Declan at 3 years

Dear Declan: 3 years

• You weigh 29 pounds
• You are wearing size 8 shoe, 2t shirt & 2t jeans
• You sleep from 7:00/7:30pm - 6:30am during the week and a nap from 12:30-2:30; on the weekends we keep you up until 8 or 9 and you usually wake up right at 12 hours but will just play in your bed and let us sleep in for a little bit longer. (thanks for that!)
• The preschool is working with you to try and get you potty trained. You still don't want anything do to with it.
• We went bowling to make sure you liked it before your birthday party. You kicked everyones butts!
• We started a sticker program so you will eat better. Its working so well! You really want that sticker!
• Your school had a fall carnival with a hay ride, bounce house, games, and a slient auction. You loved the hay ride and bounce house!
• Lisa and I took you and Harper to the Castle of Muskogee for Halloween. You loved it! 
• We celebrated Halloween and you dressed up as Marshall from Paw Patrol. You also painted a pumpkin and carved a pumpkin with daddy!
• We celebrated your 3rd birthday with a Trolls Bowling Party!

Declan,  Where do I start? This has been the hardest post to write so far! I honestly can't believe you are 3. This last year has been the fastest year so far. We've had a lot changes this year, starting with me changing jobs and hours, you changing from going to Nanny B's everyday to starting pre-k 3. You are growing up so fast. I wish I could just hit the slow/rewind button on life and watch you enjoy everything a little bit more. You are so independent and you love doing things yourself with no help. Happiest 3rd birthday to my sweet little boy. Please never stop loving life!

{3 YEARS}

 {birthday party - trolls bowling}

{three year pictures}

{painting and carving pumpkins}

{truck or treat at church with nanny b)

 {fall carnival night at school}

 {castle of muskogee with harper}

{go hogs}

[pumkpin patch came to school}

{starting stickers for eating}

{happy birthday gigi}

{trip to amazeum}

{so grown up with your backpack}

Happy 3 YEAR birthday little boy!

I'll love you forever

I'll like you for always,

As long as I'm living

My baby you'll be.

xoxo

ac

Declan at 34 & 35 Months

Dear Declan: 34 & 35 Months

• You weight 29 pounds
• You wear 2t shirts and are wearing 2t jeans - we aren't having to tighten them up as much as we had to last year so thats great! 
• You sleep from 7:00/7:30pm - 6:30am during the week and a nap from 12:30-2:30; on the weekends we keep you up until 8 or 9 and you usually wake up right at 12 hours but will just play in your bed and let us sleep in for a little bit longer. (thanks for that!)
• We've moved you to pull ups size 2 so you can start learning to use the potty. So far, its not working.... you still don't want to do anything with the potty.
• You started PreK3 this month - So far you are doing great and you really like it.
• We took a trip to Chicago and spent the weekend! You did great and you loved every bit of it. And one of my dear friends lives there so we got to hang out with her a lot!
• We went to a local Pumpkin Patch with Mooh and Pooh and you picked pumpkins, rode the ponies (three times), and got to feed a bunch of animals. 
• You spent the weekend with Mimi and Poppi while we celebrated our 8 year anniversary in Eureka Springs.
• We have been going to Church almost every Sunday and you love it! We pull in the parking lot you and you say 'I see it, I see it!"
• We went to Dallas and hung out with your cousins and your Papaw meet us there and hung out with you while we went to a concert.
• We just found Paw Patrol and you love it so much. You went from not having anything to having a ton in the past few weeks!

You have grown up so much the last few months and getting an attitude!  You know that when I say something you know that you need to do it right then, you fight me but you do it. You say "yes, ma'am" or "no, ma'am" and whine/cry. You have a problem with eating, you don't want to eat unless its junk food. We don't let you eat a lot of junk food so you get mad at us and then you just don't eat. We need to fix that. I just don't know how right now! 

Declan, I don't know how its possible but you have 1 month until you're THREE... 30 days. Until. You're. THREE. I can't believe it. I need time to slow down. I need more days with you while you're still young. I need you to stay this age for just a little bit longer. You're so innocent at this age. You love the littlest things and you love them the biggest. 

{35 MONTHS}

{painting the ocean}

 {first day of prek 3}

{pumpkin patch with harper}

{trip to chicago}

{water park at millennium park}

{the bean}

{adler planetarium}

{cardinals vs cubs - cardinals lost}

 {you were tired and wanted to lay down}

{family picture}

{waiting on the carousel}

{farris wheel}

{field museum}

{illinois state capital}

{34 MONTHS}

{grandparents day - we took m & p to hurts donuts for the first time}

{build a bear - you got chase from paw patrol}

{trip to dallas}

{waiting on pizza}

{playing with papaw}

 {playing with cousin taylor and brenley}

Happy 34 & 35  month birthday baby boy!

I'll love you forever

I'll like you for always,

As long as I'm living

My baby you'll be.

xoxo

ac