Playmates

No...not that kind of playmate.

Owen has had lots of fun play dates with other children/babies that are about his age.

First, we have Felix. He and Felix seem to get along pretty well. Owen is about four months older, but I don't think he's too much of a brute to Felix. (It seems like it's always the one that is older/more capable that picks on the younger one.) For the most part they get along, even when they try to steal one another's binkies.

A while back, Owen also got to spend the day with Bennett while us mommies played. B is just a couple months younger than Owen. They are definitely cut from the same cloth. Often, they have been doing things developmentally in a very similar way and have similar behaviors. However, I will give B this...he eats WAY better than Owen does. We only got a few shots of them together and although they look grumpy in most of them, I promise they had fun together. And I had a ton of fun with Kaela while she was in town for the day too! :)

We've also been able to spend more time with Carly's kids. Her twins are only about 3 weeks older than Owen. They are so adorable. Owen loves going over to their house because they have so many fun toys and things to play with. The first time, he spent a lot of his time on the bike or pushing the bike. The girls weren't sure what to think of this little boy invading their space and pushing them around.

The next time we went over, Owen spent a lot of time on the trampoline. It was his first time on one and he loved it!Owen has also spent a lot of time with Bridget's kids, Paige and Claire. Sadly, I don't have many pictures of them together. They went to the Bean Life Science Museum at BYU a couple weeks ago when it was cold and rainy outside. He really enjoyed running around the museum and looking at all the cool animals and creatures they have there.

Recently, he got together with the girls and their cousins to play at the Scera Park. Here is a cute picture of all of them having a snack on the bench together.

One thing about Owen is, he's pretty mild mannered when it comes to playing with other kids. He will often go up to play with their toys, but if someone takes something away from him, he doesn't usually cry or yell about it. He also tends to get pushed around by kids that are older than him too. He's a very sensitive soul and a lot of times if someone pushes, hits or is otherwise rough with him, he will stand there for a second with a surprised look on his face and then give the saddest pout and start crying. He does this even if he didn't get hurt in the process. He's so sweet and sometimes I feel so bad for him. I'm also worried for the day when he learns to push back and picks up on these bad habits. I suppose it's inevitable. But even still, he loves playing with other kids. And I love having so many friends with children his age. It is so great to spend time with other moms and their little ones. :)