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Some of the new fun things Owen is doing...

• Head bobs - when he is talking to his toys, when he is crawling around (tilts it side to side), when he is being silly with us - too funny!
• Breakdancing - hands on the floor, feet on the floor, butt in the air, and dances around in a circle! I think it is a bear crawl in 360 mode, but it looks like he is showing us his dance moves!
• First visit with Santa - the Volunteer Fire District brings their fire trucks all decked in Christmas lights into our neighborhood every year, with Santa hanging out on the back. We wrapped Owen in a huge blanket and his toque and went out to watch them go past, but they ended up stopping in front of our house and our neighbor, one of the firemen said 'bring Owen over'. I walked up to Santa and put Owen on his lap - it was amazing - Owen just sat there staring up at him for the whole time Santa talked to him. I was completely unprepared since I thought he wouldn't let me put him down, so no pictures were taken. But, in my mind, I have the best picture - foggy night, white lights on the fire engine, Owen in the khaki fuzzy throw we have and his little gray Hurley toque, with his head tilted up and his mouth slightly open, looking up at Santa. Cute boy, I still can't believe he did it!
• Owen the Explorer - Owen has been having a lot of fussy days lately due to some changes in his reflux meds and teething yuckiness. To distract him, Todd has been taking him on new adventures around the house. He now loves to open and shut the microwave, pull open the high cupboards, check out the peephole, the air intake, the lights, the ceiling. He loves it!