Owen's Monkey Business

We had fall break all week, so I got to be a stay at home mom and catch up on playdates, fun with O. and household chores plus get a jumpstart on the holiday to-do list! Here is a run-down of our week: Monday: playdate with Tia Alice and cousin Oqwe. The boys had a blast and enjoyed eating lunch together at O's little table. I brought out the second chair and all week since he's left he keeps pointing to the chair and saying "Otwe". It's so cute! After O's nap Tuesday afternoon I took him with me to HomeGoods. I'd been wanting to get there for a month or so just to see and finally I decided to just take him along. He did great! Tuesday: O. and I were up and ready early (by 8:45) to head over and pick up Hannah and Liam so we could all head to Yucaipa, (about 100 miles southeast) to visit Carmen, Jesse, and Camilla Rose. We had such a fun visit. O. ate so much chicken, potatoes and fruit at lunch I could hardly believe it. Wednesday: Up and ready by 9:15 ...

Owen turned 17 months last week. He is a little over 25 pounds and wears 12-18 month size clothes, size 4 diapers, and size 5 shoes. He still loves cleaning and playing with balls. He has been enjoying his baby doll and now likes to pretend to feed her a bottle. knows lots of words and says several of them. The day he turned 17 months he started using "mama" to refer to me instead of dada. Just a few days later he really started calling Grandma and Grandpa by their names too. He drinks from a cup without a lid and continues to feed himself as he has since about 10-11 months old. He loves fruit. New favorites include pineapple, oranges, and the old standbys are still popular. He likes flour tortillas and calls them "tias". He will drink a cup of milk but is not a huge milk drinker. He mostly drinks water, though he's had a juice box or two each month. Momma is 30 weeks along now and starting to nest. She is itching to decorate the house for the holiday...