Between my birthday, Eric's birthday and my sister's birthday we had a very busy January. On my birthday (the last one I'm going to count from here on out!) we decided to take the kids to Disney World. Disney is running a promotion where you can get in free on your birthday and since the kids are all under 3 we only had to pay for Brian to get in. Anybody that knows me knows that I couldn't pass that deal up! :) Omi decided to come with us and we all had a great time. The boys did so well without naps all day long. Eric loved the rides in Toon Town, the train, and meeting Mickey Mouse, much to my surprise. However he wasn't a big fan of Pirates of the Caribbean. He hid his face the whole time...not that I can blame the poor kid! :) Tyler really liked the Jungle Cruise but wasn't a big fan of Mickey or Minnie.
Later that month on January 25th Eric had his 3rd birthday! I cannot believe my baby is 3! It just doesn't seem possible. We had a party for him at Linear Park here in Palm Coast. He had a lot of his friends come and they all enjoyed playing at the playground in the nice weather. It had been freezing up until that weekend so we were blessed with good weather. Eric had a Thomas the Train cake per his request and actually ate it! He received a bunch of great presents and has enjoyed playing with them all. He loves the bath stuff he got as you can tell by the picture! :)
He has grown so much in the past year. I swore that he wasn't ever going to get any bigger but at his doctor's appointment he actually weighed in at 30lbs and was almost 3 feet tall (35 3/4"). He did so well at the doctor's which was a huge surprise. They had to prick his finger to test his hemoglobin (which was good much to my amazement at his limited diet) and he didn't even cry. As for any major changes in milestones he just talks up a storm! He is super smart and very strong willed which can be a frustrating and rewarding combination all at the same time for Brian and I. He still isn't potty trained...we are going to tackle that soon but the doctor didn't seem worried about it all. Just said that Eric was to busy doing other things to care about it and for us to just go by Eric's lead...either that or when I got tired of buying diapers for 2 kids! :) Eric is still a very picky eater but we are taking steps to broaden his horizons. One of my favorite things is when we sit down at the table to eat (yes we have managed to get to the table for regular family meals...yay!) he reminds Brian and I that we need to pray first. It's great to see that the things we are teaching him actually are sinking in even when we don't think they are.
At the very end of the month we celebrated Shelby's 18th (scary and makes me feel old!) birthday. Some of the pictures are from our trip down to Avon Park for her party. Eric loved the tractor! :)
Tyler is getting so big and doing great but I will keep you all waiting until his birthday for a full update. :)
