Do you know what this is?

If you guess that it's a backhoe loader with a broken back scoop, you are wrong. It's a... dynamite shooter! I'm not exactly sure where they got this idea. I think Aidan came up with it. The broken part on the back shoots the dynamite.

Usually I think that having little boys is better than having to play Disney princess or ballerina all day, but other times I don't understand them at all...

'Nuff Said

The picture is Aidan with a rifle and Gresham with a sword.

Owen is 4 months!

What a happy baby! He is so content most of the time. He can hold toys and chew on them now, and he also likes to suck on the edge of his blanket.

We'll find out how big he is on Monday, but he is pretty small for his age. Because he is not as chubby as our other two, he can easily roll over both directions and can grab his toes and put them in his mouth - something our other boys were never able to do! His reflux seems to be getting better, though, so I'm curious to see if his growth will pick up in the next few months.

Aidan can carry him around some, which he is very proud of! He told our babysitter, "I took two steps while carrying him!" Gresham has even come around and decided that Owen is pretty fun after all.

I told you, Mom!

Gresham: I want you to make dinner!
Mom: Yes, I am making dinner. (Chicken in the oven and pasta cooking on the stove while I am checking e-mail)
Gresham: No, you are playing on the computer. That is NOT cooking dinner.

(a different night...)
Gresham: I want to go to Cubbies!
Mom: You will go to Cubbies next year. You aren't quite old enough, and you aren't potty trained yet.
Gresham: Yes, I am potty trained. I am learning how to go on the potty, Mommy, and that is potty training.

Owen

A face to brighten your day!

Owen David is 15 weeks already!!

I'll try to get some better pictures of Owen tomorrow, but here he is doing his new favorite activity - sucking his thumb! This weekend he learned to roll over, get his thumb into his mouth, and laughed for the first time. It was a big weekend!

We also took him to the doctor last week after weeks of feeding issues, and found out that he has reflux (probably). They don't test for it, but the doctor thought we should try a low dose of the medicine based on his symptoms. It took a few days to master our medicine-giving skills, but now that he is actually swallowing the stuff, he seems to be improving quite a bit. His appetite is better and he is less fussy during feedings. Yeah!