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Pictures from the last few days

Now that Owen is getting older, he poses for pictures better (like he did before he could get away from the camera).

Owen and Mama

Owen and Papa

And here is Owen on the patio barking at the neighbors dog (you can see his lips pursed in the "urf" doggie call).

And here is Owen and Papa at the park (last night). Owen LOVES the slide now and wanted to go on it over and over again (which meant Papa got lots of bird crap on his pant leg)!

Vegas baby

I missed Owen a bunch during the 5 days I was in Las Vegas, but I think he missed me more. Owen did have some very nice visits with his Aunties, cousins, and Mummo while I was out of town, but he was very happy to see me at the Airport, and hasn't left my side much since then.

And just like a Mom, the first thing I bought when in Las Vegas was this onesie for Owen. It's just so cute!










And, coincidentally, the last thing I purchased in Vegas was this lovely set of gum boots for Owen. I bought them at the New York New York hotel - they go with the fireman theme. I could have also bought the matching rain jacket, but it was very expensive ($80 I think). The boots were much more reasonable ($22). And they must be the cutest things I have ever seen!

As soon as I gave them to Owen this morning he wanted me to put them on him. They are still a little big (size 6), but he loves to wear them around the house. He walks really well in them, but can;t seem to get up when sitting down. So then he takes them off. And here he is with one boot on and one boot off.

Owen's Peculiar Aristocratic Title is...

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Owen and the bear

I am trying to get Owen's 13 month bear photo - even though he is 13.5 months old now. I took this first bunch of photos on Sunday, but didn't really like them too much. Gabe says Owen looks cross eyed in these pictures. I don't think he liked the flash.




So I took these photos today. But I still don;t have one that stands out as my favorite. I like these ones today (especially the one on the bottom right), but the book covers up his legs, so you can't really see his full size.

I don't think I am going to get another chance to take more photos of Owen - at least not things month. He is starting to loose his pateience with me and my camera. So I want to claim one of these as his 'montly shot with the bear' for March. What do you think? What is your favorite shot out of all of these?

my naughty little monkey

Today, when I went in to give Owen his bottle after his morning nap, I found him standing in his crib with no pants on – and no diaper on either. He had taken off his pants and diaper and peed through the crib bars onto the floor. Nice, eh? The only good thing about this is that he had thrown all his pillows, blankets, and stuffed animals onto the floor – so that is what he peed on, and not the carpet. So I just had to wash all those and the mess was cleaned up. I don’t know how he did it, the little monkey!

Starting to feel better

Owen is feeling a lot better, and you can tell by his attitude – he is such a happy boy! His nose still runs constantly though, and his cough isn’t all gone quite yet.

He woke up yet again last night – twice – with nightmares. He just cried and cried and is inconsolable for 5-10 minutes. It is so hard to hear. And then he wakes up more, and is able to smile, and talk, and be happy, And then he is up for 10-20 minutes. And then he goes back to bed. This is very tiring for Mama and Papa. But at least he lets us sleep in when morning comes – we all slept in until 10am today. Needless to say, Gabe was late for work today.

Owen has been doing the "ahhhhh" after he takes a drink for about a week now, but today he learned yet a new noise to make with his mouth – he sucks in his bottom lip (quite far) and then opens his mouth fast to make a puckering sort of noise. He loves making noises like that. And he giggles now too! It is so cute. Last night, when we were up at midnight, he was tickling Gabe and giggling – it was soooooooooooooooo cute!

The storm before the calm?

I know the saying is 'the calm before the storm', but I am hoping it will work the other way around with Owen. Owen has been sick with this nasty cough and cold for about a week now. My poor boy now knows what the word 'Kleenex' means and he runs away when he hears it.

I got the stomach flu a few days ago, so we are both home. I thought Owen was catching the flu bug too, but it seems he didn't. Which is good.

But Owen has been teething for a while now, and with his cough and cold on top of that, he has been cranky and drooly and snotty and all sorts of other wonderful things in the last week or two. So I am hoping that this is the stprm before the calm - I hope he's back to normal soon. I don't want to think that this IS normal. Because it isn't - at least, not for Owen.

His mornings are usuaklly ok, but the poor little guy can't sleep well (or nap well) as he can't breath through his nose and he wakes up coughing. So his afternoons and evenings aren't great.

Plus, with me being so sick, we can't leave the house to see friends, go to the park, or just get out for a bit. I'm hoping to be good enough to go back to work tomorrow so Owen will at least get to go to daycare and play with his friends there. That will probably make him happy.

How much do you love books?

When I say Owen loves his books, I mean he LOVES his books. Especially the touch and feels ones, and especially this book. It's called "That's not my bear". This one page of the book has velcro for the bears tongue, and Owen loves it! He especially likes to lick this page and feel the velcro on his tongue. It's hillarious! Owen will sit there (or lie there as the case may be) for 10 minutes or so just licking this one page. I had to capture it on film!