Boy, the first part of this week was rough. Owen was no longer sick; but, boy was he crabby. This afternoon--my old Owen came back! Yippee!
Today, he was rolling around on the floor with Liam. Liam thought it was so fun!
Here, although it might not look like it, Liam is laughing so hard he couldn't hold his head up any more. Owen is "mid-song".
Yup, great to have my sweet, easier-going, guy back!
Liam and I were both smiling more today!Liam took a late nap today. So, he had dinner around 8PM (aka "bedtime"). Since Liam had gotten messy at dinner, he needed a bath. But, the bath is right next to Owen's room and Daddy Q was getting Owen in bed. So...I bathed Liam in the sink. What a cute photo opportunity (as if I don't create enough of those on a daily basis anyway) ;-)
Look at my little turkey in the sink. 
Isn't he too darn cute? I think he should be the new baby in that commercial where they are saying something like "did you ever think that the love of your life would be broke, bald, and chubby?" I think its a commercial for Johnson & Johnson baby shampoo? If not, then the marketing isn't working too well ;-)
And, look at this charmer. I was just thinking today that it would have been fun to have made photo Valentine cards to send to our friends and family...I searched through photos of the boys and didn't see any cute, recent ones of just Owen. He is too busy to pose for me much these days. But, today, while we were working puzzles I had the camera close -- we had just come in from hanging his birdfeeder (see below). While playing, he asked me a question, and then stood still waiting for the answer just long enough for me to get the camera to my eye, quickly focus, and snap the picture. I love that this image is just him-- just an easy expression that shows off his incredible hazel eyes and his sweet little mouth. Nevermind that he is in his pajamas ;-)
So...about the birdfeeder. Owen apparently made this at school last week. It must've been in the house for a week; but, I only found it this morning in his lunchbag. Don't judge. So, when little man got home from school, I asked him about it. He said "ooohhhh...my bird seed, mama. Tree?" 
Isn't that the neetest thing? Ahem...note to self...always open the lunch bag the same day it comes home.
Owen is checking to see if any birds have found the feeder yet. I wonder what he'll think when they destroy it?! Poor guy--I hope that they covered that in "school" so that he isn't suprised when its gone.
Liam's friend, Noah, moved up to Level 2 at Gymboree today! Hip, hip hooray! Lori, Noah's mom, went to college with Gerard. I have known her since I started working 10 years ago; but, really got to know her better after I moved to Dallas 5 years or so ago. We were pregnant with these fellas at the same time. And, now they are in Gymboree together! Liam and Noah's due dates were only 10 days apart, but Liam was 2 weeks early...so, they are a month apart in age.
The boys just hanging out....literally.
Owen has a virus. But, until today, he didn't really act very sick. He had a low grade fever that kept him home from Mother's Day Out on Thursday. Had a croup-y cough that led me to take him in to the doctor on Friday. But, really, he hasn't been that sick. Just a little under the weather.
Tonight, that changed for a little while. At dinner, he started acting really, really whiny. After deciding to let him down from the table, I decided to take his temp again. This time, it was 102.8. Poor kid.
I couldn't get him to take his medicine; so, Daddy Q took over. After the deed was done, Owen wanted to go night, night. It was 7PM. A little early for him these days; but, the poor kid has a fever. He wanted me to lay with him. So, I did.
For about 15 minutes, I sang to him, stroked his hair, and nuzzled his neck with kisses. He started to feel cooler, so I took the temp again...100.4. Better.
For about 10 more minutes, we both lay there, quiet. And then, Owen broke the silence....
Owen: "Uh-Oh, Mama."
Me: "What happened?"
Owen: "Oh! Mama. Need to tee-tee."
Me: "You need to tee-tee?"
Owen: "No."
Me: "What did you say, then?"
Owen: "Mama need to tee-tee."
Me: {confused} "Did you say that 'Mama needs to tee-tee'?"
Owen: {acting as though he hadn't put the idea into my head.... "Oooohhh, Mama. You need to tee-tee? You go. Go, go, go, go. Hurry, Mama. Tee-tee."
Me: {deciding to play along} "Okay, honey. Mama is going tee-tee. Bye."
{I leave him in bed and go to Liam's room where Gerard and Liam are.}
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About 15 seconds later....in walks Owen...actin' like nothing has happened...ready to play.
I guess his fever didn't mess with his funny bone. Ha!
Liam is trying right now to help me type this post...he is so excited to tell you all that he is a 7 month old now! So far, 7 months brings many, many good things for all of us! Liam is scoottin' around grabbin' the toys HE wants, sleepin' through the night {again}, and jumpin' for joy when a spoonful of food is coming his way. He loves mama's cooking. So far, his favorite foods are the ones that I puree for him from our dinner...this week was pork with butternut squash risotto. Liam was a big fan! Not sure why the scale shows he hasn't gained much this month...he seems squishy-ier to me!!
