Talking so much, so clear, and so loud! LOL!

Owen has really found his voice. I mean, he was talking alot before, but man, this kid has been saying so many different things and more sentences lately. Not to mention, he keeps getting louder, and louder!  Most of the time it is cute, and it is hard for me to tell him not to talk. But, sometimes, like to day at the store, I had to keep saying, "Owen, we're inside, you have to talk quieter." or "Shhhhhh." I know it's all kids that have to learn what the "inside voice" is, though, and most of the time, he is just laughing and being goofy. So for the most part, I kind of chuckle at/with him.

However, I knew it was the end of our shopping trip today, when he started to have a melt down on the way to the cash register. I felt a bit like a bad mom, because he just wanted "hold me, mommy, hold me." I couldn't. I was there, just the 2 of us, and the store was packed, so I was in a self checkout lane too. I was also, apparently, at the wrong store for him, because he kept saying, "Horse, mommy, Horse!" and pointing toward the front of the store. I had to explain we weren't at Meijer and there was no horse....to a  25 month old!  He kept saying meijer, and stare at me like, okay, but what about the horse.  I am not one to want to spoil my child, but I don't really think the penny horse is that much of a spoiler, so I did feel kind of bad that it wasn't there. We survived the trip though, and Owen was fine after we left and headed home.

Of course, he did his "mommy doing?" about 50 million times on the way to the park, on the way to the store, in the store, putting the groceries in the car, and on the way home. Sometimes it drives me CRAZY, but it is also cute that he's doig it. I think he mostly does it so that we have a "conversation." I think he likes when we "talk" to each other, and it's not just me telling him to do something, or me reading him a book. I think he really wants to tell us things now and to have a voice.

Today, I tried to give him cottage cheese as a snack, to see if he liked it. He simply stated, don't want cheese. Okay then. At dinner, Andy tried to give him milk, and I was coming back downstairs from changing my clothes, and I heard Owen say, "don't want that milk!" I came in the kitchen, and asked Andy if that is what he said (since I thought it was clear as day), but Andy didn't even realize what Owen had said. So I tried to give Owen his milk again, and he pushed it away saying, "don't want that milk!" Then he covered his eyes. I had to laugh, becuase I know we are definitely going to be hearing alot more of "no" and "don't want...." And of course, those are going to be his clearest sentences, LOL! 

Every time he says something knew, Owen impresses me. I know it's normal for kids to grow in their vocabulary, but it still amazes me and makes me happy he is doing so well. Even the Nos and the don't wants, because it shows his likes/dislikes, and personality. Grant it, I'll be squashing a lot of the don't wants, just like I did with the milk tonight, but I am so happy our son is growing and learning, and becoming him;)

He's starting to say "come 'ere" a lot to me. Also because I say it alot to him when i need him to change directions. I will usually say it and then use my pointer finger to coax him toward me. Wouldn't you know it, he's been really trying to do the finger thing too? It's cute that he has to focus so much to do it, but I know it's him working on his fine/gross motor skills, LOL:)

The other funny thing too he's been doing, is announcing TV shows. Not that we watch TV all the time, but he'll say, "mommy, coming. and point to the TV, and then say "Fresh beat band" or "Backyardigans" (which are a majority of his sippy cups).

Oh, and he also is doing very well with learning the sign of the cross. We can't get him to do it every time, but he is really getting "the Father, and Son," and we're continuing to work on the "Holy Spirit."  I'm hoping that we can really start working more on colors, letters, numbers, and prayers. He's such a sponge, I know he's really going to start soaking it all in!

Well, I know I could go on and on, since I haven't posted in a while, on all the things Owen has been doing, and how he really can crack me up sometimes. But, I will have to save some for another day:)