Exclusive Interview

Since starting our blog, inquiring minds have asked many questions about how Owen is growing and changing. We asked the busy guy to take a few moments to sit down with us and share his thoughts and comments with his viewing public. To facilitate this process, we hooked him up to an EEG to interpret his squeals and shrieks.

Interviewer: Master Owen, thank you so much for joining us.
Owen: My pleasure. I think I'm getting extra apricots tonight for this.

I: Owen, many people are curious to know if you are sleeping through the night?
O: Wow, you really start with the hot button issues. Well, a few weeks ago I was going to bed around 6pm, then I'd wake up around 3:30 or 4 for a snuggle and a snack, and sleep till 6:30 or 7. A few nights in a row, however, I got really wrapped up in some crazy dreams (something about me, my wooden spoon, and crows) and I forgot to wake up. I slept all the way till 5! My folks were on to me and decided I didn't need that late night snack, so they just let me cry and cry until I figured they were serious and went back to sleep. I really missed seeing them in the middle of the night though, so I decided to start going to sleep at 5 pm instead. That way they would still have to feed me at 4. Ha Ha. But daylight savings foiled my plans and I am back to going to sleep later, which means they expect me to stay quiet in the wee hours. They are feeling pretty good about themselves, so sometimes I refuse to take a nap or wake up for no good reason at 11pm just so they don't get too complacent.

I: What are you eating these days, Owen?
O: Apricots, oatmeal, avocados, carrots, sweet potatoes, lentils, chickpeas, applesauce, pears, bananas. Essentially anything that isn't green. My parents sneak in the occasional serving of green beans or peas and I just store it up in my mouth. But those two, oh are they smart! Once my mouth is full, they tempt me with a sip of pear juice. Ah, that intoxicating elixir I cannot resist! I have to slurp it down, thereby swallowing all the green stuff.

I: What new talents do you have, Owen?
O: Let's see, I can roll from my tummy to my back and my back to my tummy, I can sit, I can hold my self up standing with just a little support from my folks, I can do the centipede (ala breakdancing), and give one heck of a wet willy.

I: Owen, any teeth?
O: Nope, no teeth, but I for one will be glad when they come! Then maybe people will stop cramming their fingers in my mouth and shoving freezing cold things in my face every time I cry. I do, however, like those little sweet pellet things they give me, so sometimes I cry like I'm teething just to get some of those.

I:Last questions, Owen. Who do YOU want answering the phone at 3 am?
O: Easy, my mom and dad. They are the ultimate dream ticket.