I took this photo the other day with my cell phone, while sitting at the recliner one morning (hence the kinda sloppy shirt!), feeding Owen… and attempts to capture one of the sweet things Owen is doing right now.

I am one of those types who does not like their face touched.

My face breaks out easily and is super sensitive… so I never EVER let people touch it. Not even my husband :-) – He has learned over the years to not be offended by this. Its just a thing I am touchy about.

The one person right now however who has full permission to touch my face…

Is sweet Owen.

Any time I feed him now his hand goes up… and it rubs my cheeks and fiddles with my hair.

He will twist his little finger around the ends of my hair… and pat the side of my face so sweetly.

I LOVE IT.

I find that when I feed him I have enjoy holding him higher and closer to my chest… obviously with bottle feeding its tempting to lay them on our leg… or lay them down lower on a recliner arm… after all, these babies are heavy!! There is just something about these times though that I feel such a desire to hold him super close and snug.

I found it really sweet to how the other day Caleb fed Owen… and as he fed him Owens little hand went up… and started to pat Calebs cheek :-)

My only wish was that I got a picture of Calebs smile when he did that.

Was priceless.

Well… Im getting so behind on keeping up with Owens “monthly” milestone post…

You’d think with it only being once a month id remember,… BUT, life happens and with 3 little ones its honestly hard to remember what day it is, let alone when exactly baby turns a certain month old.

Owen is now 5 months and a few days old!

Crazy!! It has gone by way to fast.

Updates on him…

- Sleeps through the night 100% now.
(until he hits a growth spurt)
We put him down around 7:30/8pm-ish
+ To get him to sleep we always have to feed him a full 6oz bottle.

- He still wont take a pacifier…
Im done trying to get him to take one :-)

At night he now just uses a small 4oz bottle with water in it.
Although he knows its not “milk” :-) and sometimes gets upset at that… but I refuse to let him get use to sleeping with milk in a bottle… I just think thats asking for tooth decay issues.

- He eats some food now
+ I gave him broccoli/cauliflower mashed up (not puree’d)
+ I also gave him fresh peaches puree’d
+ & once gave him baked potatoe plain *just a taste*
- The meals however have not become regular. We really only feed him maybe once a day, if that. Some days he shows interest, other days not so much.

- He has yet to roll over!
+ although if he is like his older brother Caleb, he will be 6 mo. before he rolls
(Taite rolled at 4 months)

- He naps 2.5 times a day
+ Once in the morning from like 9-11
+ Again from like 1-3
+ the .5 nap is sometimes from like 5-6, but not always

- He is getting to where he is trying to talk to you.
Makes the cutest sequels :-) – although I see this becoming an issue during worship haha.

- He wears size 2 diapers (when not in cloth diapers)
& his cloth diapers are now on “size 2″ as well

- We think he weighs close to 18 lbs now :-)
But wont know for sure until his 6 mo. apt

- He loves his knitted blanket my mom made him
+ We realize this is his pacifier, he always wants it around his face
+ He also sucks on it, which makes for stinky stinky blankie!

I think thats about it…

Oh… and

Owens eyes are BARELY green now… I think by one they will be totally brown.

& oh yes… he loves sticking his tongue out :-)