Owen is Three!

Owen turned three last week. We celebrated with friends and family. Owen chose to have a Diego birthday and his invitations were a hit. One girl called it her journal and wouldn't put it down! This year Owen really understood what a birthday party was. Prior to his party, he went to three friend parties and got really excited for his. When opening his presents, if he got a book, he insisted upon reading the book first. He even told his friends to back-up so he could read his book by himself. Owen received the game Cariboo which he loves to play with. We have to play it everyday. However, he now has discovered that he can look inside for the balls, but he hasn't really cheated yet. He also got a Diego play-doh toy where you can mold animals, tires, and more. He now loves to play with play-doh. We made it through the cake without tears which was exciting. He did like blowing out the candle.

We went to the doctor for his three year check-up and he is doing great. He had to read the eye chart for the first time. He had a hard time covering one eye at a time. He kept uncovering his eye because it felt weird. He also had his blood pressure checked for the first time and I don't think he really liked that. The questions were certainly funny. He really didn't want to answer them and it took a while to warm-up. He did get all of the opposite questions quickly though. He is now 36" tall and 29 lbs. Unfortunately, he did have to get one shot. He was not pleased at all and in fact he said "Why did the lady hurt me?" while crying. It was very heartbreaking!

He is potty trained. Whoo-hoo!! And we went to Build a Bear to get a bear today. The deal was that he got one and then he would have to "pay" for it with his binky. So no more binky either. At nap, he asked what he can put in his mouth and then decided not to take a nap at all. We'll see tonight how it goes.

Opening presents

Reading a book.

Blowing out the candle.

Family

Getting a piece of cake.