Owen 2 YEARS

So, it has been quite a while...a little over a year to be exact.  Since I never got around to posting Owen's first birthday I decided I better document his 2nd! Owen is loving, goofy, charismatic little man.  He loves to cuddle, read, and play whee-ooo (fire trucks).  Owen can get super excited about movies, playing outside, and going for walks.  He can also get quite devastated if things don't go his way.  He takes a while to warm up in new places or crowds.  But, he stills gives things a try (even if he might regret it afterwards)!  We love you Mr. O

Owen's Milestones

Starting to put 2, 3, and 4 words together
"Me pick movie"
"Me Happy (birthday)"
"One more book"
Has started to use the potty intermittently
LOVES to go on walks
Experienced his first amusement park as we visited the North Pole.  He was apprehensive to go on rides at first.  He needed to absorb and take everything in before really getting into it.  He ended up really enjoying the whee-ooo (fire truck).
One of his favorite things is reading books.  He is always trying to get us to read "one more book!"
Loves Hotdogs
Gives the cutest smile and says "CHEESE" when taking a picture
Got a "Big Boy Bed" at about 21 months.  He of course loves it.  His favorite is to have the blanket put over his face before bed.
Loves for anyone to "yay (lay)" down with him.
Loves babies...especially his baby cousins!
Oh, and he LOVES to eat...especially french fries from Papa and potatoes with Grandpa!

Owen 11 months

Owen is closer and closer to his first birthday!  He has gotten to be quite the attention getter this past month.  Essentially, he screams anytime he wants or needs anything!  He can stand for a few moments by himself until he realizes what he is doing and quickly sits down and crawls away!

Owen's 11 month milestones

• 4 cute teeth now grace his precious smile
• he is still the best giggler
• can stand for a few moments by himself
• I call him an opportunist...he sees an opportunity to escape and he takes it!
• can say mama, dada, nana, uh-oh
• points to everything
• always wants to be on the couch or Eva's bed
• loves to give cuddles (puts hishead down on anyones lap)

September 2016

With the end of September, Fall is officially here.  September was the battle of colds.  Eva got a double ear infection, eww.  And, Owen battled a cough and runny/stuffy nose almost all month.  I celebrated my 32nd birthday, ahh!  And, Chris continued to be awesome!

Eva's milestones

• started weekly playdates with Sofia...she's having a blast
• loves to read and has started to memorize stories and read them outloud
• loves to sing songs.  Her favorites are Baa Baa Black Sheep, ABC song, and Finger Family
• had a sleep over with Aunt Lissa and Uncle Tim (she loved it!)

Owen's milestones

• still loves to cuddle (sometimes)
• starting to say more words (dada, mama, nana, daaaaaaaaa)
• loves his sister
• played only child for a weekend and loved it!

Owen 10 months

Yikes!  He is getting closer and closer to his first birthday!

Owen's milestones

• walks along furniture like a champ
• loves to dance (sitting down or standing)
• still gives the best kisses
• loves his new friends, Jessa and Tommy
• started sleeping with a pillow in his crib and LOVES it!
• says dada, mama, nana(banana), and daaaaaaaaa (dog)
• shrieks with delight when daddy gets home
• has gotten into the cat food (multiple times) and Nana's plants (mmm)
• Bananas are his favorite food

Owen 9 months

Owen is 9 months!  At his doctor appointment I had the a reality check that in just 3 short months he would be 1! I find Owen interesting,  it is as if he knows he has a month birthday coming up and he hurries to start doing something new right before so that I can say he does it.  For example, he didn't start full on crawling until about 2 days before his 9 month birthday.  It was the same for getting his first tooth.  He waited until just a fews days before his 8 month birthday.  Looking forward to what the next month has in store!

9 month milestones

• full on crawler
• pulling himself up on everything
• walking along walls and furniture
• unfortunately, starting waking up in the middle of the night again
• can say dada dada dada dada dada
• eating lots of finger foods
• when standing will rock back and forth to music

July 2016

What a hot month! We spent a lot of time seeing friends and attempting to spend time outdoors.  I have to admit it is a bit of a challenge when one kid wants someone to play with and the other just wants to crawl and put everything in their mouth.  I tried to plan excursions where I knew someone would be there to help or I could confine the kids into a smaller area.  The library is one of our favorite places!  It is super kid friendly and has AC!  I am ready for some cooler weather!

Eva

• can use the potty like a big girl (most of the time)
• spoke her first complete sentence "This is MY firetruck."
• starting use the word "I" instead of always saying "Eva"
• started having more meltdowns when she doesn't get what she wants ..."But, I really want it" and "I don't want to" have become a couple of her favorite phrases

Owen

• mastering pulling himself up (loves to stand in his crib)
• can now get into sitting position from crawling
• making more attempts to crawl for real not just army crawl
• officially has 2 teeth coming in
• eating more and more