Busy, Busy, Busy

We have had a very busy past couple of weeks here at at our house. Nate went back to work. It was a very busy week for him. Megan was on her own with all three kids. It went very well. Cooper made it to preschool on time, Megan started walking a few days with the girls, she made it to playgroup, and PS I Love You. The boys went to the dentist. This was Charlie's first visit. He did great. I think from watching Cooper go he knew what to do. Both of them got x-rays, let the hygienist clean their teeth and floss them. Everything looked good.

The house was filled with worker guys. The addition is finally complete with the final inspection on Monday. We are so excited to be using the new rooms. Moving in is a slow process though. It is nice to put everything it its own place though. Megan has had fun arranging Emma's room. Pictures to come.

Nate is back in full swing with his band, practicing every weekend. We are ready for Spring. It feels like it is just around the corner with flowers starting to bloom. Looks like it will drop back down to the 40's though this week. Darn. The boys love being outdoors. We plan on taking them down to the river to feed the ducks this afternoon. The boys are very excited.

Emma continues to grow. She is filling in quite well. She is starting to smile and we just love to see that. She is so much fun. The boys love showing her off and talking about their little sister.

Our good friend Carly decorated this onesie for Emma. It has her name on it. So cute!

We got a smile out of her and got a photo of it. :)

All three children watching, "UP."

Emma and mom hanging out.

Laying in her crib that we finally got to set up in her new room.

All ready for church wearing her first bow.

The Owen Household two weeks after Emma Arrived

We can't believe our little girl will be two weeks old tomorrow. We have had a very busy two weeks since Emma joined out family. We love her dearly. We are up 2-3 times per night. Nate is off this week to help out and then I will be on my own starting next Monday. We thank all of our family for coming and helping us out with the boys, cleaning, and meals.

Emma is doing wonderful. She is alert a couple times a day now. She is starting to make more noises and likes to grab onto Megan's hair. She already hates being swaddled. The boys were swaddled for months. She likes her arms free. She isn't interested in the binky at all yet. Both the boys were binky babies. She had her first check up today. Everything looked great. She weighed 8lbs 8ozs. She gained 28 ounces since leaving the hospital. The doctor said they shoot for an ounce a day. Well she almost tripled that. :)

The boys are doing well with her. Charlie seems more interested all the time and likes to help out a little now. Cooper enjoys helping out whenever he can. Cooper is doing well in preschool. We can't believe he will be done in just a couple of months. He is very excited about his field trip to the Connors Museum tomorrow. Charlie enjoys staying home with mom and going to PS I Love You. He loves having his own preschool to go to. We still try and go to playgroup when we can. He loves hanging out with all his friends.

Unfortunately a little virus is passing through our household right now. Nate and Charlie haven't been feeling so great. We can only hope and pray the rest of us don't get it.

Charlie holding his sister.

Daddy and Emma napping.

First time sleeping in bassinet.

Emma Elizabeth

Emma Elizabeth was born via c-section on Wednesday February 10th at 12:33pm. She weighed 7lbs, 7.5ozs and was 19.5 inches long. We are all doing well. She eats and sleeps well. She is becoming more alert everyday. She was up bright and early today at 6:30am for about an hour and just looks all around. We love having a little girl! It is so much fun. The boys do very well with her. Cooper loves to hold her, bring us diaper and wipes and help out where ever he can. Charlie doesn't seem to mind too much and just goes on with his daily activities. He has held her one time and he will bring us blankets for her. They both love having a little sister and are adjusting well. We can't believe she is already a week old. We are so blessed.

Charlie and Cooper meeting their new baby sister.

Cooper holding Emma.

Emma and Nanni Vicki.

Emma and Nanni Owen.

Emma and Grandma Verla.

Walter and Tamra meeting Emma.

Our new baby girl. We love our Emma!

Hanging out with daddy.

Getting ready to go home.

