12 weeks

Well, the little guy is about to hit another milestone -- 12 weeks. He's also managed to double his birth weight, weighing in at 14 lbs., 2 oz., when I checked him yesterday. The best part is that he's got such an amazing personality going already. Whenever we're out in public, he's smiling and making friends -- the woman in line behind us at Target the other day was swooning, as were three leggy blondes who passed us on State St. and cooed. He also is "talking" up a storm with us and is really, really active. Our mornings usually involve him on our bed, kicking, moving his arms and letting off many hours of pent-up energy. Every day is something new -- on Sunday, for example, he reached for his giraffe and started chewing on it.

Here are some of our favorite recent pictures:

Owen at two months

The little guy isn't so little any more! We were at the doctor Friday for his two-month checkup and he weighed in at 12 lbs., 5 oz. and measured 23 inches. He's certainly been eating a ton and getting in some longer stretches of sleep (although not as long as his mom might like), so we can see why he's growing like a weed.

It's been a while since we've posted some snaps of Owen -- and we've gotten a request for "pictures...pictures...pictures," so here you go. As you can see from the pictures, we're keeping him busy. Many of the shots are of him playing in his room or with his buddy Keegan. He's so strong and can really hold his head up well, but he still doesn't like being on his stomach, even when propped up on the Boppy pillow. We also went to an apple orchard outside of Madison a few weekends ago, although O slept through the whole visit. We were in Minneapolis so he could meet his Uncle Sean, Aunt Molly and Cousin Taylor, as well as his Great Grandma Maher. He also got to hang out with some pretty cool kids -- Grady, who took a liking to Owen's head, and Arija and Adam. And because it was such a beautiful day in Madison today, we headed downtown for one of the last farmer's markets of the season.



I'm trying to decide what to do for Owen's Halloween costume -- please vote in the comments section below.

A. A 1950s greaser (his hair gets all spiky in the front when combed just right)
B. A punk baby (again, the hair can be combed into a spiky mohawk and he has some cool Vans)
C. A baby bear
D. No costume (Colin, you can only vote once!)
E. A write-in suggestion

The Happy Gurgler

Like I said, Owen is talkative. Here's some video of him chatting with us the other night and telling us about his day.

The Grunter

I'm convinced that as Owen gets bigger, he's going to be a very talkative fellow. He loves to make noises while he sleeps, while he eats, while he does just about everything. Sometimes it's his sleeping squeak, sometimes it's his happy gurgle. And then there is his grunting. He grunts all the time, especially in his sleep. This has kept us awake many nights, and during one of those late night grunting sessions, I had to consult Google to find out what it's all about. Turns out, there's actually something called "grunting baby syndrome." Here's a video of Owen during one of his naps so you can see what we mean.

The faces of Owen

If that picture wasn't enough to satisfy you, here's a bunch of shots from the past couple of weeks.

Enjoy!

Little O

 

Here's our favorite recent picture of our little guy and his dad. Owen is doing SO well, eating a ton (every two hours or so) and gaining weight, now over 10 pounds. I've got a bunch of pictures to post, but I'll start with this one.

We obviously think he's adorable, but based on the random comments from strangers, he's a charmer. A woman at the grocery store stopped me to say he's beautiful, and the lactation consultant with whom I met today was oohing and aahing about how handsome he is. We agree.

Roll over, Owen

Here's some video of our favorite little guy -- now just more than two weeks old -- performing some of his feats of strength. He's barely on his tummy before he's rolling over to his back, which makes tummy time tough. We're thinking he's got an early line on the 2028 Olympics.