Baby!

Well Owen said another new word today (Friday). Baby Shea and Diana came over to visit, and Owen started holding one of Shea's baby dolls. Diana told him "baby," and he started repeating it. It was very sweet and he really likes the baby!!

What a Wonderful Suprise

Well, I'm guessing you can see from the photo that the title to today's entry is sarcastic. Jerrod headed out to his truck to leave for work and found this. He also noticed that his new ipod he got for Christmas was gone. Of course insurance wouldn't cover that, so we are out a couple hundred bucks, because of some creep! How can people do things like this. I can't imagine. Luckily, we were able to get it fixed the same morning and they got it back to Jerrod after like an hour an a half. Guess we can add this as another complaint we have about apartment life! Think that was the most newsworthy thing that happened today. The last couple days Jerrod has taught Owen to say "ha-ha." Jerrod and Owen think it is pretty funny!!

We Are Walking!!

Oh my has it been a long time. I don't even remember my last post. We had a wonderful Christmas! But I need to back up a bit!! Owen started walking!! He had been taking steps here and there, but on Thursday, December 15, 2006 he really took off! The next day we went up to Kansas City. He walked all the way across my grandparents living room! We got to see our friends Brian and Alexa on Friday night and the boys had a fun time at their house, especially chasing around their cats, Boomer and Colby. The next day was the Gebauer family Christmas. There were a ton of people and it was loud and fun as always! Logan loved having so many kids to play with. He just went and went and went. Owen went down for a nap in the basement bedroom right before everyone came down for present opening. It was so loud, but Owen slept like a log through the entire thing!! We left to head home that evening and Logan fell asleep within minutes of being in the car!! He really wore himself out. Owen also learned to say ball that day as well. It is his favorite word!!

December 20, Owen had his Parents as Teachers visit and one year evaluation. She said Owen is doing great. She was very impressed with the things he could do like stack 2 blocks, put clothespins in a bottle and dump them out, as well as drawing with her pencil!! She wasn't even going to ask if he was scribbling yet since she thought he was too young, so she was impressed with that!

On December 23, I was going to take a picture of Owen and all of a sudden when I pointed the camera at him he said "deeeee!" He was saying cheese. He did it everytime I pointed the camera at him. It progressed into "deeeze" also and he'd smile! It was too cute!!! One thing he has been doing lately is coloring. Anytime he has a color he will color with it. He has been doing that probably about a month.

Decmeber 24, we went to Bolivar for Christmas Eve. We went over to my aunt Brenda's house. We had a lovely dinner of seafood, and Logan and Hunter were very excited to open presents! They had a lot of fun, but the biggest suprise was when Santa showed up!! It was completely unexpected, but the kids were glad to see him. Even Logan who is scared of Santa gave him a hug when he left!!

December 25, Merry Christmas!!! Logan woke up and saw that Santa had eaten the cookies and drank the milk we laid out for him. He was also very excited to see all the present Santa brought!! He had a very good time opening them up. He seemed to play the most with one of Owen's presents and Owen played the most with one of Logan's - go figure!! After opening and playing with our presnets, we went to Joplin. It was a long day!! We started out at the farm, then went to Grandma and Grandpa Gray's, then to Grandma and Grandpa Hildreth's, and lastly to Papa Bob's!! And of course the kids got presents at all four places!!! Let's just say the car was packed full!!

December 26, I finally got the toys put away and the house clean!! I didn't think I'd be able to find a place for all those toys!

Well that is all I can think of right now!! I did get a Canon Rebel from my parents for Christmas - well I just placed the order tonight! So hopefully I can take some fantastic photos once I get it!!

Doctor's Visit

Well it has been a little while since I have written. Yesterday (Thursday the 7th) both boys went to the doctor for their annual check-ups. It was Owen's one year and I knew he was going to need shots, but they had told me in the past that Logan was done until kindergarten. Apparently that was incorrect. I found that out when we first got there. Before that when Logan found out we were going to the doctor he did not want to. He kept saying he didn't want the yellow. He was referring to the tongue depressor they put in his mouth when we went all those times he had a fever. He had strep throat a lot so it was always checked. They had these little yellow plastic ones that were supposed to be flavored to, I guess, make it more enjoyable? It did not. Anyways when Dr. Meyer came in Logan immediately told him he didn't want the yellow. And he told him he wasn't sick. Dr. Meyer told him that he saw him when he was sick and for check-ups. Logan goes "I'm not sick...see?!" Luckily Logan did a good job of opening his mouth and saying "aaaahhh" that he did not need to use the "yellow." He did very well, and then Owen had his turn. He did a good job as well. After he left a nurse came in to take Logan to get his hearing and eyes checked. I didn't think he'd go without me, but he just ran out the door with her without a second thought. They came in to do Owen's shots while Logan was out. First the pricked his finger to test for lead and his hemoglobin levels. He didn't cry once during that whole procedure, not the sticking of his finger or the squeezing out the blood. He did sort of grunt at her once, because she was holding his finger but that was it! I was so surprised! Then it was time for the shots. He had 4 shots!! He cried during those, but as soon as they were done he was his happy self again! Then Logan came back and it was his turn for shots. He was a tad scared, and they had him hug me. He got 2 shots in his arm. He did pretty good for the first and cried for like a few seconds during the second, but immediately stopped. He didn't even get any tears. I couldn't believe how well both of them did!! I was worried I would have to screaming boys and a LOT of stress! Logan weighed 32 1/2 pounds and was 3 feet 2 1/4 inches tall. He's in the 50th percentile for weight and the 60th for height. Owen weighed 21 pounds 3 ounces and was 29 3/4 inches or 2 feet 5 3/4 inches tall. His head circumference was 18 3/4 inches. He was in 50th percentile for length and like the 35th for weight and the 80th for head!! No wonder we have so much trouble getting his shirts on over his head!! We went to Toys 'R' Us afterwards and the boys each got something. Owen was about to fall asleep in the cart! We then were going to get Logan a Happy Meal, but as I was driving to McDonald's, I looked back and saw that Logan had tuckered out too. They were both out like a light! I took them home and laid them down. Luckily neither of them reacted to the shots at all. In the past Owen has gotten fevers from them, but not this time! Well I think that wraps that up!

