Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween! Nate and I carved our pumpkins the other night and I made some delicious (if I might say so myself) roasted pumpkins seeds, which we've been snacking on ever since. We're unsure about how many visitors we'll actually get on Saturday...needless to say, the M&Ms and Reeses Peanut Butter Cups that Nate purchased will undoubtedly be eaten by somebody...

Owen was quite content in his monkey shirt today, but obliged when I dressed him up in a cute hand-me-down bear snuggly for a quick photo shoot to get him in the Halloween spirit.

Here's another short video of our (now) 7-week old, mostly for the enjoyment of the adoring grandparents, aunts and uncles.

Six weeks and counting...

Our little guys is more than 6 weeks old now, and Nate already has him training to start walking...

Owen started smiling in earnest recently, though he seems just as likely to "smile" when he's about to pass gas, or get really mad about something!


And he's also begun to 'talk' more and more!

My boys

Just a couple more shots from this week of our growing little man. He and Nate love their naps on the couch...

A visit to the Soo

Owen went on his first long-distance road trip this past weekend, when we headed north to Sault Ste. Marie MI (locally known as the "Soo") to visit Grandma and Papa Bacheler. He did great on the car ride - woke up to feed once, but slept the rest of the time.

We took Owen to his first Friday-night fish fry at a local restaurant - the owner goes fishing nearly every day in order to have fresh catch on the menu. Here we are with our walleye (me) and perch (Nate) dinners.

The fall colors were at their peak in the Upper Peninsula. On Saturday we took a walk on the nearby cross-country ski trails before the weather turned cold - (awoke to 'first-of-the-year' snow flurries on Sunday morning!).



Owen certainly enjoyed all the extra attention over the weekend (as did his grandparents), and Nate and I reveled in the extra baby-holding hands, delicious meals, great company, and beautiful scenery. Big thanks to Grandma and Papa Bacheler for a wonderful visit (and for all the garden veggies they sent home with us) !

Parting shot: three generations of Bachelers (who all seem to smile the same way...)

Baby growth stats and Vikings vs Packers

At his check-up on Friday, Owen proved that he's a good little feeding machine. He weighed in at 9lbs 14.5 oz, and measured 23.75" in length. Nate and I don't think there's any way he could have grown more than 2 inches since he was born 3 weeks ago, so we suspect his birth length was actually a bit longer than what the nurses measured (21.5"). At any rate, he's one LONG baby boy - rapidly outgrowing all his newborn onesies.

This past weekend, we headed back to the farmers market to stock up on some apples, squash, local honey and maple syrup. We also gave Owen his first real bath, now that he's lost his umbilical cord. He seemed to like it pretty well, certainly more so than the sponge baths we've been giving him, which were always met with screams of discomfort at being exposed to the air.


The news is reporting that peak leaf color will be hitting our region of the state within the next week and a half. We're heading up to the "Soo" (Sault Ste. Marie, MI) to visit Grandma and Papa Bacheler this coming weekend, so we look forward to some beautiful fall scenery along the way.

Tonight, all TVs in Green Bay will be tuned in to the Monday Night Football game between the Packers and the Vikings. The significance of this game cannot be understated, as this will be the first time Brett Favre will be playing against his former teammates. Hopes are high for a Packers victory and we'll be sporting our local colors as we watch and cheer for the green and gold. As you can see, Owen is already showing his disdain for the Vikings...