I love my baba

Still love my baba, originally uploaded by leslie_capron.

Owen 18 months!!

Stats:

Weight 27 pounds - 70%
Height 34 3/4 inches - 100%
Head circumference 19 1/4 inches - 80%
Head bangs, bumps and bruises - too many to count.

I got an email from Kindercare yesterday: "Owen hit his head on a bookshelf, he's fine we applied ice and kisses." This was the first email I've gotten like this. Gwen, the center director, wanted to warn us not to be too alarmed when we picked him up. I'm glad she did. He had a nice big bump on his eye brow. The bump complemented the scar from his stitches, and nicely balanced the abrasion he got this week when he scraped his head on the side of the house while he tried to walk through a doorway and lost his footing. This boy looks like he's been in a few fights. He is one accident prone baby.

Owen hates to get into his car seat. Every morning is a battle and I have to forcibly stuff him into his seat and clip him in before he escapes. Not fun.

He's still skittish on merry-go-rounds. Last weekend we tried again, and he did not want to get strapped to a horse, so Owen and I sat on one of the stationary benches. He seemed o.k. with that.

He's still a pretty good eater, but he's starting to show some of Andrew's pickiness.

He's started to get VERY interested in books. His favorite right now is Limu, the Blue Sea Turtle. A nice story about its what's on the inside that counts. He loves to point to all of the sea animals in the story.

Owen's got quite a few words at his command now: book, baba, mama, dada, done, no, cracker, hi, bye and ball.

He is starting to get very interested in Thomas trains and cars - things that Andrew is very interested in.   Andrew's been great about sharing the toys.

He's a very affectionate and out-going boy. Every morning Owen says hi to everyone he sees and always has to stop and give a big hug to Ms. Ido, the school chef. (He's no dummy : ). He's super lovey and snuggley at home too.