Fun New Things

Owen is so much fun these days. Don't get me wrong...he's always been fun. But he's getting so much more fun every day! If he does something to make us laugh, he'll do it again to get more laughs. He points at anything and everything that he wants or hears or sees or is curious about. And airplanes don't stand a chance at flying by unnoticed!

Owen loves climbing our stairs, crawling through the cat door on the baby gate to the laundry room, looking out the windows, chasing the cats and eating whatever snacks he finds on the ground. He is IN LOVE with books these days and will hand us a book to read over and over again, even at 6:30 in the morning. He likes being chased now that he's crawling so fast, and you just have to come at him saying, "I'm gonna get you!" and he takes off giggling.

He hasn't started walking yet but he is practicing standing by himself. We can tell he thinks about walking, but crawling is much easier right now. We moved our couch over in our living room so that he can pull up on our front window -- he kept crawling behind the couch to get to it, so instead of fighting it, we made adjustments!

He is also showing that he remembers situations and objects. He has this talking, singing learning puppy (thanks, Grandma!) that he'll go searching for if we say something that she normally says. He will clap at the right places if you sing "If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands!" He also does some of the motions for "Itsy Bitsy Spider." He's a smart cookie, that's for sure!

Sleeping is still tough. He's settling back into only waking up 2 or 3 times a night (yes, only!), which he got away from for a few weeks after the whole croup incident. Oh, and he's working on cutting another 2-4 teeth, poor guy! I bought him a homeopathic amber necklace that's supposed to work as a natural painkiller, but he's only worn it one day and I'm not sure if he's feeling better yet or not. I guess time will tell.