Swim Lessons

The boys have private swim lessons this week, so far so good! They just love their teachers and both teachers are so good with the boys! Bailey hit a major accomplishment yesterday at lessons, heFINALLY dove correctly off the board! It has only taken 3 years, but I think he has it down! He wanted to just keep diving! We were both very pumped! Here a few pictures of the little darlings!



Brady practicing to be a lifeguard- I could totally see him being a lifeguard

Bailey

Getting better!

Brady thinks jumping off the board is so cool!

LOL

Weeeeee

Bailey practicing the back stroke

Owen and dad hanging out!

Picture update

It has been awhile, so finally I can update.

I just took these yesterday of Owen

ADORABLE!

Even more ADORALBE!

Going to getcha mom

Look I can crawl

Gatcha!

I am so cool!

My 4 boys on Fathers Day

Owens new room, but have yet to move his crib in there, I just am not ready yet!

Brady playing t-ball aka swarm ball (Rodney's name for it)

Hit'er hard Brady

LOL

Bailey in his baseball attire

An oldie of all 3

Teeth and crawling!

So much going on with Owen. His teeth are kicking his butt, if that is what is going on, but pretty sure it is. Owen just wasnt right Friday morning, very mellow, but I took him to daycare and she called and said he had a slight temp and watery diaper, signs of teething. Owen loves to cuddle anyways, but when he doesnt feel good he really likes to snuggle. He was off the rest of the day, woke up Saturday morning and he was back to Owen!! Saturday night he spiked a temp again and then Sunday morning about 1. First time he has woken up in the middle of the night since he was 4 weeks old!! (LUCKY I KNOW) He seemed good this morning so I hope it is just his teeth bugging him. The bottom 2 are the ones that are coming in and they are so cute, I just love looking at them, when he lets me!

Even though Owen wasn't crawling he would still manage to get around by scooting, rolling, twisting, but never crawling, he would get up on all 4's and even his tippy toes, but never would crawl!!! Finally on Saturday night, Rodney put his bottle (which he loves his last nighttime bottle very much) about 6 feet in from of Owen and Owen crawled to it!! LOL He did alittle more on Sunday, he doesnt seem to interested in it, but I am sure once he masters it, he will be go, go, go!! I love watching him try to crawl, it is so funny, probably even funnier watching all of us, trying to get him to do it, even the boys try to coax him along!

9 month stats

No idea why my pictures are cut off on the post before this.... oh well!!

Owen and I had his 9 month check up this morning, it went really well. I got to spend some extra time with him this morning which was so nice.

My big boy is 25lbs and 30" long, which obviously is off the charts for his age!! LOL I asked him if I could put Owen on a diet, of course I was kidding!! But Dr. didnt think that he was even eating that much for his age, so I guess he is just going to be big like his big brother Bailey!



He also put Owen on allergy medicine. We will see how he does on that. Seems like he has been sick since the end of February off and on and when my daycare was closed for 2 weeks he seemed to clear up! Dr. Broeker also looked in his nose and thought that maybe it could be allergies...... guess one never knows until we try the allegra!

So that is my big boy!!! Bailey and Brady's last day of school today, they are both thrilled to "sleep in" and have Erika watch them!!! As for me, I wish they could stay in school at summer!!!!

9 months!

Again so very hard to believe my little guy is 9 months old today, of course we had to sing happy birthday to him this morning, only Rodney got to share in it since he was home today because of the rain! Anyway, little Owen is growing so fast, he is a monster as far as heavy, this kid is solid as a rock and I really get a workout with him carrying him around which I do often, it is just habbit for me! We go on Wednesday morning for his 9 month, very curious to see how much my little porker weighs and how tall he is, he might be the biggest Braatz boy yet!

Still not crawling but so wants too and looks like he is going to! He does get around though, by rolling or scooting fowards or backwards. He also gets up on his tippy toes and hands and rocks back and forth, he is funny to watch, if he wants it, he will find a way to get it! Owen babbles alot, I just love listening to him especially in the morning, he just really puts a smile on my face no matter how tired I am! He also started to pull himself up to his knees, so I am assuming it wont be long and he will be pulling himself completely up, oh boy!!!

We are also working on Owens room, up until now Owen bunks with us in our room, but since we moved Bailey downstairs Owen will get his old room. It is a slow process, but it is coming along, we have alittle more painting to do then we can move him in, I am hoping by next weekend or the weekend after that. I do have to admit that I will miss having him so close to us!

Owen is also a very big fan of Bailey's baseball team, he loves to go and hang out and watch everyone, we havent missed a game yet, but seeing how the weather is so cold, we may have to miss tonights game and the games that are scheduled on the same days as Brady's T-ball we will have to miss. He is such a trooper though, we watch for a bit, get jammies on and have his last bottle, then he usually falls asleep in the truck on the way home and is out for the night!! He is such a routine baby it isnt funny, he lets you know when it is time to get going on the bedtime routine, which I like because I am very routine as well!

With his 2 favorite people ever!

At Bailey's track and field day

Owen loves balloons

So tired

Brady's B-day

We had a family party on Brady's actual birthday, he had a blast and we all stayed up way too late!! Then the following Saturday he got to invite a few friends to a bowling party at Jesse James lanes for a game of bowling, pizza, cake and of course arcade games. All the kids had alot of fun!

Brady and a few of his friends

The whole gang chowing down pizza

Brady at the bowling alley

Most of the kids

Bailey giving 4 of the 5 grandchildren a ride in Rods new trailer he made, Owen was already in bed

Opening 1 gift before school

60th Surprise party for Stanley

I have no clue who reads this, but just in case you do and didn't get an invite this is what Brad, Jaime, Rodney and I have planned for the big guy! Should be fun if we can get him there, that might be even more intersting! So please spread the word, but just remember we are trying to keep this a surpise! Click to make it bigger so you can read it!