Feeling Better

Having a blast chasing his toy train around (and trying to grab the stinky dog toys). He's been sick the last week and a half but seems to be in a much better mood. Zoe is enjoying chasing Owen around and licking him as he crawls.

Standing

So, mastering the forward crawl wasn't enough. Now he's pulling himself up every chance he gets.

Crawling

He's a 19 pound wrecking ball on a never-ending mission to search and destroy.

Forward and Upward

So, in the span of a week, Owen has learned how to pull himself up to standing and to crawl forward. He got home from swimming last night and just starting motoring all over the living room. I think the stinky dog toys placed just out of reach were the motivation he needed. Time to batten down the hatches. Pictures later.

8 months old

He wouldn't sit still long enough to get many pictures. If he's awake, he's a tornado of activity.

Swimming

He started swim classes at the Y on Tuesday. Lots of splashing and singing with mom.

Feeding Time for Monkey Boy

About 75% gets in his mouth. Maybe 25% of that stays there. The rest is randomly distributed around the house.

Crawling

Still stuck in reverse, but he's got good form.

Helper

Helping out with the never ending laundry.

The face of mischief

When I see the "Calvin & Hobbes" smile, I sense trouble isn't too far away. He's getting good at pulling himself up. He can get to his knees about 90% of the time. Full-on standing about 10-20%. So, between the almost crawling and almost standing, I'll be spending the next few days putting lots of things on higher shelves, hiding every cord and cable in sight, and lowering his crib mattress.

Almost Crawling

He's got reverse and neutral down, just needs to work on forward.

Owen & Zoe