16 Weeks

Owen has been getting all kinds of grandparent love this week! We were in Kansas for Memorial Day weekend with Pat's family so he was getting tons of attention. My mom has been here since Monday night so he's feeling extra special I'm sure.
The trip to Kansas was the first trip we've gone on since the beginning of the year so it was kind of nice to go somewhere. We had no idea what to expect with traveling with Owen but he did pretty well in the car. We only had to stop once each way which was nice. He was kind of fussy while we were there but I think he was just a little overwhelmed by all of the attention. He slept great there only waking up once each night. I don't know if it was because it was cooler in their house or he was in the same room as us or he was just worn out from the day. Pat's parents will be up here this weekend and his mom is staying a couple of days so Owen will have almost 2 weeks straight of grandma snuggles.

Saturday I got 3 real laughs out of Owen which made my day. I try so hard but he refuses to let out a giggle so getting 3 was awesome! It was right after he ate and I was tickling his belly button and chin.

Monday we got home around 7 and my mom got here shortly after that. I put Owen down to bed and Pat and I went out with our friends Ben and Bekah for dinner. They moved to Atlanta on Tuesday so it was our last night to see them. We will miss them a lot! They were our closest friends in Iowa City and it was sad to say goodbye. We went out for dinner and poor Bekah had a bug in her food so it kind of ruined her night. We didn't get home until 11:30 or so which is the latest I've stayed up let alone been out in I don't know how long. Owen decided he wanted to wake up 3 times that night so I made sure I went to bed early the next night otherwise I would've been falling over yesterday.

It's been great having my mom here this week. Pat has been able to get his studying time in and she's enjoying time with Owen. I think Owen really missed us today though because my mom said he'd been fussing and then as soon as we got home he calmed down and was giving Pat and I big smiles. I love that he knows who we are and misses us when we're gone.

He started to try and pull himself up from a leaning position and does it pretty well. He's got some good ab muscles I think!

I've been counting down my work days (4 left!) and am so excited to be done and home with my baby!