No ER trips so far this week! It is only 1pm on Monday however, so I suppose my jubilence is a little premature. Owen does have a nice fresh bruise on his forehead from head-butting the floor (not really sure if it was on purpose or not) but he's OK. Our physical therepists asked us a while back if we would like a helmut for Owen now that he was beggining to walk. We laughed and told them it wouldn't be necessary...Suffice to say we are rethinking this offer! How many injuries before social services comes a knockin'?
Owen is just picking up steam like you wouldn't believe. We've affectionately begun to call him "The Druken Sailor", as you will see below. Hopefully he won't start cursing like one too, like his buddy Preston. LOL!!
**Note: 10 points to anyone who can figure out what I've been doing with my week of unemployment by listening to the background noise. Hint: Do the names Mr. Jay and Nigel Barker ring anybells? Hahaha!! More on this subject on a later post.
Showing posts with label Walking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Walking. Show all posts
Monday, April 21, 2008
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Owen Van Gogh / Hulk Owen
Sooo....
Owen has certainly kept us on our toes lately. Last week was he was stung by a bee (Damn you Jerry Seinfeld!). He was fine and handled it like a champ. There were no signs of an allergic reaction and the swelling had gone down by bedtime.
This weekend, after a fun filled day of playing and hot dog theiving (see below post), Owen projectile vomited his entire lunch all over the back seat of the car. My mother also happened to be in the backseat and got the brunt of it (love you ma!). Luckily, his head did not start spinning and once again Owen was a trooper. He was fine by bedtime and all I can figure is that nitrate sticks + my little boy = one big smelly mess!
Our 3rd adventure happened on Monday. Let me preface this story by saying...it has been mentioned by another mother who I will not name (OK, it was Tonya) that she may be jelous of Owen's burgeoning walking skills. Methinks that this will change your mind, unless you enjoy spending 6 hours getting your little boy's ear stiched up. Ah, yes...we've had our 1st ER worthy walking related injury. For those of you counting, this is our 3rd total ER visit in 6 months (flu, croup and now stitches) and the way Owen's little personality is developing, I doubt it will be the last. We are currently looking into crash helmuts (seriously).
Owen fell while taking steps on his own and sliced his ear on the metal part of a glider. It got quite a chunk. What really get's me about this kid is that, it didn't seem to effect him in the least! I'm not kidding you, while we were waiting in the ER he was in a better mood than he has been in weeks. It's as if his crankiness was located in the cartilage in his upper ear and his injury sliced it out. Either that or I'm going to start scheduling playdates in the Genesys Triage waiting room because it's apparently so much fun!
Again - Owen was fine! He required 3 stitches but other than that, can resume normal work/play activities. Or can he? Yesterday, he fell again while walking during physical therapy, bit his tongue and started bleeding everywhere. It was minor however and compared to the rest of the week, is hardly worth mentioning! I swear, this kid is going to be the death of us!
On a fun note, Owen's favorite new thing seems to be wrestling with his dad and the cat. He is going through a big "Daddy" phase right now and takes great pleasure in climbing all over him. If you've seen the video of Owen chasing the "At!" with such enthusiasm, you would really enjoy seeing what he does to the cat when he catches her! For her part, Lily (our cat) is very good with Owen and has only bitten him a couple times.
Owen has certainly kept us on our toes lately. Last week was he was stung by a bee (Damn you Jerry Seinfeld!). He was fine and handled it like a champ. There were no signs of an allergic reaction and the swelling had gone down by bedtime.
This weekend, after a fun filled day of playing and hot dog theiving (see below post), Owen projectile vomited his entire lunch all over the back seat of the car. My mother also happened to be in the backseat and got the brunt of it (love you ma!). Luckily, his head did not start spinning and once again Owen was a trooper. He was fine by bedtime and all I can figure is that nitrate sticks + my little boy = one big smelly mess!
Our 3rd adventure happened on Monday. Let me preface this story by saying...it has been mentioned by another mother who I will not name (OK, it was Tonya) that she may be jelous of Owen's burgeoning walking skills. Methinks that this will change your mind, unless you enjoy spending 6 hours getting your little boy's ear stiched up. Ah, yes...we've had our 1st ER worthy walking related injury. For those of you counting, this is our 3rd total ER visit in 6 months (flu, croup and now stitches) and the way Owen's little personality is developing, I doubt it will be the last. We are currently looking into crash helmuts (seriously).
Owen fell while taking steps on his own and sliced his ear on the metal part of a glider. It got quite a chunk. What really get's me about this kid is that, it didn't seem to effect him in the least! I'm not kidding you, while we were waiting in the ER he was in a better mood than he has been in weeks. It's as if his crankiness was located in the cartilage in his upper ear and his injury sliced it out. Either that or I'm going to start scheduling playdates in the Genesys Triage waiting room because it's apparently so much fun!
Again - Owen was fine! He required 3 stitches but other than that, can resume normal work/play activities. Or can he? Yesterday, he fell again while walking during physical therapy, bit his tongue and started bleeding everywhere. It was minor however and compared to the rest of the week, is hardly worth mentioning! I swear, this kid is going to be the death of us!
On a fun note, Owen's favorite new thing seems to be wrestling with his dad and the cat. He is going through a big "Daddy" phase right now and takes great pleasure in climbing all over him. If you've seen the video of Owen chasing the "At!" with such enthusiasm, you would really enjoy seeing what he does to the cat when he catches her! For her part, Lily (our cat) is very good with Owen and has only bitten him a couple times.
Friday, April 4, 2008
Uhhh....Hey Cat, don't you have a son?
Oh yeah! Hmmm...maybe I should write about what it going on with him sometime huh? OK, so I've been a little all over the place lately, but I have an excuse. I put in notice to my job on Wednesday! It's a good thing. It was an amicable parting of the ways. I have some options so I'll keep everyone updated. I've been seriously contemplating Hawaii. I think Hula girl would be just the fit for me. BUT WAIT!!! This is still not about Owen! Ok - I will try to set my extreme narssicism aside for a moment and focus on the real news...
I have very exciting new about Owen, but I'm going to make you watch this video to see it! (It's worth it!). I realized how much cute video I have taken of Owen in the past 2 weeks so I put together a litte montage of clips that will show Owen's new tricks. It will take about 3 1/2 minutes so make sure you clear your schedule so that you can devote all your attention to my son!
Can you believe it? Isn't he just the absolute cutest? What a personality on this kid! Notice that when he is chasing after the cat he is saying "At! At!" for cat. This is sort of his first official word (besides Dada). And seeing as Cat is my name, I have deduced that "At! At!" is pretty close to saying mama. See how that works? Shoot! I'm making it about me again!
I have very exciting new about Owen, but I'm going to make you watch this video to see it! (It's worth it!). I realized how much cute video I have taken of Owen in the past 2 weeks so I put together a litte montage of clips that will show Owen's new tricks. It will take about 3 1/2 minutes so make sure you clear your schedule so that you can devote all your attention to my son!
Can you believe it? Isn't he just the absolute cutest? What a personality on this kid! Notice that when he is chasing after the cat he is saying "At! At!" for cat. This is sort of his first official word (besides Dada). And seeing as Cat is my name, I have deduced that "At! At!" is pretty close to saying mama. See how that works? Shoot! I'm making it about me again!
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