HAPPY BIRTHDAY OWEN LUCAS DRISKO
Well, I'm a little late on this blog post, but life has been a little crazy. He is actually 13 months old now, but I will include some pictures from his first birthday and his party.
For Owen's first birthday Sam was gone for military training for his unit, so we celebrated a little bit on his birthday and then waited a week for his party when daddy could be home. On his first birthday we went to Flap Jacks (a family tradition) and then later that after noon met Aunt Cerelle at Holliday Park for some fun. It was a beautiful day outside and we had a wonderful day. Aunt Cerelle even brought giant, delicious cupcakes and Owen got one all to himself.
For his party we had a kite themed birthday party and a beautiful cake. The party was held in the shelter at Williams Park and I had planned kite flying, sidewalk chalk, bubbles and playing at the park for all the kiddos and kids at heart. Unfortunately there was some severe storms and lots of off and on rain so all that was held to a minimum. I was a bit bummed, but Owen didn't know the difference so in the end it didn't matter. A good time was still had by all.
Now summer has hit and we are loving it here at the Drisko house. Unfortunately Sam is gone again and this time until the middle of June. The good thing is I'm off work for the summer so the stress level is down and everyone is getting along just fine. We have been playing in the kiddie pool and on our new swing set. I have been working in my garden. We have been to the park, the pool and some cookouts with friends.
Owen wasn't in love with the kiddie pool at first. He recently has developed a fear of the bathtub too, but he is starting to warm up to it more and is getting in all the way. He loves the swing set and the little monkey can climb up the slide and the ladder which scares me to death.
Here is a little bit about Owen at 13 months. He is walking all the time now. He started walking Easter weekend (@11 1/2 months old) and within a couple days was walking mostly everywhere. Once he learned he could walk somewhere.. no more crawling. He is down to one bottle a day at bedtime. I don't plan on weaning him off that until I know his growth is catching up and he is eating more of a variety. He is slowly moving to one nap a day. Some days he is fine and other days it is just a two nap kinda day. He is totally off baby food (never really liked it in the first place) and he is basically sleeping through the night 80% of the time except every night he wakes up between 11:30 and 12:00 and I have to put his paci back in his mouth and he goes right back to sleep... it is funny how predictable this is. He still isn't talking very much but he says "daa" that means everything such as yes, that, hold this please, etc.. everything but no. He understands most of everything you say to him though. Today I think I can say he said his first functional word. Uh-oh (does that count?) He likes to drop his milk cup on the ground and say "uh-oh". I should be worried probably that this is his first word but after raising Olivia for the past 28 months.. nothing scares me.
Here is some other fun Owen facts at 13 months....
Loves:
Dancing (start singing and the kid can break it down.. I must get a video of this)
Music
his paci
playing outside (meltdown usually occurs when it is time to come inside)
swinging.
Pull and pushing toys around the house (he has a dog he pulls around the house, and a lawn mower and that pop toy that he pushes around all the time)
cell phones
meat and cheese (these are he staples in his diet)
blueberries
pancakes
Books (Farm animal, sesame street beginner books, Little hands and peekaboo books)
his sister... you should see them snuggle on each other when they are in the mood.. if they were older it would be weird. :)
his mommy (he is my little leg ornament. I love it though)
coloring
Cars and trucks (I have a feeling someday I will have a house full of hot wheels, for now it tonka trucks, big bulldozers and more)
Doesn't like:
veggies
Olivia taking things away from him (he is starting to fight back..watch out Olivia)
going to bed if he isn't ready
being told no... this boy can do a meltdown/fit with the best of them
reading books that are over his head (as in books Olivia wants to read)
lately the bath
strangers or unfamiliar people (especially if I am around, he is better if he can't see me)
Olivia doing things he can't do (there are certain activities Olivia and I save for when Owen is sleeping right now because he is not ok with her doing things without him)
Owen has been such a blessing to our family. He was such a sweet little baby and their are days I miss that little baby all snuggled up in my arms, but I look am enjoying watching him grow into a loving, curious and sweet little toddler.
