Odin- a little man with a big name

Odin became a little man with a big name on July 26, 2006 at 11:01 PM. He currently resides with his Mommy, Daddy, dog, Honey, cat, Grasshopper, and fish tank of un-named fish in Santa Cruz, California where he enjoys long walks along the ocean, daily visits with Daddy to the greenhouse in the backyard, and being social with Mommy and his friends. Odin will be getting a sibling at the beginning of October and he's really excited!

Current Age: 2 years (25 mo.)

Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Busy, Busy, Busy!

Hi everyone!
Sorry about the lack of posts lately! We've been SO busy! My friend Cathy came to visit and we had such a good time! Odin ADORES her! Now we're getting ready for a two week trip to visit family. Then, we come back home for a month and then head back East for Ryan's sister, Rachel's wedding! Looks like it's going to be a CRAZY summer! Here are some of the latest photos of Odin...he's taking more and more steps each day and getting braver and braver about it!


Saturday, May 19, 2007

Odin's latest tricks...

Hi everyone!
Here's a list of the latest tricks Odin has in his repetoire. Today, he figured out what I was talking about and pointed to my eyes and to the eyes on all of his stuffed animals when I asked him where their eyes were :) He also learned the sign for fan this week. He has started pointing to everything, went to the swimming pool for the first time today, knows how to climb by putting his feet first down the stairs and back up the stairs, and he is working very hard on figuring out how to walk. He stands up for a long time and walks along furniture and he has just figured out how to reach out for us and walk foward a little while holding our hands. He is SO happy outside that he never wants to come back in, he even played with the hose in the front yard the other day and had SUCH a good time. This does mean though, that we are ending up with A LOT more dirty clothes! Argh! Odin has also learned to make a smacking sound with his lips which is very funny, and to empty all the cabinets...not so funny ;) He is also quite the babbler...wonder where he gets that trait!?!?! ;) I'll keep you all posted as he continues to diplay his hidden talents...more to come, I'm SURE!

In the meanwhile, here are a few photos of our beautiful flowers!




Monday, May 14, 2007

Aloha...

We had an AMAZING time in Hawaii. It was so relaxing and everything was great. Odin LOVED the water and Mama and Dada LOVED the surf!

The amount of luggage a baby needs...


We were all lei'd.


Our awesome condo...








Aloha (continued)...

Nude Beach...

Surf's Up!








More Hawaii...









Wednesday, May 02, 2007

Teeth, teeth, and more teeth...

Just wanted to let you all know that this morning I finally discovered why Odin has been such a cranky little guy...he's already gotten his next tooth! I felt around in his mouth and the one next to his top two has already broken through and is halfway in and I didn't even realize he was already getting it! It's only been one month since his bottom two came in! CRAZY!

Tuesday, May 01, 2007

California Dude...

Here he is...my little California Dude...too bad he's only truly content when Daddy's home. I can hardly keep up with the phases babies go through! One minute he doesn't want anything to do with his dad and the next minute, he's only happy when Dad's at home! One minute, Mama wants Odin to be dependent on someone else occasionally to give her a break...another minute, she's wishing that she would be entertainment enough!