Happy 4 monthversary, Owen!

4 months old - banana added for scale

I'd say he's growing like a weed, but for one, it's cliche, and secondly, no one wants weeds. So, let's say he's growing like the flat parsley in the herb garden at our house in Broomfield - up, and out, and suddenly, and quickly, and always makes dinner more interesting.
 

5 days old

We're gearing up for the holidays here. Luckily, it's supposed to be cooler and maybe even rainy over the next couple of weeks, so we can pretend like it's actually winter. We put up the tree and lights last weekend, but haven't figured out yet where to put the stockings without a mantel. It's not like I haven't lived in houses without   fireplaces before, but I genuinely can not remember what we did with our stockings.

My folks get here on Sunday - I'm so excited to have them here. We all have a little bit of work to do still next week, but it's nothing that can't be done from a laptop while baking Christmas cookies :) I am wondering if Owen will get crunchy hair from Hagrid licks the same way the cats do...

Also, Colorado folks, Owen and I will be out the week of 21 January. Anyone been through LAX/DIA with a baby before? I was hoping to bring some frozen milk with me, but I'm not sure if it's worth the hassle at security. Anywho, it's a short visit and I will be working while I'm there, but we will make time to see everyone! (Sorry, by the way, for this line jumping so far to the left. I got really frustrated trying to format this page and gave up)

I'll admit, the main reason I'm inspired to write today is this video I took last night. Adam was reading to Owen, and I think Owen was "reading" back to him.

To make things even better - when I tested the video today after uploading it, Owen started it right back up!