Owen,
15 months have come and gone so quickly Owen, and oh how you have changed. You and your little brother are supposed to 15 months apart... that means his arrival should be any DAY! I can't believe you are going to be a big brother! I know you are going to be such a good big brother, because you love babies and are very interested in other children. I can't wait to see the bond you and your brother Holden have and the similarities and differences between the two of you. Let's just hope one thing you have in common is sleeping... it will be very difficult for us to have a non sleeper after you have been a GREAT sleeper.
At 15 months you:
- say over 20 words! I stopped counting when we got to 20 at the doctor the other day.... That is fabulous! You talk all the time and let us know your opinion on the situation.
- You can point out your nose, mouth, ears, eyes, & feet- we are working on other body parts but you seem to get confused when we add any more to the mix.
- You LOVE the outdoors and want to be outside ALL the time. I am not sure how this winter is going to go with you not being able to play outside.
- You are a climbing fool... climbing anything you can, you are not afraid of of falling at all, and this scares me- we are currently trying to figure out how to secure some of our big pieces of furniture- b/c we have found you working your way up.
- you weigh 21 lbs and are 30.5 inches tall.... You are so busy that gaining weight is tough.. you are a pretty good eater. You eat lots of fruit and yogurt-those are your favorites, but you also like most vegetables and pasta. You are not a fan of meat and cheese.
Owen, you make me happier than I ever thought possible. I am thoroughly enjoying being able to stay home with you and watch you grow and learn new things each day. We have so much fun, and your dad is loving everything about you too. You now run to him and give him hugs and kisses as soon as he gets home, and you don't leave his side until its time for bed. You are 100% in love with your daddy - which I love. I love watching you two together it makes my heart smile.
Well next month I will be posting about a 16 month old- and a BIG BROTHER... CRAZY!
I love you sweet boy!
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
to cut or not to cut...that is the question?
I am thinking about cutting my BABY'S hair.... i don't even like the idea of it... but I am thinking that it needs to be done....
ummm.... time goes so fast... I am not ready for my BABY to look all grown and stuff with his first haircut!
I thought I had more BABY time... umph!
ummm.... time goes so fast... I am not ready for my BABY to look all grown and stuff with his first haircut!
I thought I had more BABY time... umph!
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Thursday, October 7, 2010
14 months!
Today Owen you are 14 months old... It kind of seems unreal to me that my baby is 14 months old...
At 14 months you are:
- into EVERYTHING!
- still wearing 12 months clothing for the most part. Pants are still somewhat big even in 12 months, you have started wearing some shirts and PJ's that are 18 months.
- your shoes are size 4-5 depending on the brand.
- you are starting to eat good again, the key i think is if and only if you can feed yourself.
- you LOVE milk, the DR said you should only have about 16oz of a milk a day, but you now ask for it, so I often give in. I figure you are asking for milk SO- I let you have it. Wouldn't it confuse you if you asked for milk I gave you water or juice....(at least that's what I tell myself)
- you are going to MMO, and you have a good time- always eat all your lunch- and seem to be worn out when I pick you up. You are always SO happy when I arrive to get you. Your teachers said you are real easy and a very good baby.
- we started going to MOPS this week, I'm not so sure you enjoyed the baby class, next time I will take you to the toddler class(which is for 18 months and older). You were content in the baby class, but I think you will have A LOT more FUN with bigger children.
-you still for the most part take 2 naps...one morning and one afternoon, and sleep 11 hours each night. You occasionally wake up at night, asking for milk, i give you a sip and you go right back down.
- you have a fairly large vocabulary between talking and signing:
words you can say: fish, dog, more, dad, mom, elmo, book, shirt, shoes, socks, hat, hot, banana, night-night, no, who's that, what's that
words you can sign: fish, dog, more, eat, milk, socks, shoes, banana, stop
You amaze your daddy and me everyday with new words, we can't keep up with all that you are saying.
You love to cuddle and sign before bedtime, your favorite song is "Sing" you call it La La... and when it the verse of la la's comes you will sing it with me sometimes....
You LOVE kisses and giving them to all your stuffed animals.
You also love to share your sippy cup and food(most of the time half eaten) with us- you always offer what ever you have to others- even to your toys.. :)
Owen you make your dad and I smile everyday! I am so in LOVE with you and watching you grow, learn and change each month brings me so much JOY.
xoxo
At 14 months you are:
- into EVERYTHING!
- still wearing 12 months clothing for the most part. Pants are still somewhat big even in 12 months, you have started wearing some shirts and PJ's that are 18 months.
- your shoes are size 4-5 depending on the brand.
- you are starting to eat good again, the key i think is if and only if you can feed yourself.
