Owen is walking more and more and better and better each day!!! I finally got a video of Owen walking. He's a fast little kiddo and difficult to capture on video, but here's a short segment of him walking across the room. He's already even more steady and walking even further than when I took this video two days ago! We had some music on too so there's even a little dancing at the end :) Occasionally, Owen will combine the two and dance standing up. Now that's a sight to see! Still haven't caught that trick on video, but I'm working on it so keep posted!
Saturday, March 28, 2009
American Idol baby!
We are definitely American Idol fans in our family :) Tony and I have been watching it for years, and Owen, as a huge music lover, naturally love it too! Our favorite this year is Danny Gokey. Owen dances to all the performances, but he really busts a move when Danny sings, just take a look at him dancing to Danny's performance this past week...
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Owen's Birthday Party!
A week ago Sunday we had Owen's 1st birthday party! Owen had SUCH a great time and of course just loved having all eyes on him! We had lots of family and some friends come and Tony's grandparents even came all the way from Mississippi to help us celebrate. Owen was a little confused when everyone started singing the "Happy Birthday" song. I think he was wondering how we all knew the same song :) He got so many wonderful, wonderful gifts and we were so grateful that so many people that love Owen were there to help us celebrate. Here is a slideshow with some of the highlights...
Paddington Bear Pajamas
The other day I took some sweet pictures of Owen wearing some Paddington Bear p.j.'s that my brother used to wear when he was a baby. He just looked so sweet in them that I had to share :)
Meeting Aunt Steve!
A few weeks ago, Owen finally got to meet my sweet, sweet friend Stephanie--affectionately known as Steve to yours truly and in return, she calls me Hank :) We were roommates junior & senior year of college and she is my forever friend, my kindred spirit. I love her so very very much and I know that Owen already does too. Just look at these pictures of them together, love them!
Owen & Aunt Steve
Sharing a laugh :)
Pretty typical of Steve & Hank pictures :)Friday, March 20, 2009
1 YEAR OLD!!!
It's official, as of last Thursday, my sweet precious child is 1 year old! AAHH, I'm still in a little disbelief/shock to actually write that...We had a grand time last Thursday and had a GREAT day...all about Owen, of course!!! When Tony was leaving for work I asked him if he wanted to wake him up to sing Happy Birthday with me, but Tony said to let him sleep and he'd wish him a Happy Birthday when he got home (Tony leaves for work about 7:15 am and Owen and I don't usually get up till around 7:45 am). So when Owen woke up I burst into his room singing the "Happy Birthday" song and I must admit, I started choking up a little because I was just so excited for him--and also in a little disbelief of how fast he's growing up! He's almost always in a great mood in the morning and used to my silly songs in the morning, but I'm not sure he knew what to think with his crazy mama singing that loud song ;)
The entire day was quite a lot of fun! Sara, her mom, Jack, my mom, Owen and I went to a consignment sale that morning and Owen got lots and lots of great spring & summer clothes! We really racked up and I'm so excited about all the adorable outfits Owen will be sporting soon :) Then Geebee came back to our house and hung out with us for a while. Later that afternoon Tony, Pops, and Noni & Grandpa all joined us. It was such a nice day that we went outside and watched Owen play with the balloons that Noni & Grandpa brought him for a while before going back inside for a yummy dinner.
IT'S MY BIRTHDAY...I'M SOOO EXCITED!!! 
Loving on our special boy!
One very blessed little birthday boy with all of his wonderful grandparents!
Group shot :)
Hamming it up for the grandparents
We tied the balloons to his overalls so they wouldn't float away :)
Balloons are so much fun!
After dinner, we took Owen to Dairy Queen for his very first ice cream cone ever! We were all so excited to see what he'd do with it...plus, ice cream is my favorite :) When we got there, they were having trivia night and it was packed, but luckily we did find a table. There was lots of fun music, which of course Owen loved! With all the excitement of the day, I'm sure he thought all the people and music were there to celebrate with us! I'm not sure if it was all the distraction, or the coldness, or what, but Owen wasn't really too huge a fan of his ice cream (he's his father's child in that respect!) and was content to play with it and eat the cone instead. He did get quite a kick out of taking a plastic spoon and flinging ice cream all over Tony and the floor quite a few times! It was SUCH a great day and evening, and a very, very happy birthday celebration for Owen!!!
Daddy, Mama, & our birthday boy!!!
hmm, I'm not sure about this stuff...
It sure is cold!
I think it's more fun to play in it!
Owen at a glance: 12 months...
I would definitely say that Owen is officially walking now. He still will crawl quite a bit, but takes steps 5 and 6 at a time (his most at once is about 10 so far) and does this frequently throughout the day.
He is getting better & better at "copy catting" things that we say. He won't repeat everything, but will repeat quite a bit.
