Owen's new habit

Owen has learned something new....and we don't like it. He has learned that he can make his voice really big and loud and get a lot of attention if he...screams! Yes, he loves to scream. Not just a baby squeal either. I am talking full-on, high pitched, shrill scream! Yikes! And of course, he loves to scream at the most inappropriate places such as the store or church. And it is LOUD! It isn't always angry screams either. Sometimes he does it just for fun or when he is excited or playing around. We gave him a cup to play with and he kept screaming into it because it made an echo noise. Of course if he is angry or hungry he will scream too. Or maybe it is just that he is the super smartest baby around and knows it is coming on Halloween time and he is brushing up on this skill for the season! I think that's it.

If your happy and you know it...

Owen is just so happy and cute! Here are some super happy pictures of him! :)
Owen is so happy and so messy and so full! This was breakfast one morning and he was so wiggly and kept smooshing his food all over his face!Owen LOVES it outside! So we took him hiking and he was super happy! He was literally trying to crawl out of the carrier so he could explore and touch everything!
We went up to Logan to visit some friends and we went and visited Uncle Kyle. He had a pull up bar in his hall and Owen was so strong and did some pull ups to show off!

Big Boy

I really don't have much a life, because my life is centered around Owen so once again, here is what is going on with my sweet baby boy! Owen loves to be outside! So on Saturday we went up the canyon and walked around Silver Lake. Owen just loved it! He is getting so big and talkative too! The entire walk he was just jabbering away.This is a picture of Owen talking away, we were looking at the ducks and he was just being so cute talking to them.
On Sunday Owen went to his very first Birthday party ever. One of Lee's friends from the mission had his sons first birthday party and the invitation said Owen. He had so much fun because there were so many kids and Owen just loves little kids.
Yesterday, Owen started to be able to push himself up to sitting all by himself. He used to just kind of push himself on his hip and hold his hand out to hold him up but now he can push himself up to sitting all by himself. He is just getting so big! I get so sad to see him grow but at the same time I rejoice every time he learns something new.
Now one thing about Owen is that he loves to crawl and play with anything that is NOT supposed to be played with. Forget all the toys we keep buying him in hopes he will like them and play with them...nope he wants to crawl and get into the dog food, or suck and pull on cords (he already pulled the cord on my straightener while I was brushing my teeth and burned his hand. It literally was a 2 second thing, he crawled in and grabbed the cord and as the straightener went down, I bent down to grab it back up but he had already grabbed it), or suck on our cell phones or paper or anything that is not supposed to be touched. I swear in our living room it is covered in toys and yet I will find him in a corner playing with the drapes or sucking on my diaperbag or backpack or his carseat.... You get the idea. Well one of Owen's favorite places to crawl and sit and play is under his swing. I took a picture of him this morning after he had pushed himself up to sit all by himself. As you can see, after a minute like this he starts to fuss because he either can't get himself out or gets more tangled in the stools that are to the side of his swing. So I take him out and put him with his toys and what do you know? He is right back under his swing. Oh how I just love him! He is so cute and fun! I love to play with him and see all the things he does every day! I honestly love being a mom! I think it is the greatest! Especially when you have the cutest baby ever!
On a side note, I start my aerobic classes this week. I am pretty excited! I think it will be fun!

New Addition to our family!

We are getting a new addition to our family. And it's a girl. Now the score is tied, two boys, two girls. However there are still only 3 humans! We are getting a dog! Feebee to be exact. She is Cheryl's dog (our family dog) and now that Cheryl is gone at school all day and my parents both work, she just sits at home locked up till they get home around 5. She is house trained and knows me and loves and I am sure she will be happy to be somewhere where she can be with someone at almost all times since I am at home pretty much all the time. We are excited, it will be fun to have a pet. Of course she is still officially Cheryl's dog so she can come get her and when she moves back home we can take her back if she wants. But for now our family will be four and it will be fun. Feebee is a Bichon Frise so she has hair so I don't have allergies and she doesn't bother me. Here is what she looks like...