Owen has been growing and maturing by leaps and bounds over the last few weeks. I don't know if the timing is just coincidence with Adam’s arrival or if his arrival has accelerated Owen’s growth…Regardless, sometimes I look at him and it seems like he is a completely different kid than he was just yesterday.
His vocabulary has exploded – he’s consistently using 6+ word sentences. He is becoming more independent (and opinionated, sheesh!) in almost all areas. And today, we saw his motor skills advance right before our eyes.
We met Debi, Shane and Grace at an inflatable jump place in Gig Harbor. It was the weekend which meant it was “all ages” versus the 7 and under crowd we are used to. Owen hasn’t been to one of these places for nearly a year and the last time we went, we would have to climb up these inflatables with him because he wasn’t very skilled and/or confident at climbing by himself.
This place was BUSY! I was nervous for Owen because there were plenty of older kids and the kind of kids that think nothing of pushing and shoving the littler ones out of their way. Owen decided he wanted to go on the big slide and the only way up was a steep inflated ladder with rope railings. He started to climb up and before Steve could follow him, four older kids jumped in behind Owen. So, Steve let him attempt the ladder by himself. He was nervous at first and became a little of a bottleneck, but eventually made it up to the top! The second time, an older little girl helped Owen up (mostly by encouraging – very little physical help.) The third time, Owen raced up on his own. He even used alternating foot steps like a pro! Owen probably went down that slide about 50 times. Steve and I were blown away.
Here’s a little video of why he thought it was so much fun…
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