Owen

Owen... I have been meaning to post on all of his updates but just couldn't find the time to sit down and post.
Since turning two in August Owen amazes me everyday. He loves to learn and read which I think is why he amazes me. He really pays attention to what is going on around him and then uses that to make discussions later on, connecting things e similar and asking questions about things that seem to not make since to him.
I started working with Owen when he was 18 months or so on learning his colors, shapes, and recognizing letters and numbers.
He can name all the colors except red??? Red is ALWAYS green which I know could be a color blind confusion. But I won't worry about that. He can name and recognize in every day objects, the shapes: square, circle, rectangle, triangle, oval, heart, diamond, and octagon. I think playing a shape app on the iPad really helped him learn all these shapes. We worked on them and read shaped books, drew shapes, and have several shape puzzles- but the reinforcement of the shape app definitely helped.
Owen knows the letters on his name and a handful of other letters... We are still working on this and numbers, which he can count to 6, and recognize those numbers too. On some occasions he does count correctly to 10 but not always.
Owen loves to play with his friends. He ask as soon as he gets up to play with.... And will name one of his several buddies. He is very social and loves going on adventures. We have been occupying our time swimming, playing the children's museum, playing at the see saw center, having playdates, meeting dad for lunch, enjoying lilyput play homes, going to gymnastics and music class.
Owen at this very moment/age 29 months is very easy going. He is so happy! He is full of energy, hilarious, silly, talkative, loving, and will still hug, kiss, and cuddle with me. I am absolutely loving this age!!!!
A few things we will starting working on in the spring.... POTTY TRAINING, and possibly moving to a big boy bed. Right now Owen loves his crib and sleeps great! So I'm in no hurry.
Owen is growing up so fast. I'm loving the polite loving child he is becoming. I look forward to watching him and loving him become a kid- my toddler is fading fast.