In usual fashion, I'm soooo late (almost an entire month this time, perhaps a new record?) with Owen's 10 month post. However, Owen is now 10 (and a half) months old now, which I can hardly believe, but he is. It's so cliche to say how "time flies by so fast" but it's really so true, and I don't think I really grasped HOW fast until I actually became a mother. I suppose what really gave me some perspective this month, was that my sweet friend Emilie & her husband, Whit, just had their baby boy on Tuesday. His name is Hansell Lee Smith II (named after Whit's dad) and they are calling him Lee. He is a precious tiny little bundle--only 5 pounds, 5 ounces and 18 1/2 inches long--and mom, dad, & baby are all doing great by the way :) So, we went to visit them in the hospital the other day and it just really shot me back, I mean, we were JUST there! Yet, already it's almost been an entire year, geeze! Here's a picture of us holding sweet little Lee by the way :)
What a cutie, huh? :)
Owen is really content crawling these days and not showing too much interest in moving on to walking (...and I'm sure not rushing him either!) Since he has seemed to be on the go practically from birth, Owen kind of got us thinking he'd be a really early walker. He still may do just that, I know it is still quite early, but he's not showing signs so far. He will occasionally stand on his own for a moment or two, but he isn't making the move with his feet yet. Also, he hasn't liked the few times we've held his hands and tried to see if he'd walk with us with assistance--he's content just to get around on all fours :)
Owen is eating a huge variety of food these days too. He's tried just about everything Tony & I eat, except for nuts & seafood. He is really not picky at all with the exception that still not crazy about eggs, but I still try them every now and then. I'm sure he'll eventually develop a taste for them :)
His vocabulary is ever growing too. The list of words includes:
wow, ow, woah, and dog---ALL the time
la-la (what he calls Delilah our cat), cat, ball, and go--quite frequently
da-da and ma-ma--occassionally
He loves to play with balls, his push toys (riding on them with us pushing him, he hasn't gotten the hang of how to push them yet), his shape sorter, and his tunnel, but he LOVES to play with anything he isn't supposed to be playing with (ie. the fireplace tools, remote controls, tv, etc.)
Owen's 10 month measurements:
17 pounds, 6 ounces (5th to 10th percentile)
30 in. long (75th to 90th percentile)
46 cm. head (50th to 75th percentile)
...still tall & skinny with an average sized head :)
Here are some of my favorites pics this month, enjoy!
What a cutie, huh? :)Owen is really content crawling these days and not showing too much interest in moving on to walking (...and I'm sure not rushing him either!) Since he has seemed to be on the go practically from birth, Owen kind of got us thinking he'd be a really early walker. He still may do just that, I know it is still quite early, but he's not showing signs so far. He will occasionally stand on his own for a moment or two, but he isn't making the move with his feet yet. Also, he hasn't liked the few times we've held his hands and tried to see if he'd walk with us with assistance--he's content just to get around on all fours :)
Owen is eating a huge variety of food these days too. He's tried just about everything Tony & I eat, except for nuts & seafood. He is really not picky at all with the exception that still not crazy about eggs, but I still try them every now and then. I'm sure he'll eventually develop a taste for them :)
His vocabulary is ever growing too. The list of words includes:
wow, ow, woah, and dog---ALL the time
la-la (what he calls Delilah our cat), cat, ball, and go--quite frequently
da-da and ma-ma--occassionally
He loves to play with balls, his push toys (riding on them with us pushing him, he hasn't gotten the hang of how to push them yet), his shape sorter, and his tunnel, but he LOVES to play with anything he isn't supposed to be playing with (ie. the fireplace tools, remote controls, tv, etc.)
Owen's 10 month measurements:
17 pounds, 6 ounces (5th to 10th percentile)
30 in. long (75th to 90th percentile)
46 cm. head (50th to 75th percentile)
...still tall & skinny with an average sized head :)
Here are some of my favorites pics this month, enjoy!
We had another great meal there (I think it's pretty safe to say I probably gained a few that day!) and visited with them. My cousin Tristan got a new remote controlled car and Owen was VERY interested in it. He crawled after it for a long time trying to catch it. Owen was quite the entertainment as always :)
Owen giving 
Playing peek-a-boo with Pops
He also got lots of wonderful books--a few of his favorites being some "touch & feel" books that he likes to investigate very carefully, it's so cute to watch him lift the flaps and feel the different textures. 
Playing ball with Pops--I'm telling you, Owen didn't let that thing out of his sight all day long :)
We were so blessed this year--not just by all of the wonderful presents, but by all of the quality time we've gotten to spend with family. Having Owen this year renewed and magnified all of the excitement and anticipation that Christmas has always had for me, but it has also deepened the meaning and gratefulness that I feel--first and foremost to my wonderful Lord and Savior, but also to my family and friends for all that they mean and all that they do in my life.
Owen also got a rocking horse that moves it's head & tail and makes neighing sounds, it is really cute and he gets a kick out of watching it. He likes to sit on it too, but he's gonna have to wait until he gets a little bigger before I let him ride it by himself, haha ;) 
Testing out the horse with little help from Noni 
Tony got some wonderful, much needed, clothes (that man never buys clothes for himself!)
I think I got the best gift though!--a KitchenAid mixer :) Needless to say, I was pumped about that! 
Helping Noni read the picture book of Owen that we gave them
Checking out his t-ball toy from Uncle Chris!
Owen & his beloved red ball
Opening stockings with Mama
Presents with Daddy
Checking out all the goodies from Santa 
Crawling in the tunnel-SO FUN!
