original little hellraisers

… when we hold hands, you can only hold one finger.
… “hoppa hopper” (helicopter)
… using the stool to get to the counter height.
photos updated.

owen now wants privacy when he does his business and asks us to “go to the other room, please”.  we have to respect his request, so i’m secretly peeking around the corner to make sure he doesn’t pee on the floor.

i was shaving the other day when i heard owen say, ‘papa! i went pee pee in the toilet.’ normally that would be fine, except when i looked at the toliet to my right, owen was nowhere to be found.  he had yelled from the other room.
i stopped in mid-shave to walk into the living [...]

 
owen:  i’m a boy
owen pointing at me:  you’re a girl
owen pointing at himself:  owen chowanec
owen pointing at me:  mama chowanec
owen pointing at dylan:  dylan chowanec
 
how does he know “chowanec” is a name we all share?  i have know idea where he learned this.  grandma’s?  a week ago or so he said a word that sounded [...]

 
 
  “oh no! where did papa’s nuts go?”
  owen 10/22/08

 
 
  “i’m cleaning my balls, they’re dirty and hairy”
   owen 10/17/08

dylan really likes them =)

i’ve been in complete denial about sending owen to preschool.  san francisco, like many cities, has waiting lists for their preschools, parents are advised to put there babies on waiting list when they are born.  some preschools even accept applications once you are pregnant.  it’s preschool?!   i just couldn’t bring myself to tour preschools when [...]

 
 
  kara “that’s a red onion”
  owen “no, it’s purple”           
 academy of sciences playroom 10/10/08

 
 
  “mama! i went pee pee on the tree!” 
  owen at the playground 10/12/08