Here are a few of Owen's favorites these days:
Favorite toys: trucks, balls, books (still quickly)
Favorite books: any lift-the-flap (especially books with trucks), any book with holes, "This is My Hair"
Favorite foods: hotdogs, fruit, crackers, Gogurt, other people's breakfast, anything dipped in Ranch
Signs: more, please, all done
Words/Sounds: mama, dada, "dah" (dog), "duh" (duck), ball, go, wawa (water), woah, bye, (Dada and Gramma claim that he's said "no" but I'm not going to believe it until I hear it myself [followed by making him say "yes" 1,000 times])
Owen is all-boy these days. One of his favorite activities is to stand up on the couch and "timber"/freefall off onto the cushions. An equal favorite is pushing his trucks. He's also getting better at stacking blocks, as well as putting bristle blocks together. He's getting faster at running, will turn around in circles, and enjoys clapping for himself.
He's shown interest before bathtime in sitting on the potty like Willow does. The first time he sat on it he ended up discovering his "boy parts" and was pretty disturbed by it. He attempted to find the best way to see them (bent over with his head practically touching the floor) for the rest of the evening while the rest of us couldn't stop laughing. The poor boy was traumatized!
We have officially given up on Owen taking a morning nap. Thankfully his afternoon nap is a bit longer than it used to be - now typically a little over 2 hours. He's had a rough time at night the last month, which could be due to being in a new house. His top two canines have popped through and the bottom two are not far behind, so that is likely a factor too. Maybe we should just give up on the idea of sleeping through the night until his 2-yr molars are in too.
Owen seems more and more like a big boy as he becomes more capable of following directions more and listening. He also can get his needs/desires across using his signs or walking to the refrigerator for milk, walking to the door to play outside, etc. Since our move, Owen has been sitting in his high chair at the table eating off a plate, rather than being beside the table eating off his tray. I think he's enjoyed the change (I love when he reaches for our hands to pray before eating dinner) and he's done well, with the exception of pushing off from the table with his feet (argh!).
Owen still adores his sister. He is beyond patient with her playing rough with him (I never would've guessed she'd have such a desire to wrestle with him!) and he can't stand when she's sent to her room to calm down. Owen also adores Alli. He is typically very gentle in petting her but his high-pitch squeal of excitement often scares her away. He gets very excited about dogs too, but is a bit more wary since a friend's dog jumped up and knocked him down a few weeks ago.
Owen will be starting at a local Montessori school in the morning 3 days a week beginning next week. We are excited to give him an opportunity to play with other kids his age, explore, and learn to listen to other adults!
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| This is Owen's way of saying "Where'd it go?" and "I don't know" (usually after being asked, "Where's Alli?") |
Our goofball trying to lick every drip of Ranch off his plate:
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