6 Months Old!

Where has the time gone? It is so hard to believe that last Wednesday Owen turned 6 months old...half of a year...WOW!

I took the day off on Friday to take him to his check-up at the doctor. We had a great day just hanging out. He is getting to be so interactive and so much fun. He is developing quite the little personality.

His stats from the doctor are...

Weight: 13 lbs. 11 ozs. (3rd percentile)

Length: 25 inches (10th percentile)

And his head circumference was still at the 50th percentile

The doctor said he is still little bitty, but he is healthy as a horse. She gave him the once over and he also got 3 shots. The nurse gave him a sucker to have during his shots and he was so pumped. I think he only cried because I took the sucker away after the shots were done. :)

The doctor also gave us the go ahead to feed him almost anything he wants. So far he has had mashed potatoes, ice cream, and some baby mum-mums. He is loving all of the flavor. Let's just hope he gains some poundage!

In honor of his 6 month Birthday...here are Owen's Six Favorite Things!

1. Smiling...he smiles at everyone and his happy all of the time.

2. His Sister...he cannot get enough of Harper. He watches every move she makes.

3. Being Outside...the best part about being outside is that it usually involves watching Harper!

4. Bedtime...he loves putting his Pj's on, having a bottle and going to bed. His routine is like clockwork.

5. Being Held...he loves people so much he doesn't want to be away from them. :)

6. Chewing...he is in the stage right now where everything goes in his mouth. Thumb, Toes, and anything else he can get up to his mouth.

Owen is so close to being able to sit up, but gets distracted and wants to roll to get to the nearest thing. He can scoot/maneuver to get to almost anything. We just got his highchair out and he loves sitting in it. Such a big boy! What a great six months...can't wait for many more to come!

It's Fall Y'all!

We loaded up the fam and headed to pumpkin patch recently. We were so lucky to find this pumpkin patch last year. It is a blast! Haystacks to play in, barrel train to ride, farm animals to feed, corn cannons to shoot, tractor with hay trailers to ride on, tire horses to ride and the best part of all....a REAL pumpkin patch! Not the kind that the people drive around and dump pumpkins out in the morning. This place is a real pumpkin farm. You walk out there and cut pumpkins and gourds right off the vines!


We had a great time because this year we had Owen! Harper brought along her little purple wagon to haul the pumpkins out of the field. We harvested quite a variety before we had to stop...the wagon was full! It was a little muddy, but that didn't stop a girl and her cowboy boots!

Harper claims her favorite thing was jumping between the hay bales. Owen just loved being outside. Fall is wonderful!

Man Down!

Owen is finally back on his feet again after an interesting few days. Wednesday, he had a little case of the runs. I thought it might just be because he might be teething, but I was wrong. Thursday morning he woke up with a diaper full of really bad diarrhea. By the time we got him dressed, it happened again. We arrived at the daycare around 7:30 and he was dirty again. I got him out of his carseat and he started trying to throwup...but nothing was there. He got really pale and lethargic. I put him right back in the seat and brought him home. At 8 am, I called the pediatrician who recommended we go to the hospital to get him checked out. We headed to Children's since I felt they would be ones who knew the most about a 5 1/2 month old. After 4 hours and two bottles of Pedialite, we were on our way home with a case of the STOMACH FLU! Yuck! Today, he is finally getting back to normal. Our little man is STRONG again!!!

Our Orange Adventure!

Just got home from what could quite possibly be the most fun we have had as a family this fall! Great weather, Hanging with the Fam, Hideaway Pizza, Homecoming Walkaround, Garth Brooks, Pistol Pete, The OSU Cowboys and a Sea of ORANGE! What could be better?

Friday afternoon we loaded up and headed to Stillwater for The Greatest Homecoming Celebration on Earth at Oklahoma State University. When we got into town, we hurried over to look at all of the awesome house decs. Harper has been to Homecoming every year since birth, but the look of amazement on her face is priceless each time. She was in awe! Owen's eyes were as big as saucers as we walked around taking in all of the festivities. We even got our family pic taken with Pistol Pete!

Friday evening we went "Camping" in our vacation home (as Harper calls it!). My parents brought their trailer up to Stillwater and we stayed in a village of fellow OSU "Campers"! There is just something so peaceful about sleeping in the trailer. I guess it is just as close as I can sleep to my kiddos without them being in the bed with me! :)

This morning, Harper, Richard, and Boppy made the short trip home so Harper could go to her T-ball game. Good thing because there were only 3 other kids there! My mom and I shopped around Stillwater for a few hours. I actually got some Christmas shopping done for the kids!

The afternoon brought the Homecoming Parade! Aunt Mel and Uncle Cole joined us on the side of Main Street to take in the parade. It was so fun to see Harper decked out in her OSU attire, pom poms and all! Owen slept, but woke up when the police car leading the parade advised us of its presence...

One of the most exciting things of all...Garth Brooks was one of the parade marshals, along with Barry Sanders and Robin Ventura. There is just something exciting about being that close to Garth Brooks, a fellow Miller!...sorry Barry!

After the awesome parade, we got to take a pedicab ride to Hideaway Pizza to eat dinner. Boy did that guy earn his money. He literally pedalled Richard, me, Harper, Owen, Mel and Cole all the way from the parade to the restaurant. He earned every bit of that tip. Harper thought it was so fun!

We ended the fantastic weekend with The Walk! It was so fun to cheer on the Cowboys as they made their way to the stadium. If only we didn't have two small kids and an 8:15 pm kick-off time, we might have gone to the game. But now we are home in our cozy abode watching the game on TV!

It was a great weekend in Cowboy Country!