Ian is Three!

Ian turned three a week ago.  I can't believe I'm the mother of a THREE year old!  It is crazy how time passes.  I remember every single minute of my time with him on maternity leave and it seemed to pass sooo slowly, especially since I was so sleep deprived.  But then time sped up and he's a little man now!

He loves to play with his Thomas the Train set and other vehicles.  He ADORES books and would let you read to him for hours and hours.  He easily recognizes all upper and lower case letters and wants to start reading.  He asks me what signs say and remembers what they say.  He is fully potty-trained during the day and likes to sink cheerios in the toilet when peeing (while standing up).   He is still in a pull-up at night but recently, has been waking up dry.  He is chatty and always wants to "tell us something" instead of letting my husband and I talk at dinner time.  He loves playing outside, especially riding his big wheel bike.  It's hard to get him to do things he doesn't want to do (like take off his shoes when he comes in from inside).  If he's not too hungry when he wakes up in the morning, he will snuggle in our bed for 5 minutes. He is gentle with Sammy and is learning (slowly) to share his toys with her.  He likes to give her hugs when she is upset.  I am so happy to be watching him grow up.  I love it!

It's hard to take a decent picture of him these days because he doesn't want to sit still, look at the camera or smile on command.  This was taken the day before he turned 3 and pretty much sums him up!

Here is a picture of him on his actual birthday in his new Cars shirt.

And here are some super cute pictures from his Cars-themed birthday party at Gymboree, the day after his birthday:

We got this super cute cake at BJs and it was surprisingly delicious for a store-bought cake - chocolate cake with chocolate mousse filling and the frosting was so good - a nice butter cream without being sugary sweet.  Yum!