Owen didn’t want the apple that I cut for his dinner, but after dinner, he saw the remaining whole apple on the counter and grabbed it…and chewed on it for quite some time!
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First cereal with a spoon!
Since Owen is getting pretty good using his spoon with his yogurt, we thought we’d try cereal in milk. It took a few minutes of telling him NO when he tried to eat with his fingers and showing him how to scoop with the spoon, but he eventually got it. Of course, he still tries to use his fingers some times…but then the next moment he’ll pick up fallen cereal and put it back in the bowl (instead of in his mouth)! But overall he did really well for his first try!
Diaper change
Just a sample of the fun we have during diaper changes.
Counting!
He just started counting on his own, so I asked him to count again. You might have to turn the volume up towards the end, but he does count from one to ten!
Tunnel!
I finally figured out how to connect ALL the pieces of Owen’s train tracks, and it made a tunnel. He hadn’t seen it because I did it after he went to bed…but he noticed it as soon as he came downstairs! And he knew it was a tunnel!
New squirt gun!
Learning how to—OOPSIE!!—use his new fish squirt gun! Thanks, Gramma Marsha!
Hi bug!
Owen loves watching bugs…and saying hi!
On mark! Get set! Go!
Splashing in the water table with papa. Grannie Lin taught him “On your mark!” which comes out “Onma! Onma!” 🙂
Nomming a Monkey Arm
We gave Maggie one of her favorite monkeys tonight. After she crunches off the eyes, nose, ears, and squeaker box, then she starts doing this:
Owen’s New Car
Yes, Tom and I decided to spoil Owen just a little more and get him his own car. A Dodge Charger Police Cruiser to be exact. He loved the little Toy Story-themed car at Walmart so much, we thought he would just die when he saw this one. As you will see, he was excited to see a car…but was almost more excited with his pool. Toddlers!
When we finally got him back to the car (he kept running back and forth between the pool and the car), Tom tried to show him how it moved…but since it wasn’t a constant pressure and a smooth movement, the noise and jerkiness freaked him out a bit and he was DONE!
Then he came back over to explore it more. He loved playing with the wheels and the mirrors.
Loving his car!
Having more fun (and getting more comfortable) with his car!
Crying Over Corn
5:38pm => The world is apparently ending because I asked Owen to try a piece of corn. (This wasn’t even the worst of it. He was calming down here.)
5:45pm => Seven minutes later and he won’t stop eating corn.
I can’t wait for these food issues to be a thing of the past.
Fun at a new park!
We stopped at a new park on the way home from my chiropractor… Owen wasn’t too sure about it at first, but quickly got into it.
My biggest surprise? His hood came off and he let out a big OH NO (you will hear it) and wanted me to put it back on!
And then he went down a slide. The only one of four that had standing water and gunk at the bottom. Of course. Boys!
His response? WET! And of course I had no change of clothes (since we were in Tom’s car). It wasn’t terribly cold, so I stripped off his pants and he rode home in his top and a diaper! 🙂
SATURN!
You gotta love the Little Einsteins for teaching Owen about Saturn! I was reading a magazine while he was running around playing with his water table…and I kept hearing something that sounded like “Saturn” and I couldn’t figure out why he was saying it…until I saw what he was holding (as you will see in the videos). What a smart kid!
And then later that afternoon, he wanted to go inside after playing…and was getting a little whiny (but still dang cute):
And more whining…
Piggy!
This guinea pig has been in Owen’s preschool/playroom at the community center forever, and he’s never really taken much of an interest…and I’m not even sure I’ve told him it’s a guinea pig (although I probably have). So today, he just started saying PIGGY!
Splash! Jump!
Water! Splash!
Help! Shoe! Sand!
Let’s just say Owen doesn’t like getting sand in his shoes…and we will no longer be wearing Tevas to the park.
The big kid slide, part 2!
The view from the top:
The big kid slide!
The view from the bottom:
Pocoyo Giggling
Watching one of his new favorite shows…and giggling like he always does!
Busy, busy day!
We went to the park with Gramma Jean and showed her how much Owen liked the slide!
Playing with ants!
Then we came home and Owen and Gramma were reading a new book—and Owen was telling us a big story!
Then we went out for pizza—and Owen sat in a booster for the first time! And he did great! And ate two pieces of pizza!
Then, Tom and I went to Costco…to pick up the huge bear I saw earlier and had decided not to get…but Tom wanted to get it.
Owen wasn’t too sure about it at first…but now he loves it!
Attempted Easter kid photo shoot!
We wanted to get all four little ones together for a photo…my mom and I were both snapping away at the same time. I put all mine (I think it was 129 or so!) into a slideshow because it’s funny to watch the whole thing in one shot. I think there are maybe two decent ones overall where everyone is looking at the camera!
Falling asleep in the car
We were headed to Bay City for our Easter lunch, with the plan that Owen would nap on the way there. He was falling asleep on the couch before we left, but was wide awake once we got him in the car. After about 45 minutes, this is what happened… I alternate between thinking “poor kid” and “oh my gosh that’s too cute.”
Hiccup!
A fun new word! (You might have to turn the volume up and listen closely.)
A park afternoon!
It was a perfect 70-degree day with a nice breeze…so we were off to the park! Owen had a blast running and running—and finally decided he liked the slides (instead of just the one at home) so he had fun with those, as well.
Early Easter Fun
Since we will be out of town with family on Easter Sunday, we decided to have our (very first!) egg hunt this weekend when Grandma Marsha and Uncle Rob were here. Of course it was really cold, so the outside hunt turned into the living room hunt. These videos are waaaay long, but it’s mostly for all of the grandparents. 🙂
Easter Egg Hunt in the Living Room (9m04s)
He ended up liking the plastic eggs more than the hunt OR the goodies in the eggs.
Giving Owen His First Bike (6m42s)
He loved looking at and playing with the bike the best…but wasn’t too terribly sure about actually getting on and using it.
Funny faces
As we’ve discovered, when Owen sees himself in the camera (being recorded) he starts making funny faces. You can really see this here, as I start recording from a bit of a distance. He sees it and notices it, but the antics don’t REALLY start until the camera gets right in his face.
New and bigger slide!
Owen has outgrown his little slide that we got at the garage sale last summer…so it was time to upgrade. After a few weeks of waiting and searching, I found one on Craigslist and picked it up today! I surprised him with it after his nap!
Tongue & Tail
Little Einsteins Sing-A-Long
He really loves the show Little Einsteins and the main character is a rocket, which is his new favorite thing/toy/character. Whenever it comes on, you can tell he’s trying to sing along to the theme song… This is what it sounds like.