There have been many first for Owen and I since we have been here in Moscow. I think a foreign country is good for us. I am not sure where to start. Since Owen is the focal point of everything these days I think I will start with him. I am proud of everyone of his firsts (well almost all of them).
- Owen got his first tooth. We had been waiting for this tooth for about 3 months. We have all been on tooth watch 2011. You could see these two little white nubs for his teeth for the longest time. David and I were on the metro coming back from the mall. Owen was a bit fussy so he put his finger over his gums to rub them and looked at me in surprise to find something sharp. From that point on I have to say it hurts to have those little teeth make contact with you. They are sharp little suckers.
- Living in Louisiana we had a brick floor so Owen didn't spend much time on his tummy. He did his allotted tummy time each day and hated it. But it was not till we got here that he spent the most time on the floor. We only had his play mat for entertainment. Within no time we was rolling over from his back to his belly. He had mastered the reverse of belly to back a long time ago. And I have to say for a baby that strongly disliked tummy time I cannot keep him off of it. He would roll over and after awhile get tired and frustrated and scream at me to roll him back. So I would and then flop he would go right back over. And now he is army crawling all over the place.
- We had been trying for awhile to get Owen to say dada. I am no fool and knew that he would say dada first. Within a day of being here out comes the words. Now I am confident that did not know that the word referred to David because he would say it quite randomly. And just recently he has started saying mama. He doesn't say this as often as dada but he does say it. And I am sure he does not realize it is me either. But it is still sweet words to my ears.
- Two things Owen and I do are noseys and piggies. I love to give him noseys for kisses. I love his kisses too. But I will say when you ask for a kiss he opens his mouth wide and they are a bit slobbery. Every time I give him noseys he gets all smiles and giggles. It is so very sweet. As a kid I loved it when dad would do "This little piggy…" So O and I have done piggies since he stopped sponge baths. He gets all giggles and smiles. Anytime he is fussy I can ask him if mama is going to get his piggies and he smiles immediately and scrunches up ready for the wee wee wee. So one day I asked Owen where the nose was. Before I knew it he grabbed onto mine. So I asked next where his piggies were. He bent over and grabbed them. I was so proud. All this time I was playing games and loving on him it didn't dawn on me that he would remember the parts of the body and point them out to me. So we are now working on ears and eyes. And now he showed me my mouth. So only 50,000 more things to learn. :) YAY!!!
- Here is the time that I am not necessarily proud of my bundle of joy but do find this quite funny and am sure most moms have been there. Owen pooed in the tub. He takes his bath in the big bath tub now and has no problems with it. I was worried he might find it scary but of course not he has his mom's no fear attitude. He is laying on his back blowing raspberries and playing with his stacking cups. He just figured out that if he puts a cup over his mouth while blowing raspberries it sounds different than without the cup. So I yelled at David to come in and see how smart is boy is. I am so preoccupied with this new talent that I don't even notice the mishap at the other end of the tub. David says "did he just poo in the tub?" I said no. Then I look down and say "OH MY GOSH HE POOED IN THE TUB. GET HIM OUT!!!" And this is not a small poo either.David gets him out and takes him to the other room. So here I am trying to figure out how to get the poo out of the tub. Yes I am sure most of you have the answer to this already but here I am in panic mode and not thinking clearly. So I take out the toys and set them to the side. I use a stacking cup to fish out the offensive item and then can't figure out what to do with it. Toilet DUH! But no I did not think of this. I try to wrap it in toilet paper and throw it away then I look at the toilet and realize I am a dummy and finally throw it away. This is where I am thankful to be staying a hotel and I don't have to clean the tub.
- I am sure other moms have looked at the book to see what their child should be doing at a certain month and then realized their child is not doing it and starts to think how can I get them on track. Well when Owen turned 8 months in the book it said he should be able to sit from tummy position. Within a day he started doing this and I didn't prompt him at all. It was just like clockwork. I should be doing this mom so I think I will start doing it. Now the funny thing with this is that Owen was scooting or army crawling all over the place and when he would get tired he would rest his head on his arms. Now he will crawl for a couple of paces and then decide to sit up and rest a spill. I can't get him to go more than 2 paces at a time. He must also get his mom's laziness attitude. I think we will have to try to nip that one in the bud.
- Owen had his first playmate. We did go to a playgroup with other kids but they were all around 2 1/2 years old. But after that Owen and I went to meet Anders and his mom Lori. Anders is 9 1/2 months old. He is part Canadian and part Swedish and looks all Swedish. Anders is pretty cute. He has lots of curly blonde hair and has big feet and hands. Neither baby really knew what to do with each other. They both just kind of drafted to the moms. Anders came to me and Owen went to Lori. After awhile they would play or try to take each others toys or snacks. Or more like Anders would take Owen's. Owen hasn't quite figured out the assertive thing yet but he also doesn't care that the item is taken from him. He is like whatever here is another toy I can go to. All in all it was a good day. They have played together again since then and I see many more in the future. The only downside is that they will be moving from Moscow soon. Not sure where to.
- Owen is crawling. I am not sure why I was so impatient for him to start crawling. He is everywhere and into everything. He constantly tries to make his way to the outlet. I tell him no and he stops then thinks oh its been a second she is paying attention and he starts going again. So I get a stricter tone and say no again. This goes on for a bit and then he turns and gives me this smirk. Like I know this is funny and I know you will laugh and not find this serious. I have to cover my mouth to try to hide the laughter. It is the funniest thing when he smirks at me. What a busy busy boy. I am exhausted.
That sums up most of the firsts. I am sure there are other things that are slipping my mind at the moment. Owen is learning fast. We are currently working on clapping. Sometimes you get two fists, one hand open and a fist, and occasionally both hands open but then they get stuck to each other when they clap. Mostly you get the arms flapping in excitement like a bird. Funny thing I noticed tonight was how Owen seems to understand everything crystal clear when there is something he wants. Owen LOVES yogurt. David pointed out to him that I was eating some and he turns to me like a hawk. I said okay but you have to sit up. He sat up right away. Then he reaches his hand up to grab the spoon and I said hands down. And they both went down. Then for the second bite it was the same thing with the hands. So now I know that when he doesn't do something he is just being stubborn like his parents. Little stinker!
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