Eleven Months

So the count down is on, we will very shortly have a one year old child!

In the past four weeks Owen has been scooting around so much, barely holding onto anything for support. He has begun to walk unassisted here and there, where ever he can and is very proud of himself when accomplishing this, looking around with a beaming smile to ensure that we all saw what he just did. He plays with his toys now and again but spends most of his day walking around the condo getting into everything.

He is in the process of cutting two more teeth on the top making for a total of 10 teeth once these are through. My Mom thinks that he has said his first word "Mom" but I'm not totally convinced, I think they are just sounds he is making with his new teeth. We'll see.

Owen enjoys music and will dance along to almost anything, sometimes swaying his head to the tunes and sometimes full out dancing. It's terribly sweet so I try to have a variety of music playing, from kids tunes to reggae to Beastie Boys and everything in between. Not partial to any genre so far, he's just happy to dance along. He also really enjoys reading his books. Of course he doesn't know how to read yet but he loves to play with his books, flip the pages, point at the pictures all while chatting away to himself.

He is also showing us that he very quickly understands us. When he is about to do something he knows he's not supposed to, such as grab the TV, he will look directly at one of us and flash a big grin knowing that he's about to do something naughty. It's really hard to discipline when he's so adorable.

Owen is now holding his own bottle during feeding but at least he still cuddles on my lap for it. Sometimes in the early morning we will bring him into bed with us and snuggle up for a while before getting up, minus the headbutts to my nose, I love when that happens.

Every day it seems like there is something new, a sound, skill, behavior, expression, personality, it's never ending.

I don't want to forget all these amazing moments.