He is getting more and more dance moves every day and is now doing lots of head and body swaying back and forth, up and down. He is so precious to watch and I am still trying to catch this on video, though I haven't gotten a really good clip yet.
He has developed quite a bit of self independence and will play with his toys by himself for 20 minutes or so at a time. He's still quite the socialite though and LOVES to play with other children!
Owen loves to capture the spotlight! Whether we're at a restaurant or we just have family or friends over, he wants to be the center of attention with all eyes on him. He'll talk, shout, dance, and move around until all eyes are on him...he's quite the little ham :)
He's eating more and more solid foods these days and we usually try and give him a little of whatever we're eating as long as it's is soft and easily chewable.
12 Month Measurements
18 lbs. 4 oz (0-3rd percentile)
31 1/4 inches (75th-90th percentile)
and I didn't catch his head measurement, but I do know it was 25th-50th percentile
Owen is still quite the slender little thing, but his doctor isn't concerned. He says that around his age, babies that were born premature start catching up to the full term babies. They do this at a very rapid rate and so it knocks the slower growing children down a bit on the charts. Our little skinny mini will catch up eventually :)
The entire day was quite a lot of fun! Sara, her mom, Jack, my mom, Owen and I went to a consignment sale that morning and Owen got lots and lots of great spring & summer clothes! We really racked up and I'm so excited about all the adorable outfits Owen will be sporting soon :) Then Geebee came back to our house and hung out with us for a while. Later that afternoon Tony, Pops, and Noni & Grandpa all joined us. It was such a nice day that we went outside and watched Owen play with the balloons that Noni & Grandpa brought him for a while before going back inside for a yummy dinner.
IT'S MY BIRTHDAY...I'M SOOO EXCITED!!! 
Loving on our special boy!
One very blessed little birthday boy with all of his wonderful grandparents!
Group shot :)
Hamming it up for the grandparents
We tied the balloons to his overalls so they wouldn't float away :)
Balloons are so much fun!After dinner, we took Owen to Dairy Queen for his very first ice cream cone ever! We were all so excited to see what he'd do with it...plus, ice cream is my favorite :) When we got there, they were having trivia night and it was packed, but luckily we did find a table. There was lots of fun music, which of course Owen loved! With all the excitement of the day, I'm sure he thought all the people and music were there to celebrate with us! I'm not sure if it was all the distraction, or the coldness, or what, but Owen wasn't really too huge a fan of his ice cream (he's his father's child in that respect!) and was content to play with it and eat the cone instead. He did get quite a kick out of taking a plastic spoon and flinging ice cream all over Tony and the floor quite a few times! It was SUCH a great day and evening, and a very, very happy birthday celebration for Owen!!!
Daddy, Mama, & our birthday boy!!!
hmm, I'm not sure about this stuff...
It sure is cold!
I think it's more fun to play in it!
Owen at a glance: 12 months...
I would definitely say that Owen is officially walking now. He still will crawl quite a bit, but takes steps 5 and 6 at a time (his most at once is about 10 so far) and does this frequently throughout the day.
He is getting better & better at "copy catting" things that we say. He won't repeat everything, but will repeat quite a bit.
He is getting more and more dance moves every day and is now doing lots of head and body swaying back and forth, up and down. He is so precious to watch and I am still trying to catch this on video, though I haven't gotten a really good clip yet.
He has developed quite a bit of self independence and will play with his toys by himself for 20 minutes or so at a time. He's still quite the socialite though and LOVES to play with other children!
Owen loves to capture the spotlight! Whether we're at a restaurant or we just have family or friends over, he wants to be the center of attention with all eyes on him. He'll talk, shout, dance, and move around until all eyes are on him...he's quite the little ham :)
He's eating more and more solid foods these days and we usually try and give him a little of whatever we're eating as long as it's is soft and easily chewable.
12 Month Measurements
18 lbs. 4 oz (0-3rd percentile)
31 1/4 inches (75th-90th percentile)
and I didn't catch his head measurement, but I do know it was 25th-50th percentile
Owen is still quite the slender little thing, but his doctor isn't concerned. He says that around his age, babies that were born premature start catching up to the full term babies. They do this at a very rapid rate and so it knocks the slower growing children down a bit on the charts. Our little skinny mini will catch up eventually :)
Family Vist, continued...
Here are a few more pictures of the weekend that my mom's side of the family came to visit. My uncle Berry was just getting over being sick and was really itching to get his hands on Owen, but refrained just to be on the safe side so unfortunately, I was unable to get any pictures of Owen & him. Also, Sandy & LeeAnn had already left when these pictures were taken, so I was unable to get any of them either :( However, here are a few pictures of Owen playing with bubbles with Pops outside at my parents house along with a few of him with Lali (my aunt Alison) playing with their cute little dog, Sissy. 
Being gentle with Sissy
Playing with Lali & Sissy
Handsome boy, growing up so fast!
Bubbles with Pops
Bubbles, bubbles everywhere!