- you LOVE milk, the DR said you should only have about 16oz of a milk a day, but you now ask for it, so I often give in. I figure you are asking for milk SO- I let you have it. Wouldn't it confuse you if you asked for milk I gave you water or juice....(at least that's what I tell myself)
- you are going to MMO, and you have a good time- always eat all your lunch- and seem to be worn out when I pick you up. You are always SO happy when I arrive to get you. Your teachers said you are real easy and a very good baby.
- we started going to MOPS this week, I'm not so sure you enjoyed the baby class, next time I will take you to the toddler class(which is for 18 months and older). You were content in the baby class, but I think you will have A LOT more FUN with bigger children.
-you still for the most part take 2 naps...one morning and one afternoon, and sleep 11 hours each night. You occasionally wake up at night, asking for milk, i give you a sip and you go right back down.
- you have a fairly large vocabulary between talking and signing:
words you can say: fish, dog, more, dad, mom, elmo, book, shirt, shoes, socks, hat, hot, banana, night-night, no, who's that, what's that
words you can sign: fish, dog, more, eat, milk, socks, shoes, banana, stop
You amaze your daddy and me everyday with new words, we can't keep up with all that you are saying.
You love to cuddle and sign before bedtime, your favorite song is "Sing" you call it La La... and when it the verse of la la's comes you will sing it with me sometimes....
You LOVE kisses and giving them to all your stuffed animals.
You also love to share your sippy cup and food(most of the time half eaten) with us- you always offer what ever you have to others- even to your toys.. :)
Owen you make your dad and I smile everyday! I am so in LOVE with you and watching you grow, learn and change each month brings me so much JOY.
xoxo
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
13 months...
this is long overdue.... We were out of town for ten days when you turned 13 months old.
At 13 months you are looking and acting more like a little boy than a baby. You want to do things by yourself, with no help- you get frustrated sometimes when you can't do it...
You make your daddy and I laugh on a daily basis, you are so funny. We have decided that we hope that never changes, we love the silly boy that you are.
You are changing daily:
You can say so many words: mom, dad, shoe, sock, shirt, no, dog, banana, Elmo, hot, ball, more, & hat...
You are also signing several words: more, banana, leaf, milk, shoes, baby
You surprise us all the time with new words. It is hard to keep up.
You have slowed down on the teething front for a bit and you are sticking with 8(4 on top and 4 on bottom)
as it gets cooler I have relized that the pants I bought in 18 months are WAY too big, you still need 12 month pants, but you are moving into 18 month shirts and PJ's. You are wearing size 4-5 shoe depending on the brand. And size 4 diaper.
You got sick for the first time, running a fever of 103.5 scaring your momma, but it was only a virus. You were pretty pitiful for almost a week.
You are still a great sleeper and at this point I am 31 weeks prego and don't know what I'd do if you didn't sleep well... I don't know how people do it without good sleep. You wear me out.
You are now running and climbing and are go, go, go all the time. (I'm guessing this is why you sleep so well.) You also absolutely LOVE to dance, and have for a while. You will stop and break out some dance moves in the middle of playing, eating, climbing, well what ever you are doing if you hear music.
You flew on an airplane for the first time, and did GREAT! it was so easy. I was a little worried since I was flying with you alone, but it was a piece of cake!
We don't have any more trips scheduled until next spring, and then you will be a big brother.
We keep talking to you about babies(baby is one of your favorite words to sign) and you are very interested in them, but I am not sure how much you really understand. While in NC we visited many friends with new babies, and you were very gentle with them and didn't mind at all that i held them.
Mostly you wanted their bottles and paci's since you don't have them anymore. I am thinking this will be the only issue we have when Holden arrives. You will steal his paci and bottles- I am sure of it.
You are not such a great eater. It seems to not really interest you, which the doctor said was very normal, and that you are too busy to eat. He said as long as you are growing you are getting plenty. So I try my best not to worry about it, but I do.
You will be starting Moms Morning out this week. It's one morning a week, and I know I am going to miss you like crazy! But, I think it will be good for both of us. I know you will love it!
At 13 months you are looking and acting more like a little boy than a baby. You want to do things by yourself, with no help- you get frustrated sometimes when you can't do it...
You make your daddy and I laugh on a daily basis, you are so funny. We have decided that we hope that never changes, we love the silly boy that you are.
You are changing daily:
You can say so many words: mom, dad, shoe, sock, shirt, no, dog, banana, Elmo, hot, ball, more, & hat...
You are also signing several words: more, banana, leaf, milk, shoes, baby
You surprise us all the time with new words. It is hard to keep up.
You have slowed down on the teething front for a bit and you are sticking with 8(4 on top and 4 on bottom)
as it gets cooler I have relized that the pants I bought in 18 months are WAY too big, you still need 12 month pants, but you are moving into 18 month shirts and PJ's. You are wearing size 4-5 shoe depending on the brand. And size 4 diaper.
