am I gonna have my hands full or what?

Okay, so Owen likes to stand up (with us holding onto his arms of course). It gives him the best view of everything that's going on and he NEVER wants to miss a thing. He's getting really steady and strong, but this morning he took things to a whole new level...

We were playing in his room and he started to take a few steps towards me! At first I thought it was just a fluke, so I put him back out in front of me...but he just kept on doing it! I had to call Tony in to take a look and he captured it on video. Oh my goodness...he's gonna be quite a handful, I already know it!

3 months old

I can hardly believe it, but Owen turned 3 months old yesterday (6/12)! Time has just flown by and he has grown and changed so much in the past 3 months.

What Owen's doing these days:
rolling from his tummy to his back
rolling from his back to his tummy
blowing bubbles
playing with his hands & feet
laughing & squealing

He also LOVES to stand up (with us holding him steady of course). He really has great control of his both his head and his core muscles. He also loves to play in his jumparoo--and has actually cried a few times when we've taken him out of it. He can also balance for a few seconds in the sitting position. Tony thinks he's going to be an early walker, but I told him he better hope not because he'll have to quit his job and help me chase after the little guy, haha! He's so active, ALWAYS on the move! Every morning we have a little play time after he eats and I joke that's when he takes his morning jog because he kicks his legs non-stop, it's so funny!Owen's 3 month stats:
weight: 13lbs. 60z. 50th percentile
height: 26 inches 95th percentile
head: 16 inches between 25th and 50th percentile

These percentiles are according to medcalc.com--I don't have official measurements or percentiles because we took all of these measurements at home.

Orange Beach

Last week we headed to the beach with some of our sweet friends--The Dunns and the Hankinsons--to my grandparent's beach house in Orange Beach, Alabama. It was Owen's 2nd beach vacation and we had a blast! This time around we actually spent a good amount of time at the beach and some at the pool as well. We had a neat little sun dome for Owen to keep him out of the sun and a portable fan to keep him cool and it was the perfect set up! We even put an umbrella on the shore for a little bit and dipped Owen's toes in the ocean and he seemed quite content, I just know he's going to be such the water baby by the end of the summer. He really seems to love the water! He provided quite a bit of entertainment for us all week--lots of squealing and laughing, he is such a happy baby! At one point, Cori, Sara, & I were reading our books in the sun by the pool and Tony was sitting with Owen in the shade. Sara told us to look across the pool at the guys, and when we did, we saw such a precious sight. Owen held all 3 grown men just absolutely captivated. I was wishing I had my camera, it was so very sweet. One wonderful daddy, one wonderful daddy-to-be, and one future wonderful daddy--all focused on my sweet little boy. They were all enjoying a little "guy time."

Owen must think that the beach is a great place for "firsts" because he rolled over from his back to his belly for the first time while we were there (last time we were at the beach he rolled over from his belly to his back for the first time). He isn't in love with being on his tummy though. He likes to be able to see everything that's going on so after he does it, he immediately starts squirming around and rolls back over. He does seem amused by his new trick though :)