Howdy Ya'll, Look Who's 21 Months

It is hard to believe that our little baby is going to be 2 in just 3 short months!!! It’s hard to believe that you are not a baby at all…you are a very, very busy and sweet toddler!!! Owen is around 26 lbs and at the last check up he was over 34 inches tall….You change more and more everyday….

You are talking up a storm….anything that you say you can bank that he will attempt to repeat it in his own language. When we are in public, he wants everyone to know who his mommy and daddy are….He points to us and broadcasts mommy…and daddy….and he puckers up for a kiss….sooo sweet! He has become so comfortable around others and loves to wave and say hey and bye to everyone!

Owen loves preschool- his teachers tell us that he is very smart and sweet and they tell us how much they love his little personality!

He can now walk up and down steps independently, talks in two word sentences, loves his cars, tractors, fire truck, and trains! He loves Chick-fil-A, school, parks, being outside, throwing balls, talking on the phone (or pretending to), coloring, playing hide and seek, baths, water, and being around other kids in general. His latest thing is that he loves lining up all his trucks and tucking them neatly under the sofa before he goes to bed. The next morning….first thing…he throws his hands up and his eyes get big as saucers and he says “CARS” and darts off to retrieve them from the night before. Too funny! He dislikes some strangers, anything that round and round(ie carousels), swings, and most vegetables...ha( the whole eating thing is a hit ot miss thing....you never know)

In the past couple of months Owen has also learned how to throw quite a temper tantrum! We try our best to ignore them and to teach Owen that you do not get your way behaving in such a manner, but I will be the first to tell you it is HARD! It seems like they are getting shorter…and less intense!! Whew….this is one phase that I will not miss!!!

On most nights he remains to be an excellent sleeper…seems like lately he has woken up a lot…gotta be those top molars! We always know when he is teething because he wakes up so much at night.

Owen, you are such a joy to mommy and daddy’s life and we just love to pieces! We can't believe how quickly you are growing up.

Preschool Derserves a CLAP

The last two days Owen has not cried at all when he arrives at his preschool....this is quite the change from dragging him in and having the teacher peal him off of me. In fact, today to my surprise, we pulled up in the parking lot and he started clapping his hands!! Yay! He hearts preschool and that makes two very happy parents! So much easier to drop him off and leave when he is happy!O, we are so very proud of you!

Jumping for JOY because I LOVE preschool!

Sunday Fun

I love Sundays...not only because it is the Lord's day but we also get to spend time with our family! Today we went to our church here in K-ville and then drove to Reidsville for a yummy lunch with the Carrolls!!! Owen LOVES going over there! He gets to ride the tractors and truck!! He talks about it all week and you should see his face when we drive up....TRACTOR....claps his hands and he is off to the shed where the tractors are parked! Too funny! Here are some pics of this afternoon! EnJoY!

Running with Papa

Loved throwing acorns off the deck...who knew that could be so entertaining
..ha!!!
Our sweet little boy

Fun With Our New "Toy"

Brent and I have been wanting a new camera for a while now...our old one decided that it would break while we were at the zoo...soooo what better time for a "early" Christmas present! YAY! We purchased a digital SLR and got home and had absolutely NO clue on how to operate all the manual settings and features...ha!! It has been quite hilarious....nevertheless we are learning and slowly but surely become professionals! haha! Anyway, here are a few snaps that we took over the last 24 hours with our new toy!
Also, I must include that I am going to try to do better on my blog post. Everywhere we go, I hear family members and friends comment on our blog and how they keep up with our lives through that. I must admit that I have done a horrible job of that....so, please forgive me-I will try to post weekly updates of our lives and our very lively and busy toddler!!

fun times at the pumpkin patch

he loved lining up all the pumpkins(kind of like he does his cars)! too funny!

checking out the "bumps" on the pumpkin
Good morning good morning! (notice all of the cars in his hand)

First thing he does EVERY morning is to go in the playroom and make sure his cars are still there from the night before...and...he has to line them up EVERY morning! He is so incredibly cute how he evenly parks them under the couch every night. Very particular and concerned about his cars!
Cheese!

Beautiful face O!

Loves to walk down the steps all by himself...gets frustrated when you try to help....go figure....Mr. Independent!

Preschool Update =)

Just thought I would update everyone on how WELL preschool is going!!! Owen has been able to stay for the ENTIRE time for 2 weeks now!! YAY Owen!! He still cries when I drop him off, (I imagine it will take a while for him to go bouncing in there ha!) however, he stops within 10-15 minutes after I leave, which is much of an improvement from 2 weeks ago. Miss Gretchen comments on how well he plays with others and how sweet and smart of a boy she thinks he is. If you ask O if he likes preschool, he nods his head and smiles from ear to ear!!! Although I miss him like crazy when he is there, the time apart has been great for both of us. O we are so very proud of the advancement that you have made toward preschool and being away from mommy and daddy. We love you and are super proud of all that you do!!!!

First Day of Preschool

Today was O's first day of preschool. Although I had high hopes he would go right in and not even think twice about me leaving, things didn't quite go as I had hoped. Owen went in happy and went right to playing with the other toddlers, but as soon as we left and he realized he wasn't going with us, he became very upset. Poor little fellow cried and cried and the teacher called within an hour to say she couldn't get him to stop crying. His teacher reassured me that this was perfectly normal and lots of kids do this the first time they are away from their mommies. I realize it's just going to take a little bit of time, and I'm hoping he'll get adjusted by the end of the month. I also realize that this is only a phase and this too shall pass. It is hard on me to leave him so upset, but I know that in time, he will love preschool (or at least I pray that he does). I try to keep myself really busy while he is there so that I do not have time to think about how upset that he is. I try not to do too much damage at Target....and try and spend my time wisely such as cleaning up....instead of spending daddy's money on...yeah...Target extras! ha

All smiles now, but not later.

Finally, I get to use my backpack.

Welcome to Preschool

On Thursday, August 26th, we headed to O's preschool orientation at Fountain of Life. He will be in the early-2s class. He will go on Mondays and Wednesdays for three hours. We went to his room and met his teacher and her assistant, Miss Gretchen and Miss Shelly. He marched right in and began playing with the toys. After a tour of the school, we had a special treat at Cold Stone. It's hard to believe our little man will be going to "school" soon. Hope it goes well.

Before we went inside

Meeting his teachers...Miss Shelly and Miss Gretchen
Enjoying a treat afterwards. Yum, ice cream.