Hello Owen!

It was starting to feel like I was just going to get more and more pregnant for ever and ever, then WHAM! Little Owen was born in a flash! We'll never forget his super-speedy arrival (except maybe for Eloise since the whole thing happened during her afternoon nap). After all the excitement of his birth, we find ourselves with this calm, quiet, peaceful, sleeping little baby who barely even cries. At least so far.

Owen James Bear
Born at 3:55 p.m. on September 22, 2009
7 lb, 10 oz.

Eloise seems pretty pleased with the new little person in our family. She likes to hold him in this big pillow which she calls the "people parking garage".

big hugs

Eloise gives her little brother some big hugs (and zerberts) while Mama relaxes in the back yard.

changing gears

Sorry about not posting last week. I lost my trusty little camera, so no photos! I couldn't bother getting out the big camera, so today I let Eloise take her own self portrait using PhotoBooth.
I officially started maternity leave this week, so I've been busy trying to catch up on sleep (I can't get enough sleep!), get from point A to point B (I'm moving incredibly slowly!), get ready for the baby, and have fun with Eloise. Today she helped me fold baby blankets and spent a lot of time practicing swaddling her bear. Earlier this week we had a mini-mild heat wave and we turned her red wagon into a tiny swimming pool. Eloise had fun playing in the water while I sat in a comfy chair next to her for a whole afternoon. Fun times!