17 Weeks - Bumper Christmas issue

17 weeks

Santa was exhausted after delivering all the presents

Owen's Christmas haul.. and I forgot to include the books!

16 Weeks

16 Weeks
Owen all cuddled up in his buggy's footmuff

Owen is practicing all the different sounds he can make. For about a week all we got was raspberries and the other day he did nothing but make a squalking sound in the back of his throat all day.

15 Weeks

15 Weeks
We think Owen might be starting to teethe,
he certainly loves chewing on his Sophie giraffe!
(and he has been a bit grumpy all week)

14 Weeks

14 Weeks
Owen met Santa this week!

He is very vocal now, especially on his changing mat first thing in the morning when he gives a good report on what he is thinking. He also loves hearing people sing and will reward even the most off-key efforts with a big grin.

13 Weeks

13 Weeks
Owen grabbing the ring on his activity gym,
he can now pull it hard enough to make the music play

Owen thinks that mummy blowing raspberries is the height of comedy and we got our first laugh this week! We tried desperately to get a photo of him smiling, but when the camera comes out he just stares at it with a very solemn look on his face.

Owen is also discovering his hands and feet more - when lying on his play mat he clasps and unclasps his hands over and over and kicks his feet against each other.

12 Weeks

12 Weeks
Owen has started actually playing with his toys this week,
and loves watching his mobile go around

11 weeks

11 Weeks

Owen is much more actively involved in the world now. He wants to do things and gets bored just sitting around. He now grasps his hands together in front of himself and plays with his fingers. His movement is getting much more coordinated. He grasps things his hand comes across and is absolutely fascinated when I move a black and white patterned toy around in front of him.

10 Weeks

10 Weeks
Owen at the Cotswold Wildlife Park with the White Rhinos

9 Weeks

Owen has started reaching out for the toys hanging from his play gym this week
and, in the finest English tradition, has been kicked out of his first pub
(no under-18s after 7pm apparently!)

8 Weeks

8 Weeks
Owen will now coo back at you when you speak to him

7 Weeks

7 weeks
Owen with Xandir who is only a week younger!
This week Owen has started smiling and is finding his voice cooing and burbling

The first 6 weeks

Someone mentioned that they had a friend who had taken a photo of their baby every week for the first year of his life. I thought this was a great idea so have shamelessly stolen it.

6 weeks

5 weeks

4 weeks
Owen is able to support his head quite well now
but it still flops over when he gets tired

3 weeks
Owen always falls asleep when we try to burp him

2 weeks
Owen with his New Zealand Grandma

1 week
Owen's first outing

Owen's birth day

Where we didn't have a photo for the exact day I have used photos from a day or two either side, hopefully this won't be a regular occurance!