21 Weeks

Owen has recently learned how to screech and scream which Pat and I are not all that thrilled about. It is so high pitched and loud!
I forgot to mention in my last post that he discovered his thumb. The first time was when I was putting him down for bed and it landed in his mouth and he went right back to sleep. He hasn't figured out how to clench his fist without the thumb inside though so his hand is just spread over his face. It's cute.
He's rolling from his stomach to his back regularly now so tummy time is even more impossible. At this point I'm not really pushing it though. He still hasn't rolled to his stomach. He gets to his side but that's as far as he goes.
He loves standing and is doing a pretty good job of it. We just got him a jumperoo so we'll see if he likes it.
He can also occasionally sit on his own for a couple of seconds but mostly just topples over.
I think I'm going to try some cereal here soon. I had wanted to wait until he was 6 months old but I think he's ready now. He's showing some interest when he sees Pat and I eating so I think we'll give it a  try pretty soon. Maybe we'll get lucky and he'll sleep a little longer at night. I won't plan on it but will be excited if it does happen.

Last week we went to MN for a few days and Owen got to meet my brothers and his cousins. He was kinda fussy while we were there but that's pretty common around lots of people. He's still too young to really play with the other boys but I'm super excited to get them together in another year. The 3 of them are all 4 months apart so we're going to have a good time at family get togethers.

One of Pat's college friends came with his wife and son and stayed with us on Monday night. They were driving to Chicago from Kansas so we were a good stopping point. We had a great time and got a couple pictures of the boys together.

I changed up his bedtime routine a little bit starting last night. I'm nursing him before lotion/vitamin/diaper/jammies and then we read a book and sing a few songs. Last night he didn't cry until 3am when he woke up. We were both shocked. I don't think he's ever gone down awake without tears. Tonight he cried some but not all that much.

He still loves to have all of my attention most of the day and will sometimes get mad if I'm using the computer or iPad instead of playing with him. He's loads of fun and we just love him so much!

Ella: "He likes me!"

 All the cousins

 The Boys

We had a little photo shoot on Monday

Owen's new friend, Levi.