Santa Comes Through Big Time

Well, to be fair, it was Ellen Claus with the winning gift - a Lamaze Firefly. Seriously, Owen is so captivated with this toy. It's got so many things on it that we're still discovering new ones (I just found the white fuzzy ball on one of the wings this morning...wonder what I'll find tomorrow? And yes, I do let Owen play with it too). Santa's big ticket item was a bouncer. Owen's a few inches shy of being able to sit in it correctly, but seeing as one of his favorite activities these days is to be held in a standing position so he can march or bounce, I'm thinking this will be a big hit once he fits.

We're also, thanks to my cousins, taking advantage of Owen being born in the smartphone era. They came over Christmas with an app on their ipads called Talking Ginger - it's this cat that repeats everything you say and purrs when you pet the screen. Hannah kept Owen really entertained with this - he seems to like that it repeats him so perfectly, and gets really chatty with it. Finally, he's found someone who speaks his language! I have to imagine, based on how much he likes the app, that he and Keira would already be well on their way to making up a secret twin language by now.

Sorry for the short update - there's an overwhelming amount of material to cover, so I'm going to try to do it in little bits (otherwise, I'd probably never do it at all). And, Owen's got SOOO many new clothes, I need to spend some time with him and the camera :)

Happy New Year!

Happy 4 monthversary, Owen!

4 months old - banana added for scale

I'd say he's growing like a weed, but for one, it's cliche, and secondly, no one wants weeds. So, let's say he's growing like the flat parsley in the herb garden at our house in Broomfield - up, and out, and suddenly, and quickly, and always makes dinner more interesting.
 

5 days old

We're gearing up for the holidays here. Luckily, it's supposed to be cooler and maybe even rainy over the next couple of weeks, so we can pretend like it's actually winter. We put up the tree and lights last weekend, but haven't figured out yet where to put the stockings without a mantel. It's not like I haven't lived in houses without   fireplaces before, but I genuinely can not remember what we did with our stockings.

My folks get here on Sunday - I'm so excited to have them here. We all have a little bit of work to do still next week, but it's nothing that can't be done from a laptop while baking Christmas cookies :) I am wondering if Owen will get crunchy hair from Hagrid licks the same way the cats do...

Also, Colorado folks, Owen and I will be out the week of 21 January. Anyone been through LAX/DIA with a baby before? I was hoping to bring some frozen milk with me, but I'm not sure if it's worth the hassle at security. Anywho, it's a short visit and I will be working while I'm there, but we will make time to see everyone! (Sorry, by the way, for this line jumping so far to the left. I got really frustrated trying to format this page and gave up)

I'll admit, the main reason I'm inspired to write today is this video I took last night. Adam was reading to Owen, and I think Owen was "reading" back to him.

To make things even better - when I tested the video today after uploading it, Owen started it right back up!