Happy Birthday to Daddy!

Friday was daddy's birthday! He's super old. Like at least 20 or so. ;)

Here is the best present daddy got! It's a pasta bowl with my handprint on it!

I helped daddy open his presents. For some reason a lot of his presents were wrapped in baby-themed gift bags. Hmmm... I wonder why?

Here's daddy's bright pink cake! Good thing he is secure in his masculinity. I didn't get any cake. Mom says I have to wait till my own birthday to enjoy such sugary goodness. Plus, it was a strawberry cake and babies aren't supposed to have any berries until they turn 1.

Here I am helping daddy blow out all 6 of his candles. We didn't want to have to apply for a permit from the fire department in order to light as many candles as it would have taken to reach daddy's age. So he just got 6.

This was good training for my birthday. It's coming up on April 4th. Don't forget to send me presents! ;)

Walk this Way

Thursday morning at the mall playground Owen decided to start walking more than crawling. He was walking all over the place. Since then, he's definitely been walking more but not nearly as much as that Thursday morning. Now, if he's pulled himself into a standing position and decides he wants to go somewhere, he walks there. He used to get back down and crawl to the new destination. Just a little more practice and confidence and he'll be on his way!

(Oh, and he's not a convict despite what his outfit might imply. He's actually wearing Halloween pajamas. ... one of the downsides to hand-me-downs from a boy born in the opposite season!)

An e-Hug from Owen

Playtime

Happy-Go-Lucky

We've been marveling lately at how "good" Owen is these days. This is compared to the early days when he would cry if he wasn't being held and bounced in a proper rhythm! He used to HATE the car and now does great in it. He used to be generally frustrated with is lack of mobility and now he can get just about anywhere. He used to scream at us for various things that we didn't understand and now he actually can communicate with us and we've managed to mostly figure him out! All-in-all he's a very happy, good baby (even if he's more active and curious than average)!

Tubby Time is Happy Time

(Click to enlarge this one and you can see all 6 of my teeth!)

See How I Have Grown

Taking pictures in the chair is getting dangerous

What's in Here?

Cruisin'

Well, it's been about two months now since Owen took his first steps and he's still not walking on his own. That's okay though! He just recently figured out how to 'cruise' along furniture and the walls. He used to just 'go for it' and take steps inbetween things he wanted to hold on to. This phase is a little safer. He can get just about anywhere though and if he needs to take a few steps inbetween things, he does it quite handily.

Oh, and Happy Valentine's Day!

What's with this Face?

I keep accidentally capturing this face on camera these days!

Owen is getting big! He's moved on up to 12-month clothes. He's also starting to communicate more. He has started using signs along with 'words.' He's figured out the sign for more and usually says "mo" as he signs it. Nursing and sleeping go hand-in-hand as far as he is concerned so he has started making the nursing sign (actually it's the milk sign) when he's ready for his nap. He knows the word ball and says "baw". He will also wave bye sometimes. Overall, he's very chatty and out-going! We're not sure how that happened! :)

More weekend pictures

The ever elusive picture of Owen and Mommy

I think somebody is going to like his new ride, all he needs now is someone to hook up a bike and pull him around.

Owen says, "get this doll away from me!"

Gran-Mammy and Gran-Pappy

G & G Johnson stopped by for a visit this weekend. Owen found them to be quite useful for walking help!

The Sunday Paper

Owen is following in his dad's footsteps already and enjoying the Sunday Paper!

The Great Outdoors

We hit 55 degrees here on Saturday so Owen and I headed outside. This was (sadly) his first ride in a swing and he LOVED it. He was cracking up and the daredevil in him emerged as he clearly wanted to be yelling "higher! higher!"

Silly Owen

Owen did some painting the other day and pretty much hated this Elmo smock. He kept that right arm sticking out like that and did all of his painting with his left hand.

Owen likes to climb under the dining table.

If you ever are wondering why Owen throws Cheerios on the floor, it's so he can eat them later when he is hanging out under the table.

This is how Owen crawls when he finds himself on cold tile with exposed legs.

He usually turns around and leaves the cold tile, but not always.

Aunt Stephanie!

Visitors are Fun...

... especially if they bring a suitcase for Owen to climb on! Beyond the suitcase, Owen has been enjoying playing with his Aunt Stephanie who is visiting from Wisconsin! We've been keeping pretty busy but hopefully soon we'll actually get some pictures with Stephanie in them! We also are trying to get some pictures of Owen shaking his head 'no' which he does ALL the time and his latest talents - clapping and waving. (Although he waves backwards - like he is waving at himself or telling you to "come hither.")

Oh, and Owen is 10 months old today!

Do you remember when?