1. Owen is going to have a baby brother! We just found out at our ultrasound that we are having another boy. Owen has a lot to learn before this baby comes, like mommy can't carry him around the house at all times, I only have two hands.
2. Owen knows some of his letters. He learned the letter B from his letter magnets and has known it for a while but he now points it out everywhere we see one. He has now picked up the letter O and tries to find it in every book we read. He also identifies "A" and "S" sometimes.
3. Speaking of books, Owen has a few new favorites...
This one is called the "oh no ball"
His "beach ball" book
And his "mama mama" book
Of course two of the three have balls in the books.
4. Owen is a big fan of the baby pool, we have been going out to Spindletop and Andover (when friends invite us) and although it took him a bit to warm up to the idea he had so much fun splashing in the water.
5. Goodbye Elmo, hello batman. Owen lives and breathes for batman. When he wakes up we can hear him over the monitor talking about batman which Owen calls "bapado". His love for batman started when Luke had a batman themed birthday party and this big balloon arrived.
6. Owen loves ducks, and loves to feed the ducks at Joseph Beth and at Jacobson park. Each time we go on a walk he asks to go see the "quack quacks".
7. Balls balls and more balls. Owen is still VERY interested in every sport that uses a ball. He is now requesting to watch baseball on tv. I think he may take after his daddy with this one.
8. Owen loves hats of any kind. He loves to pick them out and wear them as often as possible.
9. Owen says so many words now it is hard to keep track. He will pretty much repeat what you ask him to say and is beginning to say phrases. It is so exciting to see him learn new things and hillarious to hear what he will come up with. The other day while feeding the ducks he worked very hard to say "goodbye big quack quack". We were pretty impressed by this.
10. We are working on teaching him colors but he hasn't quite picked up on this yet. He is correct about 50% of the time which probably means he makes a lot of good guesses.
11. Owen loves to tickle people. He will come up to kids at play dates and start tickling them in the face, most toddlers don't really think this is cute and I can tell you that Owen wouldn't appreciate it much if someone tried to do it to him.
12. Our little buddy has become a bit of a picky eater but I have found that when he is hungry he will eat what we serve. If I give him too many filling snacks after nap and before dinner it is likely he won't eat much. This seems like common sense but there was a time when I had to feed him in order to make him happy so that I could cook dinner. This has become a little easier lately.
13. Bedtime, has become a bit of a chore and we are hoping it is just a phase. He has started to figure out how to climb out of his crib but hasn't gotten all the way out. We're playing around with some ideas to make this a smoother transition before the baby comes.
14. Nap time has always been pretty easy for him when we are at home. I think he is so tired from his screwed up bedtime that he needs a good nap. He naps for about 2-3 hours sometimes 4.
15. O still shows no interest in potty training so we aren't pushing anything.
16. Owen starts 2 year old preschool in approximately 2 1/2 months. I am looking forward to some time to run errands sans baby and for O to become a little more independent.
17. Speaking if independent, I am very proud to say that Owen is finally playing more independently these days. I always wondered if these times would ever come, but they have slowly and surely.
18. We have a bit of a cautious child on our hands. He has to warm up to new things before jumping right in but that warm up period is getting shorter and shorter.
19. Owen already loves his baby brother so much that he brings the baby toys and puts them on my belly. He kisses "mommy's baby" upon request and even thinks he has a baby in his belly.
20. We have a lot to look forward to in the next few months but we are trying to enjoy our time with Owen as an only child.
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