Straight from 8pm to 6am, what a night!

Owen’s smile is so out of control, he can smile so loud to almost everyone. (used “almost” here so don’t be discouraged if you are the one Owen shows emotionless face to you)

I tried a new flash based web album - SlideShowPro, looks pretty decent, take a look and let me know how do you like it compare to my old way of publishing Owen’s photos. Tip: click play button to view the slide show, click left hand list icon to view other albums.

Seem’s Owen’s personality is very calm, more of a politician type, definitely a thinker. Here is why I say that, friend’s family visited us last night, the kids is definitely very excited when they see new place, new people and their voice is just so loud that I start to feel a little creepy, but when you check out Owen who happens to sit nearby, he is so calm and just observing quietly how other kids fight with each other, seems not disturbed at all, maybe this is just too early to call, we will yet to see how my prophecy plays out.

to quote a mastercard commercial:

“to get a baby crib from Target, $285.29, to get a music mobile from babies-r-us, $15.68, setup the mobile on the crib and then watch Owen smile, priceless”

it is such a priceless reward when you saw the baby’s big smile after all your hard work, that can totally melt you, and that reminds me that song “you are so beautiful”

Happy 60 days - 2 months - Baby Owen!!! Baby had his 2 month check up yesterday - doctor says he’s doing splendidly.  Would’ve been an easy and uneventful doctor’s visit had it not been the immunization shots.  Our poor baby had to receive 4 shots and 1 oral immunization.  I didn’t even bother trying to brave through the shots…told Boo straight out that I’m leaving the room as soon as the nurse comes in.  Why? Because when Owen received his first prick in the hospital on day 2 of his life, his Mommy - moi - balled her eyes out.  Just imagine 2 hysterically crying babies, one 2 day old and one 29 year old…you get the picture.  Yeah, in fact, there was almost a 56 year old baby too (my Mom almost cried when she saw baby Owen and I cried to our hearts’ content)…really would’ve been a Kodak moment with us 3 generations balling together.

In any case, I kept my promise…when the nurse came in with the needles, I left the room.  I can’t imagine what state baby Owen will be in after the shots - even I remember wanting to cry after my recent immunization shot! After I stepped out, I debated for a few seconds on whether to stand outside the door or to go back out to the waiting room, but I quickly realized that I couldn’t be too far from my little one and decided to wait outside.  I listened intently to gather what was going on in the room, but it was surprisingly quiet.  Just as I was wondering what was going on and if I have a Guinness book baby who doesn’t cry when he gets shots, I heard a howling cry on the other side of the door and then silence (he was crying so hard that there was no sound)…

Boo later informed me that when the shot was initially given, Owen seemed like he didn’t mind it at all, but a few seconds later, it registered. :~(~~ Must say though, our little angel is still incredibly brave and Mommy and Daddy are so proud of him because I only heard that cry twice (guess the nurse was moving so fast that he only had time to cry 2 out of the 4 shots) and he stopped within 30 seconds.  When baby Owen came out, we took him to the nursing room to feed and console him.  He was a happy camper by the time we left the office! What a courageous little boy! *kiss*

Owen is definitely outgrowing his peers, he is heavier than 87% of 60 day old babies, this becomes the new chapter of the never ending worries. Nevertheless, our life as parents are much easier, we only need to get up once during a night, this is not far from the next breakthrough (he can sleep through the night).
I noticed the Owen’s fans tend to be very introvert and shy, (the deduction was made based on the fact that very few comments from the visitors were seen) if that is not you, please say something to Owen here, I’m sure it will be interesting reading for Owen when he is older.

btw.. the right way to read the title is “Owen in B and W”. This is believed to be the first set of semi-nude photos of Owen, he is a bit shy, but overall behaves very like a gentleman. More photos in the album (24 photos)

The more I witness Owen’s fast growth (physically, mentally, and socially), the more I am in awe of God’s creation.  It is impossible to put into words my amazement in observing Owen’s growth: in just 54 days, he has gone from a completely helpless little baby with only reflexes to one that smiles voluntarily, coos almost constantly, recognizes people, associates certain events with particular consequences (knows he’s about to be fed when I put him on the boppy and lay a bib around his neck), raises his head for short duration to observe the world around him, listens intently and can locate a sound source with his eyes. 

Although I am confident that he recognizes me by my voice from the moment the nurse laid him in my arms immediately after delivery, I didn’t realize how good it would feel when my son shows signs that he recognizes me; from anecdotes where he stopped crying as soon as he was passed on from another person’s arms into mine or whenever he hears my voice, to the bonding moments we have when we stare into each other’s eyes and he gave me a wide smile and two of us seem to be in a world of our own, I know my baby Owen recognizes me and knows how much I love and care for him.   That’s all that matters to me - that he grows up happily and healthy knowing how much he is loved, walks in God’s way, and can make a positive impact in this world!