You got sick for the first time, running a fever of 103.5 scaring your momma, but it was only a virus. You were pretty pitiful for almost a week.
You are still a great sleeper and at this point I am 31 weeks prego and don't know what I'd do if you didn't sleep well... I don't know how people do it without good sleep. You wear me out.
You are now running and climbing and are go, go, go all the time. (I'm guessing this is why you sleep so well.) You also absolutely LOVE to dance, and have for a while. You will stop and break out some dance moves in the middle of playing, eating, climbing, well what ever you are doing if you hear music.
You flew on an airplane for the first time, and did GREAT! it was so easy. I was a little worried since I was flying with you alone, but it was a piece of cake!
We don't have any more trips scheduled until next spring, and then you will be a big brother.
We keep talking to you about babies(baby is one of your favorite words to sign) and you are very interested in them, but I am not sure how much you really understand. While in NC we visited many friends with new babies, and you were very gentle with them and didn't mind at all that i held them.
Mostly you wanted their bottles and paci's since you don't have them anymore. I am thinking this will be the only issue we have when Holden arrives. You will steal his paci and bottles- I am sure of it.
You are not such a great eater. It seems to not really interest you, which the doctor said was very normal, and that you are too busy to eat. He said as long as you are growing you are getting plenty. So I try my best not to worry about it, but I do.
You will be starting Moms Morning out this week. It's one morning a week, and I know I am going to miss you like crazy! But, I think it will be good for both of us. I know you will love it!
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
A Rough Few Days
The past few days have hit me like a ton of bricks.... Owen had a fever for the first time ever, i watched it closely and once it spiked to 102.1 we headed off to the urgent care. It was Sunday and I first thought Owen was fussy and warm due to some back teeth that I believe are breaking through, but with a fever over 100.... no way! So on to the Urgent Care. We were told Owen has a virus and it could last up to 7 days. :( I know that he will get sick, and we are lucky that he hasn't been sick until now, but man I am one worn out mama!
Since he is not feeling well he is extremely clingy, wanted to be on top on me where ever I am, and sitting and or laying on me. This wouldn't usually be that awful, but at 28 weeks pregnant there isn't that much room, and he insist. So I allow, and by the end of the day I feel like I have been beaten up. Having a one year old lay on you at 28 weeks pregnant is not so comfortable. And makes for long days.
As of today, I am starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel, and believe in a few more days this will all be behind us, but until then, I guess I will be a human pillow as needed for my little one who is under the weather.
Tonight I go to orientation for the Moms Morning Out Program that Owen will begin in 2 weeks. I am excited for him, but I think I will miss him terribly while he is gone. He will go once a week, for 3 hours.. I know that it will be good for both of us to have a little space, and before Holden arrives in November it will be nice for one morning to catch up on my to-do list.
Elizabeth
Since he is not feeling well he is extremely clingy, wanted to be on top on me where ever I am, and sitting and or laying on me. This wouldn't usually be that awful, but at 28 weeks pregnant there isn't that much room, and he insist. So I allow, and by the end of the day I feel like I have been beaten up. Having a one year old lay on you at 28 weeks pregnant is not so comfortable. And makes for long days.
As of today, I am starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel, and believe in a few more days this will all be behind us, but until then, I guess I will be a human pillow as needed for my little one who is under the weather.
Tonight I go to orientation for the Moms Morning Out Program that Owen will begin in 2 weeks. I am excited for him, but I think I will miss him terribly while he is gone. He will go once a week, for 3 hours.. I know that it will be good for both of us to have a little space, and before Holden arrives in November it will be nice for one morning to catch up on my to-do list.
Elizabeth
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
ONE YEAR!
Holy Smokes! I can not believe I am writing this! Owen you turned ONE this past weekend. Your daddy and I are still trying to find out where the time went. We talk about this all the time. I guess time does fly when you are having fun! And boy are we having fun! We are having the times of life.
At ONE you:
*are walking and running all over the place. Climbing stairs is a favorite.
*weigh 20.5 lbs, and are 29.5 inches long
*you are wearing 12 months clothes
*size 3/4 shoe
* size 4 diaper
* are talking: you say; "who's dat?"(who's that?) to just about everybody we encounter in a day, even myself and your daddy. But if we ask you "who's that" you will answer dada or mama..(i love it!); you also say: no, mama, dada, and moe (more): You are talking up a storm, and the doctor told us you were far advance socially...
* you love to play with other children, and will bring toys to them, and talk to them when we are at playgroup. You babble all of the time when around other children... i wish i knew what was going on in that little mind of yours.
* you like to play chase- well you like mommy to chase you. you laugh and squeal the whole time. Sometimes i might just be walking around a room, and will take off running and laughing, of course then i have to go after you! Because you JUST love it!
