New Mom Mantra: Cleanliness is next to impossible.

Accept Life's Imperfections

When you have the perfect baby it's easy to become dissatisfied with other aspects of your life. So as you rock or feed your baby late at night, take a moment to consider your day.

Recall the imperfections and frustrations (laundry still in the hamper; those thank-you cards still unwritten) and compare them with your achievements (your child loved and fed, soothed and nurtured for twenty-four whole hours). Spend this time acknowledging that being a mother is the most time-consuming job in the world. And way more rewarding than doing laundry.

Georgia Aquarium

Garett received tickets to the GA Aquarium for Father's Day. We went on Tuesday, June 20th. It was lots of fun! We both agree that the most fun part was watching Owen's reaction to the crowds of people and all the neat fish.

Here is Owen and Bear's first look at the fish.

Garett and Owen checking out the Beluga whales.

How cool is that? Those fish are as big as or bigger than us!

Owen and I at the tropical exhibit.

Over all we had a great time and would recommend going.

Happy Father's Day!

First we would like to wish a Happy Father's Day to all of our Father's and Father figures in our lives. Thank you for all of the love and sacrifices you have made in our behalf. We love you very much.

And a special Happy Father's Day shout out to Garett. It's his first and it has been a great day of celebration. We had a yummy breakfast followed by gifts. He received a book from Owen called "I love my Daddy because...", a picture of Owen for his desk and I gave him tickets to the Atlanta Aquarium! Fun Fun!

Happy Birthday Garett

Yesterday, June 15th, we celebrated Garett's birthday! I won't say how old, but I will say he's older than everyone thinks. :) We had lots of fun, our niece Taylor and I decorated the dining room and made a home made 3-layer chocolate cake. We celebrated with my sister Heidi and her daughters Taylor (5) and Mya (10 mo).

Happy Birthday To You, Happy Birthday To You,
Happy Birthday Dear Garett, Happy Birthday To You!

Party goers using Garett as a chair.

Party goers using the yoga ball as a chair. We do have furniture.

As promised - Owen's first rollover

I know this is about a month old, but I did promise to post it when we figured out how to. So...Check it out... this is Owen's first, well, technically it was his second rollover, but we didn't get the first one on film. Don't tell anyone. It will be our little secret. Weeks later he is a roll'n pro, occasionally having difficulty pulling his arms out from under himself.

Mommy's New Favorite Outfit

I love this outfit. It's super soft, super cute and I bought it on clearance! I love finding a good deal. With Owen growing so fast he doesn't stay in his clothes for long. This outfit is 6-12 months! I was saving it for the fall, that is no longer necessary.

Another added bonus, it brings out the blue on Owen's eyes.
I never thought that I would have a blue eyed boy.

Owen first taste of the foot

I was doing the dishes the other day and turned around to check on Owen and I caught him with his foot in his mouth-a first. I quickly grabbed the camera and tried to capture the moment to share with Daddy later. I was doing my best to go unnoticed.

Yum the big toe! (Check out those leg rolls!)

Babies are amazingly flexible.

Ah! He caught me!

Food! Not So Glorious Food!

Today I took Owen to the MD to see about a cough and I expressed my concern about him slimming down (I can almost feel his ribs), she chuckled just a little and reassured me that I could relax. She did say that he was ready for single ingredient foods if I was ready, so today we tried rice cereal mixed with formula. Here is Owen's version of how it went:

What the heck? What is this?

Gross! Mom no! Please no more!

Dad help! She isn't stopping! Should I fake gag?

Fine, I'll get rid of it myself!

The food was not as well received as I thought it would be, I guess we will have to try again tomorrow. Owen, by the way, is now up to 18 lbs-not a pound lost.
I guess that he is just getting longer and spreading out the pudge.

A cousin gathering

Taylor came and spent the night on Friday then Heidi and Mya came to get her the next evening. Owen was thrilled to have visitors. As you can imagine, getting 10 and 4 month old babies along with a 5 year old to sit still for a picture is a challenge. While the following picture are not "picture perfect", they do a great job of showing reality.

Also, a special message to MiMi and PiPa:

"We love you and miss you all the time, Hugs and Kisses!"

love, Taylor, Mya and Owen