Owen's New Tricks

Owen at 7 months

There is so much to share as it has (again) been 2 months since my last post.  This little guy keeps me so busy that there isn't much time for blogging!

Owen has learned a lot of new tricks since my last post.  He is now sitting up, crawling (Army style), and trying to pull himself up on things.  He loves to play patty cake and has learned to clap his hands on his own.  Now that he is mobile, he is into everything!  In a room full of toys, he always manages to find the one thing that he shouldn't have--a dog toy, cell phone, remote control, outlets, or cords.  He also loves "talking".  He says da da da, though there doesn't seem to be any meaning to it yet.  His favorite toy is his Johnny Jump Up (thanks Kara!).  Jumping is probably his favorite new trick.  He is very proud of his jumping skills.  His favorite person is probably himself.  He loves to smile at himeself in the mirror. 

This month Owen was fortunate enough to get tubes in his ears.  He seems much happier since then and we are thankful to be ear infection free.  The procedure only took about 10 minutes and he recovered quickly.  He is still getting eye infections.  We're planning to see a specialist in about 6 more weeks.  He will have to be 9 months old before anything can be done to open his tear ducts.

Owen was spoiled by 2 family Christmases this year.  It looks like Toys R Us exploded in his room.  Most of all he enjoyed playing with his cousins-Nathan, Emma, Alex, Josh, Brady and Cody.  He just loves being around other kids.  I think that he will be happy to be a big brother in late May.

Next week Owen will get to have a lot of quality time with Dad.  I will be out of town for 5 days.  This will be our first time being away from each other for a night.  I think it will probably be harder on me than on him.  Maybe we will be able to video chat on Skype :)