Owen David, Opening Day at Hitt Records!
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Dr. Fletcher report: At this last visit you
weighed 18 lbs, 11 oz (5th percentile) and were 29 inches long (50th
percentile). I may have been alarmed in the past,
but this seems to be the exact same growth pattern that your brother followed—long
& lean.
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You are still the happiest person I’ve ever been
around.
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You are still crazy-ticklish!
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I love your smile with your gapped-tooth
grin. Your two top teeth are spread
considerably far apart… and I love it!
You have 4 teeth with two more top teeth on the brink of breaking
through within the next few weeks.
waking up
· You have very expressive eyes. You often knit your eyebrows together and look up at us like we're all crazy. I think you look an awful lot like your papa (David) Dow.
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You are a good eater! Your pincer grasp has come along and you have
been feeding yourself in your high chair for the past month or so. I have made some baby food for you, but we
quickly started feeding you whatever we have been eating for lunch/dinner. You haven’t turned away from spicy food
either (jalapeño cornbread, tamales, chili beans, etc.)
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You still nurse ~3 times in a 24-hour period. I have to make sure it is a quiet time now
because any little distraction causes you to squirm away and see what’s going
on.
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After our Missouri trip, you have really come
along with your sippy cup (thank you grandma!)
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You are a dream child to put to bed. I can typically lay you down at night, turn
on your fan, put a blanket over you and that’s it. I say “goodnight, sweet baby” and walk out of
the room. That’s it.
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I hate to admit it (out loud) but you’ve been
sleeping through the night consistently. (Through the night, meaning 10+ hours.) A few times I’ve found you standing and crying
in the night, but lately we’ve been able to get you back to sleep without
nursing.
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You typically go to bed around 8:30 p.m. and get
up sometime around 7:00 a.m.
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You moved from army crawling to up on your hands
& knees at about
8 ½ months, which means you can really cover some ground
FAST.
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You just may have learned your lesson with the
stairs; you are very cautious when you approach them & dangle your arms
over the edge without attempting to descend them anymore. On the other hand, you’ve climbed the two
from the den to the living room without much hesitation.
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You seem to like Schatzi, our 65 lb Boxer. You like to crawl up to her and pat her.
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You still love to be outside. You can be crying and when we set you
outside, it seems to soothe you.
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You’ve never been one to demand to be held, so (sadly) I don’t really hold you that much, but when we do, you like to be faced out to see the world around you.
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After we take Kaden to pre-school on Tuesdays
& Thursdays, you & I run errands together. You like to ride in the grocery cart and
watch people. You always seem to smile at people when we are out & about.
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You have the CRAZIEST, loudest high-pitch squeal. It hurts our ears. You do it when you’re content in the back
seat or in your high chair… and then smile. It. Is. AWFUL. Kaden usually yells at you, saying, “Owen!
That is a HORRIBLE sound!” (Wonder where
he heard that?!)
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You love the bath. You do a lot of kicking and flapping, which
splashes the water around… which drives your brother crazy.
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You’ve begun pulling up on EVERYTHING and will sometimes
just hold on with one hand.
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I haven’t been able to keep shoes on you since
you always pull them off and chew on them, but I feel better knowing that it’s
better for you to learn how to walk without them. .
· You still love your "Johnny Jump Up" jumper that is fixed in the doorway between the kitchen and living room. You have been known to entertain yourself in it for an hour... and even fall asleep mid-bounce.
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And I think you just said your first real word: “Ma-ma!” YES!
Owen, you bring pure joy to our lives.
We love you more than you will ever know!
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