He's got personality

Sometimes I feel like we just post pictures of Owen, but those of you who read this blog from a distance may not really KNOW Owen.  Let me describe this little boy for you...

Owen is overall a good-natured little boy.  He has always been very active, but he has moments where he is very calm and serene.  He can go from running in circles for 15 minutes straight to reading books quietly for the next 15 minutes.
Some of his favorite things:

Thomas, and all things train.  He loves "choo-choo's" right now.  His favorite TV show is called Chuggington.  I think it's also one of Dennis's favorites.  Problem is, there's only about 6 episodes in circulation right now.

Being un-clothed.  He really would prefer to wear just a diaper most of the time. Too bad this phase is in the middle of winter.  He also turns frantic when the clothes come off and he has to run like a maniac.

This child loves to eat.  He used to eat anything and everything I put in front of him.  As he's approaching 2, he is starting to get more picky about what he eats.  I caught him peeling the spinach off his homemade pizza tonight.

We are missing the swings.  He really just loves the park in general.  His favorites are the swings and the slides.  Just before the weather got bad, he finally figured out how to go down the slide by himself.  He freaks when he sees them. Come on spring!

Owen loves his bath.  For some reason, he only loves it when Mommy gives him a bath though.  He doesn't want to be in there for Dad or the babysitters.  He likes to wash his feet with the soap and put his letters on the wall.  He also loves his Thomas squirt toy and makes it "choo choo" along the edge of the tub.

Of course Daddy is his favorite guy.  He loves to have boy time on the floor with Dad and throw the ball, harass the dog, and his favorite time of day is right before bed when he gets his horsey ride.  He pushes Dad on the floor and says "go, go, neigh, neigh" and rides Dennis around the room.  It's pretty cute.
This is puppy.  Owen has been sleeping with this guy since the animal-free SIDS prevention time frame ended.  If you pull puppy's tail he twinkles a lullabye.  It's a dead giveaway when we think Owen's been asleep for awhile and suddenly we hear the little music box in the baby monitor.  I must remember to get a backup puppy just in case...
Owen loves music and parades.  We go to a music class every Tuesday and he loves to sing and dance and play with the instruments.  At home, he likes to have parades.  Sometimes we play music, sometimes we pull the toy dogs and turtles, sometimes we just march in circles, but a parade happens daily in the Hall household.

Well of course I have to say Owen loves his Mommy too.  After all, I did give birth to him!  I'm sure he is so very grateful that I feed him and change his diapers and clean up his messes right?  Well maybe not, but he does love to read with Mommy, and sing songs, and go on walks on nice days, and go to the store with Mom.  He even gets a donut hole if he's a good boy.  He loves to cuddle up under a blanket and rock before he goes to sleep with his Mama.

What else is Owen doing now?

He says some words, but mostly likes to grunt and point at things he wants.  He says "this" all the time, which means "this is what you should give me."

Some words he does say are: Hi, bye(s), mama, daddy, "thereitis" all together as one word, cookcook (cookie), eat, oh gosh, yay, ulcome (you're welcome, and thank you?), uh oh, eyes, ears, and there's more but that's all I can think of right now

He can walk, run, climb, go up and down the stairs standing up like a big boy with a handrail for help

Signs some words: more, book, all done, etc.

Eats pretty well with silverware without making much of a mess anymore.  He does prefer to just pick up his bowl and slurp out whatever he's eating if it's something really good


Throws tantrums.  He will lie face down on the ground and cry.  If I ignore it and go to another room, he will follow me and throw himself down again.  This continues room to room.  The other day I had to shut myself in the bathroom until he calmed down because it's the only room he can't get into. 

Well now you know a little more about Owen.  And yes, I'm a Mom so of course I love to talk about my kid.  It's fun to see how much he has changed in the past 20 months.  I'll have to re-do this in another year because I'm sure he will change even more.