Chowing down

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For most babies, four months of age is a good time to begin eating solid foods. At first, this means a thin “gruel” of rice cereal because it’s easy to digest and allergies to rice are uncommon.

When we noticed Owen watching us move food from our plates to our mouthsóespecially pieówe thought he was ready to try solids. As you can see, Owen’s a natural.

Family

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In addition to Hattie, Sam, and his Aunt Melanie, Owen got to meet his great-grandparents, his grandmother, and his Aunt Nellie and Uncle Bruce.

Cousins

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Hattie and Sam were anxious to meet Owen since they had no other other cousins until he was born. Playing together wasn’t really possible this trip…

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…but in a few years hopefully he’ll enjoy sledding as much as his cousins!

Owen’s first plane ride

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We took our first plane trip with Owen to visit the Danke side of his family in Wisconsin. We were worried that he would cry the whole way and annoy the cabin full of business travelers, but instead he surprised us and only screamed a little.