I’m a little late on this one, but Owen turned three and a half at the end of May! Owen’s hit a lot of fun milestones during the last six months.
December
He started dressing himself: underwear, shirts, and pants. He was also able to fully work any electronic device we have even though he gets less than a hour of “screen time” a day.
January
He started putting on his own socks and shoes. He loves trying to figure out how things are put together, and loves all things mechanical especially fans, lights, and anything that runs on electricity. He has started making “systems” out of random objects.
A system of neon lights
February
He started going to the bathroom completely by himself (He just calls for a double check)!
He got really brave and started riding his bike, swinging on his swing, and climbing challenging ladders
Then he fell on his front teeth while swinging with his hands in his pocket. We thought they were going to fall out. He is much more cautious again.
March
We found out on March 11 that Owen needed his front teeth pulled. Later that day, Owen and Dexter got in a fight over some apples and Owen lost.
Owen was supposed to get his front teeth pulled at the end of March, but even Demerol and Nitrous Oxide couldn’t relax Owen enough to lay down on his back for the dentist. They have tightened back up a bit, but he will likely lose them early. We are keeping our fingers crossed they don’t get reinfected.
He started being able to draw people (stick people).
He started wearing his hair short since he hates haircuts.
April
He started riding a scooter and then decided he wasn’t going to do it anymore.
He can read most books of his age level and is starting to sound out words using other words he already knows.
May
He is really getting into pretend play and naming his animals: Black Dog is now Khaki, Caterpillar is now David, FLuffy is now Lucky, Sting Ray is now Charlotte, and shark is now Savannah. He also names himself like his animals: Hammie the Hamster, Susie the Skunk, G.A. the frog, Bingo the dog
He started being able to buckle and unbuckle himself from his carseat and loads himself now.
He loves memorizing the manufacturers and models of cars and trucks. His favorite is the GMC Sierra or Chevy Silverado (although he always calls it Chevrolet, he said he doesn’t like Chevy). He also loves to name Margot’s lion walker and crawl around car different models: black Volkswagon Jetta, Red Toyota Corolla…
We’ve started working on writing letters and he is getting better each day!
Owen also has a girlfriend. Her name is Aunt Razz, and she is 5 going on 6 years old. She lives in Ohio. He talks to her on the phone all the time about when she is getting off work from Williams Sonoma. She has a brother named Uncle Bob and two sisters Kathy and Aunt Kathy. She also ran into a van playing Marco Polo (like aunt Staci) but this van was black.
Lastly, I wanted to post a comparison of Owen’s birthday interview from when he was three (I never posted it) and from three and a half.
| QUESTION | THREE | THREE and a HALF |
| What do you love doing with Mom | Playing | Making Clouds |
| What do you love doing with Dad | Playing | Working with tools |
| What makes you happy | Mommy | Weedwhackers |
| What is something scary | Nothing | Loud noises |
| What are you really good at doing | Sit N Spin | Golfing |
| Who is your best friend | Mommy | Mommy |
| What do you want to be when you grow up | An adult so I can do the timers on the Christmas lights | Farmer |
| What do you think of before you fall asleep | Black white and grey fan | Mommy |
| Who is someone famous you want to meet | No one | Mr. Renkin (character from Curious George) |
| What do you love about Mom | Snuggles with me | Playing and taking pictures on the projector camera |
| What do you love about Dad | Snuggles with me | Playing |
| What do you love about Margot | She’s fun | Playing with her toys and doing stuff she does |
| Favorite Drink | Water | Bubble Lemonade (soda water with a little lemonade added) |
| Favorite Book | Harry the Dirty Dog | Ladybug Girl and Bingo |
| Favorite TV/Movie | Curious George Movie Theater | Curious George DJ Monkey |
| Favorite Food | Broccoli | Watermelon |
| Favorite Snack | Chips | Crunchy banana bars (bananas rolled in crushed Cheerios) |
| Favorite Toy | RC Car | Grout cutter (RC front loader) |
| Favorite Animal | Dog | Dexter |
| Favorite Song | I don’t like songs I like fan stories | Sliver |
| Favorite Sport | Soccer | Soccer |
| Favorite Day | Sunday | Saturday |
| Favorite Restaurant | Cracker Barrel | Jimmy Johns |
| Favorite Ice Cream | Vanilla | Vanilla |
| Favorite Vacation | Disney World | Ohio |
| Favorite Game | Sneaky Snacky Squirrel | Hello Sunshine |
| Favorite Store | Target | Kroger |
| Favorite Cereal | Shredded Wheat | Berry Fruitfuls |
| Favorite Holiday | Christmas | Christmas |
| How old do you want to be | Five! | Sixteen! |
| What would you buy with $1000 | Blue blower fan | Big Batman Bounce House |
Lastly here are some funny random videos of him:
Owen was telling us how he was going to drink beer and wine and we had to get it on video
Owen jumping with one’s of Dad’s friends boys. He loved these kids!
I have lots of funny stories to add but I’ll save them for one big story post.
He’s growing up so fast!
