April 25, 2010

Six Months

I took this photo of Owen on April 17th, his six month birthday. It amazes me how much his facial features have changed since he was born. He has developed his personality over the last few months and we love to watch him as he observes his world.

Owen is fascinated with our dog, and he watches Murphy as he prances from room to room. This morning I was sitting on the floor with Owen in my lap and Murphy sat down next to me. Owen watched intently as Murphy chewed on his nylon bone. When the dog rolled over onto his side, Owen giggled. His laughter is contagious.

Owen loves his big brother, too. Dawson is a rambunctious 5-year-old; he’s always running, jumping and playing loudly. When he is chasing Murphy through the house, Owen watches with such concentration. I can’t get over his ability to pay attention for so long.

Dawson loves all things Star Wars and was making a spaceship out of Legos. Owen was sitting unassisted and leaned forward to reach for Dawson’s toys. Dawson noticed and said, “No, no, no, no, no! You could choke on these, baby brother!” Owen gave his brother a big, toothless grin. ”Mommy! Owen is smiling at me! He likes me!” Dawson loves Owen just as much as Owen loves Dawson and it melts my heart.

Owen loves to watch Daddy, too. Doug is always doing something around the house when he has the time. When he mops the kitchen floor, Owen will turn his head and twist his body around to see the action. Every so often Doug will stop and look at Owen and they exchange these wonderful smiles.

Owen is eating solids 3 times a day. In the morning he has rice cereal made with expressed breast milk. For lunch he has a vegetable and in the evening we alternate a meat with a fruit, or sometimes both depending on how hungry Owen is. He still nurses often and has no intentions of weaning. My favorite part of the day is just before Owen goes to bed. We curl up in bed and he nurses to sleep. I love how he still fits into the crook of my arm, how he finds comfort in being close to me. I cherish every moment like these because before I know it he’ll be crawling. And then walking.

He’s growing up too fast. Can’t I just freeze time for awhile?