Every morning Owen runs into our bedroom to find daddy and asks him to play music on his computer. Pat asks him what he wants to listen to and Owen replies with "yeah yeah yeah". The song that plays after this is " I wanna hold your hand" and Owen started holding his hands when that plays. Silly kid.
Saturday, September 28, 2013
Thursday, September 12, 2013
18/19 months
So, it's been a while since I've done a monthly update on Owen so I'm going to try and catch up on where he is now. We had his 18 month check up last week so I finally have some stats on our little giant!
H: 34 1/4 in (90%) - I'd say at this point he'll be taking after my side of the family in height!
W: 27 lbs 14.5 oz (75%)
HC: 19 3/4 cm (95%)
His doctor said he definitely had a growth spurt in the last 6 months and is finally growing into his head :) This also explains why he can reach everything in our house. There are still times each day where Pat and I look at each other and say "did he just reach that??" I think all of his growth happened over the summer while we were gone so all the things that were out of reach when we left in June are no longer that way. We've started packing things away or just getting rid of them since it's likely they will just end up broken.
Owen is as feisty as ever and wanting to explore everything. We're trying to figure out the balance of curiosity and disobedience along with when things become a safety hazard. Everyday presents new challenges in discipline and patience but he brings so much joy to our days. When we open the refrigerator he will run over and just want to look in it. It's quite possible he's learned that from me... When we first were home he had to open every cupboard door to see what was inside and seemed a little confused when he got to the ones that had locks on them.
Raising a little boy is also a messy job I'm learning. We did baths 3 nights in a row due to messy meals. One night it was peanut butter (this one I expected to be a mess!) and the next day I gave him a hamburger for lunch and the next thing I know he's rubbing his greasy plate all over his head. I didn't see that one coming but that sight still makes me laugh. It'll be interesting if we ever have daughters to see the difference between raising boys and girls.
Owen is still saying few words but seems to be practicing more. So far we have:
maymay (mama)
dad
baybay (bailey)
duh (duck)
t t t (train)
p p p (tractor) - I taught him tractors go put put put which is where the p sounds come from
uh-oh
maaa! (oh man!)
We're at 75+ signs now but I haven't really taught him any new ones lately. I asked about his speech at his check up and his ped wasn't concerned yet. She said some kids work on comprehension from 12-18 months and then start picking up words from 18-24 months so we'll wait until he turns 2 and if he still isn't talking much we'll get him evaluated. He understands almost everything I tell him or ask him and he communicates in some form so I'm not worried.
Some of Owen's favorite things to do:
talk on the phone
play with cars, trucks, tractors, trains or airplanes
run.....everywhere
Two things he started doing lately that are completely adorable happen at bedtime. The first started the other night when I was about to take up to bed. He'd said goodnight to daddy and we started up the stairs. He got up one step then came down to wave to daddy again. I think we let this happen 4-5 times before saying all done. He will also occasionally run back to give daddy hugs over and over before going to bed which you can't say no to! I started praying with him before bed at night and after I say amen he would look at me and put his hands back together like when we pray and so I asked if he wanted to pray more and his excitedly nods his head. So I asked what he wanted to pray for and he signs daddy first and then we say amen and then we have to pray for grandpa and then grandma. I know these are likely his way of stalling bedtime but I love it and can't say no. He did the prayer thing at dinner the other night after daddy prayed and when daddy asked who he wanted to pray for he said "mama!". Totally melted my heart.
Tuesday we had some separation anxiety issues. We had out first MOPS meeting so Owen went to the nursery but got so sad whenever I tried to leave. I stayed for about 30 minutes just to make sure everyone was calmed down and they had the help they needed and he did not like when I left. Usually he calms down after a few minutes but I had to go back about 10 minutes later to do something and he was still crying off and on which made me sad. When I picked him up at the end they said he did fine though so that made me glad. That night he would not let me put him in his bed. He just wanted to snuggle on my lap and would cry every time I would move to get up. I let him fall asleep on me but he woke up and cried when I tried to move him to his bed. I think it was much easier to let him cry when it was happening on a nightly basis. It happens so rarely now that it breaks my heart and I usually go back in right away. I sent Pat in after a few minutes and he calmed down right away. I guess sometimes he just wants more mommy love!
I almost forgot about his belly button obsession. He will spend several minutes at a time looking for his belly button and often will just walk around with his shirt pulled up with his finger on his belly button. You'll also know he's comfortable around you if he starts looking for yours. One night while he was in the bath tub he would take a cup of water, pour it over his belly, drop the cup then look for his belly button. This went one for several minutes which was quite comical. It's almost like a security thing for him to know it's there.
