Megan's actual birthday FINALLY arrived! Sunday October 31, 2010 marked 3 years since she
entered the world. We had waffles for breakfast and a fun family gathering after church to celebrate the three birthdays that week--Megan's, Dan's, and my nephew Zach's. We had
white chocolate raspberry cake (Dan's request) and it was DE-LICIOUS.
Three year old stats: 29 lbs, 8 oz and 3 ft .5 inches tall(Wow, feet--not just inches)
The birthday girl eating breakfast...
Opening her present from Mom and Dad--Beauty and the Beast!
Cute, cute girls before church...
The tramp at Uncle Shad's house...
Blowing out the candles...
Presents with Granny...
Goodbye hugs for all...
Here's a little about Megan at this age:
Megan's New Year's Resolutions for 2010 included learning to dress herself, learning her colors, and learning to swim--check, check, and check! (*although next year, maybe we'll need to add "dress herself so she's presentable enough to take out of the house" because her fashion choices are quite interesting at times!)
At 3 years old, Megan loves to talk. And talk and talk and talk. Unless she doesn't know you very well at which point she is very, very quiet. She is still hesitant in new situations and with new people, but she warms up more quickly these days.
She finally is able to walk happily off to nursery each week and LOVES to sing. In church, she insists on holding her own hymnbook and sings loudly, whether she knows the words or not. At home, she often makes up songs when playing by herself. She knows many primary songs and Disney songs quite well and will sing those throughout the day too. Her favorite primary song is usually "Sunbeam" and her favorite Disney song is "Once Upon A Dream".
She ADORES her little sister and is starting to include Brooke in her pretend play. They look for each other all through the day and are so happy when they get to be together. Megan is always looking out for Brooke and loves to "take care" of her--however misguided those attempts may be :). They play really well and they fight really well, but most days they play more than they fight.
She loves being outside and especially swinging. She loves riding her trike up and down the house. She loves being read to and is beginning to "read" aloud to herself sometimes.
She is a great helper and does her "chores" of making her bed, putting away the clean silverware, and cleaning up the tub toys after bath with enthusiasm. She loves being praised by Mom and Dad and gets the cutest little satisfied smile when she does a good job at something and we recognize it.
She still naps most days for about an hour in the afternoons. She goes to bed around 7 pm and wakes up at 6 am on the dot. She enjoys knowing the routine of each day and refers to the days of the week by names like Church day (Sunday), grocery day (Monday), playgroup day (Tuesday), and preschool day (Wednesday).
She loves playing with friends and is getting better at sharing and taking turns. She still is quite opinionated and we've been working really hard as parents to help her understand and reign in her strong emotions. When she is well-rested, well-fed, and engaged in play, she is quite well behaved. It's when she's tired, hungry, or bored (or a combo of those) that things get rough for her. Some days are frustrating for all of us, but we are learning how to work with each other better.
She loves her grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins and gives the sweetest hugs to all of them. She is very loving with Dan and I and soaks up the rare moments of having our undivided attention.
She says her prayers without much help now and loves to bear her testimony at Family Night.
It is amazing to see how much she has learned and grown in the past three years. We are so thankful to Heavenly Father for letting us have her in our family! We love you Megan!
