Seven months!

We have had an extremely busy past few weeks. Grandma Hake visited for 2 weeks. She actually took most of these pictures. Thank you Grandma! During those few weeks we celebrated Mother's Day, my birthday and our 3rd wedding anniversary! Needless to say, Owen continues to keep us smiling and laughing daily and we are already looking forward to visiting family and friends in Indiana in a few weeks:) I have 14 days left of school. Bring on the summer!

How precious.

He was 20 lbs. and 3 oz. at 7 months

Out for dinner

The boys

Owen and Grandma

My school had a picnic day so Owen, Matt, and Grandma came to eat lunch with me.

Okay, Mommy likes to put things on him too. ;)

Daddy at work putting more things on Owen's head. Poor kid is going to have a complex about stuff on his head!

His 2 bottom teeth are completely in and his top two are through the gums and coming down. As the top 2 were breaking through, he chewed on his twisted tongue constantly.

Still growing...

This is the new face that Owen is making. He scrunches up his nose and then breathes real hard in and out. It is soooo cute, and he just cracks up after he stops. Oh such cheap entertainment!

Daddy and Owen have been playing on the floor a lot lately.

Owen's first half nelson. Trust me, I was already saying, "Matt! Be careful with him!" Matt is so gentle with him, but I still have to put in my two cents!

Showing off the chompers.

He likes to prop his feet up on stuff. Stroller, car seat, no matter where we are, he has one foot up somewhere!

Owen hanging out on Daddy's lap while he was talking to Grandpa Hake.

Happy Days!

Just as I thought things might slow down a little with Owen changing so fast, he proves me wrong...again. Just in the past few weeks he has mastered sitting up and playing on his own (although he darts backwards sometimes), he is starting to reach for people and he is definitely learning how to squeal or grunt until he gets what he wants, which is usually to be held. I don't complain, because they are only this little once, and it won't be too long, I assume, before we hear "I do it!" more than we want to! He continues to make getting up at 6 every morning "not so bad" and his giggles and smiles continue to melt my heart. I am looking forward to my first Mother's Day just spending time with my family. It will be one to remember!

One afternoon Matt and I were planting some herbs and flowers and Owen was fussing a bit, so we put the high chair in the doorway so that he could see the outside world and he couldn't have been happier. He LOVES the outdoors.

Strike a pose.

He'll chew on anything he can get into his mouth, even if it is his own sock!

Of course the remote trumps all toys.

It doesn't matter what we are drinking from...cup, bottle, milk carton, Owen opens his mouth and "requests" a drink. Daddy just about gave in on the beer. Not really, but Owen wanted it so badly!

Owen giggles and squeals when we chew on his feet.

Grandma Hake arrived last night and is having a blast with Owen already!