HOLD THE PHONE...

2 weeks after Ethan's birthday, we headed to the Doctor for his 3-year checkup. He checked in at 39 pounds & 40 inches tall, and GROWING! He wears size 11 shoes and some 3T, but mostly 4T clothes. AND, still in size 5-6 diapers. :( I talked with the doctor to get more tips on how to get him moving on the potty training. We randomly talk to him about it and ask him if he needs to go and he just hasn't shown interest - as you have read in my previous posts. She wasn't too concerned, but got the run down of the typical - every kid is different, boys take longer, he's too smart for his own good, yadda, yadda, yadda. This was a Tuesday.

On Friday, I randomly asked him if he needed to go potty - as I expected, he said, NO! As usual, I follow it up with, if you go potty, you can have a sucker (the sucker bowl has been in the bathroom for about 6 months). He looks at me, his eyes light up, and he says 'OK!' We run to the bathroom, I set him on the potty, and the excitement of 'making the water yellow' has begun! Ever since, he has been wearing big boy underwear during the day - we haven't tackled night time training yet. While I haven't had an opportunity to get fun pictures of him in his undies or on the potty, here are some snapshots of the sucker bowl and the 'empties' pile!

The record was 8 suckers in one day. I would like to thank the makers of Dum-Dum suckers and the value bag that is available at Target. :)

HAPPY 3RD BIRTHDAY

January 3rd marks Ethan's 3rd birthday this year. His GOLDEN birthday! We ventured out for a special birthday outing a couple days before his actual birthday - out to the mall to visit the 'Build-A-Bear Workshop'! Ethan picked out a brown puppy named 'Fudge Pup' - but at the Build-A Bear Workshop, you have to pick out a special name for your new friend. After trying to get Ethan to say 'Fudge Pup', he would say 'Pudge'. A-ha - a puppy named Pudge is born! We had him stuffed, picked out a satin heart and gave it a kiss before we put it inside, had him stitched up, gave him a 'bath', picked out some clothes (and a football), and filled out his birth certificate! Ethan is very proud of Pudge and has become his #2 go-to stuffed animal (hippo is still #1!).

Ethan's birthday was on a Tuesday, and unfortunately, it was not a day that mom & dad could take off of work. So, I whipped up some Dirt & Worms for him to take to his friends at daycare. He was so excited for the gummy worms, in fact, I thought I was going to run out because he kept stealing them from the counter as I was putting these fun treats together.

Presents!!! After successfully mastering Christmas, opening more presents just a week later was a real treat for Ethan. He got a soccer ball, baseball glove & ball, and a football helmet & uniform from mom and dad. And, the official card, $2, and stickers from Great Grandma Hoyt. After opening everything, he puts the helmet on and the glove on his hand and says "Ok, Dad! Time to play ace-ball" (translated - baseball). Mike tried to explain that the helmet & uniform was for football, but Ethan just loves wearing that baseball glove. So, we just play "ball" in our house!  We then headed to Spencer for a party with the whole family later in January for round 2.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!