Edwards Family: January 2010

Friday, January 29, 2010

Reflection Time

Today finds me reflecting on many things that have changed over the past 3 months. On one hand, I am not pregnant anymore (woo hoo!) and on the other hand, I am savoring my last day of maternity leave before returning to the "real world" on Monday (boo hoo!). I have been blessed with 2 wonderful boys and feel so grateful for the time that I've had with them at home. As I shed tears for the change coming my way, I wanted to share some pictures of the precious boys with everyone. I am sure you understand how much I will miss them, especially when you see these shots.

On a side note, Owen "celebrated" 3 months on Tuesday! He has even rolled over a few times recently... with only a tiny bit of help from us!

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

New Photos

It's been a cold month of January so far in Ohio. We had almost 2 weeks where we were stuck inside all day because temperatures didn't reach 23 degrees. We had fun, though. Here are some shots of the boys. Colin being a good-cleaning-big-brother and Owen growing faster than we care to admit.

On a side note, Owen has started sleeping better at night now. Of course this comes at a price. Mommy has to work hard to keep him awake during the day. But the increase in sleep has been much-appreciated by Mommy. Especially since she has to go back to work soon. Boo!

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

A Look Back

I was looking back at photos of Colin when he was Owen's age (2 months). I cannot believe how much they look alike. Colin had more hair, but other than that they look so similar no one will ever deny they are brothers. Have a look for yourself. These are 2 pictures of Colin when he was just over 2 months old. The resemblance is striking!

Saturday, January 2, 2010

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to all! We hope you've had a wonderful holiday season, we sure have. It was so much fun having the boys both around for Christmas, what a special time. Here are some photos to share. Santa was very good to us this year and brought Colin so many presents he still asks once in a while whether tomorrow can be Christmas again. He built an awesome gingerbread house with Daddy on Christmas Eve. And for Owen, he got a great Jumperoo that he enjoys. And as only babies can, Owen managed to fall asleep on Daddy's shoulders. After all, Daddy's head makes a great pillow!

He said WHAT?

"Sometime we should make Banana Fosters. They are cool because you get to light them on fire."
"He's my assistant." (talking about Owen, of course)
(When talking about exotic animals that were coming to summer camp) "I wonder if they will be alive or dead."
"It would be nice if we could find a short trail that leads to Jackson Hole."
Colin: "Mommy, guess what we found?" Mommy: "What?" Colin: "NOTHING!"
"Life is good when you have Candy."
"The Earth is as strong as a hundred million elephants!"
"Let's go be entertained."
"Is Limbo a big city?" (we were talking about something being stuck "in limbo" and Colin asked this question)
When asked who won the Oxford-Cambridge boat race Colin said "The yellow team won, the one daddy LOVES!" (Oxford)
"Owen, let's go back to the holo-detector!" (referring to the closet)
"Don't see that on Animal Planet."
"Did the sky scrape all of the clouds away?"
"I can easily just take off any baby locks on the cabinets. Owen and I are partners in time." (crime)
"Baby Jason" (known as Baby Jesus to the rest of the world)
"I think it's OK, I don't see the prosecutor."
"How about some surprise chocolate for dinner?"
"Why is she just SO SO nice, Daddy?" (talking about our dear friend Amy)
"Nevermind. Blah Blah Blah Blah."
"Put a Hair Pony on her Mommy." (talking about a pony tail)
"This (Ice Cream Sandwich) should do the trick."
"If you get hurt you need to kiss yourself to make it better."
"See what these tater tots are made from? They are made from ketchup!"
"I need another popsicle because I'm still hot inside."
"Is Owen going to eat today?"
"The bigger you get the bigger your hair gets."
"Are those workers from South Dakota?" (no idea where he got South Dakota!)
"Can't we just forget about it?" (when being told to take a time out for misbehaving)
"I could just brew beer by myself."
"Mommy, am I doing tummy time?" (while lying face first in the snow)
"Toxic Moron" (an Oxymoron)
"When I hold my fingers too long I get dizzy."
"Don't do that. If you do it again you're going for a time out."
"Where was this rocking chair made? Was it made in China?"
"I'd rather be playing football (English football = soccer) but it's so cold outside I have to shovel instead."
"I can't wait until I can swim again. I want to dive right in."
"Can we play these? I think we have time. Let me check the clock."
"Mommy, do you still have the hug that I gave you last night?"
"I'll be back in a jiffy pop, so I don't need a coat."
"I think all three fire engines have to go to the fire because they can't stay home alone."
"But I do have some patience."
"When Daddy goes around the corners in the fast car I laugh!"
"When I sworded Daffy (the cat), she didn't move at all! Not one little bit!"
"When I grow up I want to be just like you (Daddy)"
"Oh I love Thanksgiving! I can't wait to go trick-or-treating!"
"You should have two drills in case we meet a goat."
"We don't need my juice if we have a goat."
"Awww...Could we keep him (Owen) until winter?"
"I've been diving for that at Costco." (when receiving a helicopter from grandparents for his birthday, one he's been dying for at Costco)
"My diggers are not going to work on my birthday because I'm going to be at Chipotle"
"We could just make time to do it then."
"Mommy, why do you say "No" all the time?"
"That's the biggest digger I've seen in my whole life!"
"There were kind of sort of 5 forklifts at Costco."
"I did take a nap. I took a 5 second nap."
"When I was a cat, I used to eat cat food."
"I put chap stick on my nose so it doesn't rust."
"I wish you hadn't moved the house."
"I can't hear you, Mommy. I'm busy."
"Because I said so, Mommy. I'm the boss."
"I want cookies! I'm going to starve soon."
"I like cream cheese. It is tasty and yummy for my belly."
"The baby in MY belly likes to eat malt."
"There's a mustache on my finger."
"This soap smells delicious!"
"I'll bring you some air to cool you down."
"Do we take an airplane to Heaven?"
"Digging in the dirt is hard on little Colins."
"We just passed the house with the pizza. I like to go there!" (After we'd just driven by Donatos)
"When I drink my juice, Mommy, the snacks go away in my mouth!"
"Don't talk back to me, Mommy."
"The tire is low, Mommy. We should put some gas in it."
"Tor-nade-us" (referring to a Praying Mantis)
"There's a baby in my belly."

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