11 Months

It's a little hard for me to remember what happened in his 11th month, because we have been SO BUSY, I feel like I somehow pressed fast-forward by accident!  Even more than usual!  We have decided that it will be easiest for everyone if Granma and Gramps stay at our house during their next visit, which is coming up in under a week.  So we were very hard at work getting the new Grandparent Suite ready for them.  This project triggered a domino effect of other projects around the house: unfinished bedroom trim work, paint in the living room and spare bedroom, much removal of old peeling paint.  The house looks great.

Owen got sick a couple of times since my last update.  He had a double ear infection, what a miserable time that was.  He was so sad, his ears hurt whenever he laid down and he didn't sleep at all for 3 nights in a row.  It was rough.  Antibiotics and plenty of hugs fixed him up pretty quickly.  Makena was particularly kind to him during this time, she must have sensed that he was in a weakened state and allowed him pet and snuggle her.  Below is a picture of the only smile he gave anyone for 3 days. 

 Just a few days after the antibiotics were finished, Owen was again feverish and fussy.  I took him to the doctor immediately, but his ears were fine.  The doctor said now that he's crawling and in group day care, we can expect him to get sick every 2-3 weeks for a while.  Ugh.  But the good news is that by the time he starts school he'll be immune to everything.


We were very surprised at the doctor's office to learn that he has not gained any weight since our last visit.  He's still around 21.5 lbs.  But, he is getting much, much longer. 


Owen FINALLY got his first two top teeth.  They were quite a process, it seemed like week after week that we expected them.  And what teeth they are! They are huge compared to the bottom two.  No wonder they were such a trial. 

We celebrated Noah's first Father's Day by going to the Hollywood Park horse track and teaching Owen all about the ponies.  Since he had just learned to point a few days previous, we hoped he would pick a winner.  Sadly he didn't point to any horses and we didn't do much winning, either.  Maybe next year.

Besides pointing and blowing raspberries at things that interest him, Owen's favorite activities this month include banging on things and throwing and then chasing small balls (cat toys, actually).  In the photo here he does both at once.


He also loves to play music on his baby MP3 player and piano (or just by banging a drum), and he's really into practicing those fine motor skills with toys that have parts that move back and forth or spin.