13 months +

13 3/4 months!  What's up with Owen this month: he loves peaches.  Oh how he loves them.  He loves them whole, he loves them cut up; he loves them with skin on, he loves them with skin off.  He loves them frozen.  He loves them with cheerios.  He loves them in the morning and the afternoon.  It's been a good year for peaches.  Nothing is funnier than watching him devour a whole peach. 

Owen got two new teeth since last update, first his lower left 2nd incisor and then (finally) his top right 2nd incisor.  His 1st year molars are in the works but no sign of them yet!

 We took Owen to the County Fair recently, where we rode and elephant and ate fried kool-aid and they had THE BEST petting zoo.  He got to meet a piggy and a llama and some deer and many, many goats.  I especially love the tiny goats, not even as tall as Owen. 

Speaking of tall, this boy is so tall.  The doctor measured him at 32" last week, but I swear to you he has grown about 4" since then.  Look at the picture above taken on September 16th--his head is not at the top of the cabinet.  Today the top of that cabinet is at eyebrow level.  He also seems so much taller because he can stand up without holding on.  You can put him down in the middle of the floor and he stands there.  It's like a magic trick.  And it makes him seem so much bigger.
 

Owen's had some rough patches this month.  He had a rash that I think was making him itchy (the doc said it was a minor virus, no big deal) and it led to deeply interrupted sleep and MUCH screaming.  He also transitioned from 2 short naps to 1 long nap this month, and the in-between was a little bit of a trial.  There were some very tired afternoons.

Owen is starting to say some words, but not being able to communicate completely is sometimes quite frustrating.  And, even worse, sometimes he doesn't get what he wants even when he is being perfectly clear.  For example the other day he woke up at 5am on a Saturday and said "GO OUT" while pointing at the front door.  I told him no way.  He dissolved in anger and disappointment.   His new height makes it possible for him to reach all kinds of new trouble, and he gets told "ah-ah-ah!" all. the. time.  This has also become a sore point.  So many RULES!  AGH!

Other words (besides go out) Owen has so far include: Makena ("enna" or "nena"), Scout (which comes out "la-la", go figure), peach, mama, dada, bye-bye, up, out, cheerio (just the "ch" really), gramma, and everyone's favorite: Uh oh.

As in, throw the fork on the floor and say "uh oh!" Throw the peach on the floor and say "uh oh!"  It is very hard to be stern about throwing food.  Its so cute because it comes out in this tiny, clear perfect voice.  I've been trying to capture a video for a week but he refuses to perform.

Another wonderful game right now is talking on the phone.  He picks up my cell phone (or really any rectangular object--remote control, etc), holds it up to his ear and says "a-oh?"

Firsts this month+: first haircut, much to daddy's dismay--it was hanging in his eyes.  First elephant ride.  First time putting his finger up a llama's nose (also last time? Only time will tell).  First time touching a pig, goat, deer, and sheep.  First time eating cat food.  First time-out, after biting Mom.  First time stringing two words together.  First time he was a cousin to someone!  And my next post will be about his first steps, which he is poised to make any moment now.