Owen’s favorite term right now…that is how he greets himself when he sees his own reflection in the mirror, in door knobs (brass knobs so reflects), how he greets his stuff animals (I knew saving all my stuff animals was the right decision!), live animals, and other inanimate objects every day. Oddly enough, I seem to be the only adult that he uses that term with. Not sure where he got the expression from - but probably either from me greeting him in the morning or after work or reading to him.

As I observe Owen explore and play everyday, I am often reminded of what it is like to be a kid. Watching him say hi and bye to goldfishes in restaurants and plastic rabbits in yard, I am reminded to be friendly and kind to all living and non-living things. Observing his insistence on removing his choo-choo train from its designated track and “driving” it up the stairs (meant for the little people that comes with the playset), I am reminded of children’s boundless imagination (there’s no limitation on what you can or can’t do). Sherwood often corrects him, saying “Trains need to stay on track, only people take the stairs.”, I advise him to just let Owen be - and let him do whatever he wants in his imaginary world. Why restrain his imagination and put limitations on what he can or can’t do when it’s not necessary? Frankly, I envy Owen’s simple and anything-is-possible world; for me, that’s the best part of being a kid, so I want him to enjoy that world for as long as possible.

P.S. On behalf of Owen to Uncle Raj: Thank you, Uncle Raj, for remembering my birthday! You are my #1 fan and I love you so! Hope to meet you one day!

Wow, so behind on the blog…these past 2 months have been hectic, with our week-long trip to NY in mid-June, day trip to Wilmington Beach for July 4th, and just everyday tasks of working, cooking, cleaning, playing/taking care of Owen.

Really need to get back on track…esp since in the past 2 months, Owen has also become exponentially interactive - talks a lot (actually saying first word, then 2 words, and now phrases that we understand ;P) and frequently does or says things that just crack us up!

Let me first start off by sharing his dancing moves from last month…he danced a whole song from a Chinese soap opera (2.5 minutes) from start to finish. Poor Owen got so tired at the very end he could barely move and kept looking at the singing cell phone as to say “when are you going to stop?!” - but the little man has got perseverance and despite the odds, kept going and finished .