Having just had his 1st Birthday, Owen was ready to do and learn so many new things. He is anxious to be near both mom and dad and see what we are doing.
Owen wanting to cuddle with a sick dad (thus the covered face).
Owen has a pretty solid routine at this point, not only for eating and napping but also nighttime activities. (Almost) every night, Owen gets a bath, which is one of his favorite things. After he has had his fill of bathtime, he gets out, gets dried off and goes streaking through the house. He goes running out the the bathroom into the living room and gets the biggest smile on his face. A few pictures from his streaking adventures one night...
Shortly after Owen's birthday we celebrated Thanksgiving. We had a very nice long weekend. Our friend from Jacksonville came over Wednesday night to to visit, spend Thanksgiving Day with us, and to meet Owen. On Thursday we got up and drove across town to participate in the Turkey Trot 5K. Jed and I jogged and walked it while Owen cheered on from the stroller. Jed pushed him the whole way and when Jed slowed down Owen got fussy but when he sped up Owen laughed and got excited. After the race we came home and cooked a turkey and all our usual side dishes. It was time for Owen's Thanksgiving Dinner: Round 2 (if you'll remember he had some mashed potatoes and cranberry salad at a mere two and a half weeks old last year). He loved it! The cranberry salad was his favorite and the mashed potatoes and stuffing came in close second.
Owen's walking is really improving, right after his 1st Birthday he started walking backwards (just 2-3 steps) but loved his new talent. Then shortly before his 13-month birthday he got to practice steps when we took him to get his hair cut. He was quite the champ but wasn't completely confident on the way down.
Owen is such a big, strong, smart boy. His favorite song is "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes" and loves it when his singing puppy sing it for him. With the help of the song he has now knows where his head is. He has also learned where his tummy is and can show you where they both are when asked.
Owen hanging out with daddy on the couch before bed. He has moved more from momma's boy to daddy's little buddy.
Owen's feet must have been cold (despite the footie jammies) because in the morning we found him with feet tucked under the sheet saver.
Owen has learned to not only imitate us but also his friends from school. We picked him up one afternoon and his teacher told us that one of his friends screams a very shrill scream when she gets upset or frustrated. She then proceeded to tell us that our sweet little boy will lay on her to make her scream, just so he can imitate her with the biggest grin on his face. We wondered why he was all of a sudden letting out the most ear-piercing screams.
Owen imitating Dad and trying to carry his backpack one morning.
Owen loves his food and usually lets none of it go to waste... however, one afternoon, we found him in the kitchen with a trail of goldfish behind him leading to the living room. Not sure what happened that day.
