Pretending it's warm

Owen swinging for the first time. He absolutely loved it!

Update on Owen's eyes

This was in an email to Jesse...

So last week I went to the eye Doctor for Owen. Dave couldn't come with me, but Mom did which was great. Especially because we both kind of got lost trying to find the office. It was Dr. Dries at Primary Children's, and he was great. Owen got his eyes dilated which takes 30 min and the doc was running 45 min late. So we were there for about 2 hrs. Luckily Owen was really good though. So the Doc looked at his eyes and did all these little tests with lights and stuff. Then he told us what he found. He said that Buster has a crossed eye. (Well he kind of crosses both) He can focus on things close up, but not so much on things far away. The Doc said that in 3rd world countries the eye that crosses in just eventually goes blind because they don't/can't really do anything to help it. That made me sad and scared. But then he said "But you don't have to worry about that". Phew that was a relief. So basically Owen has to wear glasses to be able to learn how to use both eyes properly. I don't really get how that works, but I know it strengthens the muscles in his eyes. He has a checkup on Feb. 14th to see how the glasses are working. The Doc said that its usually 50/50 that the glasses solve the problem on their own. But if they don't he will have to get surgery to reattach the muscles on his eyes to straighten his vision. Either way he will most likely have glasses through his childhood, but the Doc said that he will be able to see just fine and hopefully won't have to have glasses when he gets a little older. I wasn't that surprised at first. I knew he had to have something to help his lazy eye, and I am glad it wasn't anything worse. I guess in some cases lazy eyes are also a sign of a neurological problem. 

Yesterday was his first day wearing the glasses, he tried to take them off multiple times, but I just kept putting them back on. I think he will get used to it and will like that he can see better. Last night when Dave and I went to bed we were talking about Owen, and Dave showed me a picture from a pack meeting with Owen on Dave's shoulders (without glasses). For some reason that was the moment the seriousness of this hit me and I couldn't help but cry. I tried to be so strong about it, but it just killed me to see his little sweet and innocent face without the glasses. I realized that yesterday was the last day that we would have his little face and eyes without anything blocking his cute little features. It may not seem like a big deal, but as a parent you worry about every little thing with your kids, literally EVERYTHING.  You want them to be perfect in every way. Of course, to me Owen is perfect. The glasses won't change who he is as my sweet little Owie Bear. I am so thankful that it isn't something worse and that it can be fixed. We are so lucky to live with the medical advances we do. I will keep you updated on how his next appointment goes but for now just call him nerdy boy:)

Buster Laughing

This was one of the best moments as a parent so far. Owen was laughing so hard you can see him falling over at the end. He is such a cute little guy we love him so much!

September

September flew by! We are enjoying Orem and have done some really fun stuff. Labor Day we went to the Lindon aquatic center with my family.

We spent alot of time just hanging out with this little stud.

But the craziest thing that happened this month was Jesse leaving for his mission!!! I am so proud of my brother and I can't wait for him to have this amazing experience. The people of Australia are truly blessed to have him.

Island Park 2012

Another Brown Family Island Park trip! This tradition is something Dave and I look forward to every other year. This is the third time we have been to Island Park with the Brown family. We love spending time hanging out in the cabin, playing games, jet skiing, eating, laughing and relaxing.

Hello Again

I can't believe I haven't updated my blog for so long. It gets hard though to find time with a new baby. Oh little Owen. He is the biggest joy of mine and Dave's life. He is so sweet and cute. We love everything about him. Here are some pictures of him from 0-4 months. One Month

Blessing Day

Two Months

3 Months and first time swimming

Fourth of July

4 Months

Introducing

Mr. Owen Merrill Brown



March 27, 2012 at 5:53 a.m.

7lbs 4oz and 20 inches










Child birth is a crazy experience and one we will never forget. We are so happy and feel extremely blessed to have this little sweetie in our lives. Love you baby Owen!

Love

Valentines Day was great for us! Here are a few pictures that I think could hold the title "LOVE".

Baby on my mind

I cannot stop thinking about my baby boy. I spend hours online trying to find the best carseat, crib, etc. Those are just the material things though. I am mostly excited to see my little guys face. I want to know what he will look like, and what his personality will be. I can't wait to have his little hands hold onto mine. Everything at my doctors appointments looks great. Now we just have to wait. So hopefully I can make it through 9 more weeks of non-stop baby thoughts. (And hopefully Dave doesn't get too sick of hearing about every feature of every baby product.)


This was 29 weeks

A litte update

Christmas was great! Sadly I didn't get a ton of pictures, but here are a few.




Gotta love the morning look.

Only 3 days after Christmas we got to meet our new nephew Cooper!
Congrats Ry and Ash!


We had a fun New Year's with some friends. They guys cooked us steaks and then we played the Wii and just hung out. It's crazy to think of last year and how quickly it went and everything I learned from 2011.

What a week

Tuesday- I took my last final and walked off campus with a huge smile on my face! Then later than night our friends Nate and Vicki had their sweet baby girl Josslyn.

Wednesday- Our friends Tom and Nicole were married! It was so nice to be at their sealing and be reminded of the wonderful promises of the gospel!

Thursday- Dave and I celebrated our 4th anniversary!!! Dave had a work party so we went to that and had delicious fondue. Then we headed to Zermatt resort in Midway. What a beautiful place!

Friday- To celebrate we went shopping at the outlets, went to Sherlock Holmes, and out to eat at our favorite restaurant. It was so great to have some time with Dave, my best friend! I am so lucky to be married to Him:) Also on Friday, baby and me made it 6 months! More than half way. Wahoo!!!

Saturday- We started to paint the nursery! Big thanks to Dave for going with my ideas. It turned out AMAZING!!! We still need to get the crib and a few other things, but we wanted to get the hard job out of the way before Dave went back to school and work. Saturday was also my Dad's Birthday! Love you Dad:)

Sunday- I am the ward choir director and we sang for Christmas. Later that night we went to a cookie exchange/game night at my Uncle Steve's. I loved playing house of fire with everyone. My cute little cousin Ryanne wanted to be on my team the whole time. We did win a few times, but the real winners were her parents. Wade and Marci were at the head table for 5 rounds! It was a great night with family.

Monday- Finished painting and hung out at home.(Did A LOT of crocheting for Christmas) Then we had our ward FHE cleaning the church.

Crazy week, but it was so great. I am so blessed to have amazing friends, and family. It really is the most wonderful time of the year!!! Sorry no pictures and lots of writing, I guess this post is more for me.

20 weeks!

Holy smokes this first 20 weeks went so fast! I can't believe it! Pregnancy has been good to me though. I haven't been too sick or had any crazy cravings. When I got to 19 weeks I grew a belly overnight. Dave would see me looking at my tummy in the mirror and just laugh. He kept saying "It's just funny." Luckily he added "But cute too". I am starting to realize that having a baby really does change your body a lot. Luckily it's for a great cause. For somewhat silly reasons (wives tales, Chinese calendar etc..) I have been dead set on thinking I was having a girl.

But, SURPRISE!!!! IT'S A BOY:) We are so blessed to be able to have this little guy in our family and can't wait to meet him!


Me at 20 Weeks



Profile pic with His hand up by His forehead



Big Yawn

St. George Weekend

Check out these pumpkins in Santaquin.


Carmel Hot Chocolate at The Egg and I in St. George.


Bugs at the Rosenbruch Museum in St. George. Yuck!


And for fun a baby pic at 17 weeks.