Mothers Day Weekend

Dear Owen,
Last weekend we went to Chicago to surprise Grandma for Mothers Day. It. was. awesome. She was totally shocked and I have the video to prove it. On Friday morning, your Daddy took us to the airport and we headed up north. Lucky for us, my friend Ginny and her Mom were on the plane with us to Philadelphia! All of us had to change planes there, so it worked out great. They were such a huge help since you travel with a lot of gear and it's hard for one person to navigate. Your Great Aunt Diane picked us up from the airport and we headed home. My original idea was to leave you in a basket on your Grandma's doorstep, ring the bell, and run away. But we decided to surprise her half way on her walk to Aunt Diane's house for dinner. See below:



After she got over the initial shock, we had a blast spending weekend together. You had your first haircut, opened Mothers Day presents with Grandma, and were generally spoiled rotten for almost a week. Here are a few snapshots from the weekend.

Post Haircut:

Some of us are really happy, Some are not:

Beefcake:

Laying around:Helping open cards:

Hopefully we can make this an annual tradition for Mothers Day Weekend. I love you!

Mom

Seven Months Old

Dear Owen,
Today you are seven months old. As I type, you are taking a nap at your Grandma Lumsden house. We came to Chicago to celebrate Mother's day together. Yet again, I can't believe that another month has flown by. This month has been all about movement. You are rolling, flipping, moving, and shaking. You can now flip from front to back and side to side without any problems and we frequently find you in interesting positions in the morning. This month also brought you two teeth. You have been drooling for quite sometime now and we were constantly checking for teeth. Now you have two. You also had your first haircut yesterday. Grandma Lumsden trimmed up the hair around your ears and the back. You sat very still and we have lots of photos. It's hard to believe that you already needed a trim since you still can't even really sit up very well! You are learning and discovery all sorts of new things on a daily basis. You are so much more alert and observant. Your personality is developing and you are being such a big boy now. I can't wait to see what next month brings.
I love you,
Mom

First Tooth

Dear Owen,
Your first tooth has been spotted! It has started to pop through the center of your lower gum. For the past say, two months or so, you have been drooling like crazy. Every time you acted fussy, we would immediately check your gums for teeth. But nothing was going on. No bumps, no tenderness, no white spots, nothing. Lots of folks have given us all kinds of advice about teething and how to handle it, so we were anxious to see one breaking through. Yesterday, I was messing around tickling you and when you threw back your head in laughter, I saw a flash of white under your gums. After a slight protest, I finally got you to move your tongue to verify the existence of the tooth. It was so exciting. Hopefully we can get a picture of your new toothy grin! How quickly you are growing up. Sigh.
Love,
Mom