On the Move!!

Well it took a little coaxing, but this morning the littlest Eichhorst started to crawl!! Yep, that's right, Owen is now mobile. He has been trying so hard lately and I guess all it took was a little bit of bribery with the remote. Yeah, I know, tease him a little with something that he eventually can't play with, but hey, whatever works! He is a pretty smart little guy too. He will crawl forward a little then lay down on his belly and stretch. He knows that he can reach further that way. So today he had to deal with his big sister constantly taking his toys away from him and moving them all out of reach so he would have to crawl to get them. I would have to say that Ella is as proud of her little brother's big accomplishment as mommy and daddy are. We have now crossed another milestone off the list, and only God knows what will come next? Guess only time will tell. Let's not rush things though, I want him to stay a baby as long as possible!

On Your Marks, Get Set, Go!!!

On your marks,
Get set,

Go!!!

Well, we are almost there. Owen is almost crawling. But if you take a look at the pictures, it looks as though he might just start running first!! He's been getting up on his hands and knees and rocking for a long time now. All he needs to do now is learn how to move forward. He's really good at going backwards and around in circles. But who knows, maybe we should just be prepared and buy him his first pair of runners!

We have a tooth!!

Yep, that's right...our lil' man cut his first tooth this morning! I knew it had to be coming the way he had been drooling lately. And yesterday the drool ran out of his mouth just like you had the faucet turned on!! Sure enough when I felt in his mouth this morning there it was, the top of his first pearly white!!

It's an exciting milestone for him to hit, yet at the same time I am going to be sad to say goodbye to that gummy smile of his. Teeth completely change their looks. He'll go from my baby, to my big boy just by saying hello to his first new tooth!!

Ella's First Dance Recital!

Getting ready to head out to the recital!

She's got the moves!

I can't believe that Ella's first year of dance has already come to an end. After spending every Thursday night since September at dance practice, she finally had her first dance recital on Saturday night (May 30th). But, let me tell you, it definitely was worth the wait. There were 21 different numbers from kids ages 4 to seniors in high school, and they all did a great job. Of course the little ones are always the cutest! They did their ballet dance to the song "Every Girl Wants to be a Princess". And how fitting, as all of the little girls in her class definitely were princesses last night. Of course the highlight of the night for Ella was after the finale when I met her on stage with flowers and told her what a great job she had done! She had a smile from ear to ear. They grow up way to fast.

6 month check-up

Owen had his 6 month well baby check-up on Thursday April 23. He is one healthy, happy little boy!! He got 2 shots this time, one in each chubby little leg. Good thing for all that chub, because when he got the first one he just looked at the nurse with that look that said, "Hey, what are you doing to my leg?" The second shot wasn't welcomed as the first was. He screamed at her for that one, but only for like a minute and then he was all smiles again! He got a cute little board book this time too. He loved it, to chew on it that is.

Measurements were good too. I was looking for him to weigh more than he did. He was 18 lbs. 11 oz. which puts him in the 74th percentile for weight, and 28 inches long which puts him in the 93rd percentile for height. So like his sister Ella, Owen is going to be a tall boy, just like his daddy!!

HAPPY EASTER!!!

Our Easter Blessings!

What a fabulous day!!! Our Easter day started off with the traditional easter egg hunt. Of course Ella was the only one hunting. This year the Easter Bunny hid 25 eggs for her, and she found them all. We then all piled into the suburban and headed to Alexandria to spend Easter with my family. It was very nice, loud, but very nice;) It's always nice to be able to spend time with our families. Wish we were able to make both family's but have to take turns every other year.

We got to meet my cousin Jared's baby today for the first time. He has a baby boy named Kaden and he is 3 months younger than Owen. We laid them on the floor together and they both just grinned at each other. It was very cute.

Kaden and Owen holding hands!

Our New Lake Shore Property!!!

Some frost in the ground + a lot of rain and snow thawing = our new lake shore property!!! It is kind of pretty, it looks like we have ponds on either side of our driveway. Or as Ella calls them, "the Ocean"!! I am very thankful that this is all the flooding we got. My prayers go out to the flood victims in the Fargo/Moorhead area.