The talking begins

By 10 months, Owen has begun to "babble" frequently and venture towards the stairs.  Right at the end of this video, Owen announces who his favourite is.  Listen closely.

The movement begins

On Owen's 9 month birthday(?), he began crawling...or at least his interpretation of crawling.  Watch closely as Owen incorporated a "bunny hop" into his first few days of crawling.  He would get his two hands out front, but then bring both legs up to his body at the same time.  This only lasted for a few weeks as he soon realized that if he crawled the "normal" way, he could get where he wants to go much faster.

Parental Leave Begins

This video pretty much sums up what parental leave is all about.

Daddy is funnier than Mommy

For those who don't know, Russell Peters is a Canadian comedian.  This is Mike's impression of Russell Peters' impression of his dad.  This confirms that Owen's dad is way funnier than his mom.

See How I've Grown

We decided to take monthly photos of Owen with his favourite stuffed animal to see how he has grown through his first year.  Here are 12 pictures from month 0 to month 11.  Count on your fingers if you are unsure that 0 to 11 is 12 pictures.  Blair, I'm looking in your direction.

Rolling Over...Again

Once Owen rolled over from his back to his belly, it took quite a while to catch it on tape.  I believe this video was take #32 for that day.