10 month update

So what has 10 months brought us?
A few more teeth - 4 on the top and now 4 on the bottom. Owen loves to give you kisses but his secret is that it really isn't an open mouth slobbery kiss but his secret plan on sucking you in so he can bite your face to make his teeth feel better. So steer clear!

Owen is getting very smart. He is beginning to put two and two together ....He loves the remote control. So whenever he sees it sitting on the couch he will crawl and climb directly for it. He presses all the buttons at once and the Spanish channel always seems to be his channel of choice. The other day he took the remote and pointed it to the TV like he was changing the channels. How is this kid so smart? His other obsession are our cell phones. He understands that the phone goes to your ear and you say hi. He does that every once in awhile which is just too damn cute. But of course the other 10 times he is putting our phone in his mouth and slobbering all over it. I guess you can't have it all.

He not only is a smart kid, he has somewhat of an attitude as well. When my mom babysits for him on Monday and Tuesdays she sometimes gets a pretty funny response from the little kid. If he is doing something he is not supposed to be doing: (crawling up and onto the tv stand, putting dirt and leaves into his mouth, putting his fingers near an outlet: the daily 10 month old occurences) my mom will say, "Owen...NO!" Owen fully understands the meaning of no. He looks back at her gives her raspberries and then continues to do what he is not supposed to be doing. Basically saying, "Hey Lady...Bug off!" Nice kid. He must have gotten that from Darren!

Thanksgiving turned out great. Owen was a pleasure to have and entertained all of our guests. It is nice to have a baby in the family again. It seems to put a smile on everyone's face. Owen had his first turkey, carrots, rutabagas and mashed potatoes. A true Thanksgiving Day feast!

Check out the posted videos. They include an assortment of minutes of a "Day in the Life of Owen McCarthy". One shows Owen and his first time experiencing bubbles. It was so fun to watch his little brain work on why these things were there and then a second later vanish in thin air. He also is a talking machine and you will hear throughout the videos his own language he has developed. Still Da-Da,Ba-Ba and finally Ma-Ma are his words of choice. He definitely likes to voice his opinion. Maybe one day he will be a politician, well hopefully not in Illinois! :)

Owen's first Christmas is right around the corner and though Owen has yet to sit on Santa's lap, I am sure he will get a few presents. He has been quite a good boy this year. He has asked for some trucks, a band set and some hand puppets. (I think Santa got them for him!) Lucky kid.

Grand-mo and Gramps sent our Christmas box full of goodies. This by far is Owen's favorite item under the tree. He likes to crawl up on it and pretend it is his own personal playground! I will post some more photos after the holidays to show you how he did on his first Christmas.

Darren, Owen and I would like to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! We love you all very much and thank you for always reading up on Owen's progression throughout life. We hope it brings a smile to your face like it does to ours!

Photos: ** I changed my hair color, I am now living the life as a brunette. (I think blondes still have a little more fun - I might have to go back one day!). **Owen in the diaper box playing with a water bottle - heck who needs real toys. **Owen's 9 1/2month photo - he looks quite dashing in his Polo sport coat.