Wordless Wednesdays

Feeding a toddler

Starting this back up again

Well, it happened. Owen turned one. We made it through the first year. So much has happened this past year and we've grown so much as a family. I could never have imagined how quickly this year would pass even though I was told time and time again that it would go by in the blink of an eye.

So, anyways, here we are. I've made it a resolution to start writing regularly because well, I've got a lot to say and sometimes I think there could be some benefits to writing it down (mainly Joe wouldn't have to listen to me babble as much)

At this point there's probably too much to go over from everything that's happened this year so my plan is to just recap and then start fresh.

Recap:
- we hardly slept.

- my boobs were in constant use. (no picture necessary)
- we changed a ton of dirty (cloth) diapers.

- although we hardly slept, we talk about sleep/sleep arrangements/lack of sleep/sleeping through the night ALL the time

- we went to a lot of concerts/shows and brought baby b with us!

- we learned how much fun camping with a baby can be.

-Baby B dressed up as a Tiger for Halloween

-Tubby time became the happiest phrase in our family's vocabulary

-oh and we ate a ton of food

All in all I'd say it's been a pretty good year.

I forgot about my blog!

It's true! Things have been so busy around here I hardly have time to shower let alone blog. But now that Owen is sleeping a little better I'm going to try to make time and update more.
Owen is 4 months today, which is incredibly mind blowing to me. I can't believe how fast this is all going. I'm trying not to be sad about that and to just remember how exciting every new stage is. Speaking of new stages Owen has developed the skill of spitting and blowing raspberries. At first I thought this was unbelievably cute and probably very advanced behavior for his age, but alas the novelty has worn off and I'm sick of being spit on.
Owen is such a happy happy baby. He's so laid back and loves to just hang out. Right now his favorite toys are Sophie the giraffe (which is basically baby crack), a silver rattle my aunt gave him (which is probably incredibly unsafe since he whacks himself in the head with it) and his lovey (a bodiless dalmatian) He also loves looking in the mirror and being worn. We've got a bunch of different wraps now and he loves being close to us all the time.
Breastfeeding is going amazing and now that I'm back at work I'm pumping on the days I'm not with him. I don't enjoy pumping but I'm so glad I've been able to keep my supply up and give Owen what he needs.
Easter was fun and exciting, Owen's first big holiday. We went to see the Easter Bunny and Owen loved her, he was smiling and cooing at her the whole time