Happy 3rd Birthday, Sophie!

We are very excited that Sophie is 3.  And we are even more excited that Sophie is excited that she is turning 3.  She seems to get the concept.  She went to a birthday party last month and we've been working on just the whole idea of birthdays for a while.  She has a Signing Times video about birthdays, we've got a couple storybooks about birthdays from the library, this week we made a little picture calendar of all the school days leading up to her party, we had a practice cake, we've tried blowing out candles, we wear party hats, and we've been singing the song.  So I think she's ready.   If anything, I'm afraid she'll be letdown after it's over.

Friday at school we took some cupcakes and they had a little party at snacktime, including presenting Sophie with the Birthday Crown.  She was so excited about it, she didn't take it off til we got home.  And this is the little girl who doesn't like clips, barrettes and rubber bands in her hair.

We're a little afraid that 3 might be worse than 2.  We hear that's often the case.  Sophie wasn't terrible at two, but she's getting a little bit of a 'tude about her sometimes.  Like she is going through a hitting phase.  It's so cute, though, that it's hard for Stephanie and I not to laugh when she hits us.  Instead we do "hand timeouts" with her, and this seems to be helping.  But for the most part, she is super sweet and has a great disposition.