I tired really hard to enjoy each moment of the past 6 months because I knew our family bubble wouldn't last forever. As I prepare to send Owen to daycare on Monday (insert stream of tears) it feels like the time just flew by. Whoever said the days are long but the years are short nailed it. Having all of my kids home for 6 months is something that will likely never happen again so I cherish every crazy day. As we move into what Josh calls "phase 2 of quarantine" it feels like a maternity leave is ending. The kids are starting online school Monday but Owen is actually going back, which is not going to be easy but necessary for all of us.
He has grown up so much over the past 6 months its crazy! I realize how much time he has spent with us when I listen to him talk like us. Ha! I just hope he doesn't get in trouble for saying bad words... He is so full of personality he has definitely kept us entertained! A snap shot of Owen right now:
- He loves music still. We call him DJ O-DOG because he is always playing music on his iPad and just like Emmy and Josh he learns lyrics almost immediately. He favorite songs are Memories by Maroon 5, Adore me and Watermelon sugar, chlorine by 21 pilots and good as hell. None are very kid friendly... I probably should've bought the censored version because I catch him singing "Oh child time for some bullshit" and "weed is a chemical" around the house. Yikes
- He dropped something in the car yesterday and said "ah shit" and says "Jesus" under his breath. Wow - I am a bad influence. Whenever he is pissed he yells "DUDE" with his hands up in the air. Holy smokes is another fan favorite.
- He absolutely loves his babies. He's got 4 now and they are cute baby, creepy baby (it has eye lashes), bath baby and just baby. Emmy recently asked him if he was his babies mommy or daddy and he responded. "Ha! I am just Owie"
- He continues to talk about baby Fernie all the time. He just loves her!
- He follows EVERYTHING Ryan does and has even started wearing high socks. He is also the only on e in the family who actually calls him Ryan and he pronunciates it in the cutest way
- He loves to help bake. He can now crack an egg without getting any shells in the bowl!
- He loves taking a bath and "swims" around getting water everywhere. The other day he did a belling flop holding his baby. no joke
- Any time I try and take a picture he makes a funny face. And not just a squinty face but a legit funny face that is different each time. He knows he's funny.
- He's recently began playing with string? He ties it to things, pulls things with it, etc. Its super weird but has kept him entertained!
- He is often yelling "I am not a bad boy!". I am constantly telling the older two not to reprimand him but half the time I am confident they told him that, the other half I think he knows he's being a bad boy...
- I try and make a point frequently to tell each one of my kids they are special and the million reasons why. Owen and I have special eyes because they are both so dark and he has a special heart. His cardiologist is still monitoring him closely and last month he wore a heart monitor for some baseline testing. No surprise the kid was a trooper and walked out of there waving at everyone saying bye :)
- He is the friendliest kid ever! He is always waving at everyone and saying hi. We happen to know the UPS driver that delivers in our hood, his sone played baseball with Ryan. Every time he drives by Owen yells "Hi Tony!"
- He still loves to snuggle. He'll crawl up on me and say "I love you mama" and then rub his face all over mine and it melts my heart
Over the past few weeks I've tried so hard to spend every minute I can with him. We've gone on bike rides, a hike, baked, painted and just cruised around the hood looking for lizards. I will always cherish this time I've had with him and look forward to many more memories to come.
He also has a new obsession with lizards. Not sure if he happen to catch 5 baby lizards or the same poor one 5 times but after they hadn't eaten for 5 days I convinced him to let Blazey go.