Three

 Seth turned three on November 14th and had a Toy Story themed birthday party on his birthday. This party, although a family party which is our norm, seemed like more of a party. Maybe that's because Jill and Sam and their girls came which added some more kids than just mine. Maybe it's because Seth wanted everyone to wear costumes. Either way, fun was had by all.

 Seth got a Buzz Lightyear toy, sand table, motorized tricycle/motorcycle and roaring dinosaur book. He has since played with each of these, so I know he likes them all.

 The big thing about Seth turning three is the big push for potty training. He generally does pretty good, but its a day to day thing. Maybe by Christmas he'll be there. I'm ready to get rid of buying 2 sizes of diapers. He is so big and grown up in many ways and this is the last thing we need to accomplish. We are just trying to be consistent and reward and punish him accordingly.

Being home with him (and Julia) for 7 weeks really gave me an opportunity to bond with him more. He's really into Buzz Lightyear, reading books, and doing puzzles. He likes to point out question marks and exclamation marks in his books. He also makes up songs about everything, like the famous "Poop in the Potty" song and dance posted on facebook. He reminds me of my dad in that way. He is very musical (how could he not be) so I expect music to always be a part of his life. He is such a sweet and funny boy. 

I love having conversations with him because he thinks through things out loud (just like Katelynn did at 5 years old.) He notices everything and will correct you if you call Julia and him anything other than their names (like sweet boy or pretty girl). He has learned that our last name is Fowler (even though he calls it our middle name) and thinks everyone in his family has the same last name, including my parents who he calls Grandma Fowler and Grandpa Fowler where it should be Hutsell. He says our pretend names are Mom and Dad.

He generally eats okay, but his biggest meal of the day is still easily breakfast. When he won't eat if you say "Don't you eat my bite" he will rebelliously eat it all. If he doesn't want to eat the meal he will say he's not hungry only snacky, which means he wants a snack and I'm sure he got from me.

 

At church he always finds Pastor and asks for "one of those little chocolate things" and is rewarded with a Hershey's Kiss. He can sweet talk anyone out of "circle money" or candy.

He likes to say "that's so silly" when something doesn't make sense or he is acting crazy.

He's a smart one and can retell his Sunday school lesson each week. Currently he is getting the same lesson on Sundays and Wednesdays which helps him remember especially at such a young age. I love all the God songs he knows from Bible Study Fellowship and church.

He is at such a fun age. I'm so glad I get to be his mom!