Rowan turned 3 on November 26, 2012! She is loving Pre-School. She doesn't talk a whole lot about it, but she mentions her teacher's name 'Miss Marjan'. And one day when we were in the Dr's office waiting for the kids Well Check-Up, she saw a girl walk in, and she said "That girl lives in my classroom". I wasn't positive because I haven't seen all the kids in her class, but when the other girl said, "That is Rowan". I knew she was right. She is very good with her ABC's, and loves to learn them.
When I suggest that we put in a Leap Frog DVD, Liam will complain because I think he's bored with it, but Rowan is excited and agrees that she needs to learn her letters. She sometimes will say the sound they make rather than the name of the letter, which we think is adorable. At the Dr's ofc. we learned that she weighs 29.76 lbs. (41%), she is 35.25 inches (13.07%), and 16.84 BMI (79.21%)...guess they don't do head measurements anymore. Her poor brother had to have 4 shots!! And she got lucky, and didn't have to have any, which is good because after he had his, she was pretty shook up. This was the first time I took them both for their well-visit at the same time.
She is pretty much 100% day time potty trained now. It kinda happened on a whim. I was planning to potty train her over the Christmas break, since we would both be home to work with her. So mid-November, I was curious, and put on some underpants just to see how ready she was. She peed through exactly 5 pairs in a row. She HATED the feeling and would scream. After a while we realized the scream was becoming her warning signal that she had to go. And ever since that day, she has just improved. We were really surprised it was that easy with her because anytime we mentioned potty training, or going to the bathroom in the potty, she would just grin and say, I will just go in my diaper. Anyway, we are more than pleased that we can save money on diapers now (at least for the day time).
We had the kids birthday party on November 17th. We tried to think of a different activity than last year, but with it being cold, and needing to be inside, our options are pretty limited. We decided if we couldn't think of a better option, that the bounce slide would be our back-up plan. I think it worked out great though. The thing I like most is that it is a private party, and we don't have to worry about the smaller kids being knocked over by a bigger kid, like you see at the public bounce house places. We went to Kangaro Zoo with cousin Rainier over the Thanksgiving holiday, and it was super fun, but pretty busy, and would hate to see what it is like on a Saturday.
Some say 3 is harder than 2, and some days I totally believe it. She has been super hard to please lately. She will ask for something, and you bring it to her, and it's not the right way, or on the right plate, or she simply decided she doesn't want it anymore, which can be pretty frustrating at times, especially if you went to the trouble to make (or bake) something. She also has discovered that she can get out of her bed and play after we tuck her in. For the longest time she never got out of bed, but I think that partly is because she is having a hard time going to sleep at night. She is in that stage where she still needs a nap, but the nap makes her well rested, and she's not ready to sleep at bedtime. It will be a rough year in that regard.
She loves to give hugs and kisses. And she loves to play with her 'Little People' toys. She loves her Jack (from Nightmare Before Christmas) and has him and Sally in her bed every night. She thinks that Santa is Jack in a Santa suit, and also called the bald baby Jesus ornament 'Baby Jack'. She also has to listen to the music EVERY night!! She also loves playing with cars and trucks. She loves to be called 'sweetie pie'. While we were potty training her, we would ask 'Are you dry?', and she would say 'Yes', and then we would say 'Let us know if you need to go pee or poo', which would sometime be shortened to 'go potty', and then she would reply 'Pee or Poo'. Sometime she would reply 'Yes, I'm dry and clean and adorable!' And that she is!! We love you Rowan!!
| comment by Gaylene on 12/13/2012 She IS adorable! Oh I'm so worried about the inevitable with the boys. It'll try my patience for sure. I think your party place sounds perfect. Happy belated to both of your cuties! |
| comment by mom/grandma on 12/12/2012 She is adorable. It's fun to see that she is pretty much the same here as at home. We love her too! |
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