One other thing...last Saturday, Jerrod's bank was having pictures with Santa. I didn't think there was any chance we would get a pic with both boys considering Logan is terrified of Santa. Luckily they had a big wooden horse there and Logan wanted to ride it. So we got a picture with Owen on Santa's lap and Logan next to him on the horse. Logan then told Santa for Christmas he wanted a ball. More specifically he told us later he wanted a big, red ball. Then Logan wanted to go tell Santa how it snowed at his house! He is still afraid of Santa, but he does still want him to come to his house and bring him presents!!

Let it Snow

Yes that is right - snow, snow and more snow - oh and some ice. The weather here is terrible. Jerrod's bank was without power all day. Luckily we never lost our power. It rained Wednesday evening, all night and most of the day today (Thursday). Then later in the evening it started snowing. Logan likes to look at the snow and wants to go play in it.
Owen is getting better at walking - I don't think it will be much longer before he takes off! He was taking a lot of steps tonight. Of course Logan got a tad jealous of the attention Owen got when he would walk to Daddy, so Logan had to take turns walking to Jerrod as well. It was too funny because he was imitating Owen's walking and walking all lopsided and moving his arms a lot!!

Playing Catch Up!

Well I have done a horrible job of keeping this caught up!!! A lot has happened since I wrote last.

Saturday the 18th we had Owen's first birthday party! He had a lot of fun and LOVED eating his cake!! He just about ate the whole thing. It was funny after we blew out his candles and he was eating his cake, he kept blowing like he was blowing out the candles. It was very nice having all our family and friends there.

On Tuesday we did Owen's first birthday pictures. They turned out very nice! He did a very good job.

Wednesday the 22nd was Jerrod and Owen's birthdays. We didn't really do a whole lot, but Owen did get to eat some more cupcakes! I made Jerrod an apple pie, and Owen cupcakes.

Thursday the 23rd was Thanksgiving, or as Logan says "Happy FirstGiving!" We went to Joplin and went to 3 different places!! We went to the farm, then to Karen and Drew Talbots - where Owen took 5 steps!! His most ever! After that we went to Karen's house. It was a long day. Unfortunately Owen woke up not feeling well. He was very congested and coughing and just didn't feel well at all.

Yesterday we went to Bolivar for Thanksgiving. Owen still didn't feel the best. However, he got very excited when Heath brought their puppy over!! He was giving Owen kisses and he loved it! On the way home, Logan was wanting a candy cane. We told him he'd have to see Santa to get a candy cane. He is extremely scared of Santa right now. So he decided to devise a plan to get his candy cane. He told Daddy, Daddy will go to see Santa and Logan will stay with Mommy, and then Daddy will bring Logan the candy cane! Pretty clever!

Da-Da!

Well Owen actually had 2 firsts tonight. Earlier today I said "Say Da-Da" and he did! It was more than 1 time too! He has said dada babbling and such, but never done it on command. I tried to get him to say Ma-Ma too but every time I asked him to say that he said "Ba-Ba." Although it seems like he was trying to actually say ma-ma that is just what was coming out! And this wasn't a first, but during lunch I thought it was soo funny. He had a sippy cup. He'd pick it up off the table and drink it and then he seemed to carefully put it down on the table and scoot it back a little so it wouldn't fall or tip over. It just amazed me that he was doing that. He usually would just throw it down! His other first happened at church. I was holding him and Connie started waving at him. He waved back! He didn't quite have it down and was technically waving at himself! It was so cute! Well I'm exhausted but I knew if I didn't write this before I went to bed that I'd forget even though I'd tell myself I wouldn't!

Splish Splash

Not a lot has happened since I wrote last. The boys had a bath together tonight and I got a lot of great pictures! They both just love the bath. Owen can be upset and crying and the second the bath water is turned on he will be laughing. Logan always wants to take a bath with Owen!

This afternoon I was watching Logan play with his blocks. I saw he had four of them side by side with a smaller block in the middle of each one. It was completely uniform! For the longest time he has loved to line everything up. He'll sort different colors and shapes too has he makes lines. I was going to take a picture of it, but he destroyed it before I could!

Owen was playing in his room tonight and was at 2 tubs that I have for Logan's trains and tracks. Owen would take a toy from one tub and throw it in the other! Too cute!

Lastly, I guess I will mention that we actually went to the gym tonight. It felt good to actually work out. We didn't do too much, but some. Although Jerrod ate a triple cheeseburger and I ate Pizza Hut and powdered donuts afterwards so I doubt we will see much benefit from the gym!

So Close...

Owen is so close to walking! However, he doesn't quite want to let go yet. He will walk all over holding onto my finger or pushing the chair, or cruising the furniture or walls. However the second you let him go he immediately goes to the ground. If he doesn't realize it right away he will stand by himself and in fact tonight (Friday) he took a step to me! I think he will be walking before too long once he gets the courage to just do it!

Tough Guy

I had remembered something I wanted to document! Monday, I was holding Owen and he decided to throw his head back. It hurt quite a little bit, but I didn't think much of it. Later that night I was looking in the bathroom mirror and realized that I had a black eye! This picture was taken tonight - 5 days after it happened!! He's a little fighter! Although if I had to choose one day to have a black eye, I guess it was good that he decided to do it the day before Halloween! Nice planning on his part.

Logan 3 Year Photo!