6 months already!

It's true... our little peanut is 6 months old already!  Although, I can't remember exactly what happened in the days after he was born (sleep deprived), it seems like it was just yesterday.  And though, we may seem like we have it a little more figured out, Nick and I are still pretty clueless!  Fake it 'til you make it!

So what is our little man up to now that he is 6 months old:

New skills:

• Sitting (he can't get there himself, but if you put him in a seated position, he'll play like that he 20-30 minutes)
• Getting up on hands and knees (but then he is stuck and frustrated)
• Trying to learn to eat solids (not really good at this yet, but the Dr says we should do it every day and he'll figure it out)
• Having a blow out every day at daycare (oh how I wish this wasn't true... he pooped on the floor there last week.  At least Ms. Megan thought it was funny)

Stats:

• 14 lb 2.6 oz (2.7%)
• 25 inches (2.4 %)

Favorite toys:

• Monkey rattle
• Monkey on ball toy
• Baby Einstein music player 
• Bath toys
• AMOS!!!  No joke, the cat is by far Owen's favorite thing in the entire world!

Here's his 6 month picture:

6 months!

5 months!

4 months!

3 months!

2 months!

1 month!

Here are some other pics from our 6 month photo shoot (he's a man on the move):

 

And a few more pics... since that's why you read anyways:

Thanksgiving!

Okay... so I had been meaning to post for about 3 weeks, but then work, travel, work, baby life got in the way.. so here we are!

Thanksgiving was great!  Very exhausting, but great!

We meant to leave early on Thursday morning for my parents' house, then all of a sudden it was 9:30 and Nick wouldn't let me put anything else in the car, so we left.  It was the first time we were traveling since Owen really has been into playing with toys... I was ready to bring everything. 

We got to Onalaska just in time to start eating (overarching theme of the weekend)!  There were 4 pies for 6 adults, 1 child, and a baby!

Luckily, my friend Kati and her family Marcus and baby Reese (12 days younger than Owen) were able to come over for a visit!  Reese is adorable, and we loved meeting her and catching up with Kati and Marcus!

A few hours later, we managed to set the turkey on fire.  The oven's temperature probe was malfunctioning, and the broiler kicked on, igniting the top of the turkey.  Luckily, the turkey was moved to the roaster to finish cooking, and the oven recovered in time to cook the sides.  (Note that the pies were already done... thank goodness!)



Well, we thought that the turkey was cooking... it never got to temperature, so we nuked it!

Every year, my mom makes us say what we are thankful for and every year we all moan and groan like this is going to kill us.  We're not big on sentimental... But I do have a lot to be thankful for this year, and I am super aware of that.  My happy and healthy family.  Parents and in-laws who are sooo excited to be involved in Owen's life.  My brother living so close and letting us share in so much (marathon, meeting his gf).  My job.  Nick's job.  Pumpkin Spice Lattes.  My target red card.  Sometimes I feel so blessed that I think it just can't continue to be so good!

My cousin Wendy and her daughter, Victoria, came up for Thanksgiving again this year, and Owen was in love with Victoria!  Here are some of the cute pictures! 

We had a great trip, but we were happy to come home and sleep in our own beds/rooms (babies make a lot of noise in their sleep...)! 

Here's hoping that everyone had a great Thanksgiving and is having a great start to their holiday season!  Also hoping the Indiana folks are feeling better after being hit with a tummy bug just after Thanksgiving!