Confession: I’ve been thinking about Owen’s first birthday party since the early stages of my pregnancy. Owen was just pea-sized as I began to contemplate party themes. The possibilities for his first birthday celebration were endless!! Which theme would be the best choice?? Such a difficult decision. But after getting to know Owen, the answer was… Continue Reading
Here it is, folks – the last monthly post for Owen’s first year. My boy is a whole year old! Happy, happy birthday, Baby Kopp! It’s hard to only write a monthly update for this post, since I can’t help but think of the past 365 days, not just the past 30. What a full… Continue Reading
As a parent, I’ve learned that I have to make changes to accommodate my kid. For example… Since babies apparently require loads and loads of stuff and suck up space like a hoarder, we were forced to move into a bigger house. Since Owen likes to play with anything that is NOT one of his… Continue Reading
I can’t believe Owen’s first birthday is less than a month away. I’m feeling kind of sad. This past year went by too fast. Owen isn’t really a baby anymore. He’s something in between a baby and a toddler – maybe a baddler? Or a todby? Our todby is just learning to walk, bravely letting… Continue Reading
I know I’m incredibly biased as a mother, but I think Owen is super cute. Cute enough to win contests. So like hundreds of obsessed parents across the country, Richard and I decided to enter Owen in the annual Parents Magazine Cover Contest. Now I don’t want to become one of those overbearing mothers that… Continue Reading
Happy Memorial Day and Hello Summer! Owen has reached the double digits – 10 months old! He’s looking less and less like a baby and more and more like a little boy each day. Owen claps now. Pretty much everything and anything is worthy of applause. He also just started waving, although it looks more… Continue Reading
Now that Owen can crawl, life is interesting. By “interesting,” I mean “challenging.” And by “challenging,” I mean “hell.” In the nicest way possible, of course. He’s always either: A.) Up my ass or B.) Quickly moving away from me, looking for trouble. And this little terror finds trouble easily. He zips around our house,… Continue Reading
My goodness, time is flying! I’m actually a bit sad to be posting about Owen’s 9-month birthday. Before I know it, he’s going to be a resentful teenager who only cares about video games. Sigh. I wish he would be my little chubby baby forever. Sadly, that will be coming to an end soon…I just… Continue Reading
I’ve heard countless times that things get easier as your baby gets older. This is mostly true. Except for one thing: Diaper changes. Since Baby O began to roll and squirm, diaper changes have become the bane of my existence. A task that used to take less than a minute has turned into a lengthy… Continue Reading
Little O is another month older! His personality is really beginning to show. And judging how he behaves now, I’m not looking forward to the terrible twos. I have a feeling life is never going to be laidback and relaxing with our high energy little dude. We’re definitely going to be investing in a leash.… Continue Reading