Owen is doing great. He was sick two weeks ago. Pink eye & double ear infection and then RSV set in later in the week complete with fever (while he was on antibiotics). We were nervous, as we didn't want a repeat of last summer. Bbut the doctor said it was most likely RSV and not something the antibiotics would attack anyway. Knock on wood that the antibiotics knocked everything out and he will be healthy the rest of the season :)
We cannot believe how much Owen is talking and everything he is doing. It just amazes us. He is starting to sleep longer in the mornings. Sometimes he needs a little help at 530am...but then he'll go back to sleep for another hour or so. Yesterday he slept from 7pm to 7am. When he did wake up, he was SO chatty. He was basically carrying on a conversation with me while eating breakfast. Of course...his responses were using one word or maybe two...and they may not have been appropriate answers...but it was very cute. Then, when I got up from the table to clean up Owen just continued 'practicing' all of his words. He even started to say words that I had said earlier in the morning. For example - I asked him if he was going to have a Valentine's party at school. He did respond "Yes"...but then later when I was putting our dishes up he said saying "Party" and "School" and then started listing all his 'friends' at school. He clearly said five of the kids in his class - Eryn, Jack, Lannen (for Landon), Sita, Melsa (Melissa, his teacher). Super cute.
Owen still loves to vacuum and color. He also loves to name and point to body parts. His favorite is "belly". Of course, Owen loves to lift up his shirt and show off his buddha belly and belly button, but he also likes to see our bare bellies. Daddy's shirt is usually tucked in, and if Owen wants to name it he will reach up and tug at Clint's shirt until it gets untucked. Owen gets confused when he lifts up my shirt, as he then finds another layer (the fabric panel on my maternity pants that goes up to my chest!). Unprompted, Owen will point at my belly and say "baby". He has no idea that his world (and ours) is about to change!
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Owen's World Ends When....
....Mommy or Daddy put on their jackets to go outside and Owen can't go (for whatever reason...needs a diaper change, is eating, is too cold outside, etc.). He screams "Jacket, jacket, jacket"
....he needs his hands cleaned before and after dinner
....he needs his face cleaned after dinner
...."Baby" or "Gabba" goes to "sleep" (he calls the computer "Baby" and/or "Gabba" because we have a game on the computer called "Alpha Baby" (see a previous post) and he watches "Yo Gabba Gabba" videos on the computer)
....we take him upstairs after he starts tormenting Nash
....we put his crayons or trucks away because he'd rather throw them than draw or play with them
....he can not have Cheerios right before dinner
....he can not have peas right when they come out of the microwave because they need to be drained and cooled
....we take his milk or juice away because he starts spitting it out after taking a drink
I am sure this is just the start to the 'tantrums' stage. But....Owen is generally a happy kiddo and we love him no matter what mood he is in!
....he needs his hands cleaned before and after dinner
....he needs his face cleaned after dinner
...."Baby" or "Gabba" goes to "sleep" (he calls the computer "Baby" and/or "Gabba" because we have a game on the computer called "Alpha Baby" (see a previous post) and he watches "Yo Gabba Gabba" videos on the computer)
....we take him upstairs after he starts tormenting Nash
....we put his crayons or trucks away because he'd rather throw them than draw or play with them
....he can not have Cheerios right before dinner
....he can not have peas right when they come out of the microwave because they need to be drained and cooled
....we take his milk or juice away because he starts spitting it out after taking a drink
I am sure this is just the start to the 'tantrums' stage. But....Owen is generally a happy kiddo and we love him no matter what mood he is in!
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Baby McR #2's nursery
The house we moved into here in Richmond used to belong to a family of four...a husband and wife with their two little boys. If we had to guess...they had a three to four year old (because one room used to have a toddler bed in it) and an infant (because one room had a crib in it). The three to four year old used to sleep in a room that was painted blue, which is now our spare room. Owen sleeps in what was the previous owner's spare room (we painted it green to match Owen's bedding). And the infant's room was painted with cream, blue and brown stripes and has now been transformed into our new baby's room!
When we were picking rooms, we didn't yet know if Baby McR #2 was a boy or a girl. We did decide that if we found out that we were going to have a boy, we would just keep the blue stripes and if found out that we were having a girl, we would paint the blue stripes pink.
As most of you know....we are having a girl...so we had to buy some pink paint! Mommy and Owen picked it out a few weeks ago. The shade of pink is called "Princess" (hmmm....a sign of things to come?) and was chosen to match the material Mommy was using to make the bedding (sheets, crib skirt and bumper).
Mommy then taped all the stripes in preparation for Daddy to paint.
Over the last two weekends, Daddy completed the painting job and the room is now ready (with the exception of some furniture purchases) for Baby McR #2!!!!
When we were picking rooms, we didn't yet know if Baby McR #2 was a boy or a girl. We did decide that if we found out that we were going to have a boy, we would just keep the blue stripes and if found out that we were having a girl, we would paint the blue stripes pink.
As most of you know....we are having a girl...so we had to buy some pink paint! Mommy and Owen picked it out a few weeks ago. The shade of pink is called "Princess" (hmmm....a sign of things to come?) and was chosen to match the material Mommy was using to make the bedding (sheets, crib skirt and bumper).
Mommy then taped all the stripes in preparation for Daddy to paint.
Over the last two weekends, Daddy completed the painting job and the room is now ready (with the exception of some furniture purchases) for Baby McR #2!!!!
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