The Overdue Update

Hello to all of our avid readers! Many of you I am sure have been awaiting an update with pictures etc., including one individual who has been threatening us to motivate an update.
Mom is home (obviously) and doing well..coping better each day with the lack of sleep. Baby Owen came home Friday the 16th and we have all been settling into a routine (kind of anyways) over the last week. He had to receive shots of antibiotics at the pediatricians for 4 days after he was released from the hospital and he tolerated those pretty well. He has been more awake as the days go on and looking around more. He is trying very hard to hold his head up when on his belly and succeeding some of the time, he's smiling when he feels like it and he will look right at whoever's holding him most of the time. The new parents have taken him on a few outings shopping for groceries, house items, and to the doctors.He has had many visitors including family and friends.
We want to thank everyone for the prayers and support surrounding Owen's birth and the last weeks. He is totally beautiful and we are both very taken with him. Enjoy the pictures!!
Baby Owen...up close and personal!

Mom and Owen taking a nap.

Owen groovin in his vibrating rocker chair.

...still groovin.

And finally, the boys.

Happy Birthday Owen Christopher

On 6/10/06 at 9:46pm, we welcomed Owen Christopher Snyder into the world. He weighed in at in impressive 9lbs 10oz and measured a healthy 22" long. From the get-go he has his sights set at being as big as his daddy, if not bigger. This post mainly is to get some pictures out there for the family/friends, I'll let the mommy post the whole story once she gets home from the hospital. I will say though, almost 15 hours of labor and a bout with a 39.4 degree temperature left her a little drained... so if she takes a little bit posting here it's understandable.

So without further ado, the goods:


Mr Owen has some nice blue eyes:

The stunningly handsome father and son... the ladies can barely control themselves around this dynamic duo.

Mom and Owen, her looking AMAZING for 15 hours of labor.
Here's my closeup!

A shot of the weight and some embarrasment for later... sorry you'll have to come over to see the photo album for the unedited version.

Time for mommy and daddy to get some sleep before the terror comes home. Look for more updates soon!

Baby Checkup: 40 Weeks

Our visit this week was of course a few days past our due date. Mom has had some changes that the OB doctor was happy about and her verdict is I just need contractions now...which are no where to be seen yet. But she did mention that she was working this weekend in one of those "maybe i'll see you there tones" so that helps us be optimistic.
Other than the waiting everything is good...a little bit more back pain and irritability for mom (which Chris has been a great sport about).
So until our baby boy is born or next week's visit, whichever comes first, we'll look forward to any comments and most of you reading the site can look forward to a call to update you soon hopefully!

Still Waiting...

Well we are officially 2 days past due! It seems our munchkin is very happy where he is for the time being. Anyways, I promised nursery pics and here are a few although one angle came out blurry so you don't see most of the crib...Sorry.
Enjoy and we'll post an update after our visit tomorrow (Thursday).