14 months.

so our little owen bugs turned 14 months old today...

here are a few fun facts:
-he is SO SO happy to be on the move. and is always running all over the house, having so much fun.
-when he gets excited, he does this super cute little penguin walk. (hope to post a video clip of this soon...it really is the cutest thing ever.)
-he loves to run in circles around the table laughing, especially when hes being chased by his daddy or playing tag with hudson.
-he really likes to hide things. and is always putting his toys down in the couch cushions and pulling them back out.
-he loves to play with ALL of his toys, but definitely has a few favorites: his piggy bank, his corn popper, his baseball bat, his sports balls, his soft blocks, his guitar, and his singing pablo the penguin (from the backyardigans.)
-he is getting really good at putting the coins into his piggy bank. and the cylinder into his block. and his corn popping skills are improving.
-he understands which toys belong to the doggie. and loves to take them to hudson.
-he gets SUPER excited when its time to read his OWEN BOOK. (we've been reading it every day since we brought him home from the hospital.)
-hes a huge fan of the backyardigans and the little einsteins.
-he is starting to use his spoon all by himself. and is doing better with the whole scoop thing.
-he loves his fruit smoothies. and always begs for more.
-carrots are his least favorite vegetable. and cantaloupe is his least favorite fruit.
-his top tooth has finally decided to come through. but a second and third are close behind.
-his second nap of the day comes and goes. sometimes he just likes to lay in his crib and take a break. other days, he zonks out.
-he loves his baths. as soon as he hears the water, hes ready to climb in and play with this foam shapes.
-he loves to switch the lights on + off. and this is probably why he already knows how to say the word "light."
-he loves going outside. and loves to touch the trees. (so much like his daddy.)
-he could play at the front door for hours.
-he has figured out how to push the button on his tot rod to make it go.
-he gets very very excited when his daddy gets home from work. and instantly becomes his little shadow.
-and when he gets upset, he makes the cutest little mad face.

and here are some of the words that owen understands:
momma, dada, hudson, doggie, clap, dance, shake, cookie, kisses, uh-oh, books, music, ball, sippy, bye-bye, pablo (from the backyardigans), tree, light, blankie, paci, monkey, and grandma.

and some of the phrases:
are you hungry? do you want a sippy? do you want some cookies? daddy's home...where's daddy? can i have a kiss? can you give your turtle/monkey/pablo a kiss? where's pablo? where is your ball? can you bring momma/daddy a book? can you read your book? where's hudson? can you give hudson his toy? all gone. night night. and grandmas here.

and here a few of the words we have heard owen say:
momma, dada, uh-oh, cookies, sippy, tree, + light.

and a few that he is working on:
blankie, paci, + monkey.

so, thats it for the update. it certainly has been a wonderful month...hes just so happy and fun to be around.