Owen's First Halloween

Other than the helmet, it's been a while since we've done an update on Owen. So here goes!

On the subject of the helmet, he seems to mostly be used to it. He bats at his head every once in a while, but he seems to notice it more when it's off, than when it's on. For Halloween we decorated it as a NY Giants football helmet, complete with NY logo and his number 3 (for his birthday).

Owen's first tooth broke through the day before his 7 month birthday. The second one followed a few days later (both on the bottom). His third one, this time on the top, broke through today, one day before is 8 month birthday. He hasn't complained too much about them. When he does, the Orajel or a cold teether usually calms him down. Now we have to figure out how to fit in brushing his teeth into his schedule.

Owen had his first solid food (rice cereal) at the end of July. He had various cereals once a day for a few months until it was obvious that he got the hang of it and needed some more sustenance (he woke up consistently at 4:30am hungry). Since then he's had carrots, peas, pears, and sweet potatoes, his favorite so far, and eats solid food 3 times a day.

Owen has been sitting up on his own now for about 2 months. He can't crawl yet, but he can scoot himself backwards and has the turn-around-on-his-tummy thing down pat. He squirms around more when he sits in my lap, such that I have to be careful not to drop him.

He only now is starting to complain if we take things away from him, which I'm sure means more trouble is ahead. His favorite toys are ones that he can put in his mouth and/or make music/light up. He's getting away from the larger toys (swing, rocker, seat), but I'm guessing that will change once Christmas comes around.

On that note, I'm thinking that the large Christmas tree will stay in the garage this year and we'll get a table top one. That's kind of a bummer to me, but will also be less work. But it should be exciting to share the season with Owen.

We successfully moved him from 3 hour to 4 hour feeding schedule, which turned out to be a lot easier than I thought it would be. The Hog said that would help him nap longer during the day (not to mention one less feeding is easier on me). We've had minimal success with that. Most of his naps are still only 30-45 minutes long, 3 times a day, but he has started to take some longer naps and appears to be almost ready to move to 2 naps a day.

Overall he's still a pretty mellow fellow. Keith had a work dinner at Olive and Ivy in Scottsdale, and we decided to take him along. It probably wasn't the best idea (inappropriate for the circumstances), but he behaved beautifully and was a good topic of conversation since we didn't know most of the people at the table.

Well, another weekend gone without getting much done around the house. We were pretty lazy before Owen arrived, and having him as an excuse just makes it more difficult. It's really hard not to choose Owen over housework - but really, what's more important?