Teething is Rough!

Poor Owen is getting his two year molars. He was not acting himself this weekend. I thought he might be getting a cold because his eyes looked glassy and he had a little cough. Ella came over to play today and Owen just kind of sat back and watched. Then, I looked in his mouth and noticed his top left molar is poking through a tiny bit. His fingers have been in his mouth more than usual too.

Even though Owen was rather boring, it did not stop Ella from playing, dancing, and singing. Check out this adorable video of her singing Wheels On The Bus. It is priceless!

Hair Catastrophe

I finally made an appointment to get my hair cut. It was getting very long from being on prenatal vitamins and I had not had it cut since May. The girl that usually cuts it had a baby and decided not to come back to work so I was bummed about that. I went with another girl instead. So I brought a picture. This is the similar to the picture I brought along.I told the young hairdresser that I wanted a longer version of this cut and SHE CUT IT SHORTER!!! I about had a heart attack when I saw how much she was cutting off. I am not very happy with it. I am glad my hair grows fast and I guess I won't need it cut again for six months. If I am brave, I will take a picture later of what she did to my hair.

Ollie

Today we (my sister, Eric, my mom, Owen and I) went to visit Ollie. She has been in a nursing home for over a year and is in the end stages of Alzheimers. My sister has the magic touch and is somehow always able to get her to wake up. She stayed awake for about 20 minutes and was so sweet. Owen gave her hugs, rubbed her arm, helped push her wheelchair, and showed her his new train. He is therapy for her and always has been. We saw some glimpses of the old Ollie when she would laugh at him and smile. Owen is as crazy about her as she is about him and even after we left the nursing home he kept saying he wanted to go back to see Ollie.

Baby Flutters

I think I am already feeling the baby move! A few days ago I had this feeling that felt like the baby moving and I remembered the same feeling when Owen would move. I thought there was no way I could already be feeling it move and figured it was just food digesting or gas bubbles. It is such a faint movement/feeling and does not last long. Since then I have felt the same flutter every day right after I eat which is when I would feel Owen moving the most. So I looked it up on the Internet and some people say they have even felt the baby move at 11.5 weeks so maybe I am right? I felt Owen move around 15 weeks, but I read that with your second baby you usually feel it sooner. It's one of the best things about being pregnant. Owen was so active when he was inside me and it is no surprise that he is just as active now. He loved music and any time we went to church or a musical he would kick the entire time and I would be worn out by the time we left from all his kicking!

Mozart

Tonight while we were at my parent's house for dinner, Owen decided to play the piano and sing along. He was acting like Don Music from Sesame Street. I took a video of it. In case you can't hear him, I think he was singing about baseball. I love how he puts his whole body into it!

Our Last Trip

We took our last trip of the season up to the boat this weekend and had such a nice time. Owen slept in his own "big boy bed" rather than his Pack-n-Play because he is just getting too long for it. He loved playing in the water and even took some choo choos for a swim (yes, they float!). Last night we all had dinner (about 18 of us) and they had a cake for my birthday. It was really nice.

Tonight we went to my parents for dinner and cake. Tomorrow I will start going into my classroom. I only plan on going in for a couple hours. Normally on the first day I go in, I get nothing accomplished because I am just too overwhelmed.

Here are a few pictures from our camera of Owen at the Lebanon Fair. Our new charger finally arrived and hopefully this week I will order and/or go get my new camera.

Date Night

Last night Mike and I went out to dinner and a movie. We saw The Proposal- it was really good! Owen had his first babysitter that was not a family member. We asked Lindsey to watch him. She works at Linda's and Owen loves her. Too bad she goes back to college in a couple weeks. We usually just ask one of our parents to watch him, but I always feel a little guilty staying out late because I feel like they'd rather be at home sleeping. I know they don't mind and it's just me. Owen was super hyper when Lindsey arrived. I think he was showing off a little because he was acting like a mad man, jumping all over the place and falling on the floor. He was so happy to have Lindsey there to play with ONLY him and to play whatever he wanted.

I better get finished packing- we're going to the boat again this weekend for the last time this summer. Next time we go we'll be a family of four and I'm not sure I'll be going out on the boat too much next summer so I need to take advantage of it while I can!

Visiting Friends

Now that the summer is coming to an end, Mike and I feel like there are a lot of friends that we did not get together with yet this summer or as much as we'd like to. The summer just seems to have flown by so quickly.

Yesterday, Owen and I met up with Natalie and her three kids (ages 3 and under) at the playground. It felt like the hottest day of the year and I was not dressed appropriately. I had on jean capris and a black shirt and I about died from heat. Luckily I checked the time because we were almost late for Owen's swimming lesson at our pool. We rushed over to the pool and I quickly got him dressed. He was excited to meet his teacher.

