Week 5 Update

Yesterday was Owen's 5-week birthday. He is still doing great and growing daily! Not sure of his exact weight but he has passed the 9lb mark! The weather has been GREAT so we try to spend a few hours outside each day. Lately we have been having our afternoon nap outside, and we play with the pets and take a walk, too. Owen LOVES to be outside.

With each day, we get to see more of Owen's developing personality. He is smiling more and it's such fun to see him smile at you. He is so alert - he is constantly looking around at noises and voices he hears. He is so strong! It amazes me how he does his "push-ups" on the floor, rolls over (from stomach to back), and looks around when sitting up. This weeks he showed us how he can sit up in the bumbo seat...pretty good for such a young, small baby! Along with the increase in alertness and changing personality comes more crying!! He has his "fussy time" around dinner time most days. IT kills me to let him cry, but I know there are times that we must do it. In all honesty, he is such a great baby. He rarely fusses and when he does it's only for a couple of minutes, but to me it seems like forever! He has started sleeping up to 6 hours at night - YEAH!!!

We are headed to Montgomery for a couple of days (Baker's work) - it will be nice to get out of town for a few days. Owen and I will sit by the pool and go shopping while Baker works!! Baker is looking forward to taking Owen to Bass Pro Shops!