Singing

Owen sang practically nonstop from the moment we got home this afternoon (around 4:50) to 7:45 when I closed his bedroom door after tucking him in! 

Weekend Owenisms

"Whatcha doin' over there, Little Mommy?" (3 times this weekend!)

And

I accidentally said "Oh my God!" in the car and from the backseat Owen corrected me: "Oh my goodness!"

Landing in Madison tonight

Quotes from Owen 

"I see Madison, Wisconsin."

"Beautiful lights."

"Watch out! Owen's coming through!"

flickr photo page

Hi!

We also have a photo page on flickr. It's limited to friends and family only though, so if you want to view the photos, create a flickr account and then add me as a contact. I'll mark you as friends and family so you can see photos there, too!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jenniecoxbell/

Dinner requests

Owen: "Owen wants a pie in the sky to eat."

Daddy:"How about some raisins?"

Daily Affirmation with Owen Bell

We have been hearing Owen exclaim to himself (and others) lately: "Owen is doing a great job!"

Mother Goose

Owen can recite in full:

Wee Willie Winkie

London Bridge (both verses!)

Diddle Diddle Dumpling

and more!

Waking up

Overheard over the monitor during nap time:

Rustling sounds

Sound of Owen standing up

"Dum diddy dum diddy dum dum dum"

Maybe if I said that first thing upon waking I would be in a better mood!

3 funny Owen conversations

Owen: "This is Mommy."

Me: "Mommy and Owen"

Owen: "...are sweet!"

Owen [Running up to me with a huge smile on his face]: "Hi Jennie!!!!!"

Owen [Immediately upon waking as I walked into his room. Pointing to stuffed elephant]: "Here is the elephant. His name is Mike. Elephant. Blanket."

More opinions from Owen

Me: "Why don't you lay your head back on the pillow and relax?"

Owen: "No. I will sit up and keep my head up."

Tonight's request

"Wanna go to hear our echoes where the picnic dinners are." 

(Meaning he wants to go tell in the picnic shelter at the park because it echoes.)

Hugs

Owen has started giving his giant teddy bear a hug before bedtime. Tonight he also included a hug for his books on the bookshelf. :)

nightly request

"Can Mommy to lie down next to you?"

Oh, ok...

Lily

Our childcare provider's daughter is home from school over the summer. She's 8 years old (I think) and has really taken to Owen. Look at the adorable art she and Owen made together! 

Rainy evening

We could play outside only for a little bit tonight before it started raining. So - we played with stickers!

Ch

I was trying to take his picture in his sun hat and he kept saying, "ch!"  (The noise the iPhone makes when it takes a picture.) Silly!

More Owen-isms of late

This morning at drop off at our childcare provider, I sat down on the mini sofa to read a couple books to Owen before I left. He came over and sat on my lap. Baby Henry got interested in what we were doing, so he crawled over and pulled up to standing by holding onto my knee. Owen looked at Henry, displeased, and said firmly: "Not your mommy, Henry."  !!!!!

Driving home this afternoon after pick up, Owen sneezed twice in the backseat. I said "Bless you!" each time. Then he goes, "It's a bless-you! [fake sneezing sound] It's a bless-you! [another fake sneeze]"

Some quickies:

"The sky is rolling!" (Beautiful blue sky with puffy white clouds blowing by, so it was a really nice description.)

"Wanna picnic dinner!" (I love that he asked for this! We've been bringing dinner to the park and eating at the picnic table, so I'm glad he likes it!)

"Wanna fish fry." (We haven't been to a fish fry in over a year so there's no way he could remember - teachers must have been talking about it during the day. But he's right - we need to do that! Maybe when Nona comes to visit?)

"Oh Lucy!!! Where aaaarrre you? There it is!! I'm chasing the LuLu." (Self-explanatory)

Being a toddler

Tonight Owen laid down on the floor and said, "I'm hungry. Wanna eat." And I said, "Oh, you're hungry?" And he says "No." I just burst out laughing and so did he!

Blueberry salad

What Owen calls the children's book "Blueberries for Sal."

Things Dave has discovered Owen doing recently in his crib when he's supposed to be going to sleep:

- Doing a headstand

- Jumping up and down with a blanket on his head. 

I wish we had a video monitor!