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June 13, 2008
And tomorrow, he'll leave for college
For some stupid reason, it took me two and a half months to figure out that when Owen fusses, just a little, he's tired. Snuggle him into my left arm, shove a pacifier in his mouth and he's out in two minutes or less. You would think, by the third kid, I would have gotten a clue just a little bit sooner.
On the other hand, he changes every day. It's been at least a week since he figured out that he can stuff his own hands in his mouth. He sucks and chews on his hands, my hands, my arm, my shoulder...you get the point. I'm expecting to see teeth any day now, and yet horribly aware that this teething thing can go on for months before you see a pearly white. When he's not screaming, he smiles all the time. He slept 9 hours straight last night, but didn't nap more than an hour at a time all day. He prefers to sleep only in someone's arms during the day, but sleeps all night beside the bed. He's given up putting himself to sleep on the floor while life goes on around him. He gets pissed when I turn my face away from him, but spent 20 minutes happily staring at Katie while I made dinner.
He is beautiful and sweet and snuggly.
Posted by me at June 13, 2008 8:46 PM