a couple weeks ago owen looks at me and says "clap clap" and then starts clapping! he hasn't done it for me again since, but i still count those as his first words.

owen has mastered the army crawl and now uses it as his primary mode of transportation...chasing down ethan to get whatever toy ethan happens to be holding. he'll chase ethan to the ends of the earth to get what's in big brother's hands. ethan was already walking along the furniture by the time he was 8 months old...i'm not all that concerned about when owen starts walking (or crawling for that matter) because i just want to be able to hold him tight without him wiggling away.

8 months have gone by so fast. where did my tiny baby go?

clap clap clap. clap clap clap. good job, owen! you're clapping!

he is just so pleased with himself when he claps. he is so pleased with himself when he's just sitting up like a big boy. he's 7 months old now and he's still not even close to crawling. he can get to where he wants by creeping or rolling...but i don't think any of us are in a hurry for him to be mobile.

i cannot get over how incredibly sweet owen is! he grabs your face and pulls you so you're cheek to cheek. he just needs a little bit of attention and still hardly ever cries. when he does cry, it completely breaks my heart because he looks so sad and cute. i love him!

i wonder how he'll be with his brothers. right now isaiah and ethan both love him. isaiah stumbles into our room every morning looking for his baby brother. he lays down next to owen and tries to cuddle. we have to stop him so that he doesn't wake owen up. ethan puts toys in front of owen and shows him how to play with them. owen is pretty happy just sitting in the middle of a room where his brothers are playing.

time's going by so fast. in no time, it will be christmas then new years then owen's first birthday!