Week 5

We've had quite the week!

Owen has started to make baby noises other than crying and passing gas. We've heard lots of "AAHS", "AYIES" and "OOHOOHS". He is also noticing objects around him. So far he likes to look at windows and lights and occassionaly he checks out his hands.

Unfortunately, Owen has experienced some discomfort with gas or colic the past few days. After a few hours of crying, Andrew and I have learned to soothe him with warm baths and some skin to skin contact of our bellies. These tactics, as well as vigilent burping after he eats, seem to have helped him - for today at least.

Owen had an exciting day on Sunday because he attended his first baby shower - for Sandra Witty. We can't wait for Owen's new friend to arrive. In the 1 hour and 10 minutes that we lasted at Miriam's house, he managed to charm the ladies, fill his diaper and cry like crazy. We were very fortunate that Daddy didn't go far so he could pick us up very quickly.

A few of our friends and family have mentioned that I (Des) haven't been in any of the recent pictures of the blog, so here is a recent picture of the family that Nana Linda took of us, just to prove that I'm still alive and kicking (maybe not high-kicking, but kicking nonetheless).