We had a fun weekend on Lake Towanda with the Stockbridges. Owen really loved having a little buddy around all the time. They got along well for the most part -- these pictures don't show the fallout from Owen taking toys away from Keegan.
Keegan did teach him how to blow kisses, and with Emily's chocolate chip banana bread he learned to sign "more." (He also says "mmmm" when he's doing it.) He's also started saying "mine," making the owl's "who" noise when he sees his owl puppet and loves to ask "why?" We're not sure if he really knows what he's saying, but I've been playing along and answering him.
Monday, September 7, 2009
Friday, September 4, 2009
Goofball
It's been a while since I posted some new shots of Owen, so here are a few. It's a lot harder to get good pictures of him than it used to because he won't stay in one place and often he just wants to grab the camera.
He continues to be fascinated by technology and anything with buttons. He's quite adept on his feet and walking well...except when he trips over his toys. Any time there's a song playing, he starts dancing. He "talks" up a storm, but we think he's really understanding much of what we say and is using a lot of words, especially when he's repeating what we say. Regularly out of his mouth: Up, cup (pronounced "pup"), book, ball, hat, Cheerio, open, shoes, chair, hi, yes and more. Nancy, his day care provider, swears she asked him today if he was dancing and he replied, "Yes, I dance."
Some of these pictures are from our trip to the Milwaukee County Zoo last weekend with Grandma Martin. Owen was really watching all the animals from his perch in the backpack, but I think his favorite part was when he got out and walked around a little bit.
He continues to be fascinated by technology and anything with buttons. He's quite adept on his feet and walking well...except when he trips over his toys. Any time there's a song playing, he starts dancing. He "talks" up a storm, but we think he's really understanding much of what we say and is using a lot of words, especially when he's repeating what we say. Regularly out of his mouth: Up, cup (pronounced "pup"), book, ball, hat, Cheerio, open, shoes, chair, hi, yes and more. Nancy, his day care provider, swears she asked him today if he was dancing and he replied, "Yes, I dance."
Some of these pictures are from our trip to the Milwaukee County Zoo last weekend with Grandma Martin. Owen was really watching all the animals from his perch in the backpack, but I think his favorite part was when he got out and walked around a little bit.
Monday, August 10, 2009
Let him eat cake
Here are some shots from Owen's first birthday party. He woke up from his morning nap right when the festivities began and had fun playing with his buddies Gavin, Danny and Keegan, as well as all of his grandparents. He got quite a haul of presents, too, and will be entertained for months to come. He also enjoyed his first taste of chocolate cake -- yum! Thanks to all who made it such a fun day and memorable occasion.
Sunday, July 26, 2009
First haircut
OK, so it might have been his second haircut, but this was his first real haircut. I only lopped a little off the sides and top a couple of months ago. Still, after weeks of enjoying his Zac Efron-esque do -- a friend of mine joked about him styling it with a tiny hair dryer and round brush -- we decided it was time to get Owen's hair cut for real.
We took him to Next Generation, a kids' haircut place near our house -- thanks to the Smiths for the recommendation! Owen was in heaven -- he got to watch an Elmo video, and he got to sit in a red fire engine chair while Kathy the stylist cut his hair. He was very good, and as you can see from the photos, he took it very seriously. He was all smiles later, though, as he showed off how handsome he is! We were a little sad because he definitely looks like an older boy now, but he's so darn cute that we love it at the same time.
We took him to Next Generation, a kids' haircut place near our house -- thanks to the Smiths for the recommendation! Owen was in heaven -- he got to watch an Elmo video, and he got to sit in a red fire engine chair while Kathy the stylist cut his hair. He was very good, and as you can see from the photos, he took it very seriously. He was all smiles later, though, as he showed off how handsome he is! We were a little sad because he definitely looks like an older boy now, but he's so darn cute that we love it at the same time.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Splashy fun
We finally got Owen's little pool inflated and ready to go this weekend, so we invited his buddy Keegan over to test it out. The water was pretty cold but they were undaunted. Owen started splashing right when he got in, and the giggling started once Keegan started splashing. Everything Keegan did was hilarious to Owen and it was funny to see the two of them playing together. (Up until now, they've just sort of played in separate spaces.)
Owen was 11 months today and he's starting to communicate with us. If you ask him where Daddy is, he'll point to Colin. We think he may have said his first word aside from "Dada" and "Mama": "up." He'll say it when he wants us to pick him up or when he is looking upstairs. He's also toying with "hi" and doing this two-handed open-and-closed hand thing that could be a wave. Time will tell if that's really what he's saying and doing or if we're engaged in some wishful thinking.
Owen was 11 months today and he's starting to communicate with us. If you ask him where Daddy is, he'll point to Colin. We think he may have said his first word aside from "Dada" and "Mama": "up." He'll say it when he wants us to pick him up or when he is looking upstairs. He's also toying with "hi" and doing this two-handed open-and-closed hand thing that could be a wave. Time will tell if that's really what he's saying and doing or if we're engaged in some wishful thinking.
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Coming up on 11 months
Where has the last year gone? It's gone by in thousands of diapers, hundreds of nursing sessions and dozens of books read before bed. Here are some of the latest shots of Owen.
It's fun to watch his personality and temperament develop. He's an intensely curious kid and can't play with something without turning it over to be sure he's not missing anything on the back. If he really, really wants something, he doesn't stop trying to get it until he's succeeded in getting it. He's skilled at getting a spoonful of food into his mouth, although sometimes he takes the easy way out and just sticks his fingers into the food and puts it in his mouth that way. He loves to look out the windows and tries to make a beeline for the door whenever it's in sight. He's still very happy and smiley, but it's harder to get those shots because he rarely stays still long enough to get a picture.
It's fun to watch his personality and temperament develop. He's an intensely curious kid and can't play with something without turning it over to be sure he's not missing anything on the back. If he really, really wants something, he doesn't stop trying to get it until he's succeeded in getting it. He's skilled at getting a spoonful of food into his mouth, although sometimes he takes the easy way out and just sticks his fingers into the food and puts it in his mouth that way. He loves to look out the windows and tries to make a beeline for the door whenever it's in sight. He's still very happy and smiley, but it's harder to get those shots because he rarely stays still long enough to get a picture.
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