I am on top of the world

It has been a while since our last post. Surprise, surprise, right? We have had several changes in development since the last update. I am quite proud of where Owen is and what he has been up to lately.

I do want to post some pictures from Easter Sunday. Chris and I took Owen down to Falls Park to hang out for about an hour since it was so pleasant. We were able to get some really good pictures. We had a great day spent with both sides of our family. It was a really full day and we were all exhausted by the time we got back to Greenwood that night.

Since then we have attended a wedding, another first for Owen. He did really well for a kid who refused to take a nap, who had to go to the doctor that day, and who was overwhelmed with all that was going on. He ended up falling asleep at the reception, but who can blame him.

Owen has made some strives to become more mobile. He has been doing what we like to call an injured crab crawl, but it certainly does get him where he wants to go. Owen is surprisingly quick when he gets moving. He has also begun to pull up on anything that he deems to be the correct usable height. We have only had a few spills. Nothing that was not easily recovered from shortly afterwards. He very quickly got good at sitting back down. It is funny though when it is time for bed and he's not quite there or maybe even a little bit too tired and we have to go back into his room only to find him standing in the crib and whining as he stands there. We also did invest in a new coffee table to prevent some injuries. We very soon need to invest in a new TV stand, because as it stands right now, the buttons on the satellite box are very interesting. This is of course despite all of the toys that are at our disposal to play with at all times.

He also has begun to feed himself at times as well. He has gotten really good at drinking out of his cups with straw. He also enjoys some real food at times. Frozen bananas are great, fresh ones are just as good. He has tried zucchini and asparagus. Owen really enjoys cheerios and rice puffs. Those seem to be the easiest to put in his mouth, in his opinion anyway. With how much he eats right now, it really is surprising that he is not a little chunk. I can only imagine how much he will eat once he really starts moving.

We also have ventured to the park for the first time. We only tried the swing. Owen was not too sure about it at first, but then was okay with it. He then wanted to watch other kids while in the swing. We then played ball on the grass next to the playground. We tried the swing again and it was not as successful. It seems that we were worn out. When we got home, there was a great nap that took place. He does wear himself out with all of the playing that he does constantly. It is amazing what he is capable of already.