Broken Camera :(

When I was about six months pregnant, Ryan and I decided to get a new camera so we could take lots and lots of pictures and video of our cute little baby. And we did take lots and lots of pictures and video, until that cute little baby turned destructive! He loves to play with electronics - cell phones, remotes, cameras, DVD players, etc - and we should know better than to let him. Owen dropped Ryan's cell phone on the concrete on the 4th of July and broke the screen, and now he broke our camera :( BUT, it is in the shop and is hopefully going to get fixed for free.

I WISH MY CAMERA WASN'T BROKEN! Here are some new things going on with Owen:

-He's a walking pro. He is everywhere all the time and can practically run. He still can't stand up on his own without something to hold onto to pull himself up, but it's not too far away.

-He LOVES to feed himself, which is awesome! It's definitely messier, but it's actually really nice not to have to feed him all the time anymore. There are some things that we still have to feed him, of course, but he loves feeding himself AND the dogs.

-He's getting his two top teeth. He's a really good teether (so far!). No fevers or fussiness. He's just his normal, happy self.

-He is smart. If I say, "Owen, go crazy!", he will sway back and forth and wobble his head. This started the other day when I twirled him around by his arms and then we I put him down, we were both dizzy. I said, "Mommy's crazy!" and wobbled my whole body, so he mimicked me to get me to swing him around again, and now I just have to tell him to go crazy and he will. It's awesome, because it shows that he's learning language!!!!!

-Today I almost left work to go home to hang with my boys because Ryan texted me and said he was playing the radio and Owen was dancing with him. HOW CUTE! And another example of why I NEED MY CAMERA! I got a little preview of this when I came home for lunch, and Owen's dancing looks a lot like his "crazy sway". But I really wanted to blow off work when I read that text!

Owen went to Omaha last weekend with my parents because my little niece got baptized. My mom took some pictures that are pretty cute, but I don't have any of them saved on my computer. I promise that there will be LOTS of pictures next time (if not my own then I will steal some of my mom's) and I'll try not to go so long before I post! I just hate to post without pictures, but I thought I better get this new stuff down before I forget!