It was one of the record hot days today, just as three years ago when Logan was born.  His birthday celebration started yesterday with a mini party at daycare for which I brought in cupcakes for their 3pm snack.  Logan was very happy to see me there.  He was showing a very cute shy smile the entire time for being the center of attention.  All the kids behaved so well sitting and eating the cupcakes.  The only kid that did not eat my cupcakes was Logan once again (same as last year).  Logan surprised me by how well he behaved and not being clingy when I left after the quick party.

     His big day today happened to be on a Tuesday (my day off), so I decided to keep him with me.  We started the day with a trip to Target to pick up some pull-ups (potty training update to come later).  Then it was the highlight of the day, the movie.  We went to watch Kung Fu Panda 2.  He had been quite excited about it for a few days.  He was so mesmerized for the big screen as soon as we walked in.  We even went all out with popcorn too.  Logan really enjoyed watching the movie, eating popcorn and cuddling with mommy.  He had looked up a couple of times to give me a big smile.  He appeared to be paying attention to the entire movie.  He was quietly watching, and made a few comments, like “scary!”, “it is dark”.  Once, after an emotional part of the movie, he suddenly said in a sad tone “where is daddy?”.  Finally when the movie about to end, he said “go home soon?”.  So he made it through the whole thing.  After we walked out of the theater, Logan said “it was a good movie”.

     After his favorite lunch, we took a nap together.  Then it was time for his annual doctor visit.  Stuart and I were looking forward to this appointment to find out if Logan was too skinny.  Everything checked out well and he is actually above average on his stats.  It turned out that he needed a vaccine today too (Pneumovax), so I did feel bad scheduling this appointment on his birthday.  Logan however did ok with the shot, just a big whine rather than cry.  His stats are:  35lbs 4.8oz (83%), 3’3” (79%), and BMI (59%).  I think his BP was 106/80 which might be on high end, but the doctor said it was not a problem given that he was nervous

     We then spent an hour at the library, finding books, reading on our own and sometimes together.  Logan really likes the library these days.  When we got home, Logan checked out his new birthday bike that Stuart just finished assembling.  After dinner, Logan enjoyed having a birthday cake and blowing out the candle.  He especially loved this cake with the Mario Kart pullcarts that we got for him.  He had more fun afterward playing with the pullcarts. 

     I think Logan had a great time today celebrating his birthday.  I still can’t believe that he is three year old now!  Happy Birthday to our LoLo!