Baby Owen is 2 weeks old

Our newest Little Mister turned 2 weeks old on Saturday (5/21). He truly is the sweetest baby! He has been so good to his Mama! I am super thankful that he is such a good baby, because that has made the transition from 2 kids to 3 so much nicer. I still spend a lot of my day saying, "There are 3 of you and 1 of me. I will help you in just a minute, right now it is your brother's turn." I have a feeling that I will be giving that same lecture on a daily basis from here on out. Ha!

Owen still doesn't look a bit like either of his brothers! I think it is so crazy that 3 children from the same parents can look so, so different. They each have their own look, for sure! Owen has MUCH less hair than either of his brothers did and it isn't as dark as Clayton's was, but isn't as light as Drew's either. His skin tone is more olive than either of the other boys, too. I need to do a comparison blog post with pictures...

I took Owen to his 2 week well check today. He weighed 9 lbs. 3 oz. and was 21 1/4 inches long. He is up 9 oz from his birth weight, so Dr. P. was happy. :) She said that everything looked great and commented on how strong he is several times. I told her that he was the youngest of 3 boys - he has to be extra sturdy. Ha!

Other info:
* Size 1 diapers - Owen can still technically fit into newborns, but they leak way too easily. I got tired of changing his whole outfit with each diaper change, so I decided to move him on up.
* He still mostly wears newborn clothes and onesies, but some of his 0-3 stuff fits too.
* I cannot get the child to burp to save my life! I can burp him for 30 minutes straight to no avail. That has been the only problem that we can find with our little man. If a stingy burper is all that I have to complain about, I guess that life is pretty good. :)
* We have had one rough night, but other than that, Owen sleeps like a champ (knocking on wood as I type...)! I wake him up every 3 hours to nurse during the day and let him go for one 4-5 hour stretch at night. I am still a little tired, but I know that it could be so much worse!
* The older boys LOVE their baby brother. Clayton begs to hold him all day long, and talks baby talk to him whenever he is awake. It's pretty cute... Drew doesn't really ask to hold Owen, but always wants to know exactly where he is. He'll say, "Where Baby Owen? Where Baby Owen? Oh, there he is!" a million times a day. ;)

Here are some pictures of our 2 week old baby:

He gives us little grins every once in awhile. :)

Big stretch...


We had a little impromptu photo shoot yesterday. I just can't seem to snap enough pictures of Baby O.





He finally got a "real" bath today! We have had to wait to submerge him in the water until his cord came off (5/18) and one other criteria was met. We have been limited to washcloth baths up until now. He loved actually being in the water, though! He didn't cry one bit.

These 2 weeks have just flown by! The days go by sooo fast - I feel like I barely blink and 8 hours have passed. I don't foresee things slowing down anytime soon with my 3 little monkeys. :) It is going to be a crazy, fun, busy life in this {almost} all boy house, for sure!