Labor Day

Clint’s sister Rachel needed a babysitter for her kids from Friday-Monday so we had them stay with us. Bode was in heaven. He seriously loved every single second. Owen had the time of his life, but also barely slept at all the entire time. He was woken up with just about every nap because of the noise in the house. Well, naps that I could get him to take.. he thought he could skip naps all together and stay up to play.  I can’t really blame the boys because our house is so small and Owen is a really light sleeper for naps lately.

Other than Owen being a grump, it was really fun! We did lots of fun stuff and I took lots of pictures. This is from a night at the park. Clint was acting like a kid and having so much fun with them. He kept saying babe, that is going to be us in a few years! Mason and Abron are almost the same amount of age difference as Bode and Owen. It was strange being the only girl with all those boys around. I feel for you, Rachel! hahaha.

The Boys

I wanted to take Owen to the park for some good one year pictures of him. You know, without cake smashed in his face. It was really impromptu.. I was getting him ready for the day and thought, “Oh man he is so cute!” And that’s when I got the idea to go to the park for a few minutes. Before he ate lunch and stained his shirt. You know. 

Well, Bode was being so cute and so funny and giggly, the boys were getting along and having fun, Bode was ASKING me to take his picture (which is a miracle)- and so I snapped 150 photos. In like 15 minutes. It’s no shock I have a problem. And also no shock that I’m going to share like a billion of them. Now if only I had coordinated their outfits. Aw well. :)

Owen is ONE!

I really can’t believe that my baby boy is already a year old. It seems like I just had him. He’s the sweetest little thing ever and we sure do love him around here! He’s usually always happy and smiling and he learns so much each day. He loves his big brother and is always wanting to do just what he does. He goes to bed around 7 and wakes up around 7. He naps twice a day most days.. every once in a while he will only do one. I feel like he is slowly transitioning to just one though. He’s finally drinking sippies pretty good, but not as much as I’d like. We’re working on it! He nurses morning and night. Sometimes just morning. He eats just about everything in sight but nothing sticks to him. Here are his one year stats:

• Weight: 18 lbs. 10 oz. – 3%
• Height: 29.75 inches – 50%
• Head: 48.4 cm – 95%

The pediatrician was a little concerned that his weight has been slowly dropping down on the charts at every appointment. He is having me put him on a “get Owen fat” diet and we need to do another weight check in 3 weeks. I am putting heavy whipping cream in his whole milk, giving him pediasure drinks (he LOVES the strawberry one,) feeding him tons of avocados, giving him ice cream, putting butter in his food.. anything I can to fatten him up. I really hope it works! If not I guess they said they will do a blood test to make sure he doesn’t have something wrong there.

He was not feeling very well on his birthday and I felt so sad for him. He was extra clingy and kind of whiney and not his adventurous self. We played outside for a while and he didn’t even want to.

He only took one nap and afterwards I took the boys to this really cute bakery/deli to eat lunch and grab a cake for Owen. It was kind of a nightmare. It was so hot in there without any air conditioner, Bode was whining and getting away with a lot more than normal because I was trying to talk to my sister Kelli on the phone (bad idea right?) Owen was starved and crying for the food! AHHH. I took a quick picture in the bathroom (because Bode had to pee) to document it.

I was trying to make dinner around 5 and I had just about had it with Mr. Birthday boy. I couldn’t make dinner and hold him. I couldn’t put him down either because he was crying at my feet. I felt so bad but at about 5:30 I put him in his crib. I thought just for 10-20 mins until I can make dinner and get his cake and birthday stuff ready! That little pill fell asleep. For the night. At 5:45. I felt bad he missed his whole birthday celebration!

I saved his cake for him (even though it drove Bode crazy not being able to eat it when I said.. the night of Owen’s bday..) and we headed to the park the next afternoon. I let him go to town and he loved it. :)

Bode thought it was INSANE that we were going to waste the cake. So he grabbed a fork (that he brought with him!) and started chowing down. So funny!

We love you baby Owen!!!

Fishing

We found this cool little creek near our house and Bode loves to fish there. Clint took Bode and his friend Cooper one day and we took the boys back another. It’s pretty fun! Clint goes to the gas station before his fishing trips, so when he took Bode and his friend the first time he stopped by to let them get snacks and drinks. The next time we went Bode had to go to the gas station first! SO funny.

Owen is a little too small and gets into WAY too much trouble. I tried bringing his saucer toy to stand him up in, but he climbed out of that thing in no time at all and wanted to crawl around in the dirt. I took him aside and let him play in a safer area where he could stand on logs and be in the shade. It was so hot!

Bode has been obsessed with flies lately. Clint will cut off the hook and let him play with them. He’s got quite the collection. Clint ties his flies in the basement and it’s kind of a hazard area down there. Since it’s not finished we don’t let Bode go down there, unless he’s wanting to help out with laundry or whatever. Lately, I’ve been catching him sneaking down there to rummage through Clint’s flies! He told Clint that he really wanted a fly on his hat. I thought it was so cute because Clint has flies on all of his hats and Bode wanted to be just like his dad. :)