Owen is 4!

Our sweet oldest boy is 4!! I told Jeremy the other day that sometimes I feel like he's been with us longer than 4 years then other days, I can't believe he's already 4.

At age 4, Owen:

• weighs 38 lbs (68%) and is 39.5 in tall (31%), short and stocky evidently
• wears 4T shirts and 3T bottoms, and size 9 shoe
• loves superheros, esp. Spiderman and Batman
• eats just about anything
• still has to wear pull-ups to bed at night
• likes wearing hooded sweatshirts, his green crocs, and gym pants
• loves playing games on my iPhone and Nana's iPad
• loves puzzles, sandboxes/tables, and playing with his Daddy
• would watch movies all day long if you let him

Owen is still receiving speech therapy 2x a week for 30 minutes.  He continues to struggle with certain constants, like s and k, and sh. He still struggles with studdering and mumbling. They are working with him to talk louder so people can understand him.  He will continue to work with his service coordinator on some academic areas, like counting consecutively and letters.  (He'll also get help for that in preschool.)

He continues with physical therapy once a month just to work on his strength.  According to his PT, he can do everything required of him, but he may not do it to the degree that his peers can.  For example, he can jump but not as high as other 4 year olds. We are going to continue working on his core strength and hopefully can get him involved in some extra curricular sports soon.

At his 4 year checkup, Owen failed his hearing screening. His doctor noticed his left tube had fallen out into his ear.  The hole (where the tube was) is still in his eardrum.  This could be causing him not to hear or it could not.  We will be following up with an ENT soon. 

Now Owen's world, according to Owen...

What is your favorite color? green
Favorite food? bananas
Movie? Lightning McQueen (Cars)
Book? DC Superfriends Flying High (he just got it for his birthday)
Toy? Superhero Action Figures
Sport? Soccer and baseball
Favorite activity? Playing with my Batcave
Who is your best friend? Samuel
What is your favorite thing to do with Daddy? Make houses/castles out of couch cushions
What about with Mommy? go to Target :)

Funny things he says these days...

Mommy: Owen, would you like to take swim lessons?
Owen: Maybe when I get big and have a dog.
(We told him he couldn't have a dog until he was bigger and could help take care of it.)

Mommy: Owen, you're a silly nut.
Owen: I'm not a silly nut, I'm just a boy.

We love you buckaroo! May the Lord continue to bless you in the year to come!