Updated photos of Big O!

Smiles for Daddy

They grow up so fast. Owen always smiles at the person who is NOT holding him. They are fascinating to watch.

Owen is getting a pep talk from his soccer buddy Alejandro before the Marathon. Warming up his shoulders.

Owen: "Running in this heat can be so draining"

Owen was cheered out by mile 19 and decided to take a cat nap before running the last 5 miles.

At Sam's soccer game and no one around to take pictures of the dedicated fans, Owen and Mom.

Growing can be hard work. By the end of the day he is knocked out. I think it is all the flirting he does at daycare. He is the only boy and the girls love him, a little like his dad.

The picture explains it all. "How do I look?"

Owen is in the early stages of sitting up on his own. We were getting ready for a walk with our first cardigan made by one of Sam's relatives. Looking like Nigel in this picture, it must be the sweater!

You just have to smile when you see this picture. We were bundling up for a nice fall walk.

Polar Bear, Polar Bear is one of our favorite books at the moment. See how he can hold the book on his own (little hands on the side, look close) he is a genius. He is in the running for the MacArthur Fellowship...

Maureen Chaseley hand knitted this sweater for Owen.

Doesn't he look like a future rugby player. He is sporting the Liverpool hat that Rich Robles bought for him. We start the brainwashing early in our family.

Cuddles with Owen are the best!

TOO CUTE....

I can eat my feet Mommy aren't you proud of me?!

He fell asleep saying his bedtime prayers.

I will love Owen whatever he chooses to do with his life...

Belated Entry

It's been so long, a month and a half, I can't think what to say. Owen is losing his hair, but his smile is getting bigger. He's learning to sleep through the night, though he still refuses to go to sleep without a swaddle.

These are select pictures that are not strictly in chronological order.






In this last picture, Owen is holding a player with an England jersey, whom I've dubbed 'Stephen', which means something if you know me...


As the weather gets colder, we have a Liverpool hat, from Rich that I can't wait to break out!

Meeting a top 100 author

He only wrote 8 novels, not including the collection of short stories, and yet his '80s vision of virtual reality, biotechnology and internet crime in one book was enough to get him listed. I think I've plugged him before, but this time, he came to Evanston to sign his latest book! So I took Owen, and my '94 copy of Neuromancer, to meet him. Unfortunately, he didn't look up in time for the photo, so this is the best we've got.

Photographic update...

Nuff said...

Picture alert...

Erika's brother, Chad, uploaded a bunch of pictures of Owen to his Facebook account.

Blueberries and Salmon

So we just got back from a lovely week in NW MI with the Badgeros, The Wedges (Erika's aunt and uncle), and Erika's grandparents:



There's a lot of pictures to look at, but I've got a select few here and will post more later:

We went blueberry picking


while Owen was napping


and this picture, for me, epitomizes American dining, a short stack of home-made fluffy blueberry pancakes with blueberry sauce. The juices literally squirted onto the plate...


Finally, Doug took Erika and I to do a spot of salmon fishing, here's the spoils, yum yum!

Two months...

Owen weighed in at a hefty 9 lbs 10oz on Tuesday, he also had his first vaccinations and took them with some fuss that was short-lived...







Here we have Owen with his great-great grandmother, 95 and still kicking...



All five generations for you to count and wonder about the water in Michigan...

Cutie!

So at 4:45 this morning Sam decided to turn Owen into a little piggy with flapping ears. This kid is going to grow up with a complex! Owen was not ready to sleep so dad decided to encourage his restlessness with some fun. He seems happy to entertain dad.