October 2010

Carving Pumpkins & waiting for mom to come home from work.

Eating dinner at the table.


Seeing the big trucks!

August 2010

End of summer is fastly approaching. We have been busy doing lots of things. Owen and I went and met my friend Heather and her daughter Slyvie at the Strong Museum of Play in Rochester. Wonderful place - should be even more fun once Owen is a little bigger. We've met up with friends for play dates, gone for walks to feed the ducks, we have also redone our computer room from nasty green carpet to flooring the even I could put in. The month has flown by. Of course not without its illness - Owen contracted Roseola from a little girl who happened to have it just one of the days that he went this summer. He was there one day and boom - he's got it. It didn't show it's ugly face until about a week later with High fevers for 3-4 days and then a rash. Going to the new Dr's office I have determined that I don't like feeling like I am a bad mom and so we've decided to go back to the old doctor. There she at least didn't quote study after study and "the APA says this" and "you're going to ruin his teeth". ARGH. We are hoping to go to the NYS Fair next week to see the petting zoo and some of the other animals and be out before most people get there. We are looking forward to spending a day in Rushford at the Labor Day festvities out there with the Wilmot side of the family. September is fastly approaching and I can say that I haven't gotten a whole lot done for school this summer. Glad to say that actually - this summer was about Owen. Hope you enjoy the pics!

So I've been a slacker

Really - I'm sorry - It's summertime. School ended and not soon enough. Owen and I have been having a good summer enjoying each other's company. We got together with The Weldon's for our annual get together. Too bad baby Connor slept through the whole afternoon. We got toghether with my friend from college and her daughter Slyvie that's 2 months younger than Owen. She was too cute - and they were too cute together. We have had a playdate with Nando and got to play outside on his slide. We had Anthony, Angel, and Alex over to find out that they are expecting again, and Owen had a blast playing and following Alex around. It was great to watch him interact with him. He's been busy teething and had another ear infection, along with WALKING. He's traveling all over everything and getting into everything to boot. He's beginning to make sounds that are his words. Sounds that wouldn't sound like anything that might be a normal word - but to him - he knows what they mean. He's signing more and more, and he's begun to make noises that sounds like singing to his tunes in the car. He's a fan of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, as well as Handy Manny and can dance the hot dog dance - it's funny to watch when his daddy dances too. He went for his 15 mos appt this week and he weighs 26 lbs and is 32 in long. He's finally slowed down in the growing area - not height wise though. He enjoys being nosy and anytime someone drives by - or he just feels like it - he pulls the curtains back and stares out the windows. We just got back from a family vacation to NH where we went to Kellerhaus, HUGE icecream sundaes, Weirs Beach where we played in the sand, Portland ME where we walked around and went to the Longfellow house, and then there was the drive back! Let's just say lunch and up and down mountains didn't agree with Owen! As August is fastly approaching we have lots planned. We are planning on many more playdates with friends, a trip to the zoo, Sunflower maze, Strong Museum of Play, and a couple more trips to the park. I am enjoying my time off and have rarely thought about school. That's the way its supposed to be. The garden has seen its better days - thanks to the gopher that frequents our fenced in backyard. Thankfully they don't like eggplant, peppers, or tomatoes. The rest - gone to the roots. There has been lots that I wanted to do this summer and haven't gotten a lot of things done - finding the time to do things has been hard considering all I would like to do is play. I've decided that the house can just stay dirty - as soon as it gets clean its dirty again. And I'd rather enjoy the summer and forget about the dust. I have painted the back porch and thankfully Owen's daycare has been open for me to bring him over once a week for the day - he gets to see the kids and I get to paint.

Birthday Boy~

Owen is ONE! Wow has the year flown by. He had a fantastic birthday - he enjoyed his cake - especially in his hair. He likes his new toys. It was bittersweet for me thinking that he is still a baby and realizing nope - he's not. I hope everyone has enjoyed the year. Looking back on the blog posts its crazy how much he's changed. I hope you enjoy these pictures and future posts - since I plan on blogging more!

Pictures

Spring Break!

We are on Spring Break this week. It's very hard to believe that Owen is going to be a year old in 6 days. I can vividly remember most of the details about the long hours before we actually got to meet him. I was looking back through pictures recently and noticing how much he has changed. It's crazy. He once had dark hair, now it's lightish blond with red flecks. You could put him in one place on the floor and leave him long enough to go to the bathroom at least. Now - not so much. He's beginning to walk around with help of fingers. He knows exactly what he wants and will tell you, otherwise point and let you know what he wants instead. He likes to be as independent as possible. He knows what "No" means now but will kind of laugh at you and test you. He has a lovely smirk as he's doing it too. He loves watching "Baby Signing Time" and will watch it over and over again. He laughs at funny things that we do, say, or hear. He can clap at appropriate times. We love his side swiped scootch as his way of getting around. He's into everything from cabinets, to shelves, and is quick about it too. He's very curious and very serious all at the same time. We love him to pieces and pieces. Uh Oh - his nap is over - that was short lived. I'll post pictures later on.

Easter 2010 Pics