Cooper's first Snowman

Today we were surprised to wake up to a couple inches of snow. The boys were so exited. Cooper came in and woke us up telling us it snowed. He let us rest a little bit longer until we told him he could go out and play. He didn't even want to eat breakfast he was so excited. As soon as Charlie got up he was out there with his brother. Cooper got to make his first snowman and was so proud. The first snowman was only two sections. Sticks were used for the arms, rocks for eyes, mouth and buttons and a pine cone for the nose. We then left to go to see, "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs." When we got home Cooper wanted to try making another snowman with all three sections. He worked very hard for over an hour at it. Here was the outcome:

It had a very long skinny neck. He was so proud! Yeags was checking it out.

Charlie checking things out.

Cooper was a hard worker shoveling and Charlie was making snowballs and throwing them at his brother.

Cooper did such a good job. Here he is working on the steps.

Progress of House Addition

The last two weeks have been very busy at our household. The house addition is coming along nicely and should be close to finished when the baby comes. The roof is completed. This last week they put up all the drywall, enclosed all of it, started siding and broke through our house into the kitchen. We really like what they have done. We are in the process of picking out the fixtures, trims, lighting, flooring, etc. It is very hard. Enjoy the pictures.


This is where they broke through into our kitchen. Where the stove is now is where we cut off a couple feet of the counter. If you walk through this walkway into the addition that first room is the new dining room.

In the dining room you will either be able to go left into Emma's room or right into our master bedroom.

This will be our bedroom. The window on the back wall there is a picture window. There are two windows on the right looking out towards the backyard. They are long windows. There is drywall leaned up against that wall so it blocks seeing them.

This is our walk in closet.

This will be the bathroom. Shower to the left and double sink vanity.

Toilet will go below that window. Linen closet will go in that area to the left. This is still part of the bathroom.

This is Emma's bedroom and she has a walk in closet to the left. I couldn't get into this room with the stand up furnace in the doorway.

And this is walking back from the bedrooms through the dining room into the kitchen.

And a worn out little boy who was unable to take a nap because the electricians were installing extra outlets and new electronic smoke detectors upstairs. This is the first time he has ever fallen asleep outside of his bed or car seat.

Ice Skating

Today we took the boys ice skating for the first time. Or should I say Nate took them. I enjoyed watching them and can't wait for when I can go with them as well. It didn't start off too well. We locked the keys in the car, but the Locksmith was able to get to us in about 5 minutes. Cooper started out using a little walker and was soon on his own. His technique is very unique. He skated around the edge where he could hold on and was soon out in the middle going around on his own. He skated until it was closing time. His feet are a little sore this evening, but he really enjoyed it. Charlie is still a little young. He used the walker and dad helped him go around the rink. By the end he was able to hang onto the walker all alone without dad holding him. He wanted to go faster and faster each time. We had a great day together.

Charlie's helmet kept coming off. Isn't he cute.
Nate and Cooper starting out. Check out Nate's balance. :)


Here is Cooper starting out using the walker. He went pretty fast.


Here is Charlie ice skating. It took him until the very end when he was able to stand holding onto the walker without falling. I laughed so hard. It was so cute. I noticed in this video my laugh sounds like my mothers. :) I still cry when I watch it from laughing so hard. He had a blast.

Christmas with the Owens's

Nate's side of the family came to visit the day after Christmas. We were all very excited to see each other. The boys had a second Christmas and loved it. We gathered together with the whole Peterson side of the family last Sunday. There were about 23 of us out at the farm. The boys had a great time. They enjoy hanging out with Stacy and Suzen. They do like those girls. There was a lot of music playing, Nate got to go see Avitar with his cousins, and he did some 4 wheeling with his family. We had a fun week.

Setting up the new train. We eventually moved it to go under the tree. The boys LOVE it! Thanks Nanni and Boppi!

Opening gifts.


Charlie was fascinated with his new flashlight. Cooper was excited he got a Cars story book that plays a little movie on the wall in the dark. It is like a little movie theater.