Changing Times

In the past two weeks, Owen has had such a huge jump on his vocabulary. He is consistently using two syllables, and is trying to copy so many words that we say to him. He says the longest strings of babble, definitely sounds like a totally different language, but it is very clear when he asks a question or puts an exclamation point at the end of whatever he is saying! He is now saying door, gas, more, 'muh' for monkey, fish, phone, grass, and open. He blows kisses at us when he says goodbye and to Grandma and Nana on Facetime. He can climb on our kitchen chairs by himself, is totally into stacking (especially the food storage cans) and has started singing with me when I sing to him at night. Last night he laid on his tummy in the tub as he played with toys for the first time. He has leaned down before to blow bubbles in the water, but never laid on his tummy in the water. I love how he is so fascinated with the little things. Todd said it can take 20 minutes to walk the 1/4 block from our house to the mailbox because Owen has so many stops he needs to make. Just checking out sprinklers, pulling weeds, watching cars drive by, whatever. It's a good way to be reminded of how much we rush through life and how much we miss out on because of it.