Three!

Last Thursday was the amazing day of threes - the Little Man turned three, and the Little Miss turned three months and three days. On the same day, the first day of the third month! It was threelific! And kind of creepy.

The day started with a trip to the pediatrician for the Little Miss, at which we discovered that she's finally hit the growth charts! Woo hoo! She's in the 25th percentile for height and weight, and 10th percentile for head circumference. She's square, with a half-size head. Whatever. I'll take it!

The Little Man's birthday didn't start out so hot. I had been playing up the fact that we were going to have a fun-filled day, just him and mom. I kind of left out the part that he'd be staying with Grandma during the appointment that morning. And even though Grandma brought him a book and a brownie (which of course I let him eat at 8:30 in the morning, dammit! It was his birthday!) he was super pissed that I was leaving. So, I left my poor, poor son in a puddle of tears and chocolate on the floor on his birthday. If that doesn't make you feel like an ass, nothing can.

Eventually his tears dried and the day turned around. When I returned, we left little sis with Grandma and had a train-filled, lovely day. I took him to a local mall and it was off to the toy store, where he played with a Thomas set in the toy store for 45 minutes and got to pick out a few toys for his birthday. Then we ate at a little diner where a train delivers your meal, while other trains cavort about and keep the kiddies occupied hunting for them. Afterward we went to a local children's museum and he got to climb all over an engine and several cars they have on display there, the only low spot being when he realized that when he was driving the engine it wasn't actually going anywhere. That, and also the giant flaming tantrum he threw when we had to leave. In the middle of the huge, echoing, marble-encased foyer. That echoed. And had snickering strangers all around.

All told, though, a wonderful 3rd Happy Birthday for my Little Man. Let's hope his birthday party next week goes as well.