Month 2!

Hello, My name is Owen and I am a squiggler.

I have never before seen a baby as squiggly as little Owen.  All four limbs are in constant motion all of the time.  On his belly, he can already hold up his head and his little feet are push push pushing against the rug as he tries to propel himself forward.  The only way to get him to sleep is to swaddle him so tightly that it is like a straight jacket.  As soon as we do that you can count to thirty and he is out.  But during the day, that is usually for only about 30 min. and then he is up and at it again - constant motion:) 

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Not only am I a sqiggler, I am smiley:)

Owen has started smiling and laughing, which is quite wonderful.  And usually when he smiles, it often starts as a tentative affair, but ends as a huge open mouth smile that takes over his entire face.  He is just starting to figure out smiling, and when he does he lights up the entire room.  He also laughs, but usually in his sleep.  All will be quite and then out of nowhere we'll hear giggling, but when I go in to check on him he's still asleep.



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I know what I want, when I want it, and I'm not afraid to tell you

Owen is the king of efficient communication.  When he is hungry, he gives one warning whimper... and if a bottle is not magically procured in under 30 seconds, then the next cry out of his mouth is of a magnitude normally reserved for victims of torture.  It is VERY effective.  

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I have a great big brother

Several weeks ago we told Levi that if Owen started crying in the car, the best thing to do was sing to him, since we couldn;t pick him up or feed him while we were driving.  Since then , every time Owen starts fussing Levi earnestly launches into a complete recital of every single song he knows, begining with the ABC song, followed by Kimo-kimo, the rainbow song, Levi's own special Owen song, twinkle twinkle little star, itsy bitsy spider...