Owen: 12 months and VIDEO

Owen has been quite a happy little guy since he’s been walking. He loves exploring (aka “getting into everything”) and the freedom it gives him. He is really putting focus into trying to run and keep up with Willow. During recent trips to Kangaroo Jac’s and a local park, Owen was just going going going! He loved going down the inflatable slides at Kangaroo Jac’s and climbed up a little ladder at an area playground without hesitation. He’s still in love with his big sis. He even deals well with her over-excitedness around him too, which occasionally knocks him off his feet (sigh). This month Owen has started playing peek-a-boo where he’s the one hiding and popping out (I’ll try to get a video off my phone…). He’s also started tapping/stomping one food while standing. He still leaves much to be desired in regards to sleep at night…ugh…and might be close to dropping his morning nap already. He’s been pretty inconsistent with eating solids – sometimes eating more than Willow and other times not being interested in anything but pureed food. His favorites have been Three Cheese Pasta, chili, yogurt, and goldfish. In the last week he’s starting “sharing” things by handing things to other people. He shared his paci with me in the car on the way to Aunt Kim and Uncle Chad’s yesterday. Since that’s about his favorite thing in the world, I’ll take it as a compliment that he was willing to share with me! Owen is quite a babbler. He might be saying mama and dada in context now and we think he’s intentionally said something close to “ball” twice while holding a ball. He's obsessed with getting into Alli's cat food, so we'll be glad when that obsession goes away. He does occasionally stop doing something when told but is definitely testing the limits =)

Here are Owen's stats:
Height: 31 3/4" (97%ile)
Weight: 25lb 7 oz (95%ile)
Head Circum: 19" (95%ile)

I forgot to take his 12- month picture before we left town, so that will come when we get back.

Here’s a video I made of Owen’s First Year.