Owen's Measurements

Owen had his Well Child visit with the doctor yesterday. He weighed 24 lbs and was 33 1/2 inches long. That puts him at the 25 percentile for weight and nearly the 75 percentile for height - there's nothing to worry about regarding the difference, it just means we have to keep him fed (sometimes a challenge). Plus he just finished a growth spurt (he grew approximately 5 inches since the end of August) so he's long and skinny right now. I guess that explains why he's starting to wear some 24 month clothing. Other than that he's really healthy and is even just about to cut teeth numbers 13 & 14. And since we're talking about numbers today, he's wearing a size 6 shoe, and will probably be in a 7 or 8 by Christmas. So I think the moral of today is that little boys like to eat, grow, sleep, grow, play, and grow.

Owen's Antics

Owen was caught getting into things a couple of times this past week. First of all, he discovered that he can climb in to his toy drawer in his bedroom.

Then I caught him playing "Mommy at the Computer." Luckily it was off and he didn't cause too much trouble, this time : ).

Pumpkin Decorating

Last week for FHE we decorated a pumpkin.

Owen didn't know what to think at first, but as soon as Mommy showed him that the guts needed to come out, he jumped right in.

In goes the hand. . .

Out come the seeds.

Daddy did the carving.

Owen and Pumpkin smile for the camera!

Autumn Time

Halloween is fast approaching, and there are signs at the Allen household:

Pumpkins on the porch and little Owen playing in leaf piles in the front yard.

Mommy decided to rake the yard this morning and Owen decided that he was going to help.

First he discovered that it is fun to sit in the leaf piles that Mommy had made.

Then he found out raking is fun too.

Raking takes sooooo much concentration!!

(proven by the Royer trait of the tongue sticking out)

Owen's Family Home Evening Lesson

Tonight for Family Home Evening I put together a collection of family photos for Owen. We like to show him pictures of our family and tell him who they are with the hope that it will help him know his family when we get to visit. After he went to bed this evening I went one step further and put together a video slideshow that I can show him occasionally to help him know his family. I am going to include it with this blog post, but for all of you who get my posts by email, you will need to go to the blog site itself (click here: http://bjallen316.blogspot.com/) to see the video clip.