* your sleep habits have become a chore. I have it down to a science though. If you get 2 good naps, in your crib then you sleep great at night(10 or more hours straight) And that's LOVELY! but if we skip a nap, or are out and about and you nap in the car/stroller you will be up at night at least once sometimes twice. It's great that I know I can count on a good nights sleep most days, but it also makes us stay in more that I would like. Sometimes its just not worth interrupting your nap schedule to get out and about. I do love that when we are at home you nap like a champ! You love to take your naps and almost never throw a fit. I always get in some good cuddle time before your naps too, which i love and wouldn't trade for anything!
* You have found a new love for books, we read to you when you were very little, but once you began moving you wanted nothing to do with sitting still and listening/looking at books with mama or daddy. But now, you bring me books from your stash to read, and you will sit and turn pages on your on while playing on the floor. You have found a new fondness for books and I LOVE it!
* You are eating mostly regular food, and sometimes some baby food. You really like the YoBaby yogurt with fruit and veggies mixed in, so we keep that handy. You have switched to whole milk, and have had no issues, and you drink it up. You are off bottles for the most part during the day, at night that is a different story. (you want that bottle when you are tired) You change your mind daily about what you will and won't eat, so we always try everything that we are eating and then see what you will and won't eat. You seem to really like noodles of any type; with sauce or with out it doesn't matter to you. You also like Yogurt, peanut butter, crackers, and fruit(mango, strawberries, grapes, pineapple, peaches, and applesauce)Vegetables, you are hit or miss, you liked them as baby food, but not so much now that we are giving you the real thing.
So, for your birthday you had several people fly in town to celebrate and about 30 of our family friends came to celebrate. We had a cook out at the park, and you played very hard, and loved every minute of it. You totally racked up on the toys, and I am still trying to find a place for everything, because at this moment toys are taking over our house. (i wouldn't have it any other way, but I am sure I can find some sort of organization :))
At ONE you:
*are walking and running all over the place. Climbing stairs is a favorite.
*weigh 20.5 lbs, and are 29.5 inches long
*you are wearing 12 months clothes
*size 3/4 shoe
* size 4 diaper
* are talking: you say; "who's dat?"(who's that?) to just about everybody we encounter in a day, even myself and your daddy. But if we ask you "who's that" you will answer dada or mama..(i love it!); you also say: no, mama, dada, and moe (more): You are talking up a storm, and the doctor told us you were far advance socially...
* you love to play with other children, and will bring toys to them, and talk to them when we are at playgroup. You babble all of the time when around other children... i wish i knew what was going on in that little mind of yours.
* you like to play chase- well you like mommy to chase you. you laugh and squeal the whole time. Sometimes i might just be walking around a room, and will take off running and laughing, of course then i have to go after you! Because you JUST love it!
* your sleep habits have become a chore. I have it down to a science though. If you get 2 good naps, in your crib then you sleep great at night(10 or more hours straight) And that's LOVELY! but if we skip a nap, or are out and about and you nap in the car/stroller you will be up at night at least once sometimes twice. It's great that I know I can count on a good nights sleep most days, but it also makes us stay in more that I would like. Sometimes its just not worth interrupting your nap schedule to get out and about. I do love that when we are at home you nap like a champ! You love to take your naps and almost never throw a fit. I always get in some good cuddle time before your naps too, which i love and wouldn't trade for anything!
* You have found a new love for books, we read to you when you were very little, but once you began moving you wanted nothing to do with sitting still and listening/looking at books with mama or daddy. But now, you bring me books from your stash to read, and you will sit and turn pages on your on while playing on the floor. You have found a new fondness for books and I LOVE it!
* You are eating mostly regular food, and sometimes some baby food. You really like the YoBaby yogurt with fruit and veggies mixed in, so we keep that handy. You have switched to whole milk, and have had no issues, and you drink it up. You are off bottles for the most part during the day, at night that is a different story. (you want that bottle when you are tired) You change your mind daily about what you will and won't eat, so we always try everything that we are eating and then see what you will and won't eat. You seem to really like noodles of any type; with sauce or with out it doesn't matter to you. You also like Yogurt, peanut butter, crackers, and fruit(mango, strawberries, grapes, pineapple, peaches, and applesauce)Vegetables, you are hit or miss, you liked them as baby food, but not so much now that we are giving you the real thing.
So, for your birthday you had several people fly in town to celebrate and about 30 of our family friends came to celebrate. We had a cook out at the park, and you played very hard, and loved every minute of it. You totally racked up on the toys, and I am still trying to find a place for everything, because at this moment toys are taking over our house. (i wouldn't have it any other way, but I am sure I can find some sort of organization :))
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