H: 34 1/4 in (90%) - I'd say at this point he'll be taking after my side of the family in height!
W: 27 lbs 14.5 oz (75%)
HC: 19 3/4 cm (95%)
His doctor said he definitely had a growth spurt in the last 6 months and is finally growing into his head :) This also explains why he can reach everything in our house. There are still times each day where Pat and I look at each other and say "did he just reach that??" I think all of his growth happened over the summer while we were gone so all the things that were out of reach when we left in June are no longer that way. We've started packing things away or just getting rid of them since it's likely they will just end up broken.
Owen is as feisty as ever and wanting to explore everything. We're trying to figure out the balance of curiosity and disobedience along with when things become a safety hazard. Everyday presents new challenges in discipline and patience but he brings so much joy to our days. When we open the refrigerator he will run over and just want to look in it. It's quite possible he's learned that from me... When we first were home he had to open every cupboard door to see what was inside and seemed a little confused when he got to the ones that had locks on them.
Raising a little boy is also a messy job I'm learning. We did baths 3 nights in a row due to messy meals. One night it was peanut butter (this one I expected to be a mess!) and the next day I gave him a hamburger for lunch and the next thing I know he's rubbing his greasy plate all over his head. I didn't see that one coming but that sight still makes me laugh. It'll be interesting if we ever have daughters to see the difference between raising boys and girls.
Owen is still saying few words but seems to be practicing more. So far we have:
maymay (mama)
dad
baybay (bailey)
duh (duck)
t t t (train)
p p p (tractor) - I taught him tractors go put put put which is where the p sounds come from
uh-oh
maaa! (oh man!)
We're at 75+ signs now but I haven't really taught him any new ones lately. I asked about his speech at his check up and his ped wasn't concerned yet. She said some kids work on comprehension from 12-18 months and then start picking up words from 18-24 months so we'll wait until he turns 2 and if he still isn't talking much we'll get him evaluated. He understands almost everything I tell him or ask him and he communicates in some form so I'm not worried.
Some of Owen's favorite things to do:
talk on the phone
play with cars, trucks, tractors, trains or airplanes
run.....everywhere
Two things he started doing lately that are completely adorable happen at bedtime. The first started the other night when I was about to take up to bed. He'd said goodnight to daddy and we started up the stairs. He got up one step then came down to wave to daddy again. I think we let this happen 4-5 times before saying all done. He will also occasionally run back to give daddy hugs over and over before going to bed which you can't say no to! I started praying with him before bed at night and after I say amen he would look at me and put his hands back together like when we pray and so I asked if he wanted to pray more and his excitedly nods his head. So I asked what he wanted to pray for and he signs daddy first and then we say amen and then we have to pray for grandpa and then grandma. I know these are likely his way of stalling bedtime but I love it and can't say no. He did the prayer thing at dinner the other night after daddy prayed and when daddy asked who he wanted to pray for he said "mama!". Totally melted my heart.
Tuesday we had some separation anxiety issues. We had out first MOPS meeting so Owen went to the nursery but got so sad whenever I tried to leave. I stayed for about 30 minutes just to make sure everyone was calmed down and they had the help they needed and he did not like when I left. Usually he calms down after a few minutes but I had to go back about 10 minutes later to do something and he was still crying off and on which made me sad. When I picked him up at the end they said he did fine though so that made me glad. That night he would not let me put him in his bed. He just wanted to snuggle on my lap and would cry every time I would move to get up. I let him fall asleep on me but he woke up and cried when I tried to move him to his bed. I think it was much easier to let him cry when it was happening on a nightly basis. It happens so rarely now that it breaks my heart and I usually go back in right away. I sent Pat in after a few minutes and he calmed down right away. I guess sometimes he just wants more mommy love!
I almost forgot about his belly button obsession. He will spend several minutes at a time looking for his belly button and often will just walk around with his shirt pulled up with his finger on his belly button. You'll also know he's comfortable around you if he starts looking for yours. One night while he was in the bath tub he would take a cup of water, pour it over his belly, drop the cup then look for his belly button. This went one for several minutes which was quite comical. It's almost like a security thing for him to know it's there.
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| Loving the trucks at Grandma's house! |
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| Dance party with Grandma |
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| walking Bailee |
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| Riding the carousel with aunties |
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| Enjoying all the bubbles in Grandma's jacuzzi |
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| Waving at something |
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| Spaghetti night! |
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| Movie watching with Dad. He went back and forth between this and his crazy dance. |
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