Look...I can feed myself!

Summer doldrums...can't wait for basketball season!!!

No more formula!!!

Last month Owen stopped drinking all of his bottle at each feeding- which was really weird for him. We took him to the Doctor and asked him about it and he said that since Owen is growing well (his last weight check was 20.5 pounds) that we could start doing half milk and half formula. We have been doing half and half for a couple weeks with no problems and ran out of formula on Friday. No more formula!! Think of the money we'll save:)

New shoes, First haircut and Fireworks

Owen has started to take a few steps here and there but he hasn't worn shoes yet, except for his soft crib shoes- but I don't think those count. Now that he is on the verge of walking I figured we needed to get him some real shoes. He was a riot in the store when I tried his first pair of shoes on; a little pair of navy blue Crocs. I guess he really liked them because he threw a fit when I took them off. Taylor was so cute helping me pick out shoes. She was so excited that Owen was finally getting shoes! She really wanted Owen to have a pair of red Spiderman sandals, but they didn't have Owen's size....bummer. :( We took home the blue Crocs and two pairs of tennis shoes instead.
When we got home I let him wear his new Crocs around the house and it was the funniest thing to watch. He sat on the floor for probably five minutes just looking and playing with his feet. Then, once he was ready to get up and move around, he kept stopping to look down at his feet. He wasn't quite sure what to think about his new shoes.

Here is the video of Owen's first pair of shoes. We know it's long, but it's totally worth it!



Riding on my Hippo with my new shoes on








Another first for Owen this weekend....his first haircut. We tried putting off cutting Owen's hair because we didn't want to cut his baby hair yet. However, his hair was getting so long that we couldn't wait any longer. Jason gave Owen his first haircut Saturday night. Owen didn't mind the sound or feeling of the clippers at all. He sat completely still for Jason the entire time. What a big boy!


Before the haircut...



During....





After....









The 4th was a lot of fun. Friday we went down to South Carolina to get fireworks and I wish we would have had the camera. We purchased our fireworks at our usual store but the funny thing about this store is that it's a fireworks store/ gas station. Can you believe that? We laugh every year we go and are amazed it's still standing!

Taylor learning how to light fireworks-- Daddy insisted she was old enough. I was a little nervous but she had fun and Jason made sure she was safe.