Organizing

It is so much fun to watch Owen discover new things. Today, he was having a gloomy day and at 7:30 (that's a.m., he's an early riser!), we switched from downstairs to upstairs for a distraction. We spent an hour in his room, just taking clothes out the drawers, moving them to the other dresser and back again. Then he took out the blankets and was rearranging them on the nursing stool. I love just sitting back and watching him 'at work' as he busied himself spreading the blanket out, then pushing it aside, then picking the next one and doing it again. So cute.

Funny

When we put Owen down for his afternoon nap today, he spent about 30 minutes just talking to himself and doing his little laugh, kind of a two set 'heh/hah'. He must have been saying some pretty funny stuff, he was crackin' up!

Toques

If I say it enough, can I teach Owen to say 'toque' instead of 'hat'? We have to have some Canadian words in his vocabulary! At the very least, he has plenty of toques to wear...

Favorite Things

When Owen is happy about something, he walks around the house crossing his arms over his tummy, then throwing them down straight at his sides, like a little soldier march! It cracks me up every time. He has lots of new favorite things these days and is talking so much (we can't understand it, but intonation patterns are definitely in place!). He will point to request items that he can see on the counter or the table, loves to be lifted up to turn the light switches on and off, and wants to go outside all the time. His personality is coming out more and more everyday and I love how social he is. When he sees a kid at the store or at church, he goes over to talk to them, starts jabbering away, and always looks disappointed when they leave and don't want to play. Super social, just like his dad!