Owen is now walking all over the place - still a bit wobbly, but determined. This morning he was eating his egg very well with his fork. He says, mommy, daddy, more, banana - but that is about it. He LOVES to give kisses - just like both of his brothers have. He waves and does also say bye! He puts his hands together at prayer time and also loves to clap. At his wellness visit last Thursday he weighed 24 lbs & 6 oz - 40%, and was 30.5" tall - 19%. Owen LOVES to play peek-a-boo - he just laughs & laughs - it never ceases to amaze me the enjoyment and entertainment little ones get from such a simple game. It really is the simple things in life ;o) Owen loves to wear shoes - if he is really fighting me in the mornings when I am getting him dressed all I have to do is ask if he wants to wear his shoes and he will calm down and hold up a foot for me to put a sock on - too funny!
Avery continues to be a bit obsessed with footwear. Of course he prefers he brother Evan's shoes to his own, but about any shoe will do.
Evan has started doing puzzles again daily. He loved them a couple of years ago, but then quit and has now taken them up again. The other day we were all in the car on the way to church and Evan announced to all that he was now furry - ha! He has now noticed he has hair on his legs.
Yesterday Evan and Owen went and played with Miss Joneen while Avery came with me. We went and got hot chocolate & coffee together. Then we went to a couple of Goodwill stores looking for soccer cleats for him, but to no avail - we did find a couple of bike helmets and a few other goodies. Next week Evan will come with me - we need to check on his shoe size to make sure I am right in thinking he is a size 11 before I give him his new light up Buzz and Woody shoes.
Owen has started a biting spree to defend himself against his brothers, unfortunately they have all followed suit and use it when they are mad at their brothers. So far they have only done it with their brothers and not with friends or cousins - I pray this stays the case.
I am continuing to move things around in the house - trying to make it the best I can to make it less destructible for the boys. A couple of weeks ago I moved the shelving with the toys up to the boys playroom to keep the family room easier to manage. This week I have relocated the file cabinet in the loft area to make room for the armoire out there so they can't keep pulling out all of the diapers, wipes, lotion... The other day they did all of those things and Owen & Avery had LOTS of lotion in their hair - put there by they big brother Evan - such a joy they all are. Then that night when they were taking their baths Avery got a hold of a bottle of liquid soap that wasn't for babies and burned Evan's eyes. There is just always something! They will either keep me young or drive me right over the edge - my thoughts on that change moment by moment.
Alex is running and training to run a 12 mile run through mud and over obstacles in October. He is getting shin splints so that is not good. We will see. We are both doing Weight Watchers again - he has lost about 5.5 lbs and in the first week I lost 3.5. I want to make sure I can be the best that I can be for my boys - I don't see them slowing down anytime soon.
Speaking of not slowing down - Evan and Avery will be starting soccer at church in a couple of weeks then in November the family is going to take Tai Kwan Do. Evan and Avery will both also be in children's choirs at church starting in September on Wednesday nights.
I am potentially going back into the work force - I have been approached and the company should know if they get a contract by the end of the month. In the meantime I have researched childcare facilities and gotten us on some wait lists - there are a couple of other places I want to get to, but haven't had a chance yet, in all of my spare time.
On that note, I have much to do - laundry, dishes, cleaning... they are all never ending projects!
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