Update

I just wanted to clear the air with everyone...My husband is still absolutely wonderful. He did remember to bring home the new hub a few weeks ago and set it up. However our internet is still not working. Ughh!

Owen loves his monkey, George. He calls him his "monee" and for some reason has adopted this affectionate name for all blankets. I have no idea why. But, if you hear my son say "monee", he is not greedy and only thinking about money. He is simly referring to his blanket. Boy needs to learn those k's.

I know I know I know

Sorry, friends, for the lack of posting on Owen's behalf. He's been on my case lately about updating all his friends on the wonderful things he says an does. Although I have many fabulous Ideas for Owen's blog...I have been completely incapacitated by an unfortunate case of a bad modem, router or hub (not really sure which of these it is). Anyways...my absolutely wonderful husband is bringing home (fingers crossed that he remembers) a new thing-a-ma-jig tonight. Which means I should have uninterrupted access to the world wide web by the end of the week and, therefore, a new blog post shortly following.

Some nonsense...

Oh this boy...I don't know whether to laugh or be mad or cry with him sometimes. These past few days Owen's favorite game seems to be how many times can I push the power button on the cable box before I am stopped. At least he thinks it's a game. No matter how many times we "remove him from the area" and say "NO!" he seems to think it's funny. I think at this point, the child has lost all feeling in the top of his chubby little hand. I'm so scared to slap his hand too hard...at what point is it considered child abuse?

Before I had a child I was always so sure of how well-behaved and disciplined my kids were going to be...HA! Don't even get me started on dinner time.

On a lighter note. I love this boy...he brings me so much joy and I feel so blessed to be his caregiver. He's getting better at taking steps. Every day he seems to be less wobbly and more confident. He is also developing quite the personality. I see a lot of Kyle in him. Whether it be a goofy face or a sloppy hug he is always trying to make me laugh. The other night Owen heard me laugh and decided to mock me by throwing his head back and bellowing out a, "bahaha". This in turn made me laugh again and so he repeated. He's a great boy and I pray that he develops a generous and caring heart. That he grows to serve God and follow Him.

Enough with the mush...here's a pic of his latest goofy face.

Pics of the Birthday Boy

One down, seventeen to go

Well, he did it! Owen survived a whole year with us. He's an extremely resilient little boy. We had so much fun celebrating his big day too. It was almost like a surprise party. We were all at the park with everything set up and waiting for him. And in he walks (Owen was actually carried in) with that "deer in the head lights" sort of face, a little shocked from all of the smiling faces. He had a great time visiting with most of his friends and family that love him. Thanks to everyone for being there for Owen. He is one very blessed little boy.

Another highlight of the day is that he took two consecutive steps...HORRAY! I'm really excited to not have to carry him all the time. Not that I don't like being a luggage cart...I'm just tired of having to constantly adjust my clothing from the pulls and stretches of little limbs.

Some things we love about our boy...

1. His hugs especially when he wraps his arms right around your neck and sighs. It just melts your heart.

2. That he has learned to say please.

3. That he is friendly and loves to talk to everyone.

4. That he will go to bed by himself

5. The little blue speck in his right eye (it's perfect)

6. His crazy hair that won't lay down

7. The fact that he is so observant and doesn't miss a beat

8. That he looks just like his daddy.

9. That he is happy and healthy

10. We love that he's ours and he needs us

shrink art & gold fish

We hope that everyone had a great holiday. We sure did. Tonight, "my beth" (that is what Owen calls her) came over and we made shrink art.

Owen is discovering that he can stand all by himself. He loves to listen to music and dance and scream. We are enjoying every day with him. Enough with the talk...here are the photos.

I'm sorry everyone...

I know it's been over a month and I apologize. This blog won't be very long but I stole this pic from my sister, Becky, and wanted to post it. My entire family is visiting from Idaho for Christmas! On Tuesday Owen was able to spend the day with his aunts and uncles and he loved it. They took him to Santa Clarita Park. We're going to have a wonderful week together.