By far, our favorite month yet with sweet Baby Owen. Owen is smiley, giggly, sleeps at night (woot woot woot woot), cuddly, roly poly, big cheeked, chubby thighed, hungry, happy, strong, and always has a valid reason for being whiny or fussy. When he’s awake, Owen is curious, alert, and so happy to discover new sounds and sights. He is attached to me, for sure, but he’s still in the phase of being able to be held by other people as long as I’m nearby. He is also OK when we have a sitter or a grandparent here to help…but I need to be totally out of sight for him to handle it. When Owen is sleepy, it happens fairly suddenly and he is very cuddly, rubs his eyes, and starts to whine. This is all normal and great and we feel so lucky to be so far removed from the screaming and incessant crying that filled a lot of the early months.

Biggest changes this month were sleep consistency and eating! He loves food and is a great sleeper at night, but still fusses and fights the naps (though not always). He sleeps from 8:15-6:15 overnight, waking usually at 5 for a pacifier reset for a little while. This is something that NEVER EVER happened with Delaney, who didn’t sleep through the night until 20 months or so consistently, so we are thanking our stars that we knew more this time and saw the sleep consultant when we did. He naps at 9am and 1:45/2pm ideally for about an hour each, though that also doesn’t always happen. He loves to eat everything and we’ve given up trying to separate new foods and he quite literally eats from our plates now. I spend SO much of my life cooking and cleaning, but we waste so little food nowadays that it feels good!

Owen LOVES his big sister and saves his dramatic surprise noise he makes all the time for her in the mornings. He’s always the one to come with me or Jordan to wake Delaney up and she is so happy to see him. They laugh at one another, hug, and Owen is infatuated by Delaney’s curls, which usually doesn’t end well.

This month, here’s what’s new:

• Owen sits and assumes a crawl-like position but still can’t move
• LOVES to stand and can hold onto the couch unassisted
• Loves Mommy, Delaney and Daddy in that order but it’s getting closer and closer (has really grown a very cute bond and love for Jordan in recent months and was SO excited the two times Jordan came home after being away for a few days)
• Still has 0 teeth, but doesn’t let that stop him from eating everything. Gummy smiles are the absolute cutest
• Has rosy cheeks always, which is apparently eczema that we treat not very successfully
• Still can’t handle dairy or soy, gets a major rash and tummy aches
• Grabs my face while he nurses and eats 5-6x per day
• Is pretty much over bath time bc he’s usually tired and wants to eat instead
• Is entertained by exactly 1 toy for however long we are somewhere and is very low maintenance (got it from his Daddy 😉
• Bucks in excitement in his high chair when people are paying attention to him
• LOVES to be tickled, hugged, kissed, snuggled, and paid attention to in any way
• Falls asleep in the car or stroller easily just like his sister, which we are using to our advantage instead of letting it stress us out
• Loves the park and swings and facing out in the Ergo
• Went to MD for Easter and is an incredible traveler just like his sister
• HATES waiting to be fed when he wakes up, being put into his sleep sack before naps/bed, baby food (real food only…wish I’d consulted him before stocking up on overpriced organic purees), being put into headlocks by his sister, being knocked over or robbed of a toy by said sister, and anytime Mommy hands him to someone else and leaves or is around and doesn’t hold or feed him.