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Friday, August 23, 2013

Owen at 18 months.

I'm a bit behind as our little guy is now officially 19 months, but I can't miss the opportunity to reminisce about Owen at the fun age of 18 months.

Owen now weighs 25 lbs & 11 oz. (68%) and is 33 & 3/8 inches tall (75%). You wear mostly 24 month/2T clothes.

Owen-

  • To say that you are busy is the world's greatest understatement. You stop only to read, eat & sleep. You love to walk, run, jump, bounce, and most recently climb (my worst nightmare!). 
  • You no longer enjoy riding around in the 'buggy' on our shopping trips and evening walks & instead insist on 'walking'. Fortunately, you've learned that this comes with the requirement of holding mommy or daddy's hand & you do that pretty well.
  • You love books. We read so much & that makes your mommy so happy. Some of your favorite books are 'Is Your Mama a Llama? (you call it 'llama')', 'See & Spy Shapes' (you call it "circle'), 'All About Tractors' (which you say perfectly!), & 'The Brave Cowboy' (you call it 'cooboy). Some of my favorite moments each day are the ones when you come bringing a book to me to read. 
  • You love to go to church on Sundays. You get very excited to see your teacher "Miss Erin" and your friends Elliott, Lorna, Caroline, Max, & Maggie.
  • You love to open & close things...doors, drawers, cabinets, straps, zippers.
  • Your favorite word seems to be 'NO', but you're quite polite because usually you say 'no m'am' although you haven't quite caught on to 'no sir', so for now everyone is a m'am. 
  • You still love to eat. You love 'noodles', 'brocci' (broccoli), 'matoes' (tomatoes), 'berries', 'nanies' (bananas), 'cheese', & of course 'cookies'.
  • You love music...your "Hoy" c.d. (Kindermusik) & Daddy's The Doors Greatest Hits Albums are your favorites. You've got some pretty good dance moves too!
  • You have soooo many words. I feel like you pick up several new words every day. Some of your newest words are "microwave", "motorcycle", "lawnmower", "highchair" (your favorite seat in the house!), and "quiet" (you love to tell Sadie this all the time).
  • You love your Little Bear & binky. You know that you can only have them in bed for naps & at night, so you're pretty good about putting them back in bed when you wake up but you sure do love to snuggle up with them when it's time to sleep. (Don't know how we're going to begin to part with your binky...oh my!)
Dear Owen,

My sweet, sweet boy...You are such a delight to daddy & I. Mommy has been so blessed to stay home with you for the last three months. We have had so much fun together and made so many sweet memories. I am so amazed by how much you are learning and how intelligent God has made you. 
You are definitely all boy...You are completely captivated by anything with wheels, anything related to dirt, and anything that involves running. Your love for books and music is precious to me. 

We love you more & more every day little man.

Love, 
Mommy

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