I was so surprised at how well he did. He went right to his teacher, which I thought might be a problem, but it wasn't at all. I might as well been in the pool with them because I stood on the very edge the entire time like a paranoid mom. His swimming teacher is in high school and he coaches at the country club. He also had a lot of swimming instruction from Mary, whom we've taken lessons from since Owen was a baby at LVC. However, when he saw Owen he was a little surprised because he had never given swimming lessons to someone so little. His youngest swimmer is 3. Owen is almost 2 and a half so that's close. I told him Owen could swim WITH HIS LIFE VEST ON, but I think he forgot that because Owen started to drown first thing and I about jumped in because his teacher is a little laid back and waits a few extra seconds before bringing him up. He sank about 8 times and was getting good at holding his breath and not swallowing water, although he is not blowing bubbles like he has done before. Each time he sank/drown, I was afraid that it would scare him and he would be traumatized to swim, but he'd come up and say, "More, more." Owen's teacher was impressed with how much he loves the water. I was definitely needed to translate for Owen because his teacher had a hard time understanding what he was saying at times. At one point, out of nowhere, Owen said to his teacher, "Tony wif his mommy and daddy," and his teacher had no idea what he was talking about so I had to briefly explain. We are going back for another lesson tomorrow. He is going to bring goggles for Owen and have him hold his breath and look how many fingers he is holding up under water. I had to tell him that Owen only knows 1 and 2 and possibly 3 so he can't hold up more fingers than that.

After swimming, we ate lunch at the pool, swam some more, and then Natalie and her kids came. I got to hold Lucas for a while so she could be with her other two kids. Owen just could not get enough of Lucas. He is 9 months old and such a cutie. Owen kept saying "He's cute," and giving him a ton of hugs and kisses. Then he said, "When's my baby sister coming?" It's going to be a long 29 weeks for him.

That night we went to National Night Out. I took Owen myself because Mike had soccer. I actually thought it was Wednesday night, but found out at the pool that it was Tuesday. It was so hot. By the time I strolled Owen there, I was covered in sweat. It is such a neat event though and was totally worth it. It is put on by the local police force and EVERYTHING is free. All the food is donated from local restaurants. You name it, they probably had it. They had music and train rides. Owen got his leg and hand painted and got to jump in a bouncy thing. We steared clear of the fish. It was nice to see a lot of people we know. After two hours we were very hot and tired and ready to come home.

This morning, Owen went to Linda's while I went to visit my friend Jill and her new baby, Tanner. He is only 8 weeks old. It was fun holding him and visiting. Tonight we are having some more friends over with their baby who was born February 20th. Our babies will be almost a year apart!

Randomness

1. While my mom and I were out today we drove by this house that had a couple baby things outside for sale. One item was a cute bassinet. So we went back and got it for a pretty good price. Obviously I will have to really wash it although it was in good condition. I was hesitant to get it because a friend of ours said we could borrow theirs like we did with Owen. I only used it for a week because I could not stand having Owen sleep in our room. I woke up at every little noise and grunt. I never knew infants made so many noises (other than crying). But, now that we are in our house I think I could use it in our living room downstairs once the baby is out of our room. I could then put the pack-n-play in the basement. So Kate, Maddie, Beth and any other friend, you are welcome to borrow it when you have your babies because you use them for such a short amount of time it is really not worth buying one.

2. I got an e-mail from our assistant principal telling all teachers that no one is allowed in our building until further notice. I was planning on starting to work in my room today. We drove by the school today and there is a posting on the door saying that they are spraying all these chemicals and no one is permitted in the building from August 3-21st!!!! I about had a panic attack. I don't know what I will do. We must really have a pest/rat problem or something?!

3. Today at the pool, Owen was playing with a little blue rake in the baby pool and a boy, about the same age, maybe a little older, came up to him out of nowhere and yanked it out of his hand. Owen just kind of stood there shocked and then looked to me to do something. I was not going to solve this problem and I hoped he would handle it himself. I told him that if he wanted it back to go up to the boy and say, "No thank you, I am playing with that" and take it back. I was mad. More mad than Owen. He thought about it for a second, then decided he wanted to go play in the big pool again and totally forgot about it. Mike was afraid I would make a scene and the mom would hear me. She was not watching her son when he did it so I could not blame her for not doing anything. Then, tonight when Owen was taking a bath I talked to him about the whole incident. I told him what he could do next time and he practiced saying, "No thank you, I am playing with that." I want him to stick up for himself in a respectful way. I am sure with the next one we will have the opposite problem, isn't that how it usually works?

4. Owen is starting swimming lessons tomorrow. A college student at our pool teaches them. He learned from the instructor at LVC where Owen has been taking lessons since he was 6 months old. I am excited for him to practice swimming without his life vest on. I just hope he is willing to work with the instructor and follow directions. At this age, he'd rather play in the water. We'll see how it goes.

5. I ordered a charger for our camera since I lost the other one. I am planning on getting a new camera, but still want to be able to use our other one. Once it arrives I can download some pictures.

Our Weekend

We had a nice weekend.  Friday morning we left at 7am for the boat (Raystown Lake).  It rained most of the day so we could not go out on the boat.  We did get to go to Kelly's for dinner- I love their salad bar!  Saturday was a beautiful and hot day so we were able to go out on the boat.  A lot of our other friends were out on their boats so we were able to tie up together like a big party barge in a really nice cove.  Owen had such a good time playing in the water.  This was the first time he actually played in the lake.  He loved jumping off the edge of the boat and Mike would flip the tube over and he'd jump off the tube into the water.  No one could believe how much he enjoyed playing in the water and had no fear of it at all.  Again, I wish my camera was working so I could have taped some of him playing in the water.  It was priceless.  I believe I am going to get a new camera for my birthday.  I really want one with better quality pictures, videos and more action shot capabilities.  Any recommendations?

Another thing I discovered this weekend.... I am starting to feel better!!!!  I am not nearly as gaggy or nauseous.  I'm still not 100%, but much much better.