Owen's 24 Month Well Visit Check-up

Today we had Owen’s 24 month well visit check up at the doctors. He doesn’t seem to mind the doctor’s office at all and was happy and easy going for the entire check up. The doctor and nurse really seem to enjoy his visit and they are both very good at keeping him entertained. He had to get one shot at the end, but we had him laughing so hard right before the shot that he barely cried once he felt the shot. He was then easily distracted with the snoopy band-aid and stickers that followed.

We found out that Owen has a bit of an ear infection but that it is on its way out so she didn’t need to treat it. We’re hoping this is the reason for an increased level of tossing and during the last few nights.

The doctor shared that APA still recommends that we wait until age 3 for Owen to have any peanuts. The risk is low since we don’t have history of allergies, but it’s still safer to wait. We’ll probably follow her recommendation – especially since he seems to be content with soy peanut butter. She also prescribed Fluoride drops since Folsom does not have fluoride in the water, and recommended that we take Owen with us to the dentist too. She thinks he’ll do great there so we should expose him now before he gets scared.

The doc gave Owen a great bill of health and was happy to see him so happy.

Owen’s measurements: He’s back on the charts for weight!
Weight: 23 lbs and 13.3oz – 7%
HT: 32.5inches –9%
Weight for his height ratio – 25%
Head circumference- growing right on track for Owen’s specific trend line – 21%

Owen's birthday weekend- part 2- The Little Gym

This year, in addition to the family birthday parties and Skype sessions, we decided to have a small party for Owen and some of his friends at the Little Gym. We had a few kids from Owen's day care, one of our neighbors, the Chandrapal girls, and Aiden join us. The kids were SO cute together. The party is structured for parents to be included and to be there to help their kids with the different activities. We spent most of the party in the gym- enjoying a mix of free time and organized time with a couple of moments focused on Owen - where we all sang to Owen for his birthday. The kids had the chance to tumble, run around, and play on the various gym equipment and also participate in the "organized" activities such as a bounce track, parachute game, ball time (imagine a dozen kids chasing, kicking, stumbling over, throwing, running with, and falling over two dozen different size bouncy balls) and of course, a toddler favorite- bubble time. After gym time, we moved to the party room for some cupcakes and brownies. All the kids seemed to have a really fun time, and there is no doubt in our minds that Owen loved every minute of it. It was a very special day.

We ended up with great photos of all the kids, but we've only posted a couple shots of some of the other kids since we're not sure if all the parents are in favor of internet photo posts. We did include a couple blurry shots/back shots so you could see some of the activities!

Owen's standing on the deflated bounce track - making up his own dance

Parachute time

Colton and Owen playing together

Owen and a pal on the gym mat

Owen and Colton playing around

Aiden on the low beam

Owen really enjoying his cupcake

Owen's birthday weekend Part 1 - visit with cousin Aiden

This past weekend, my cousin Danielle, my Aunt Cheryl, and Aiden (Danielle's son - 3 weeks younger than Owen) drove up to visit and celebrate Owen's 2nd birthday with us. We had a wonderful time watching the boys play together and we're happy to report that most of the time, the boys shared and played very well. Of course, they weren't perfect and there were definitely times Owen was territorial, but all in all it was better than we could have hoped for a weekend-long "sharing" session. On Saturday, we took the boys to a nearby park with a water feature and on Sunday, we had Owen's birthday party, other than those activities, we mainly just hung around playing with the boys. There were so many great moments, but here are a few highlights: