These big smiles pretty much sum up the love of life that this little guy demonstrates! We just celebrated his 3rd birthday! There is truly never a dull moment with him and he is truly making his entrance into the "threes" known to us all! Nate always says whoever coined the term the terrible twos had not yet had a three year old! That has proven true with HK & Nolan and looks like Liam is not going to let us down! He is so very opinionated and just says whatever is on his mind. He is oh so pushing the boundary of authority in our home as well. Yet his love of just everything is so contagious you cannot stay upset with him too long.
Above he has proudly worked one of his puzzles he got for his birthday.
He likes to run around in his new "underwears".
We pretty much talked all of July, August, and September that he would start wearing underwear on his birthday because they no longer made diapers for three year olds. We seriously talked about this almost every day. So come September 20th, he knew that the big boy underwear were going on and the diapers were going bye-bye. He asked for Jake, Micky Mouse, and Batman underwear. He got some of each and then some. He is well stocked in the underwear department.
His birthday was on a Friday. He had about 3 or 4 accidents between Friday and Sunday morning. There was so much going on all weekend it was hard to be thinking about potty training. Since a week ago Sunday morning, he has not had an accident. He has peed and pooped in the potty every time. He has stayed dry during every nap and every night. He even got up at 4 am one night to pee and went back to bed...all by himself. I was honestly prepared for the biggest battle because back in June when we tried it was a disaster. Though he knew what to do, he showed no interest all summer. So when he pretty much just started pooping, peeing, and staying dry all on his own, I was shocked. Thrilled to no end, but honestly surprised. Everywhere we go he tells people that he pees in the potty. He told the dermatologist last week and Rachel Durham when we saw her at Wal-mart. He does so quite proudly!
So our big three year old marked his entrance into this year using the potty like a pro! What a relief!
I also love this picture!!! He bought this Iron Man outfit at Wal-mart with his birthday money. He had to put it on as soon as we got home. He stuck his chest and hands out making the sound that whatever it is he is doing makes. On any given day, he is either Iron Man, Batman, Jake, or Mike the Knight. On some days, he changes personalities many times. I love to watch his imagination at work! I am think these boys might play make believe and dress up more than HK did at their age. It might be a toss up. Either way, it is so entertaining to watch!
He is just getting too big!
