Now that Owen is Two!

At two years old Owen is a happy, sweet, mild-mannered little boy.  He's content to play quietly on his own  but he loves to get rowdy with his brother too. 

 

a birthday cupcake on his actual birthday.

 

He loves big brother so much!  They have such a sweet brotherly friendship.  They love to cuddle, tell stories and play fight. They also really fight like brothers too!

This week I was able to have lots of one on one time with Owen, as big brother went to Bible camp in the mornings.  Owen wasn't at all happy to see his brother leave.  But how nice it was on his birthday week for us  to be able to play, read and nap all on our own. 

That is, when he napped.  Owen has a habit of fighting nap until he passes out in the oddest of places. 

I've tried everything to get him to sleep! It drives me crazy laying down many, many times a day with him, seeing him so sleepy, even teary, only to have him pop up, too busy to be bothered. 

This week however, I may have found the trick!  Snuggle him right in the middle of all the noise so sleep sneaks up, without him knowing! We'll see if this is consistent. 

Owen loves to sing and loves to hear others sing.  It's so sweet to hear him singing in the next room all by himself. His favorite song right now is called, "Little Bird, Little Bird" by Elizabeth Mitchell.  We found this awesome cd through my blogger friend at We Bloom Here. 



Owen only wants to wear big boy pants, i.e. khakis, jeans, pants he sees Daddy and brother wearing.  When we go out his newest thing is to put his hand in his pocket and saunter.  He points to people's pants and tells them "pants", then points to his own.  He's very proud of being a big boy!

You're getting to be a big boy Owen, but you'll always be my "rain baby"!