Owen at 3 weeks

Owen is three weeks old and is doing great. He is much less yellow now, and is opening his eyes more and more. His tear ducts are still blocked but the antibiotics have cleared up the goopyness.


He prefers to sleep in someone's arms, like right now - I'm am getting good at doing things with one hand - like typing : ) Andrew could sleep forever in his bouncer seat - but Owen likes to be close, he may just prefer the extra body heat. Even at night he's close and sleeps in bed with us. This can be a little scary; more than once I've woken up panicked that I've rolled over on him.

Here I tried to create a comfy warm nest for Owen in his boppy and trick him into thinking he's being held - it worked for a good 20 minutes:


Owen's tummy is very sensitive. He spits up several times a day. We've learned that the high-pitched, glass-shattering cry means: "please burp me right now, my tummy hurts!". Poor little guy.

He's pretty strong baby and he's been lifting his head up since we brought him home, and he's been able to hold it up for longer and longer periods of time.

He's a pretty great little baby and super cute.



P.S. Owen spit up 3 times while I was typing this post!

Andrew Pictures

Here is Andrew modeling for the latest Mervyn's catalog...actually this is his Easter outfit, and he looks like such a big boy!

Here is Andrew doing his new favorite activity; pretending the new minivan is his own personal jungle gym.

Andrew got to hang out with Regan while Owen was being born - here they are on the couch undoubtedly watching Cars!

Andrew is a DVD master, he can put DVD's in and get them started. Aside from romping around in the mini-van, his next favorite activity is putting DVD's in and out of the DVD player, so on any given night, he'll put in and take out 5 different movies. Using the machine is much more fun than watching the movie!

Andrew is now reliably sleeping through the night in his own bed. As long as he has his blankie, bunny and passie he is good to go.

Our next big activity for Andrew is potty training. He is now in pull-ups instead of diapers. He loves to sit on the potty and flush, but he still needs to work on timing. He usually wants to sit on the potty after he has already gone. I'll probably go get a potty training book this week, so we can help him be a bit more successful. We aren't going to rush it though, I think boys take a little bit longer to get it than girls.

He is still not showing too much interest in Owen but will give Owen big hugs from time to time.

Owen Doctor's Appointment

I took Owen the the doctor's yesterday because his eyes were looking a little extra goopy. He has an eye infection and needs a few days of antibiotic eye drops. Other than that though he is doing great. He's still a bit yellow from jaundice, but his pediatrician wasn't worried about it. He now weighs 9lbs 1oz. Boy am I SO glad he came early!! I don't think I could have gotten him out if he was full term!!

Nap Time

Nap time at the Caprons. (Note: that's Owen's passie in Andrew's mouth).

Boy what a week!

This week has just flown by! We've been home since Wednesday, and are getting used to being a new family of four. I think it is going to take Andrew a little while to really warm up to Owen. He really doesn't pay too much attention to him yet, but I know that will change once Owen is a little older and more fun for a toddler to interact with.

Owen is doing well and has no lasting injuries from his birth. His face was bruised and swollen Monday and Tuesday, but now he looks just fine. He is eating well and has gained 4 oz since Monday. So far he is a pretty mellow baby, he sleeps alot and really only makes a fuss if he gets cold or is hungry. Like Andrew, Owen loves to be swaddled.

Today is the first day that I've felt close to normal. The first few days were really rough and I owe a lot to Vicodin for getting me through. My mom's been here too this week and she's been a big help with getting all of the things we didn't have in the house ready for Owen's early arrival.

Owen's sleeping now, so I'll sign off and try to get some sleep too.