Before I forget to record it...

1.  Owen 'read' his first word this week!  He has some videos called 'Meet the Sight Words' that he's watched a few times in the last couple of weeks.  Well, sometime this last week as I was reading to him at bedtime, he stopped me and started excitedly saying, "Mommy, Mommy!  That word is 'look'!  That word says 'look'!"  Indeed it did.  By chance, the word 'Owen' was right next to it (in his Owen the Mouse book).  He recognizes that word, and so we were able to read a two-word phrase and he was very excited.  Suddenly it clicked that what I say is associated with the words, and he ran his finger along under the sentences while repeating them from memory.  Very cool to watch the gears turn!  Then, he was finding words all over the place...but not completely correctly.  He'll point out any 'it' in sequence, say, in the middle of a word, and say, 'That's IT, Mommy!'  But he's definitely catching on!  At the end of our little session, he said, 'Mommy I don't want to learn more reading.' (Meaning behind statement:  I want you to read to me!)

2.  Owen has hit the 'why' stage.  I hear that question about 500 times a day.  About things he completely understands already too.  By reputation, you hear about this stage...it is ALL true.  Why?  Why?  Why?

Other cute conversation while tucking him in.  (Nunu had just said goodnight and was walking downstairs.)

O: Mommy, why is Nunu going downstairs?
Well, she has to get ready for bed and go to sleep. (White lie)
O: Does Grandpa have to go to sleep?
Yep
O:  Does Grandpa rock himself before he goes to bed?
I guess so.  Nobody else needs to rock Grandpa, he's a grown up guy.
O:  He doesn't have to have a kid on his lap?
Nope.  He can rock all by himself.

All said in such earnest desire to understand how the world works!

Owen with a red curly wig.  Didn't really work out as planned, ah well :}