolate yet, the Easter Bunny managed to find him anyway.  It took me several tries to get a smiley photo!

 We had a great Easter Sunday with a bunch of friends coming over for brunch, and even an egg hunt in the backyard (pics to follow soon).  At the end of our long day, Owen and Dave had a little cuddle on the couch.

Family!

 Owen met his first of many cousins and first of many Aunts last weekend.  His Auntie Jane (Dave's brother Rob's wife) and their daughter, Emily, were in town visiting Jane's family (she is from Minnesota).  They came over to meet the newest addition to the family along with Jane's nieces,  Ingrid and Lauren, and Jane's parents, Don and Harriet.

Owen and cousin Emily

Owen with Harriet, Don, and Aunt Jane

Owen was a big hit with the young ladies!

Owen is holding court with Emily, Lauren, and Ingrid 

Owen smiles all the time now...especially if you play with his nose.  Then he gets this giant, open mouthed, full face grin!  There is just something so funny about noses!  And he has also started to discover his hands.  He can spend a good 10-20 minutes just kind of looking at them!  Here are a couple extra smiles for y'all:

cow-boys and yetis

The weather here is positively spring-like, so we took advantage of it last week to do some spring cleaning in the garden.  We thought it would be appropriate if Owen was hanging out on the grass for him to be wearing his cow onesie (courtesy of Dave as a Christmas present to me)...too bad it was a bit cold for just a onesie and in the end he was bundled up in a full sweatsuit and blanket, but we got some inside pics anyway!

head control = bumbo!

comes complete with its own tail!

We also took him to his first hockey game yesterday. We went to go see the second last game of the season for the team Dave and I play for, the Yetis, or at least played for last year and will again in the future...I was out this season due to pregnancy and a newborn while Dave was out due to a shoulder injury.  And it's never too early for Owen to become a hockey fan...I'm trying hard to make sure he knows his Canadian roots!

all bundled up!  it's cold in those arenas!

Elissa and Tor were also there cheering on Lars

Durham, part 2

We got home from Durham on Monday, and Owen did just as well on the return flight!  The day before we left the three of us went and wandered around Duke Gardens (the botanical gardens) for a bit.  This trip was great...Owen did amazingly well travelling and being toted around all day, and out to restaurants every night.  We are so lucky to have such a mellow, easy little guy!!  Here are the remaining pics from our trip!

"waiting for Daddy and his friends can be so tiring!"
Most days Owen and I would walk the couple of miles from the hotel to where Dave and his colleagues were to either join them for lunch or meet up with them before dinner.  This usually meant a bit of waiting around time while they wrapped things up.

 Owen mostly slept his way through the gardens

 

I love a Japanese garden

close enough

sporting his Tony fauxHawk

sound asleep on the plane ride home!

first flight!

We are currently in Durham, NC.  Dave has a work thing, so Owen and I decided to go along!  Owen did great on his first plane ride (Wed, March 21).  We fed him on takeoff, then he slept for the entire flight and was busy sucking on his pacifier for landing.  Oddly enough we were sitting next to another couple with a 5 month old who were also on their first flight with the baby!

bored waiting to board

 We brought along Owen's co-sleeper for the trip.  We have never actually used it for the manufactured purpose of co-sleeping, partly because there is just not room in our queen size bed for 3 humans (even if one of them is pint sized) and two cats, and partly because Owen is a very noisy sleeper and I'm a relatively light sleeper which makes for a bad sleep combination if room sharing. But he was so small when he was born that I felt (and who knows if this is true) that he wasn't sleeping well in his crib because he was so immensely dwarfed by it, so we bought the cosleeper and put it inside his crib so that he had a bed more his size...making for a bit cozier sleeping situation.  He has basically outgrown it now, but it has been the perfect thing to bring along with us on this trip!  He has his own bed and there is no danger of him rolling anywhere in the night...plus it's light and it folds up small enough to pack in the suitcase...the perfect "travel with baby" item for the 0-3 month old!

Owen's bed within a bed!!

GiGi the Giraffe made the trip too...she watches over Owen at night...
and she plays white noise...it's a win-win!

having a kick on the makeshift changing table

we've been going on lots of walks and his
monkey blanket does great as a sun shade!

"caution, I bite!"

smiles are a common occurrence these days...I love his little
toothless grins!

taking a break from the heat of the afternoon
to lounge in the a/c of the hotel room