Visit with our FOUR Maher cousins!!
We packed up and headed to Madison on Sunday
for a visit with Courtney, Bob, Aidyn, Hadley, Lennon
and Beckett. We had a great time just hanging out and chatting.
Beckett (almost 3 weeks) and Owen (almost 9 months)All 5 cousins

Owen tends to be the focus of the girls attention
when we visit. They love to give him hugs and kisses
and surround him in toys. Here he is telling them a
story about his new adventures in crawling!

Sweet Beckett or "Buckett" as Lennon refers to him

Uncle Jordan and Beckett

This fun game started when we went to visit Beckett
and Courtney in the hospital. Owen laughs so hard
when Hadley and Aidyn jump up and grab his toes!

Hadley working on her vertical

Big Tub
Tonight we tried taking a bath out of the duck
and in the big tub! Owen loved being able to move
around more and play with with all his bath toys.And He's Off....
Owen started crawling this past Monday and he's
gotten faster everyday. Here are some shots of his
first moves this past week!

Good thing I just put the outlet covers on

Standing up on his own

Relaxing with Daddy before bedtimeClose up shot, playing with new camera

Foot Rest
I had to document this on camera. Owen always
puts his feet up on the tray when he is eating.

Grandma to the Rescue!
My mom came up Friday and spent the night
with us while Jordan was on his last trip out of
town. Owen has had a week of rough nights, so
I was ready for some much needed help and sleep.
Thanks Mom!!!!

Chewing on Grandma's Leg - Good Teether :)

It's official, Owen can now pull up all on his own!
I walked into his room on Saturday after a nap
and found him like this! I quickly ran to get the
camera and of course he thought I was leaving
and started to cry, so he is smiling after his tears
in this picture.

And then he fell down!

My dad couldn't let my mom be the only one to
visit, so he showed up for the day Saturday afternoon.
My mom was practicing with our new camera
while they played Peek-a-Boo!

First mini waffle

Showing off his pull-up skills!

Visit to Omro
We went to visit Grandpa and Grandma Marks
yesterday for a fun afternoon visit. Jordan
fit Grandma withnew hearing aids, we got to
see Uncle Gary's new house, and had a delicious
lunch! What a fun Tuesday!
Owen "jump, jumping" with Great GrandpaCuddles with Great Grandma

8 Months Old
Our baby boy is growing so quickly.
He can sit-up, roll over both ways, pick-up
toys, pick-up cheerios and puffs, pull-up,
shake his head "no", rock back and forth on
his hands and knees and squeal with excitement!
He has 2 bottom teeth. He has little sprouts of
hair, but they show no promise of becoming thick
locks :0 ) He is the best part of everyday for us.
We love you Owie-O!!
Trying to pull up on a new toy

Bath Time
Owen in his Ducky Tub with help from DaddyFirst Graham Cracker

Yum Yum!

Our Big 8 Month Old

Grace
Owen loves Gracie. We always know when she is
in the room because Owen will squeal with delight and
flap his arms up and down! Gracie tends to run away
anytime we get him close to her. Her days of getting
away are numbered....Owen will be crawling soon!

We went to Fort Atkinson this weekend to celebrate
Carter Flack's 2nd Birthday. You would never guess
that it was August with layers Owen was wearing!!
It was a fun day with friends and watching all the kids
run around! Next year Owen will get to run with them.

Owen and Jackie
We found out some exciting news at Carter's
Birthday. He is going to be a big brother!! Baby
Flack is due March 2010...Another friend to play
with!

Helping Daddy Paint the Deck

Cheese!!!

Jumperoo!
Owen LOVES his jumperoo now that
he can coordinate his movements. He can
really get it going high!Beach Ball
My pediatrician told me his children learned
to crawl by chasing a beach ball. I decided it
would be a fun toy to have anyway and sure enough I
was right. He flaps his arms and legs the second
I get it close to him. Here he is balancing it.

Teeth
The reason we have not slept the last
week! Owen now has 2 bottom teeth.
The first appeared on 8/12 and the second
finally broke through 8/18. We all hope
for a little break before the top 2 come in!

Quick Baby Proof the House!
Owen is soon to be a mobile little guy. He's been
rocking back and forth and diving on his belly for about
a week now. I captured his movements this morning.
He loves the slippers that Grandma Bonnett made
Jordan! Maybe he is a future Hawkeye?
Guess he will need a pair of his own soon.

"Those look like fun"

"Just a little farther"

"Almost there"
"Got them!"