Happy Halloween

Here is the dude's Halloween costume:

Our little lion cub

Close-up of the cub staring down his next prey

Mom & Cub

Even a pumpkin outfit for the dude



Pumpkin Patch

It's that time again.....no, not Halloween.  It's the time where Em drags me to a pumpkin patch.  Just kidding.  She really didn't drag me. 

We joined some friends of ours and their little 10 month old daughter to a place called "The Elegant Farmer" to do some fall activities.  This place has apple picking, pumpkin picking, fresh home made donuts (this is the reason Em wanted to go if the truth be told), hayrides, pony rides and just about anything else you can think of that a farmer can charge $5 for.

Here are some pics:

The dude staying warm in the Bjorn

On the hayride heading to the apple orchards

Apple picking consisted of picking apples out of crates

He Likes It! He Really Likes It!

If you look back and check out the post I wrote about Owen's 1st bath you will be reminded of the tramatic experience it was for him (and probably more so for Em). 

Well, things have changed on the homefront when it comes to bathtime.  It is a delightful time for both mom and child.  Here are some pictures as proof:

Being placed in his personal bathtub getting ready for his bath

Doesn't get much more "comfortable" and "at ease" than this picture

Mom is washing his face and a big smile happens

Even washing his hair is no problem now

The only disappointment is when it's over



More Random Pics of "The Dude"

Owen loves his swing (he's much more of a daredevil than his mom)  ;o)

He is a champ at "tummy time"

Another pic of Owen in front of his favorite backdrop

Owen just saw an episode of "America's Got Talent" and tried his asymetrical pose

It seems like this is the way we see him the most

The t-shirt says it all

Owen tends to fall asleep during his bottle feedings (but he still moves those jaw muscles and swallows.)  He's a pro.

As soon as he's done feeding and his tummy is full...he's the happiest baby ever.

3 Months

Here are a few pics of Owen at 3 months old.  Notice in about 5 minutes he goes through about 14 different emotions on his face.  (Luckily not one of those emotions was anger....or any other crying face.)

The Snowsuit

Living in Wisconsin, we knew we were going to have to get "The Dude" some warmer clothes.  Emily thought it best to get him a snowsuit that we could put him in easily and get maximum warmth for him. 

Here's a picture of "The Dude" in his brand new snowsuit:

I have a couple of points about this suit.

1) Does it look familiar?

2) Do you think he will ever grow into it?  (We might be using this snowsuit for "The Dude" next year.)  Here's a picture of The Dude in the same pose as above sans snowsuit:



Notice how you can barely see Em behind the snowsuit in the 1st pic.  She all of a sudden reappears when The Dude is without the snowsuit......it's magic. 





Birthday Part-y or -ies?

At dinner a couple days ago, Emily announced that she had a couple ideas for Owen's 1st birthday party.  (Mind you....he's still only 3 months old.)

She couldn't decide between 2 different party themes.

1) Monkey party (since he's our little monkey).

2) Baseball party (since she's convinced - given both of our genetic backgrounds - that he will be a baseball player)

She was having such a dilemma with this all-important (and pressing) decision....she blurted out why don't we either have 2 parties (which seems a bit much for a 1-year old b-day party)....or maybe a "monkey baseball" theme!!!

I think we have a winner......until she changes her mind.