Borrowed ski video

Carl, Mia, TooMia and Sophie posted this video from the trip to Sunriver. Skiing with the little ones is a whole lotta fun!

Thanks Schreiners!

Owen, professional bouncer

Sitting up

Owen is borrowing a Bumbo from Sophia. It helps him sit up all on his own, and apparently is pretty comfy. Thanks Sophie!

Ski Trip!

We all went skiing in Bend. Owens skis are a bit more complicated than Dad's, but they provided quite a good time.

It was bright out, so both Mom and Owen were wearing their shades.

The Schreiners also had Sophia (Owen's girlfriend) out for the day of skiing as well. This photo is at Messner Shelter, the turnaround point for the day.

So, if anyone is asking 'do babies like ski days?'... let this photo answer that question. The ski sleds are pretty cush rides, I don't think there's any reason to complain.

For a few more photos, go to the gallery by CLICKING HERE.

The look...

This is the look Owen uses when he wants to get his way. It means "I'm very dissappointed in you, dad. Get your act together." It works.

Ready...

... for adventure. Urban adventure... Owen says 'onward to Grandma's house!'

Baby charades

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OK everyone... baby charades. Leave your best guesses in the comments.

One Quarter

Today, Owen is exactly three months old. So, at this point he is: Laughing... sometimes histerically, rolling front to back and back to front, sitting up with a little bit of pillow-wedging help, bouncing in his jumper swing, singing to his mom after he eats, and eating tons. We think he's in the spurt of all growth spurts. I'd give a weight, but we don't have a clue where he's at. He's got to wait another month before he goes in for his second set of shots, and he won't visit the metabolic clinic at OHSU until after that visit. But, in all reality... that's OK. We care more what he's doing, not how big he is...

Happy 3 months, Owen!

Also, Owen has a new Friend. One of Dad's biking buddies just had another little one. So, if you hear Owen talk about his friend Corbin... you'll know the connection. Congrats Scott and Kim!

For no reason: part 2

I was looking through a recent batch of photos, and this one stuck out as a good one to post for no reason. Enjoy.

Super Bowl Party!

For anyone wishing to order prints or view these photos outside of the flash player, the gallery is available here.

Saturday!

Finally, a Saturday with Dad at home and nothing to worry about but Owen. The day started out with a knuckle sandwich.

The next activity was a good chunk of time in the bouncy chair. He's learned that it's more fun if there's some holding on happening with the ropes.

Other activities for the day included a shopping trip, stopping at Fundamental Bike to look at a new kind of bike trailer that also works for skiing, so Owen can go cross country skiing with Dad in the winter and bike riding in the summer. Then a trip to Freddies to grab some grub found us with some great deals on clothing in the 3-6 month range. Since Owen turns 3 months next Friday, we figure we better have the wardrobe up to date.

Tomorrow is the Super Bowl game at Grandma and Grandpa's house. For Owen, it's Super Bowl I.

Chin up!

If the chin is up, so is the rest of the head. Owen's tummy time is now completely unaided, and he really tries to look around. Head control ... he has it!

Snuggle up!

One of the best things about bathtime is the towel snuggling afterward. If only the masses got to have towels sooooo cool like this one.

Gr-Owen Update: Jan. 28

We don't have much of an update for body size and weight, but it has been about a month since the last update. Owen's solidly over 11 pounds now, but the real growing has been happening with the PKU management.

We now do blood tests every week, at least for a while. Owen's PHE levels have been fairly low and the folks at OHSU seem to think that Owen only needs to submit a sample once a week instead of every 3 days. Owen appreciates the change of schedule quite a bit.

We're still on 8 ounces a day of formula, and he's still continuing to eat fairly well in genera. Enough to keep a boy growing, at least.

The other thing is that Mom and Dad are going to start learning how to count the PHE levels in the foods we eat. It will be a daily exercise when Owen begins to eat table food, so we will need to understand the practice before Owen decides to go solid. Mom and Dad even have a homework assignment that we've got to turn into the dietitians.

There was a hat...

Mr. Right found a hat. Or... perhaps the hat found Mr. Right. It's always tough to tell who found whom... This is one of those unique situations where the sum of cuteness of each element is greater that the individual parts.

And, for those of you wondering, the top photo is Owen's 'Blue Steel'. If you don't know what that is, ask Ben Stiller. If you don't know who Ben Stiller is, Owen requests that you pay more attention to the bottom photo.