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

I finally did Owen's birth announcements. I couldn't decide on about a million pictures that we took but we finally ended up with this one and I love it!!

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The first few weeks

Our little family is settling in well and we've had an incredible first three weeks. I still can't believe Owen is already 3 weeks old! Each day seems to blend into the next and I'm already wishing time would slow down. Joe has been home these first weeks and I'm so grateful we've gotten this time together as a family. Joe is a natural with Owen and it's so amazing to see the love they already share. Owen is an incredible baby and has already filled our lives with so much meaning.

We let Owen set his own schedule so he eats and sleeps whenever he wants, which is pretty much all the time. He figured out breast feeding right away and despite some pain and soreness on my part it's going well. I didn't however anticipate how hard breastfeeding would be at first. I keep having to remind myself that it's a learning process for the both of us. Within the last few days it's gotten a lot more comfortable for me and Owen seems to remember what he's doing now. I didn't realize how much work breastfeeding would be or that I would feel like it's the only thing I ever do!! That being said I love how close it makes me feel to Owen and how amazing it is that I get to feed him. I love seeing his little eyes look up at me while he's nursing, it's the best feeling in the world.

In the diaper department things are going really well with cloth. It seemed really daunting and overwhelming when I first started researching it but it's actually incredibly easy. We're still figuring out which diapers work best for us but so far we really like prefolds for the daytime because we're changing so many times and we've got 2 dozen of them. The bambino mio covers seem to work well, and the motherease cover we have is also really great. So far we haven't really had any leaks with the prefolds, just a couple of poops that came out the side. The fitteds are also great and a little easier than the prefolds, we're using the kissaluvs size zero and they fit great. I think we'll get some fitted diapers in bigger sizes. We're also loving the Little Joey All-in-one's we got. They are super absorbent and so easy to use, just like putting on a disposable. They've been great for overnight or going out somewhere. Just this week we started using some of the pocket diapers which are also incredibly easy to use. I like how we can add absorbency with doublers for nighttime. I think the pockets will be our main diaper as Owen gets bigger.

It's been so cold that we haven't left the house much except to go to my parents and to his first dr. appointment. Luckily we've had lots of visitors coming and keeping us company.

Owen's first appointment with the dr. was great, he's doing awesome. He had gained 8 ounces since coming home from the hospital which is excellent and everything else was perfect. We're are so blessed to have a healthy baby and momma.