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He looks so old here!

Can you tell he is talking?

So precious!

Gotta Get a Whiff

The smell of a baby is soooo intoxicating!! They should make baby-scented candles!

Learning Curve

Well, God opened my eyes to the fact that my baby doesn't physically need to be fed every three hours at night despite the fact that he would wake up that often (almost the same time to the minute every night!) If it had been more than three hours since his last feeding, then I would just feed him and not even attempt to put him to sleep first. I now know it was just out of habit for both of us. (No wonder the kid keeps gaining so much weight, he eats anytime he has a boob in his face even if he's not all that hungry!) So last night, I pumped before the 10 o'clock feeding so I would know exactly how much Owen was getting (I got 5 oz.!!) I fed him the bottle. Tyler and I agreed we wouldn't feed him again until 3 am at the earliest. Owen went 5 1/2 hours in between feedings! He did wake up twice in between but we put him back to sleep without feeding him. After a couple nights of him going longer between feedings, we will have to start letting him learn to fall asleep on his own (a.k.a. crying it out.) I'm not looking forward to that but I know he will work it out and we will all survive!

Poor Baby

Fish Face

Fly on the Wall

Tyler (to Owen wearing this sleeper...): "You look like you escaped from jail. Are you a convict? Were you convicted of being cute? Guilty as charged!"

First Trip to Grandma and Grandpa's House

Owen and I headed to Story City the other day to visit Grandma and Grandpa at their house. We had a good time although their dogs weren't sure what to think of Owen!

Go Cyclones!

Owen and Mommy are proud to be Cyclones!

Fly on the Wall

Tyler: "Isn't it weird that he (Owen) is alive, but he has no idea what he is doing?"
Megan: "He knows what he is doing."

2 months

Owen is 2 months old! He is now smiling a lot, cooing and loves to interact with us. He is so much fun!

 

 

The Wedding

Well, the Frederiksens made it to Austin and back. It was a great trip. Owen hadn't left Ames until a couple weeks ago and now he has flown to Texas! He was a champ. Slept through almost all the plane rides which means he hardly made a peep...lucky for us! We weren't those people with a crying baby on plane that everybody glares at! Whew! The wedding was great. Awesome people, delicious food, fantastic party! We got to Austin on Friday afternoon and hung out with family until the rehearsal and dinner that night at a restaurant overlooking Lake Travis. Saturday was a free day. We ended up making a trip to Walmart to exchange diapers. We needed ones that could hold everything Owen produced. He had his first blow out at the restaurant Friday night. The bathroom had no changing station and I had no extra clothes so he wore his swaddle for the remainder of the night! Luckily the weather was fabulous! 80s!!! Sunday was the big wedding day! Owen and I hung out in the room until pictures. He started getting fussy before the ceremony so we headed to "super" Nana and Papa's room to watch from their balcony. The upside is I got some great pictures from a great vantage point! The reception was fun and had a great view of the lake! The food was amazing! Travis and Chelsie were so happy and it was fun to see them let loose! There was a photo booth and a ton of props which made for some entertaining and unexpected pictures! We had an amazing time and so worth the trip!

Owen and Daddy in the airport

Rehearsal dinner outfit (pre-blow out!)

The happy couple at the rehearsal dinner

Owen was a fan of the warmer weather

Papa and Owen just hanging out in the hotel room

Uncle Trav reluctantly holding Owen

I have a ton of pictures of Owen sleeping on this trip for some reason...
probably because he is so stinkin cute when he sleeps!

Owen, Nana and Papa

Owen, "Super" Nana and "Super" Papa

This is when we were hanging out on the balcony waiting for the ceremony to start

Good family pic!

Mr. and Mrs. Frederiksen

The brothers!

LOL!

The first dance

Mother/Son dance

Ahhh

Oh the old stretch and fart...made famous by Owen Frederiksen!

Owen's First Walk

Owen, Nana, Buddy and I went for a short walk around a couple blocks. It was supposed to be in the upper 40's but the weatherman got it wrong again and it was closer to only 40 degrees. So we bundled Owen up for his first walk. He seemed to enjoy it!

Go Vikings!

I like the Vikings but...

...I'm not sure I like this hat! (Funniest picture ever! LOL!)

Best Picture Ever!

I finally got a picture of Owen smiling (with the help of his Daddy)! He is so precious!!

Owen Bjorn

 

We tried out the Baby Bjorn carrier in case we want to use it in Texas...he loved it!

Cutie Patootie

I can't believe two weeks have already passed since my last post! Wow...time flies when you have a newborn! Owen is gonna be six weeks old tomorrow...that is unbelievable! Please pray that Owen stays healthy so he can take the flight down to Texas on March 14th to visit Uncle Trav and Aunt Chelsie. The doctor said he wouldn't give his okay to fly if Owen was sick because he won't have received his 2 month vaccinations yet. Owen really wants to be the cutest baby at the wedding! ;) Here are some more cute pics of the most handsome baby in the world!