Happy 3rd Birthday Colby!

It's hard to believe that three years ago Colby was just 8 pounds 4 ounces and 19 inches long. At his well check he was 40 pounds and 40 inches!

I remember when they whisked him to the NICU immediately after he was born. It was one of the scariest days of both Jason and my life. Fortunately after 24 hours they gave him a clean bill of health and we got to take him home!

He has been nothing but a blessing to us since the day he was born.

We can't wait to see what God's plans are for him, we know it is something special!

I can't get enough of those dimples.

Colby loves Birthdays!!

This was the celebration with Daddy the night before Colby's birthday. Daddy had to work the next evening but wanted to be a part of the cake celebration so we had two!

Chasey just couldn't wait any longer, he decided to climb up on the table to check it out himself!

Present TIME!

Investigating the bubbles

This was the birthday evening celebration with Suka, Dan Dan, Ty Ty, Mommy, Chasey, Anna, Noah and Bobbie (Daddy had to work that night)

To Colby: We love you, you make our lives full of happiness. Your sweet affectionate personality is a blessing everyday. We love to watch how you cautiously explore the world and quietly make your place within it. You are so observant and a quick learner. We love you so very much!
Now that Colby is Three...
Some of his likes: Trains (it is more of an obsession), Thomas is his favorite. He also loves his Piggy stuffed animal (the one that goes with the book, When you give a pig a pancake). He takes her everywhere and loves to be tucked in with her at night and naps. He loves kitties and of course his dog, Bauer. He likes to eat pizza and chicken nuglets (nuggets), he is a sweets lover and makes the most out of cookies and chocolate, he also loves fruit snacks. yogurt and watermelon. His favorite restaurant is Chick-A-Le (Chick Fil A) and he is still crazy about Dan Dan. He loves to sing and enjoys going to preschool. His best friend is Chasey. His favorite color is blue and his favorite number is 8. At bedtime he likes to sing his special song, say prayers and stall by having me sing as many songs as he can come up with.
Dislikes: Chicken (anyway mommy cooks it except if it's chicken nuglets), tomatoes and strawberries. He doesn't like to share with his brother but will with anyone else in the world.
Speech: His preschool teachers had an emergency meeting with me because they were concerned Colby couldn't speak. While he talks in paragraphs at home he has never said more than two words a day at preschool (they also told me he is too passive, giving others the toys he's playing with rather than holding his own and continuing to play with it - I on the other hand do not think that is a problem at all! He can certainly hold his own with his brother!). So while he's very shy at school and gym daycare he talks non-stop at home. He can sing his ABC's, Twinkle Twinkle, and Mary Had a Little Lamb are some of his favorite songs. He can recognize all of his letters and knows what noise they make. He has started saying, "Hey mommy, guess what..." He knows all of his classmates names at preschool, knows the name of the street we live on and almost has my phone number memorized.
Motor: He is still 'Cautious Colby' in ever sense of the word but he has started climbing the tower and going down our slide on his own! He loves to run "fast like Dash" and loves to jump too. He is a sports nut (I wonder where he gets that!) and while golf (gof) is his favorite he still loves basketball and football and baseball as well. He has recently shown an interest in lacrosse as well.
Potty Training: I think he is more ready for it than I am. On days I remind him to go he does fine but if I don't say anything and he is wearing a diaper he is still happy to go in his diaper. He will pee or poo on the potty on demand though and I'm sure if I was a little more motivated he would have it down in no time. I'm not there yet, I still prefer to choose when I change him rather than rush him to the nearest restroom every half hour. I'm kind of stalling and hoping I can just get Chasey trained at the same time, I'll give another update in a year or so :D
That's Colby Joshua in a nutshell. He is becoming a little person and has a three year old  'tude (everyone that warned me it was worse than 2 was right!) at the same time it is exciting to see his individual personality emerge and get to know him even better.