Figuring out how to make the bubble maker work
Hey, whatcha doin' there, Pops?
Practicing walking
More walking with Mama & Daddy...love Owen's expression!
My sweet, little snuggle bug!!!
Being gentle with Sissy
Playing with Lali & Sissy
Handsome boy, growing up so fast!
Bubbles with Pops
Bubbles, bubbles everywhere!
Figuring out how to make the bubble maker work
Hey, whatcha doin' there, Pops?
Practicing walking
More walking with Mama & Daddy...love Owen's expression!
My sweet, little snuggle bug!!!Monday, March 16, 2009
Family Visit & GA Aquarium Trip
My aunts & uncles from my mom's side of the family were in town last weekend--Alison (mom's sister) & Berry and Sandy (mom's brother) & LeeAnn. They were here for the entire weekend and we had such an awesome time visiting with them and catching up. It was also Sandy & LeeAnn's first time meeting Owen :) To kick off the weekend, we all (minus Tony, he had to work) took a trip to the GA Aquarium. It was both Owen & my first visit and we all had a blast! That place is soooo awesome! Owen really thinks so too, he was in awe the whole time, pointing and laughing and telling us all about the great fish he was seeing! We were all in such awe of the enormous fish surrounding us that I only ended up taking a few pictures of Owen with Geebee & Pops. The rest are of just Owen with the fish and then a few of the fish & other sea creatures by themselves. I really hate it that I didn't get a group shot or any of Owen with his great aunts & uncles at the Aquarium but I guess we were all just so enamored by the fish that it slipped our minds! 
Owen's very first encounter with the fish. He started pointing and saying "wow" immediately!
Checking out the giant jellyfish 
Watching the sea otters with Geebee 
My sweet boy and me :)
This was my favorite creature, a dragon sea horse...I forgot the real name, but they were so fun to watch! 
Watching the beluga whales with Pops 
The main attraction! The whale sharks :) 
Owen in the concave window, it looks like the fish is right next to him! 
Silly boy trying to grab my camera while I was taking a picture of him with Geebee
...and this last one pretty much sums up Owen's GA Aquarium experience. I absolutely LOVE his expression in this one!!!
I'm pretty sure he's saying, "I LOVE THIS PLACE!!!"
Owen's very first encounter with the fish. He started pointing and saying "wow" immediately!
Checking out the giant jellyfish 
Watching the sea otters with Geebee 
My sweet boy and me :)
This was my favorite creature, a dragon sea horse...I forgot the real name, but they were so fun to watch! 
Watching the beluga whales with Pops 
The main attraction! The whale sharks :) 
Owen in the concave window, it looks like the fish is right next to him! 
Silly boy trying to grab my camera while I was taking a picture of him with Geebee ...and this last one pretty much sums up Owen's GA Aquarium experience. I absolutely LOVE his expression in this one!!!
I'm pretty sure he's saying, "I LOVE THIS PLACE!!!"Snow Day :)
Busy, busy, busy!!! That's what our life's been lately for sure :) I know that the old saying March comes in like lion and out like a lamb refers to the weather, but that saying fits our life these days too! All in good ways though, no complaints here!!!! We've had lots and lots of fun times with family and friends, but it has left me little down time and my blog has been a little neglected lately! That being said, I have at least 5 posts in the works so stayed tuned over the next few days and I promise to get them all up :) Okay onto the first one...
We started out the month of March with a snow day. Now I do use that term very lightly...we do live in Georgia here, but nonetheless, we did at least see some snow. The snow fell down for the majority of the day and we had a very light dusting, but not enough accumulation to cause the schools to close and give Tony the day off :( It was Owen's very first local snow sighting--he saw snow for the first time in Crested Butte in January--(and our first one in a few years too I might add!) so we took the opportunity to bundle him up and get a few pictures in the cold, white stuff. That's about all it was to Owen too. He wasn't too big a fan of the cold or the wet so we only stayed out for a few minutes, but here are a few cute ones :)
Sweet boy 
Snowy kisses from daddy ;)
snuggling with mama 
my 2 favorite people! 
smiley faces :) 
precious love!
We started out the month of March with a snow day. Now I do use that term very lightly...we do live in Georgia here, but nonetheless, we did at least see some snow. The snow fell down for the majority of the day and we had a very light dusting, but not enough accumulation to cause the schools to close and give Tony the day off :( It was Owen's very first local snow sighting--he saw snow for the first time in Crested Butte in January--(and our first one in a few years too I might add!) so we took the opportunity to bundle him up and get a few pictures in the cold, white stuff. That's about all it was to Owen too. He wasn't too big a fan of the cold or the wet so we only stayed out for a few minutes, but here are a few cute ones :)
Sweet boy 
Snowy kisses from daddy ;)
snuggling with mama 
my 2 favorite people! 
smiley faces :) 
precious love!
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