house of brews: April 2010

Thursday, April 29, 2010

GIGGLES!!!!!

Tonight, I was bathing Owen and singing him "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom." Of course I began stylizing the song - because that is just what we Brewsters do - and Owen let out the most precious giggle.

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Channeling Conan's Hair

Does anybody else think Owen has the same rockin' hairdo as Conan O"Brien?

Clara and Owen

Clara loves Owen. Owen loves Clara. How long will this last? Who knows - I am hoping forever - but I am not holding my breath.

Clara, an arts and crafts virtuoso, has enjoyed sharing her creativity with her little brother. It is really pretty funny because he always looks like he is listening and is so interested in what she is doing.

Yesterday, he was her canvas for her stickers. Oh yeah, covered head to toe in stickers.

Today, he spent 20 minutes (a record amount of time) in his Bumbo watching Clara intently, listening to her explain (seriously in detail) how to make necklaces and bracelets with pipe cleaners and beads. He also appeared to talk back with little coos and squeals while she was working. While I am now kicking myself for not getting it on video, I do have pictures. Too funny!

Thatch-E-Mo

We had Rebecca and Thatcher over for a much needed play date. We loved hanging out in the backyard yesterday - we had gorgeous weather! The kids had fun playing with our tent and digging in the rocks.

Monday, April 26, 2010

Hair and Jammies

I get a kick out of combing Owen's hair. Since, normally it stands up in a sort of mo hawk, I like to see what it would be like if it was a bit more conservative - all he needs now is a tie and a briefcase.

Sadly, only because he is growing so fast, Owen has outgrown his newborn pajamas. So, I broke out the three month size. They almost fit. Here he is staring happily at his new friend, the vent, after his bath...

I love his one foot peeking out from between the snaps in the leg.

At least he has some growing room.

Owen's New Friend

For a while now, Owen has really loved ceiling fans. And he still does. You can walk him from room to room and his little head will whip around to look for the fans. Well, as of yesterday, he has a new friend. His reaction to it is priceless.

What can make a little two and half month old boy smile like this?

Seriously, what is so exciting?

What makes him smile from ear to ear and squeal loudly?

Get ready...

Yep. That's right. The ceiling vent. The dusty old ceiling vent.
Pretty cool, huh?

So, maybe we shouldn't worry about him going to Harvard.

Crafty Clara

Give Clara something to glue and she is happy. Seriously. You name it and she will glue it. Buttons, google eyes, seashells, pictures out of magazines, pasta, beans, trash. The list goes on. She loves glue sticks and can go through a stick in about 30 minutes flat.

I thought I would try introducing her to white glue. I hyped it up. Only to find out we were out. Darn. Great, Stacey. I didn't want to let her down so I dug around the house and found the next best thing. Tacky glue. Really. Why? It doesn't ooze out as fast as Elmer's glue. She can squeeze as hard as she can and it will not ooze out. Perfect for teaching her to only use "one dot" like I taught my kindergartners. She is getting pretty good, too.

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

On the Move

Well, not really. This is how I found Owen this morning...

This boy is talented. Notice the tight swaddle is still completely intact.

Wordless Wednesday

My Girl

Pure Sweetness.

Eye Watch 2010, April Edition

Owen's eyes boggle my mind. It is pretty fascinating to watch them because each day they are different. Literally. Maybe you remember Ol' Blue Eyes from last month.

Here he is on Sunday...

Pretty Hazel, right?

Here he is on Monday...

Very Dark Blue.

Here he is Yesterday...

A Brillant Blue.

On Tuesday, no joke, they were violet. VIOLET? Honestly, who has violet eyes?

Although, I have seen hazel, I have yet to really see brown.

Maybe he is just trying out new colors to see what fits him.