It feels like years ago since Owen stopped napping but I haven't written a blog post since. It was a rough transition for everybody. Those two hours of peace in the afternoon were the saving grace that helped me survive life with two littles. I cherished that time; I took a nap at least once a week, worked out, blogged and checked things off the to-do list. Yet, the day that Owen stopped napping he started falling asleep within 15 minutes at night. After multiple months of the two hour bedtime it felt like a fair trade. We have both boys in bed no later than 8 and the evenings to ourselves again. As with all things in these early childhood years, the sorrow of one loss is coupled with the celebration of a win. Owen is getting so much more independent that he does play by himself for a while during Weston's nap. I also get some special "Owen and mommy" time, which we both love. There are a lot of hard things about having kids close in age but one of the best things about it was that Owen took a long, consistent nap for the first 16 months of Weston's life. It was amazing. Was. I'm thankful for that time and now that I've moved through the five stages of grief, I'm making the best of our new normal.
Owen has been in swimming lessons all summer and just started playing soccer. He's really coordinated and quite the little athlete. He has also been in speech therapy since shortly after his 3rd birthday. He has trouble with the sounds "g, l, s and k." After the initial adjustment period (in which it takes him a month or two to get comfortable with anything) he loves teacher Dean and his time at 'speech school.' Like most boys his age he's discovered legos and loves playing with them. He's also into doing art projects, baking, pretend camping, puzzles, play dough, matchbox cars, reading and riding his bike. He upgraded from the Strider to a small peddle bike with training wheels. One of my favorite things about Owen is that he can easily entertain himself. He'll spend hours in the backyard collecting leaves and doing imaginative play. Give the boy a stick and a pail and he's occupied for the afternoon.
Owen and Wes have a typical brother relationship in that they love each other dearly and get extremely frustrated with each other often. There is a lot of shoving, toy stealing and crying but also a lot of sweet moments, snuggles and cooperative play. I feel like Owen's personality is very typical of a first born. He's sweet, cooperative, organized and slow to warm up. He's my little buddy. I love his imagination, desire to help and all the adventures we share together.
Owen has been in swimming lessons all summer and just started playing soccer. He's really coordinated and quite the little athlete. He has also been in speech therapy since shortly after his 3rd birthday. He has trouble with the sounds "g, l, s and k." After the initial adjustment period (in which it takes him a month or two to get comfortable with anything) he loves teacher Dean and his time at 'speech school.' Like most boys his age he's discovered legos and loves playing with them. He's also into doing art projects, baking, pretend camping, puzzles, play dough, matchbox cars, reading and riding his bike. He upgraded from the Strider to a small peddle bike with training wheels. One of my favorite things about Owen is that he can easily entertain himself. He'll spend hours in the backyard collecting leaves and doing imaginative play. Give the boy a stick and a pail and he's occupied for the afternoon.
Owen and Wes have a typical brother relationship in that they love each other dearly and get extremely frustrated with each other often. There is a lot of shoving, toy stealing and crying but also a lot of sweet moments, snuggles and cooperative play. I feel like Owen's personality is very typical of a first born. He's sweet, cooperative, organized and slow to warm up. He's my little buddy. I love his imagination, desire to help and all the adventures we share together.
