Happy third birthday, Oh-boy
Owen turned 3 yesterday. I haven’t had such a fun day with him in ages — we made play-doh pizzas, construction-paper party hats, and a yellow cake with chocolate frosting and rainbow sprinkles. We did the grocery shopping together and split a bagel. All day long we giggled at each other, swapping “Happy Birthdays” and running around. After dinner he blew out all his candles and was most impressed with the playmobil pirate set we gave him. He played with it up until and then way past bedtime and then this morning, first thing — ran right past me, disregarded breakfast entirely, and sat down to the important business of making pirates shoot each other and find treasure.
He is now officially a preschooler in my book, not a toddler any more; any kid who can read his own name isn’t so babyish as all that. While the specter of potty training looms over us this year, so does the beckoning angel of preschool. He is madly eager to ride the bus to school, where he’ll do his “work,” and asks me each day where his school is. I tell him we haven’t chosen one, which is true, and I’ve broached the subject that most schools won’t take a boy his age in diapers. We’ll see how that particular stumbling block gets dissolved.
He’s just so much fun. I love hanging out with him, following where his mind goes, keeping up with his interests. I love the way he dresses up, too — always pulling his hat down over one eye to serve as an eyepatch, cocking his construction helmet to the front to be a football player.
Two was pretty good, but I think three is going to be even better.
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Happy Birthday, Owen! Sounds like a great birthday… I wish mine were like that.
so glad you had a good day together. 3 is a good time.
Happy happy birthday, Owen! Happy day to you, too, Mama! Threes are fun.
Happy Birthday! Love this picture, too.
Happy Birthday to Owen! 3 is a fun year!
My little guy didn’t potty train until I tried Dr. Phil’s 24 hour potty training idea over on his website. Check it out:
http://drphil.com/articles/article/264/
and he sounds like he’s really eager to go to preschool…he’ll love it (and so will you…LOL)!
With friendship,
Lisa
Three was a fun year! Beavis didn’t potty train until half way through that year, but when he made up his mind to do it…he did it. In a week. With no fuss and very little mess!
Boys are weird that way…they have their own time table with stuff like that.
i love keeping up with where kids minds go too. it makes my life way less stressful. when i realize i’m reasoning why we can’t jump on the couches sometimes i just wish i didn’t know why yet.
happy b-days, O!
FYI, Valley Baptist, where my kiddos go, take anyone in diapers, and they’re affordable. It’s not far from you, either, although they have no nuns.
Happy Birthday Owen, man!
p.s. trying to bribe L. with school for potty-going too. He’s so on to me though. It’s making me crazy.
Awwww! What a cutie.
I am trying to get back around to people I have missed out on over the holidays and I picked a good day! Happy birthday Owen!
And happy belated holidays to you!
Happy birthday Owen!
It just keeps getting better, doesn’t it? I love the ages of 3-6ish, where they’re fun to hang out with and you can start having real conversations with them and you can watch their opinions about everything under the sun develop. And most importantly, they still think you’re cool.
Sigh…. you made my ovaries ache.
Happy birthday little man!
Thank you for all the birthday wishes, gang! Three is pretty good so far! And Owen has gotten a pile of stickers for his potty chart. OK, well, three. Still, encouraging, huh?