Over the last month or so, I have taken to calling the little fella Puddin' Pop. It just came out of my mouth one day, like things like that do, and stuck. I think it fits Liam nicely. He is sweet as Puddin'; but, boy can that change in an instant....Pop!...he is madder 'n a hornet. So, Puddin' Pop it is...for the moment.
Doesn't he look super cute in his beach hat? It will be hard to wait until the end of May to pull this sucker out for real....maybe I need to work on planning a spring vacation for the family.
In my last post, I blogged about Liam and Owen playing together more and more. I love watching their shared moments and feel so blessed to be able to help nurture their relationship and witness them become friends. Whenever they are engaging in something together, I stop whatever I am doing and just let the moment be. Whether its getting them dressed from a bath, packing them up in the car for an appointment, or trying like the dickens to get one of them settled for a nap...I stop what I am doing and let the moment unfold. 
Liam wondering why the song ended. ;-)
Owen and Liam received Christmas presents from their friend, Grayson, the other day. So, we had a present opening session. As Owen was opening, he suddenly noticed that Liam was just watching. So, he scooted the gift near Liam, handed him a corner, and said "here you go, baby." My heart melted.
After they both opened Liam's gift, Liam just sat and waited to see what part of it Owen was going to let him play with ;-)
Right now, things between them are bliss. You see, Liam just sits and waits to see what Owen hands him to play with, or what Owen wants to sing, or what Owen wants to....you get the idea. But, very soon, Liam will be able to inject his own little ideas into the day. Uh-oh.Owen and Liam are interacting more and more with eachother. Liam is a lot more expressive and Owen is a lot more affectionate. Owen enjoys showing Liam how to do things and asking him about what he can see. Liam responds with a smile.
Lucky for Liam, his big brother still likes watching the Baby Einstien movies. That makes me pretty lucky, too. They are both occupied for a good 20 minutes and I get to read magazines, clean the kitchen, or take some sort of mental break.
But, it has come to my attention recently, that movies, trains, and Liam aren't the only loves in Owen's life.
At dinner the other night....
Owen was kissing me good morning yesterday and at one point, stuck his tounge out to touch mine....
This little guy
is working on a new trick.
Slow going right now...
but, pretty soon he will be able to keep up with big brother!
Last Night at Bathtime:
Owen: Look, Mama. Owen's tee-tee.
Me: No, sweetie. That's just the bathwater dripping from your body onto the floor.
Owen: No, Mama. Owen's tee-tee. Owen tee-teed in the bath.
{Sigh}
Today During a Time Out:
Me: Owen, we don't throw our toys into the sink from the couch...time out, buddy, until you can calm down.
Owen: Cries and calls for me. Then stops. Then really gets revved up again...."Mama, Owen HURTing."
Now...I can see Owen through the french doors into the room he is in. He hasn't moved. So, either he is making it up to get me to come or his feelings are hurt. Either way...he still has a minute of time out to go.
Owen: Starts to get quiet and then in a you-better-hurry-cause-I-gotta-go-now tone of voice...."Mama, tee-tee. Tee-tee, Mama."
Yup...that boy is just trying to get me to come and let him out...he just tee-teed 5 minutes ago.
Owen got to bounce around with is friends, Cutter and Parker, today! Owen had fun with them; but, he really, really wanted "Mama Slide?", "Mama Jump?", and "Baby Iam Come Ere.".
Baby Liam got to hang out with his cutie-pie girl friend, Gracie. She is a doll...isn't she? Kristie was asked if they were twins...uh, no.
I think Owen's favorite part was sliding with Mama. Kristie got a shot of the three of us coming down the slides. Yay! Liam looks a little freaked...maybe that's why he took a 3.5 hour nap today!
Owen wore his big boy underwear at the bounce house. I was a nervous wreck; but, he didn't want to wear the pull up and I didn't want his confidence to suffer. He did it, though! He told me he needed to potty once while we were there AND he went. Good job! But, the funniest potty training moment of the morning follows....
Is that not the funniest darn thing ever?
This afternoon, Owen wanted to play choo choos on our balcony. We very, very seldom go out there. Liam is wondering what the heck we are up to.
He had fun with his outdoor track he build. But....
....he didn't want to bring the choo-choos back inside....see?
Just cause I think they are cute....a couple more potty training photos...
I only thought it was bad when Owen refused pants. Tonight? He didn't want clothes AT ALL.
I do believe that my Naked Cowboy is cuter than the one in Time Square. Agree?Today was Liam's second day at Gymboree. The class was centered on sounds and the teacher pulled out this big drum for "center of the mat"time. Oh man, Liam loved it! After a few minutes, she invited us to push our babies toward the drum. Liam put his hands up there and tap, tap, tapped. What a happy boy!
He had tons of fun under the "sound bridge", too.
But the best part....the bubbles!
Oh so happy with the bubbles! Seeing this big grin made my day so much better than it was already!
Know what else made me happy? Picking Owen up from MDO and learning that he went potty on the toilet and kept his big boy pants dry ALL DAY! I am so proud of him!!!
