Spring is Here!

I can’t believe another month has flown by again. It’s been a hectic month of birthdays, Easter and egg hunts, and lots of fun outside. Owen is continuing to gain his independence, and is doing nearly everything on his own. “I do myself” is his favorite phrase, well, it takes a very close second to “NO MOMMY”. Another thing he's saying lately is - "That's my favorite" everything is his favorite toy, every snack is his favorite snack... so cute.

Daddy had a busy month with a lot of traveling, so many of the weekdays were spent just the two of us. Grandma was here early in the month before leaving for a trip with Uncle Steve, Aunt Lisa, Taylor and Sienna. Owen and I took Grandma to the airport and had a blast watching the planes in the observation area, it was such a nice morning, BWI airport has such a fun place for kids to explore, I’ve never been there before so it was a pleasant surprise.

We also went out for Maggie’s birthday, Daddy was in New Jersey, so Mommy & Owen went solo. It was a great, but long evening. Owen was adorable and had a blast running around and saying hello to everyone. He even helped Aunt Kathy take pictures of everyone.

Then we had Mommy’s birthday. We had such a great day, and Mommy & Daddy got to go out for dinner too. It was a rare evening to have a babysitter, but quite nice to celebrate on the actual day.

The month was also full of Easter celebrations. We had a great time with Granny and Pop at the country club for the petting zoo and egg hunt. It was the first of many egg hunts for the month, we had several at home, the big on Easter, and also one in the neighborhood. Owen really understood the concept of find the eggs and there are treats inside. He really enjoyed it. Easter we went to church, he was so very good in church, it was probably the best he has been in church since he was a baby and would sleep through the whole service. We were VERY proud parents. Then we came home and Owen found his Easter basket and the tricycle that the Easter bunny had left, and also the egg hunt in the basement. He really enjoyed himself had a ball. Then we went down to one of our neighbors houses, who was having a big neighborhood egg hunt for all the kids, and the Easter bunny even made an appearance! It was such a fun time, but really chilly. Granny & Pop, Aunt Jess & Uncle Tom, Aunt Lizzie & Ryan, and Uncle Alex all came over for dinner, and we had a really nice evening.

Other highlights from the month were that Owen has really started using the potty… I’m not officially saying we’re potty training, but we’ve added a few extra potty breaks during the day, and many of them are successful. He definitely has interest in the potty but he rarely tells me that he has to go, any time he sits down however, he goes… So it’s a balance.

We also bought Owen a sand box. He really hated being “messy” with sand at the beach last summer, and since we just booked a vacation to Hilton Head with Uncle Steve and family, we decided Owen needed some “practice” playing in the sand. Owen still doesn’t really want to get into the sandbox, he’ll play from the outside, but we’re making progress, now he’ll play with the sand in his hands, (before he would only use a shovel), and he’ll get inside the box as long as he have flip flops on, and we still have a month or so (assuming it ever stops raining) of play to get him into the sand box. Hopefully he’ll be so excited to play with cousins Taylor and Sienna that he won’t care about the sand at the beach… Our new motto is "It's OK to get messy"... and one day I'll probably regret this but for now, it's OK to get messy, because we can clean it up.

Owen got a chocolate bunny for Easter, and was nearly devastated when Daddy bit the ears off – he kept saying – “It’s OK bunny, Daddy, why did you do that?” He was so upset that Daddy was eating the bunny that we had to put it away. What can I say – my little vegetarian is an animal lover…

We also had some other fun outings this month – Owen and I went duck pin bowling with Ms. Robyn and Sofia. That was a lot of fun, Sofia was so funny, because she didn’t like it when her turn was over… She would have bowled all 10 frames at once. Owen was so cute because he was cheering for everyone. Unlike the other place we had gone duck bowling, this place had a “little kid” ramp that helps the kids send the balls down the alley. Owen really liked the independence of this.

We also went to the bouncing place again, and since we haven’t been in several months, it was neat to see how much growth Owen has had since our last time out. He was so much more independent and interested in playing and bouncing. We also went shopping one day with Granny and Liz and had lunch, we threw pennies in the fountain at Kenilworth. Owen loves to throw pennies. And we went to Chocolate world again. He never tires of those dancing/singing cows.

Owen has also gotten a few new molars and still working on 2 more that are stubbornly waiting to finish coming through. And, yes, he is still very stubborn to try new things to eat… but we’re managing. Life is just too exciting for a 2 year old to slow down and eat a real dinner. But we are ever impressed with his communication skills, and all the things that he says and understands. It’s so incredible!

It was a great month, and very fast. Hopefully may will slow down a little… but I doubt it.