3 weeks already!

Peek...playing on the activity mat

Gracie thinks she needs to play on Owen's activity mat, too.

And in his car seat.

Sleeping

Owen at about a week old
It doesn't seem like it has already been 3 weeks since Owen was born. The time goes by so fast. He is much more alert than he was even last week. There are a few times each day that he will stay awake for over an hour. Most of the time he is pretty content, but it seems that he cries more than Gracie did. At night he doesn't always like going back to sleep right away, either. Owen had his 2 week dr. check up last Thursday and had already gained over 1 pound since birth. He was 9 lbs 12 oz at his appointment. He is a healthy boy and the doctor was impressed with him. He eats about every 3 hours or so. He can go 3 1/2 to 4 hours at night. Last night he was up at 10:45pm, 2:30am and then again around 6am. That's not too bad. Hopefully he will keep stretching that out. I would be very happy if he was sleeping 5-6 hours at a time by the time I go back to work in October.
Gracie was a little sick yesterday and was sent home from daycare. She had some diarrhea, but otherwise was acting fine. She went back today and hopefully won't have any more problems. She is still doing well and will be staying with her Gramma this weekend. Nick will be in Kansas City for the ISU football game from Thursday through Saturday and I am going to take Owen up to Cedar Falls with me to see a couple of friends who live up that way on Friday. Gracie will have a great time down at the farm. I also had a conference with one of Gracie's teachers at daycare this week. She put a portfolio together for her with lots of information and pictures in it. It was really neat. There didn't seem to be many concerns about Gracie in any areas. The only negative comment she had was that Gracie likes to test boundaries and limits to see how much she can get away with. That was no surprise to me, though. Gracie is doing well with everything else. She has moved up to the next room, which is the younger 2 year old room. They said that she might be moved to the older two year old room before the end of the year, based on how she is doing and needs of other kids.
We didn't do much last weekend. Nick and I went to a friend's house to watch the ISU vs IA football game, which was a big downer for ISU. We were able to take both Gracie and Owen, though, and Gracie got to play with all the other kids there. It's so nice to know people who have kids and who are so much fun! We went to church on Sunday and then Nick played softball in the afternoon. Gracie, Owen, and I went to watch for a little while and then went to the park so Gracie could play.
I guess that's about all that's new. Hopefully the next few days go smoothly while Nick is gone and I make my way up north. I have 3 1/2 weeks left of maternity leave and I'm sure they will go by quickly.





Comments

Marla said…
Nick and Sarah, Owen is just adorable. Such a beautiful family! Enjoy them.
September 15, 2010 at 2:34 PM
Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Dreams and Goals Realized

Image
  I have to start with this.  I have been hoping and waiting to post this for so long, and it is finally a reality for Gracie!  I'm sure that November 12 will be a day remembered for a very, very long time.  This fall has been such a roller coaster of emotions for all of us, revolving around Gracie's recruiting opportunities opening with D1 schools.  September 1 began the time of uncertainty, and navigating the past couple months has been challenging to say the least.  She has always known where she wants to be, but not sure if that goal would be her reality.  She has done everything she can to put herself in that place, and she finally got the call from Coach Anderson asking if she wanted to "officially be a tiger." I have never felt more impatient than the past 2 months, and we were told to enjoy the recruiting process...ugh. NO.  I know God has a plan, but sometimes it's so hard to be patient and wait for it to unfold.  Anticipation vs Anx...
Read more

Fall Fun

Image
Homecoming 2024! Owen is looking pretty good all dressed up And Gracie is beautiful again. Look!  We match! Chase came over to "officially" ask her to homecoming the week before the dance. She was surprised and it was a success. Homecoming parade Owen looks a little bored. But Gracie is definitely having fun The whole weekend was beautiful, sunny, and warm.   Much better than last year during the parade. Chase picked Gracie up to go to Hartsburg for pics Owen wasn't quite ready yet. I love this pic of Gracie and Kate. This is a good one, too. Kind of crazy, 3rd homecoming together. With softball friends Chase, Gracie, Kate, and Pryce Lainie and Gracie More pics with Nova The junior class met down at the Katy Trail in Hartsburg again this year for pictures.  There were a lot of kids down there.  I thought that I got a pic of Brook in there, but I can't find it.  Then Chase and Gracie went out to eat at Chick Fil-A, of all places.  Then to the dance....
Read more

Gym Season!!!

Image
It is officially the season of sitting in gyms.  Basketball and wrestling are in full force, and we have 2 high school schedules going on.  Both kids have had their team pics taken and have each competed a handful of times.  Owen has had 2 tournaments and 2 duals and is wrestling varsity at 165 pounds.  It's not the weight that he expected to be at, but so far, he is doing ok.  He weighs in at just over 160 on a good day, so we are not having to worry about cutting/maintining weight at all.  At least not yet.  So, this is great!  The downside of this is that he is a freshman in a higher weight class, which means that he will most likely see a lot of juniors and seniors in his brackets. So far he is holding his own and getting better every day. Versailles tournament Last Saturday was spent in Versailles.  This was the most recent competition.  Owen did pretty well and placed 5th going 4-1 on the day.  I think there were 19 or 20 kids...
Read more