mcmel's mcblog: ian turns 4

it's hard to believe that it's been (over) 4 years since i brought my sweet little boy into this world. he is still sweet, but no longer so little. gah. 4?! well, maybe he is still little... at his 4 year check-up he weighed in at 34 lbs and is 39.5" which put him in the 25-50%. he also had a hearing test- he failed on the right ear 4 times, so we are still waiting to see what the next step will be for that. for his actual birthday he chose to go to super bounce at the mall and then he wanted to eat chinese for dinner while watching turbo. not a bad day for a 4 year old!

it's really amazing to see how much he's grown over the last 4 years... i mean, i can tell how much bigger he's gotten just since isla was born. it makes my heart ache a little bit! he doesn't like to sit still- it's been hard to get him to focus on doing learning activities- i often wonder if i'm putting him at a disadvantage by not working on these things with him, but it's hard to get him to focus. he does know the alphabet, and he can count to 10, and he gets a little mixed up counting to 20. he knows his name, our names, his birthday, where he lives, colors, shapes. i have been working with him on writing his name (it's short, so it shouldn't be that hard)! he loves to read, but usually only wants to read in his room at bedtime. he loves playing sports, and hopefully it will be warm enough to start playing outside soon b\c this kid is dying to have some fresh air! he loves superheroes and ninja turtles, and cars and trains and lots of boy stuff. he loves to sing songs, and i find it amazing that he memorizes them so quickly! he has quite a sense of humor and a kind heart. he is a wonderful big brother and he really loves his sister so much! he is a people pleaser and he is very stubborn. he hates to see you mad at him, but he really just wants to have his way. i love this kid so much!

we decided to have a ninja turtles party for his 4th birthday. i used my dear friend pinterest for ideas and i think we put together a pretty good party, there was pizza, and hamburger cupcakes and all sorts of ninja fun!