With the arrival of Elise last week Monday, I was wondering how Owen would be adjusting. He did visit at the hospital on Monday in which he never got closer than 2 feet to either Elise or me. No hugs, nothing...I was only able to bribe him to be within arm's reach with some M&M's.
On Wednesday, I was released and Tom picked me up himself. Together, we went to pick up Owen from Barb's house. As soon as I walked in, Owen says Hi Mom - Go to work, I'm eating cereal...hmm, not the welcome I was hoping for. But by bedtime, he did say "Mom, I missed you."
On Thurs, Elise came home and Owen would not come anywhere near her. But by Friday, he did get within 3 feet of her and acknowledge Elise's presence. Today, was yet another step forward with willingness to sit on the couch next to Tom or I while we were holding Elise. He has yet to touch or hold her but perhaps by end of this week there will be a cute photo of Owen holding Elise. Until then, this is the official first photo of the siblings...
Elise has just celebrated her first birthday. Unlike Owen, who ate his entire piece of cake, Elise ate the fondant circles but had none of the cake. As I realize that neither kid is less than 1, I'm determined to (1) finish Owen's first year photo book and (2) start Elise's first year photo book. Perhaps by posting, it will actually happen. I won't hold my breath.
1. Connect the dots - we didn't give specific instructions on which dot to connect...he knew he was suppose to find a fish but kept asking 'where's the fish?'
Trick or Treat - check...We got lots of candy and our first family foto snapped. Race car driver Owen and Elise 'O Lantern survived the chilly night.
November is here! Owen is ready for his trip to RAP although he doesn't know it yet. We got him a little Owen size suitcase last weekend which gets rolled around the entire house, including the bathroom...3 weeks and counting!
Although the weather was dreary this past weekend, it was a warm house here in Cincinnati with a great but short visit from Lisa. Owen was so excited and couldn't stop talking the entire 50min ride from our house to the airport to pick up Lisa.
...and actually getting to eat an apple at applefest. (we heard his request for a solid 30 min before actually getting an apple)
Tom had a nice find with a local chocolate shop - I thought I would have to pry him from the store. They were yummy treats and I'm sure we'll be back for future visits.
I decided to make my own cake this year and found a pic on the web that seemed easy to replicate. I was pretty happy with how it turned out and Owen thought it tasted pretty good, I think.
